Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-11-13
Board of Education.

Regular meeting OF the Board of Educa
| ton, Nov. 6, 1878.
All Commissioners and the Supt. present
| President Sweeney in the chair.
| Minutes of previous meeting read cor
rected and approved.
The Committee on Finance presen ted the
| following report:
Your comm ttee respectfully report tina,
they have carefully examined the accom-
! panyiug accounts and recommend the al
| lowance reported:
| Imperial Fire Insurance Co., insurance,
$l3, 90; A. Blocks estate, brooms and pals
81 80; John Kruger, draying, ST.; G. Smutz
Ter, repairs in Union School No 3, SIS. 40;
A. H Andrews & TO. charts $3.50; Chas.
H. Gardner, counsel fees $50; Walertown
Democrat, printing 81; d. Blumenteld,
printing, IS. JOHN FORD,
H. AMBROSE,
J. MCGoRLICH,
Committee.
On motion Of Com. Ruebhausen the re-
port was adopted and the accounts allow ed
The Supt. offered the following report:
To the Hon. Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN:-Your committee appoint
ed TO draft rules and regulations tor the
management Of the SCHOOL, library recon-
mend the adoption of the following rules:
l The collection of books hitherto pro-
cured, either by purchases ordered BY the
Board of Education or by donations or 9TH
erwise shall be termed the High School
Library OF the city of WATERFOWL" and
shall be kept in Union School No. l.
The collection stall serve as a library
OF reference and reading for teachers and
pupils of the public schools in preference,
ou; every citizen may enjoy the free use of
the same, upon giving security that ia case
of loss or damage to the books lent to him,
he will pay the amount assessed by the Su-
perintendent
The principal Of Union School No. |.
shall, ct og5cio be the librarian, but IN case
OF losses caused by mismanagemenL on his
or her assistants part be alone shall be re-
sponsible to the Board
No book shall remain in the hands OF
the customers of the library more than two
weeks. Persons wishing to retain a book
more 1Ean two weeks may continue in its
use upon showing it to be in a satisfactory
coalition, provided no one else has mean
while asked for the same.
5. Every person who shall retain a book
showing the same TO the librarian as afore
said, shall pay fine vf-weck or frac
ton thereof, for each book thus retained.
said fine shall be collected by the Supt.
upon notice given HIM by the librarian.
.. No person who is fned for the retain
ing OF books, or loss OF, or damage to the
same shall be entitled to another book from
the library unless be present receipt from
the Supt. that such fine, loss, or damage
was paid.
Z. Books of reference shall be lent to
teachers only, and for time not exceeding
three days. Pupils and citizens wishing to
consult such books may do so during school
hours.
s. The librarian shall, at the end,o every
Spring term. report to the Supt. the condI.
ton OF the library, (Which report the Supt.
shall lay before the Board at their next
meeting) suggesting herewith such meas
ures as he may deem proper, regarding the
increase of the library by new purchases, or
its improvement by exchange, binding, &c
Said report shall also state the amount
collected for fines, &c, which amount shall
be subject to the disposal of the Board.
8. Each book belonging TO the library
shall be labeled on the inner side of the
upper cover; said label shall contain the
name OF the library TO which the book be.
longs. the number of the volume. and pa ra-
graphs ", V and VI of these rules.
10. Complete lists of the library shall be
kept in the Office Of the Supt. by the libra
rian,..and by the principals of Union Schools
No.2 and 3. These lists shall be compared
and completed whenever the librarian NAV
direct.
The books in said list shall be arranged
according TO the different branches of learn
ing but numbered according 10 the order of
time IN which they have been received by
the librarian
CT NINMAN
THEo. BERNHARD
Committee
On motion of Com. Ruebhausen the blank
in paragraph V was filled by insertiag
therein the words twenty FIVE cents.
On motion the report was adopted.
On motion of Com. WILDER the Supt. was
Instructed to purchase two tons of soft coal,
to be used lii the furnaces OF Union School
No. 2.
The Supt. laid before the Board several
offers for furnishing wood.
On motion of Com, WILDER the Supt. was
structed to buy wood to the best advan-
tage, and to such an amount as be might
deem sufficient.
The Supt. reported that Geo. Sherwood
& TO- have overcharged this Board in their
last Dill to the amount of 1924, which sum
bad been returned. On motion of Com.
WILDER the sum of So, was allowed to VIM.
McGraw for services as Janitor of the 7th
ward school during September, 1878.
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