, 1876-07-12


A meeting Of tho Board Of Education was
held last night at their rooms, No. 60 Fifth nyc-
nuc. President Rchbcrg waa IN the clair, and
there were present Inspectors Sullivan, Hoyne,
Oliugcr, Clazkc, Olsen, Welch, Bluthnrdt, En-
glIah, shocningcr, kohn, Wilcc, Covert
The Clerk read communication from tho
attorney Of the Board stating that the taxes for
the year 1915 Ind been levied upon the School
Fund property, and asking authority to filc OBJ
jcet!ons to the application for Judgment thereon,
as in his opinion the property wns not subject to
tho payment OF tlc same.
On motion, tic required authority vas grant- |
cd. The Attorney was also empowered TO col !
lcct sum OF 500 duo the 1chool fund from A.
N. Trucsdcll.
SCHOOL AGENT.
The monthly statement Of tho School Agent
was hubmttcd. It showed the cash on hand
june !, 1870, IS, coz Is; receipts from various
regular a5 a|king g1a'na To-
rat month IT aggregated sl5s assS, oi Which the
school-tcaches received s9s, ,a8: 80. Thers was
balance On hand July OF 81 4.4l7.23. Or tho cash
g s5i5 as1 foF inyestment, len and Sssoo for liz
payment Of balances on slndry accounts. Tho
toial Of school-fund rents to he collected up to
Aug. is sos, ,335so.
Mr. Pickard reported the standard Of pro
flcicncy reached BY tho several applicants for
pFnelpes md seaeh'5s IN ths igh
c1amnation: exam Thomas +. o'Sfahony, W. F. II.
Hogan, ilcllry P. Krell, Cyrus ". surton,
Charles W. Kolfe, David =. Hicks; Al!sssa Eya
Ives, Maud i. Whlpplc, Helen II. stowell, aud
V o. m motion, it WIS ordered that the average Of
IS per ccut should be tho standard Tor t!c qual-
ordered to be granted to tho abovc-naned por-
! SONS,
COAL.
Tho Committee On Supplies rccnmmenticd
> that coal-contracts bc entered Into as follows:
i Soft coal, Walter Niblock d Co., at $3.50 per
ton; range coal, Taylor & Thompson, $3.50;
SssE n ss E SS1 coSeEfed ccaSl91 thompson % an' o. '"
TIN ANNUAL HAPoRT.
Mr.. Sullivan moved that the Committee on
, Printing he authorized to advertise for propUh-
als for printing the annual report Of tho D.,ard.
Mir, Biutharlt asked what usa there WAS for
the publication Of the report.
The Chairman-We arc required to publish It
b lii. BlutIardt thought It desirable, In tho
:, prcacnt financial condition OF the city, to save
tic 5000 which thu printing Of the report cost.
o Mr. English thought something might ue
saved BY sonacmnlng the Committee ssp9,rts
essay uY ons Of tue otlcers cricising thc aetio,
. might have boon lett out.
| MFs 6uillf&A HhAC al aA4ACtutsAi W At9 uso
i tion that the report be l,alf the s'zc Of las! 81
years, nnd that tic number Of copies be s, ,o0
il Instead Of b,0W. Carried
L THE BuRR FUND
In answer to Gl,cstinn with reference To ths
alleged diversion Of the Burr Fund fzoln lta orig
i; The Chairman said the fund was never In th,
~ hands uf any committee Of the Board, but VII
II under th, eo1ltrol Of the Comptroller. At tn
q same time the fund was for their purposes, nn'
It would ho ~ell for tho special Committee u
. schoo1s to lnvestigats tho matter
Mr. Wilce stated that the fund was not divert
!" cd permanently, but WAS merely borrowed.
le The subject then dropped.
II. PREPARING Tols TIE WORST.
rs MIR. Sullivan oneroslths following:
ut opened 1t ihn beginning Of tho next ac!oa year
shali he closed At any time during tho year on u
ID count of lack Of funds tbs rnehcs elected ly th
Hoard shall not be entitled 10 ray during tho tiu
ch the schools are closed.
sa Gu Mr.. Sullivan said his reason for offering til
~ Was that iu the present tinancla! condition
~ ~ the city It was Impossible tu tell what mtga
n. happei,. Al thc election Of tcncl,css was SON,
~ ~ what In tho natl,re Ut contract, and mIgl
cF posslh'y Leave the board liable fur their sal
. rcs for the entire year, tla resolution gave Tie
" to understand that they would not be paid uu
a., linz tue time the schools might 10 closed.
~ The resOluttC. was carried.
." On mutton Ut Mr.. Clarke. tho Board went In
lah the election o assistant teachers for the Gus
so. ~ ing year. Tho old ones were selectcd With b
~ Nv few exceptions.
ers, and heal-asslatants was postponed until :
1as next meeting Ut the Board, which WAS liked
Saturday weok at 0 p. IN.