The daily gazette., 1877-05-15
FIRST EDITION!
IHE SCHOOL BOAHD.

hhSULAR MEETING-TUE soJrTu ernu
coLoRED SCHOOL THE GEOGRAPHY
SUBTITLE STANDING COMMITTEES.
&c. &c. '''--4'
The first regular meeting of the rece,t-
ly organized Board of Education was
held last evening, President Buck in the
chair. '''o
The proposed amendment to rule 30.
In relation to examination of teachers
was further postponed for two weeks.
Inc communication from the trustees
OF Wilmington chapel (colored) South
wilmington, asking the Board to paw
rent for The use Of their chapel, in which
the Board maintains school for colored
children, or to establish the school in
SOME other building, was, on motion of
Col. Heisler, referred to the committee of
school No. Is.
The special committee on revision of
teachers salaries was discharged. on mo-
Hu0n OF Col, Heisler Gas the terms of some
OF The members had eXpired) and a new
committee ordered to be appointed. The
chair appointed the committee as fol-
lows: Messrs. Heisler, Reynolds, Short
ledge, Pyle and johnson.
Mr.. johnson offered a resolution all
thorizing the appointment of a commit
tee of three to confer with Hon. Thomas
f. Rayard-counsel for the Board in the
suit of Boughman, Thomas u Co, on ac-
count of the Mitchell Geographies-in re-
lation to said suit. Adopted. Commit
tee, Messrs. johnson, Price and Morrow.
MIR. Belts offered "A resolution author
lzlng the addition of two members to the
above committee, whose duty 1t shall be
to endeavor to secure settlement of said
suit. without resorting TO the Court.
Adopted. Messrs. Belts and Curry were
named as the additional members.
DIR. Shortledge stated that there were
about fourteen teachers applying for per-
manent certificates, and moved that the
last Friday and Saturday iii May be fix
ed for the examination of these appli-
cants; also that their divisions be dismiss
ed on the Friday mentioned, in order to
allow them to attend the examination.
Adopted
On motion of Mr.. Curry, Archie Davis
was appointed jaritor of school Nos 10.
The chair announced the standing
committees as follows:
Committee on Teachers-Me essrs. Baird
Shortledge, Morrow, Pyle, Eckel
Finance-M Messrs. Price, Baird, Heisler.
Books s-Messrs. Morrow, johnson.
Price, Curry, Palmer.
Accounts-Messrs. Baird, Pyle, Eckel.
Transfers-Messrs. Palmer, Belts
Prinving-Messrs. Curry, Heisler, Lal-
ly.
Fuel-M Messrs. Ruth, Kendall, Furry.
Normal School-Messrs Heisler, Short
ledge, Reynolds. Il. r
lnsurance-Messrs. Johnson, Taylor,
Furry.
Elections-Messrs. Palmer, Davidson.
Taylor.
Special committee on sale of old school
No. 13-M essrs. Furry, Ruth, Pyle.
A communication was read from City
Treasurer Vincent announcing that he
had in hand school taxes for 1875,
amounting to S1592.55 in excess of the
appropriation for that year, and that he
would consult with the City Solicitor in
regard to the disposition of this sum
whether to give it to the Board or turn
it over to the City Council.
The communication was referred to
the Finance Committee.
The City Treasurer also reported that
he had in hand school taxes for 1876,
the Board was instructed to draw for
this amount.
Mr.. Furry reopened the subject of the
colored school over, Third street bridge,
and SAID that last week a jubilee had
been held in the church, for which pur-
pose all the desks had been removed and
they had not been replaced. He thought
a suitable building should be rented for
the purpose of holding the school, fs
there was now a constant trouble be-
tween the pastor the trustees and the
people. in regard to holding the school
in the church.
On motion of Col. Heisler, the pre-
vious action of the Board in regard to
the communication from the trustees of
the church was reconsidered; and after
considerable discussion, the communica-
ton was referred to special committee
of three with Instructions to arrange
some plan of settlement, and report at
the next meeting. Commlttee-M essrs.
Furry, Reynolds and Shortledge.
On motion of Col. Heisler, a note for
$4,000, at 80 days, was ordered to be dis
counted by the proper officers.
ORDERS.
During the evening the following Or
ders We're directed to be drawn:
Geo. w, Vernon & Son, S15.25; @. P.
johnson, 50; Geo. W. Bush & Son, 49,
%; Boughman, Thomas & Co., 1896
James Bradford, ST. .05; salaries of teach.
ers, 4,315.29; salaries of officers and
.ianitors, 1,98; VIM. II. Cloward 81 ,53
w. f. Woodward, So; Alfred Wilson,
$50; Thompson & Bro, $3.50.
Adjourned.
WEIGHING THE MAILs-.In accord
ance with the recent order from the Post