Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-27
lily school Board

SHy school BOaru
The regular meeting was held last night, the
Board being call i o order al I:45, present ;
S. Chapman Nca!e, esq, chairmau aud Messrs.
Addison, j. S. Beach, Burke, Gregory, Nc
kcnzjc aud WhiltiDgtoo, Trustees, and Richard
L. Carne, Superintendent of Schools.
The mioutes of the adj urued meeting, held
January 9Th, were read aud approved
! Mr.. Burke, from the Committee on Finance
aud Accounts, reported as correct the follow.
Jog bills, which We're ordered to be paid, VIZ :
| Alexandria Water Company, waller reot Pea
body buiIting, SIS; j. II. D. Smoot, Iuw5cr
for LIE building, S7.5S; also, uufavorabiy IN
the bll, Of the Corporation Ut AIexaudris, Tor
SS2 81 tor grading, gntterlng and curblog 10
FOOT Of the lot owned by the Board on the
nJr;Lw st cOrner Of Cameron aud Columbus
streets. tie committee being Of opinion that
the Board coulJ uOt be charged with street
asscSsmcot.
, Mr.. Mckenzie thought that it would be
better to pay 1t aud Include ii 10 next years
estimates. and It wa SO ordered.
| "a motion OF Mr. Mex ,nzls, the chairman
! Of the COMMITTEES 90 Eiuaoce aud Accounts
was authoriz d 10 sell the overdue cJupous on
the State stock held for the siuking fund p
! the Peab ,dy building, d, SOU al hs may think
it advisable.
o. motion Of the Superintendent the fDios.
| ing appropriations were made tor the payment
OF insurance. VIZ $37 ~ 10 favor Of 5. IL.
Januoy g. Son. Tor Peabody buiIiiog, payable
! May 9TH; S37 50 iu favor Of Alexandria lrsur
9th; $I5 in favor of Januey 4 Son. on Lee
10 Iavor Of S. H. Jauncy j. Son, on Lee aud
Sea,on buildings, due Dec Ist; also ST. 50 d
month iu favor of the Clerk, which has here
toIore been paid gu lrtcrIy, 10 order 10 ioclude
it III the pay roll.
Ga his further motion the Committee on
! SchOolhou.cs and Furniture was directed to
procure good clock FIR the use of the Wash
iDGt0u building.
1t was also ordered, that the Clerk inform
the City Council That vacancy exists in this
! Board IN consequence OF the removal OF Edgar
| Sn0wden, ESQ irom the Second Ward.
| The SupGr!niend 2nt also read letter from
john Guile, suitor of the Peabody building.
asking sOme lncreas" 10 pay, and said he though
him emitted to ii, as another room had been
added since be accepted the place He was a
model .ntor and deserved good pay.
Mr.. j. s. Beach said he thought the salary
too low, and moved to Increase it fifty dollars a
year.
Mr.. Mckenzie called for the ayes and noes
on Ihr mDllon, and il was lost.
Ay"~-Mcssrs. j. s. Beach and Whiting
ton =.
Noes-Mcssrs. Adiisoo, Burke, Gregory,
Mckenzie and Neal@-5.
The Board then proceeded to elect its officers
for the eusur & year, wnen MIR. Addison uom-
inaIed 5. Chapman Male for chairman. anl
Mr.. Wilmington, Henry j. Nevett for clerk.
AID bUt% were unanimous y reelected
The chairman then appoloted the following
sandiag Committees viz:
o., Finance and Acc,uols-Messrs. Burke.
MrK":zc AMI Addison.
Ga Studies aud ieciplioe-M essrs. j. s.
Beech, Gregory aud Superintendent.
On SchooihOu=es aud Furniture Messrs.
kcmper aud Sup :rntendent, with ooe va
csrcy
o. Complains and Observation-Disclosures. S.
+. Beach, WhIttneton aud Herbert.
! % Books ADD Printing-Messrs. Gregory
Whitlesey and the Superintendent
On WASHINGTON School -. Mcssrs j S. Beach,
Burke and Gr, CORY
90 Lee School -Mes-rs. Whittington. s. F.
| Beach aud y ,aIc.
% Snowdcn School-Nlessrs. Mckenzie,
Kenpar ADD Wnittlcscy.
% IIa!owc SchooI-Me-srs. Addison, Her.
! bert ADD Que vacancy
O. motion of the Superintendent Peabody
scho j was assigned to the Committee 90 Ice,
and Custls 10 that on tlalowclI.
Aud, at $50. the Board adjourned.