The daily gazette., 1878-04-09
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

Bill and the Breeze ID raised
"A He . I'd ID . o u ssion-
The Lie Exchanged-Other
Matters.
The Board Of Education met In reg
ular session last evening, President
Baird In the chair, and Superintend ent
Harlan acting % Secretary pro tenn.
The Committee on Finance reported
the following school taxes in the hands
of the City Treasurer: For 1877, S7CO;
for 1875, 1894, 10; total, $1,0s4,l8. An
order for the amount WAS directed to
be drawn.
Mr.. Curry, chairman of the Commit.
toe on Accounts, In presenting the
usual list OF bills and pay rolls, stated
that he felt 1t to be his duty TO call the
attention OF the Board TO the increase
in the teachers' pay roll, caused by q
larger number OF substitutes being
employed. Tho number employed
last month was SO, and he thought it
was really unnecessary to employ so
many.
On motion Of Mr.. Eckel, this sub
ject was referred TO the Committee on
Teachers.
Mr.. Woolley called attention TO the
bill OF Meesrs. q. +. Thomas d Co.,
which Was not included in the report
Of the Committee on Accounts. He
said 1t was . contract bill, and did not
have 10 60 the usual course of other
bills and be referred to the Committee
ON Accounts. The question was thor
oughly discussed, but Mr.. Woollsy's
motion to allow the the bill, providing
1t was verified by the Superin-
tendent, was declared out Of order.
The bill, however, was afterwards read
aad passsd.
The Committee to secure places for
holding the next School Election, re-
ported the following:
Second Ward-Felton House, Sec
Cnd and Walnut streets.
Third Ward-Barnum House n. 4.
corner Of Fifth and Orange streets.
Fourth Wsrd-City Hall.
Fifth Ward-School No. Q, Eighth
and Wollaston streets.
Sixth Wards. Z. corner OF Seventh
and Market streets.
Seventh Ward-School No. 2, at
Eleventh and Washington streets.
Ninth Ward-Old Academy.
Tenth Ward-School No. 10, ELM
and Adams streets.
No reports were received for the
First and Eighth Wards.
The Superintendents monthly report
showed that during the past month the
days OF absence of teachers had been
as follows: Excused on full pay, 121
days; ON half pay, 751 days; without
pay, 10 days, total; ss days.
DIR. Shortlidge stated that School
No. IL had been broken into, the large
bell stolen and the window blinds
broken. He asked for authority to
repair the blinds, and to buy a new
bell and two door mats. It was grant
ed.
DR.. Shortlidge, from the Committee
on Revision of the Bylaws, moved
hat an order for $40 ba drawn in
Iavor OF the committee, to pay for
clerk hire in the performance Of The
work.
MIR. Eckel objected to the bill, on ac>
count Of its extent; he thought it was
enormous. The work performed was
not near so laborious as the original re-
Vision OF the bylaws, which he had done
--N ava WhiSh hotHihB was CudIkou.
DR.. Shortlidge said he had inquired
about the cost of such work, and did not |
think the charge Of $40 was too much.
Mr.. Eckel said that though he was a |
member eff the committee on revision of |
he bylaws, he was never consulted In |
'egard to his bill, and now that it was TO |
% drawn partly to his order he protested |
igainst 1t, he would refuse to endorse 1t, |
md declined TO be party to its transac-
ion.
DR.. Shortlidge asserted that Mr.. Eckel' 3 |
opposition to the bill grew out of per-
onal feeling.
MIR. Eckel denied the charge, In toto,
md said his objection was based on the
round that the employment of the
.lerk was unlawful.
[NoTE.-The clerk in question was
MN. IL. Curry, member OF the Board
nd iSection. 8. OF the Boards charter
'rovides that no member, "shall directly
n Indirectly, be concerned or interested
n, pecuniaIily or otherwise, any bic,
rider or contract made to, with, by, or
or said bOard."l
Continuing his remarks Mr.. EckeI de-
lares the statement that he was actuatsd
y personal motives to be "gratuitously
alse."
DR.. Shortlidge alluded to the law of
he Board, and said: "If the gentleman
MIR. Eckei] says that he never, directly
+ indirectly, received any compensation
rom this Board, he tells what is gratui-
ously false" l.
Mr.. Eckel-I challenge the gentleman
name one instance In which l was in
crested, directly or indirectly, in any
ontract with this Board, dare you, sir,
name single farthing that ever so
eeeived. II
DR.. Shortlidge-I've said all Pm going
}.
Mr.. Eckel.-Then. sir, you tell lie.
The Chair, Enormously rapping on the
esk with his gaveD-Order, gentlemen,
rder
MIR. Eckel-Mr. President, the gentle
IAN asserts that have received, direct &
or indirectly, money from this Board
nd have challenged him to name q
ngle instance. II he does not brand {
i'm as liar.
DR.. Shortlidge-Your brand don't
mount to much.
The chair again made q call for order.
Mr.. Eckel-I know I'm violating the 9