Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-11

PROPOSALS. FOR FURNISHING ooAL-THE PRO-
POSED TRANSFER OF THE DEED FOR THE
HOWARD SCHOOL TO THE BoARD-A TRAIN
ING SCHOOL RECOMMENDED.
President Shortlidge presided at the
meeting of the Board Of Education, last
evening.
The Finance Committee was authorized
to draw upon the City Treasurer for $120.92
for taxes due for 1874, 1912. so due for 1875,
and $2, 730.29 for 1876. Also to negotiate
a note of $4,000 for 80 days to pay teachers
salaries due.
MIR. Ruth, from the Fuel Committee, re-
ported the following bids for furnishing
400 tons of coal and 20 cords of kindling
wood for the schools Chas. Warner & Co.,
Shawnee coal-broken, $5.18; egg, $5.33;
stove, $548 or $5.27 as round sum for
whole contract. Geo. ". Bush & Son,
Schuylkill coal-stove, 1924; broken o. "a;
wood-$874 per cord. Mills & Combs,
coal-$572 for stove and $5 38 for broken;
wood 81 7.65 per cord. V. G. Walker, coal
SO. so; wood-$820. Joseph Fout, coal
stove. $500, and broken, $500. q. O.
Townsend, coal-$5,80; wood-$8. The
bids were referred to the committee.
motion Of Mr. Eckel to distribute the
chairs now in the Board room to the schools
and to procure new ones to supply their
places prevailed
Mr. Fraim reported that all the taxes in
District No, 10 have been collected except
$11. 95 which are not collectable, and that
all had been paid over except $33.16 which
was still in the hands of Mr.. Phipps, who
was directed to be drawn upon.
Mr.. Buck moved that the Committee on
Repairs purchase supply of English body
brussels carpets with which to carpet the
platforms of the several schools, which was
voted down.
Repairs to the walls and fence Of No. 10
were ordered to be made
On motion of Mr.. Eckel, a committee
consisting of Messrs. Eckel, Hilles and Fer
ris was appointed to confer with the Trus-
tees of the Howard school relative to the
transfer to the Board of Education Of the
deed for that school building
Mr.. Heisler, from the special committee
appointed to consider the propriety of open
ing training school, reported that neces-
sity for such school exists, accompanied by
| a series of resolutions which directs
1st. The opening Of a training school in
| No. 9.
End. The use of three rooms in No. : for
a training school in which accepted teachers
| shall become pupil teachers under the dl-
rection of the Committee on Teachers and
principal of the school for twelve weeks, af-
| ter which they may be regularly appointed
as teachers in the employ of the Board.
Srd. That into the Training School shall
be admitted residents of this State who de.
sire to qualify themselves as teachers, and
also that the Committee shall recommend
suitable teachers for said school
4th. The appointment of committee OF
five to prepare an amendment to the char,
ter, granting an annual appropriation ot
g. for the use of the school.
5th. That the committee prepare al
amendment defining more clearly the as
sessment to be laid annually before the City
Council, and all matters pertaining to the
finances.
The report was laid over to speois
meeting which will be held on Monday
evening next, copies to be printed in the
meantime for the use of the members.
Mr.. Woolley gave notice of an amend
ment to the bylaws which contemplates {
change 80 as to allow the payment to tht
teachers of their salaries for the last montl
on the first Tuesday after the fourth Mon
day in june Under the existing law thes'
salaries cannot be paid until sometime il
August, and this is found to work great in
convenience to the teachers.
A communication was read from Home
A. Herr, artist, offering to teach drawing IL
the schools for an annual salary OF $225, o.
if the Board Thought this too high at I
lower figure. The communication was in
definitely postponed, and the Board ad
iourned.