Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-06
Ciiy School Board.

Ne,o Chairman an! C5erh; elected.
The Board was called 10 order promptly last
night, praseut: Etsar S1owdeu. esq, CHAIR
man; NcS.r>. A.-l-or. Gregory, hauper, Nc
X. z., Neal. al Whl:te>e;, Trust es. s5d
tie Superintendent + Sch 'ot> acti 6 as Clerk.
The uiau;t- d tue W, as; guar meet
incs having ce,n real and approved the ou-
p.r,rlv. :cat, IN lie Committee on echoo'
hyu.-, aul Furniture, presented the bills OF
&. +. p:lce. b. I. Peak. s. 90, }. |. CIelsh-
,eu \ son, Johu I Ole, ADJ lucy SD,
sn.c.. were, on his molten. reiefrel ~ tie
Cyuml;i9e uu FILal c. aud Acc uutS.
lie, ai>j, rec III IL L ulrd tina, he Clerk have
u hyrry 10 sr.oi -ecrrd prints to Thowa.
Itaypc, VIC had ett school 10 ~ 10 work, aud
rnoua- Sp,Lk-, who lad removed IRON the
clty. oe;h Of whom are desl!vus 10 re.e1ter
y a,h,ag:oo ScncJ. aud the requisite author
lty Was .r4nleu.
o. m,;iou OF Mr.. keuper, the printing Of
th. u,u. number OF copies of the Superb
t-odrn, s.uu,l report was ordered, that SAD
report may b. iall Drtor- The Jard 10 printed
iuIm.
O:m1rion Of Nr. N.aie, the SUN OF twenty.
iqe du!ai> du" 90 the late Cl-Ik sslaIy Was
appropriated, 10 be pad ~ tie order or the
,.ctiue Clerk.
"a motion Of the Superintendent, it Was
uua0lm0us
Resolved, Taa. by the passage q me new
b; -.sS cpaceT1.ng salaries, it Was Lot the ~
;el:o. q. .Iis 5oard - iac-ea$: any salary i'f
tie pres i; ) ear.
Inc sap .intend.1, then presented D0tc
from Mis- Law. Principal u Lee School,
taauklus tue Bard Tor the leave OF absence
grani=j :ier ana acc ptlug II. ln prosecuting
1, h SAID that lie th9ugnt the Board had un
thiLNi.gty done Hiss Law 40 Injustice 10 civ
lug nrI Ieav, wul0ut pay: she had already The
r.. BIT 70 ~ a!,>-ut !Ur s0oI cause, With bis per
mission AID by furolhlng substitute, aod
tnvu, i sac had made DO complaint, he thought
the eff :clcr octWceG h-r salary and that OF
Mis- Phillips, who Was really her substitute,
h ,ulI BE- giveu her, e>ptcla ~ as her disease
had teen al least aggravated by the wotk I'm
pysed 20 her by the rules.
M1. k-muer said tLat when be bad made
the MOTION FIR leave 0! absence he did so at
the It's aucc OF realize OF Miss Law looking
upou il a. substitute for her resignation. de
luy agreed WIN the Superintendent 10 the
matter.
On motion Of Mr. Ncale, $50 month (be,
lOL the DaiaLc. Of der salary alter deductlog
Miss PtiuIpss,) was appropriated 10 favor OF
Miss Law uutll Apr! lst.
Inu Chairman tueu, 10 few appropriate
atnark>. auuouucei The death Of Richard j.
Co,us, late Clerk, which occurred I'd the % )
ultmo, apd Mr.. Male offered the following
r,souiiors. prutaclug them with short sketch
II The lie OF the DECEASED aud eusugy DC his
character AID cJnduct as an Cthcer CT The Board,
mentioning esp cay tnat though be nad
uaDaged the disbursement OF mJre than ten
thousand dollars d year s!oce he was seventeen
years 0; age, % en- or, even st cent, had ever
occurred III Ills ACCOUNTS.
WLereas the City School Board Of Aleyandris
mas, win sincere regret, received the announce
meLt e "a. death .; MaOr Rlchard j. Collins
he C.crH Il the Board since is organization ;
theI r:oTe, ae IL
Resolved, That in the dasth of Major Collins
the School Board has cost the services OF y ta.tn-
L nell gen. AMI Jealous Cnicer.
Resolved. Ins: the u.e!n uers Of he Board will
wesr the usua badge Of mourning for thirty
days.
Resolved That trese resolutions be entered
be given 10 the Gazette and Sentinel for publ
cation, ...d that the chairman t!susLnit copy
to tie t4miy OF the deceased.
The Resolutions We're -ecoa1ed BY Mr.. Nc.
koLze and u1sDinou-l $ adopted.
MI Mchc.Zlc. from the Commit 90 ii
D3Dc: AID Acr uuts, reported as correct the
following bills, mn!c. We're ordered 10 be paid,
VIZ:
B. +. Pe.ka l. Co. hardware ard glass for
Peabody building, 1924 B. t. Price, repairs,
a., TO PcaUocy Quilting, SIS 50; john Cole,
painting Peabody building, So; }. I. Cregh-
lUn 4 SoU. varnish brush tyr same building,
81; 5 H. Janney 4 Co., in-urauc= Of Lee aud
o-aton buildings, So
The Chairman reported that be had taken
up note Of sou due the Ci;izeus' Ns'ioual
Da1k which had not baeo provided for 10 con.
s,qlerca u the abs.Eca OF quorum from the
la. meeting, aud asked the approval Of the
Board, which, on uo;icn Of Nr. Mckerzre,
was giveu unanimously.
de- also aid before the Board bis vouchers
for mon.y collected from rents aud dIsbursed
by HIM. with statement Of account, which was
accepted and ordered 90 lie.
1t appearing that there was % proper place
for vouchers, &c, Oh motion ct Mr. Neale, the
Committee ou Fluaac. aud Accounts vas su-
thoriz4I 10 procure safe Tor the use Of the
B aGl and superintendent
The Clerk reported the receipt of $!4 rent
from Mr. Wcsey Avery, and its payment into
the treasury.
DC tu9tlJu of Mr. Mckenzie, the amount of
the Trea-urcr's bond was reduced to s. 800
The B ard theD proceeded to elect a Clerk
to bill th@ vacancy caused BY the death Of Maj.
Cr;tinS. wherrupon, Mr. NoaIe nominated Mr..
H Dry J. Nc7ett, vino was unanimously cleo
ted
Tie Chairman stated that he was about to
remove TO The third ward, and as il Was impor-
TAFT that 90 vacancy should exist 10 his { flee,
lie resigned il, thanking the Board for its cour-
te>y &C., durlyg his lDcumbency.
On motion OF Mr. Ad llsoo, the resignation
gas accepted, aud the Board proceeded TO
cboos. >ucc s>ur; whereupou, Mr.. h:mper
nominated Mr. 5. Chapman Nesle, who was
u3anim u y elected
And a: 5. 30 the Board ij,urDed.
The Disputed States