Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
Board of Education.

Regular meeting Of Board of Education,
May lst lst, 1878. Present CONS Specht.
Gaebler Ambrose, Sweeney, Wiiber, Raub-
hansen, Chadwick and Supt. Bieber. Is
Com. Specht called the meeting to order
and stated that it was in order. to elect
President for the next ensuing year. ea
On motion of Com. Gsebler, Com. Specht
was unanimously elected President of the
Board. -e4.,- i.tteo ~. rf,-
The Board proceeded to elect Superin.
tendent of Public School for tue ensuing
year, with the following result:
CONS Gaeber, Ambrose, WILDER and
Reubhausen, voted for G. F. Ninmau and
CONS Specht, Sweeney and Chadwick vot-
ed for VIM. Bisber. Z. F. Ninman having
received a majority OF all the votes cast, the
President declared that be was duly elected
superintendent for the ensuing year The
president announced the following standing
committee. sfga -ergs.Ha- ID teeifTl
Committee on Finance, Sweeney, Chad
| wick, Ambrose. III s.f#sdt.f, D.
Committee on Text Books, Gaebler,
Sweeney, Reubhausen. .asn.r..r-,.. +.
Committee on Buildings and Grounds,
WILDER. Chadwick, Reubhausen.
Com. Specht offered the following reso-
luton which was unanimously adopted.
WHEREAs, Mr.. Patrick McCabe, school
commissioner Of the Third ward, was taken
from our midst BY memorable death, be it
Resolved, That by the death Of P Me-
Cabe this Board lost an able and faithful
member. 5i -h3iis s-it IN -. ID 5f#'
Resolved, That this Board extends it's
of the deceased. :.
1nsI Tho< ~ ~
spread on the records of this Board aud be
published with the same. jaa 81 ~
A number of accounts were presented and
| on motion were referred to the committee
on finance, with introduction TO report at
the next meeting. s. i f...
The following offers for printing and
binding 300 copies Of the rules ana regula-
tons and graded course Of study and the
revised school law were offered and read
by the clerk: D. Blumenfeld, $l25. J.
H. Reyes, $50. r. G. Jones, $40; J. Nc
Hugh, SO; 4. D. Harger, $50, for so pages
each. rs 5.s if4t'6 f" 5-s3aJ ~ ~ 90
On motion Of Com. Sweeney. 30 p gfl..
Resolued, Thatathe committee o.. text
books are hereby intrusted to contrac. with
T. c. Jones for the above named printing
at the amount offered by him. 80
The Supt. read TO tho Board an offer by
Chas. G. Clute to furnish Appieton's Ameri-
can Cyclopedia l6 volumes tor the sum of
s96. -, .,..slf 80. ans. ss.r,ss T,e.},.,.
On motion of Com. Wilbur the committee
on text books was directed to inquire about
the prices of different cyclopedias and re-
port at the next meeting. An offer for
furnishing one or more copies Of the illus
,rated Historical Atlas of Wisconsin was
referred to the same committee. go
The Supt. presented the following report
on the condition of the Tuition Fund, on
May 1st; 1878. 5aaf saj atsli1
Balance on hand Feb. 9th, 1873. ...$l5ll6
Received for lost and damaged text
oooKs.."................ 80. ....... OIL
Received on Tuition fees to date.... 1850
rs 9Fa5 ErletJs5tU u Ead a45--------
Total receipts, ..,... ........... .l7487
Paid by order of Board to date... 49,. 1905
Balance on hand May lst ls7S... ..... l35. 80
hereby certify that have settled with
the Supt. of Public Schools, his account OF
the Tuition Fund to this date, and found
| the same correct. The balance on han d
! May LIST, 1878, amounted to $l35.82. ="
go August Volkmann, 71
| Chairman of committee on Finance
Dated Watertown, May lstis7s.
On motion the report was unanimously
| adopted. - asfi
| Com. Chadwick offered the following
| resolution. III ska - 4,
Resolved, That the thanks of this Boavd
be and is hereby rendered to our worthy
President for the able and courteous man.
ner in which ne has presided over our de-
alterations tho past year. n.
| Resolution was unanimously adopted.
Com. Sweeney offered the following reso-
luton.
Resoleed, That the thanks Of this Board
is due and 10 hereby rendered to William
Bieber Esq, for the able, just and salts.
factory manner, Ia which he has discharged
the duties OF Supt. Of Schools, during she
past four years. a -
Resolution was unanimously adopted.
| ola - WA. BIEBKR, Clerk.
Ouery.-.Why will men smoke eommea
tobacco. when they can buy Nasburg Bros
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