The daily gazette., 1878-08-27
THE SCHOOL BOARD,
REGULAR MEETING-NEW ARITHMETICs.
MORE TEACHERs-FINANCIAL MAT
TERS-sCHOoL REPAIRS, ETC.

TERs-sCHooL REPAIRS, ETC.
The Board of Education met in regular
session, last evening, Mr.. Baird, Ia the |
the absence eofPresidentE ,kel, occupying
the chair. Frank A. Taylor acted AZ
Secretary, pro- tenn.
The Finance Committee reported
school taxes for 1873, amounting t. S4OO,
IN the hands Of the City Treasurer, for
which an oder was directed to be
drawn.
The Committee on Books reported in
favor of introducing the New American
Arithmetic, Nos /, 2 and 3 into the
schools, in place of Brooks primary, ele
mentary and written arithmetic, the in
PRODUCTION to be made as fast aS new
classes are formed, or new books needed.
Mr.. Simpson requested the committee
to state what werethe results of the in
, vesligations which led them to report in
favor Of this change.
! Mr.. Ferris replied that the committee
had examined the subject carefully for
the past two months, and had found the
new aTithmetics great deal more simple
and comprehensive than the others, be-
sides being fifty per cent cheaper.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Grimshaw, when the report of the
: Committee on Normal School was called
for, asked to be continued, and then
; moved that the Normal School be dis
4 Il
Grafton Of the subject was postponed un-
til next meeting.
The Committee on Teachers reported
that the following young ladies had been
examined and found to he duly qualified
TO teach in the Training School: Misses
Jennie Stuart, Grace ii. Sayers, Anna
j. Beeson, Lizzie Steele, \ ellie Lacklen,
Il. Cooling, Lizzie Alrichs, Minnie
Z Jenkins.
J Mr.. Spcakman presented the annual
report OF Superintendent Harlan, and
moved that it be referred to n committee
of three, with Instructions to report
c thereon at next meeting. Adopted.
Committee, Messrs. Speakman, Morrow
and Grubb. An abstract of this report
!, will be found elsewhere.
The Finance Committee, on the resolu-
ton offered by ColGrimshaw, at the last
; meeting, made the following repor
! At the last stated meeting ofthis Board
{ the member from the fifth Ward DIR.
Grimshaw) offered the following resolu-
. ton:
= "ReSolred. That the Finance Commit
n tee be instructed to report to this Board,
at the next meeting, the
!, amount of money due this Board,
by the City Council, for the year ending
L July 12, 1878, and further, the amount
r due by the City Council for the year end
ing July j, loiJ.
Your Committee on Finance in reply
n to the above resolution respectfully re-
# port, that the member from the Fifth
- Ward does not seem to be aware OF the
fact that by the recent amendment to the
o charter of the Board, the financial year
@ of said Board commences on the lst OF
a January and ends on the 3lst of Decem-
Der OF the same year the first year under
u this change being the year 1871 Your
II committee therefore assume that the
Ii member from the Fifth Ward desires in
, formation upon points that his resolution
does not cover, viz: Whether there Is
anything due from Council, under their
Il appropriation for the year 1877 tand not
for the year ending July IL, 1873 and
how much under their appropriation for
S the year 1878 land not as asked for in the
! resolution for the year ending July l,
1S70)
Il Your committee therefore report that
n the entire amount of the appropriation
by Council for the year 1877, viz, SG5, 600
II has been paid in full
l. Upon the Appropriation for the year
1878, viz, S67 900, the Board has received
C tho sum of S5592473. The City Treasur-
d er reports amount of school taxes for
1873, in his hands, subject to draft, S400,
IL which, added to tho S55.94.73, will make
a total of S56.32i.73 received thus far for
the year 1873, leaving balance of SILL
IZlO.Zl 10 De COlltCleu from hCuOOl tdAth
fduring the present year, and which, II
not so collected, will nevertheless be
o paid by Council in full as the Board may
u require.
81 All OF which is respectfully submit
ted JAMES WooLLEY,
d SAMUEL +. BELTS,
I'll HOWARD SIMPSON,
" Finance Committee.
q Col. Grimshaw claimed that the inser-
ton of his name in the report was an in
la terpolation contrary to all usage, and
N doubtless made for an impertinent pur-
+ pose. The Information was not desired
a for himself, but or the Board and the
people. II said the talk about the fiscal
wear did not amount to auything-the
J fact was patent that the Board had but
d about S11 90 to run the schools until next
= July, while the ave rage monthly expense
y is about $1,000.
is Mr.. Woolley replied that the reason
the Finance Committee were personal IL
ia their report was that there were two
ii members from the Fifth Ward, and Il
~ was only proper that the right one should
10 be made to father resolution which
d. should never have been introduced. He
n said the Board had a balance in bank
r OF S33 SOO.O2, which, with the S400 in the
n, hands of the City Treasurer and Sl409.St
n due from the State school fund, would
Of make a total of $35.6l00S. He thought
o~ANOA
lent condition, and that the next Legis
lature would 30 amend the. charter of the
~ Board as to permit the money due from
OF Council to be drawn at the pleasure OF
VI the Board.
& Col. Grimshaw moved that further
ur consideration of the report be laid ovel
'o until next meeting Lost by II nays tt
aye-Col Grimshaw alone voting IL
W the affirmative.
W The report was then adopted.
in A number of school repairs were or
in dered.
in Mr.. Speakmau moved that the money
1g reaizen by the High School commence
~ ments be used for the purchase of text o
reference books for the use of school NO
l. Adopted.
The Committees of Nos. IA and Is 5wer'
authorized to contract for new heaters
ms for their respective schools.
he The Board discussed for several min
ss- utes the a.hes in the cellars of the school
d. and finally authorized the differen
school committees to have them re
moved.
Orders were drawn, as follows: Al
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