The daily gazette., 1877-03-27
FIRST EDITION!
Board of Education.

VEu VI EOucatlOn.
HEauLAp MEETING LAST EVENING. 1oNa
sRssIoN BUT LITTLE WORK.
Inc Beard of Education met last eve
ming in regular session.
Ar. hice chairman of the Finauca
committee, stated that the Comm;ttee
had laid aside $4,000 for the redemption
OF bonds. bnt under the new law thev
would not need it, and he asked permis-
sion to place it back for current expeuse.
es which was granted.
Inc committee on accounts reported a
piil OF so3,zI Ter the expenses of the
Legislature Committee to Dover. On
motion an order was drawn in favor of
Mr.. Eckel for the amount. -
The committee appointed TO 90 N
Dover, through their Chairman Mr.
Eckel made verbal report of what thev
had done. He stated that on March etb
the COMMITTEES were informed that thev
were requested to meet the Joint Con.
mittee OF the Legislature at Dover that
evening. They went down together with
the Superintendent and Treasurur of
the Board; they met the Committee. and
lad the bill before and informed them
what the Board wanted. They again
went down on the 14th inst. and a9ain
insisted upon their bill. The next dav
1t was offered in the House and read
twice; in the meantime Mr.. RAYS bin
had had two readings in the Senate, and
he was pressing it to third, finally The
two houses could not agree upon the
Boards bill and Conference COMMITTEES
was appointed by the two Houses. and
after much work they reported a bill
which was passed, the main features of
which are: the Board shall consist OF
twenty members. and no member of
council can be member of the Board.
1t gives the Board power to draw on the
Council for $65, 900 for this year. for next
year per cent. added to the above am-
mount, and afterwards 3 per cent. but
3-10 OF the amount raised by taxation,
Considerable discussion ensued on the
report manly between Messrs. Eckel.
Roberts and Heisler.
Mr.. Price moved that check be drawn
for the purpose OF paying the expenses
OF obtaining a certified copy of the new
law in regard to the Board.
Mr. Moere offered as a substitute that
the secretary be instructed to get a GER
titled copy of the charter as amended.
Mr.. Moore's substitute prevailed.
Mr. Roberts called mp for final action
his motion at a previous meeting that
the first paragraph of section 20 page 20
be stricken from the rules. (The above
section is in relation to the pay of teach.
ers while absent.)
Mr.. Heisler wanted to know the OBJ
jections OF Mr.. Roberts to the above
rule. Mr.. Roberts replied that he had
no especial objections, but did not
like to have have a law on the book,
and the Board continually violating
them,
DR.. Buck thought that under the
new law that there would have to be
a great many of the rules revised, and
he would move that Mr.. Roberts mo-
tion be indefinitely postponed. Carried.
The Committee of Elections made
the following reports:
First Ward, no election; Second
Ward, no election, Third Ward, the
place had not been selected; Fourth
Ward, no election; Fifth Ward, no
election; Sixth Ward, J. r. Gallaghers'
cigar store at the corner of Seventh
Ward, no election; Eighth Ward, no
report, Ninth Ward, election to be
held at the sold Academy" Tenth
Ward, no election.
Mr.. Heisler called for the report of
the Superintendent in relation to the
absence OF teachers, the number of
times, whether paid or not.
The report was very large one Civ
ing the name of each teacher. In
summing ND the report States that
since September 4th 1876 to March 18th
1877, the teachers have been excused
92t days sick, 29S days, and absent
without pay 1872 days; total number
of DAYS absent 512. Substitutes had
taught 81 days at a cost of $87,33.
The following is the summary: three
teachers were absent 8 days each with
full pay; three, 21 days each; Ten, 2
days each; Six, II days each; twenty
seven, day each; six day each; fifty
one were not excused with anytime of
absence.
Mr., Baird gave notice that he would
offer an amendment to law vi Sec
ton 10.
Mr.. Vernon, moved that the Trea-
surers yearly statement, bepublished.
Lost.
Mr.. Weldin who was present was al
lowed to explain to the Board in re-
gard to lumber purchased of him for
the purpose of laying floor in No.
8 school.
He stated that the report made by
the investigating committee was false
in to to, that the boards sold were
Virginia pine and not Delaware pine
as reported. A very Lengthy discussion
ensued after his remarks, between
Messrs. Chandler, Sharp, Heisler,
Pierce and Weldin.
The Treasurers report was submit
ted and read.
1t shows that from April 1st, 1876 to
March 31st 1877, the receipts have
been $113, 1881; are expenditures
|$112,216, ,06; leaving q balance In bank
of 1905, ,55. On motion adjourned.
SHE WOULDN'T GO OUT esterday
afternoon about 2 o'clock, Martin Door
dan apneared before ESQUIRE Brady and