Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-29
Civ School Board.

The Board was called to order by the Clerk
shortly before s o'clock, last night; present:
Mrssrs. Addison, j. S. Beach, Mckeuzle,
Ncale, Wilmington and Whittlesey, and the
Superintendent Of Schools. Mr.. MckeUzle
vas elected chairman pro tempore, and Nm.
+. Carne, esq, elected by the City Council a
Trustee of Public Schools from Snowden DIS
trict, in place of Joseph Hopkins, esq, resign
ed, took and subscribed the required oath, before
the Superintendent of Schools and took his
seat a. a member of the Board. The minutes
Of the last meeting were then read and ap-
proved, and Mr.. S. T.. Beach appeared and
took lis seat.
Rozlcr D. Bccklcy, Gu.tavus A. Lumpklns,
and Stephen ID. Lee, Il committee appointed
BY u meeting of colored people recently held at
the Seatou School Building, aud claiming to
be the Colored Free School Association, then
asked to be heard, and permission being graut-
cd, Il. d. BeckIcy, as chairman, presented a
letter requesting that no more Ii )ney be paid
TO George w. Bryant, on accouet of rents for
school buildings, and a lengthy report OF the
proceedings above mentioned, cut from a news
paper, both Of winch were, at his request,
read by the Clerk. lie then offered to answer
any questions which might be asked, but none
being propounded, the c III 'uittee retired alter
thanking the members OF the Board for their
courtesy. The letter was then laid on the
table.
This unfinished business being the election
of officers for the year, Mr.. NeaIe nominated
Edgar Snowden, esq for Chairman.
Mr.. SnowdeD, who had come in during the
proceedings mentioned above, said that he pre-
icsrcd that som, other trustee be elected
there ought to BIZ rotation. He was, however,
unanimously reelected. H. then took the
chair with a few words of thanks.
Nh. Wilmington nominated Richard j. CDl-
Inns Tor Clerk, and he, also, Was unanimously
It elected.
Mr.. Mckenzie, from the Committee on FL
nance aud Accounts, presented the bill OF Rich
ard >. Collins, for a quarters salary as Clerk,
which was ordered to be paid.
The Superintendent Of Schools, from the
Committee on Studies and Discipline lat the
request of Mr.. j. 5. Beach, It's chairman,) re-
ported the following amendment to the by
laws, which, after. a brief explanation, was
unanimously adopted, VIZ:
From the second paragraph of the seventh
bylaw, strike out all after the. word pay, IL
the fifth line, and iuscrt iu lieu Of the words
omitted: The full am unit Of his or her sal
AIRY, unless the absence shall be for a longer
i'ule than one week, and shall be caused by i'll
hess OF the teacher, or his or her family; in
which case, one dollar and 4 half a day shall
be paid by teachers whose salaries exceed fifty
dollars a month and one dollar a day by all
others"
The Superintendent then presented his an.
uuli report for 1875, which was ordered to be
published 10 pamphlet form for exchange aud
general information.
The letter of the colored committee being
then takcu up, ou motion of Mr.. Ncalc, ii was
Referred to the committee of the whole, and
Tue IIcrk was instructed to inform both the
parties TO the contest that they could be heard
al the next regular meeting Of the Board, and
i'quest them to bring evidence of title to the
PROPERTY with them.
1he Char then appointed Mr.. w. +. Carnc
member of the committees on School Houses
az Furniture and Lee School, in place of Mr..
hopkins, and the Board, at $40, adjourned.
HE up PARADE The committee of ar
sanyetnents OF the Firemen's Convention met
'S night 10 conjunction with the Chief Mar
SAa ia, at the residence of the latter gentlemen.
me route OF procession was adopted, sub
JU, 10 any necessary change on the day OF pa
. Tau by the Chief Marshal. 1t is the same as
'"I route of march in 1878, and is as follows:
j FORM on Washington street, right resting on
%.a"eron, down Cameron to Royal, up Royal
T|V'esn, down Queen to Fairfax, down Far
,A to Prluce, down Prince to Lee, down Lee
wilkes, up Wilkes TO Fairfax, up Fairfax to
N,ns, up King to West, down West to Prince,
"o"N Prince to LIE, down Lee to Duke,
! Ny luke to Columbus. up Columbus to Prince,
EErrr'uce to Alfred, up Alfred to kiog, down
nnmS 10 Washington, down Washington to
+, "a couutermarch to Queen, dowu Queen
EEin'' down Pitt to Duke, down Duke to
A"sa,' up Royal to King, up King to St.
WN,.apan, down 81. Asaph to Duke, up Duke TO
Kkashinston, up Washington to Klug, down
mug to Sarepta Hall.
shii was decided to have two Assistant Mar,
, S1a'1 r from each company, to be appointed by
Cmet Marshal, after consultation with the
NSstue0tS OF the comnanies