Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-30


Tie Board was called to order promptly at
100 last evening, present E. Suowden, $50.
Chairman, and Mcs>rs. Addison, j. S. Beach
S. L. Beach,, Gregory, Mckenzie, Ncaie AMI
Wilmington.
The Clerk being still confined to lhc hou>>
by Illness the Superintendent of Schools acted
as Clerk.
The uiuutes of the last regular meeting, and
of the called meeting of July 2lst we're read
and approved.
The Superintendent, from the Committee
on Schoolhouses and Furniture, reported bills
of s. H. Janoey & Son. for Insurance Of Pea.
body building, amounting 10 SIS. which was
referred to the Finance Committee also, that
a room was needed Tor Peabody School, where
upon, on his motion, the committee Was au
thorized to have proper partition run at the
the foot Of the first staircase, and the stole
room at he southeast corner OF the bulldog
COVERED into school room.
MIR. Mckenzie, from the Committee on f.
naIce and Accounts reported as correct the
following bills, which were ordered to be paid,
VIZ: S. Fl. Januey & Co., insurance., S IS; A.
S. Perpener. coal and wood, 1892 50; y. w.
Bryant, material and work at Lee building,
SIS 50.
The chairman stated that he had taken ur
the note OF $780, as directed by the Board
also, that he had visited Hallowell School, at
the request Of the principal and found 1t Very
much uvercroWded.
The Superintendent said that all the schools
were crowded. and that tweOty-four white child
rcu were already waiting admission. He bao
already placed III service all the colored teach
| 4 .,l,.. j ,k,.ty ia
but as many OF the colored children did no'
enter until about Christmas he was unwilling
to open any more divisions at present. Schools
OF twenty or thirty had existed, but they were
100 expensive. He asked the approval Of tn,
Board for the transfer OF Miss C!agett to Hal
lowell School, or Gusts, as her services NIGH
be required in either, ard the employment O
Wm +. Burke, substitute, IN Snowden School
and authority to employ substitute to assls
| 10 HaIiowell or Gusts school, if necessary, 81
of which was approved and granted, and on hl;
motion 5000 was appropriated to pay Wu. I:
go. 65 in favor of NJ IS Maggie ". Price. fol-
School, No. 6. from the resignation of Mrs
Emma j. Young, which he then presented
and which was accepted.
Tie Chairman presented an application Of
John Cole, jspitor of Peabody building, fol
| 40 increase OF salary to $40 month, which wa
| laid 90 the table; also his bill Tor ice furnished
during the year Tor the use of the Board
| Teachers Institute, &C., Sl.55, which was or
dered to be paid.
The Board then proceeded to eleect an assis
taut teacher for Washington School, to sue
coed Mrs Young.
Mr. Ncale nominated Miss Maggie W. Price
who was unanimously elected.
The Superintendent stated that it had beer
the intention to Increase the SALARY OF Mis-
| Price personally, on account Of her service OF :
year before the new plan Of scaling went int
operation, but that the record said the teach
er of Peabody school, be, therefore, moved
to fix Miss Prices salary at S35 a mouth, anc
that of the teacher of Peabody School, &C
! cordi0g to the new schedule, at S25, and Il
| appropriate the amounts necessary to pay them
hich motion was carried.
| The Board thea proceeded to elect teach
or for Peabody School,
Mr.. Neale presented the application Of Mis-
Aunie NJ Scho6cld.
Miss Lille Phillips was then nominated.
! The Superintendent stated that Miss L1!:
Johnsoo also from Lee School, and Miss
Ada Grigg, desired the appointment; also
all thrse ladies We're fully competent, bu
| as Miss Scho6eld had stood highest 90 TX
animation, and had had some experience
in teaching, as substitute, he advised her ap
poiptmeu. She was then duly elected; aDc
The Board, at $3.50, ado urned.