Daily Republican., 1879-01-28
FIRST EDITION.
BOARD OF EDUCAIION.

Regular Meeting - The Co'ored
/ schos,S Tax - books Introduced
and Recommended Proposed
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Leg &c.
The Board Of Education held a regu-
ar meeting last evening, President
excl in the chair.
The Committee on Finance were
authorized TO draw s346.3s the amount
city tax collected now in the hands
the Treasurer.
The following communication was
,.s.nted:
|ro the President and Members fMe board
ot Public Education:-The endorsed
Ibrck Of sGO9 "a being the full amount
II colored school tax collected In VIII.
koipr.on Hundred for the year 1877 was
anded me this day by II. Conrad, Esq.
Please have the same deposited In the
hank to the credit Of the Board.
SAMCEL r. bETTS,
Chairman of Finance Cont.
The Chairman Of the Finance Com
|mi,tee was authorized to deposit the
\ heck to the credit of the Board.
Committee on books reported speller
,alled "Watson's Elementary to be
|pIaced OH the list of books. Referred
|;o the Committee on Books.
Committee Oh printing reported that
! the manual had been printed and was
|ou the table.
The committee on rules asked to be
lontinued until next meeting. tran
ted. :.
The committee on revision Of studies
we're granted leave to report at the hrst
meeting in May.
The committee on Legislation reported
that the subject Of the revision OF the
,barter of the Board had been fully
Considered, and although the necessary
,anges are but few, yet they are quite
;mportant. The first in order is the
anorrn, the present number required
10 transact business Is t"el'e' HE
was fair number wheh the ooara con
sisted Of thirty memDer'' ou' S''i'e II
lad been reduced 'o twenty ''''''io'' ''
Ten il considered ample for quorum
they therefore recomhiehdeh lh"t th'
.alter be SO amended as to make tel
quorum. The next aitera'ioi' "usse'
!rd was to make the annual aPproP''"
.on payable ID tWei'e iloh'hiy pay
ntnts ihSleau vi !" s"V P''"
tney thought the change wouia prove
to the hoaru anu wy
Another change proposea 10 10 '''oo'
: that clause oi the chatter "h'.n P'''
yents members from entering '''to con
tract, or bid for work or ha'er'a' 'o'
the schools, 80 as to permit c"iiipe''''oh
Y arti2ans and merchah 5, VINO may
b. members OF the Board' Oh c"'ui''oi
nat all bids for work or o'her li'a''e'
,Aall be sealed, and puolc'y opened
Il regular or speciai het''ps, an
,ne contract awarle" ny 'n'
shile in session. The committee iur-
'her propose to strike out lhs eiaus'
which endeavors to make the "ir,noe'
b! the Board personally ieSPohs'o'e '''
ny excess OF expenditure over apPr"
Yrlatlohs ana III lieu VI 'in, '''u'o -"
"rt "a new one which Will MAKE 'h'
treasurer and his Surs'icS liaoie 10
any and all sums PAID out OF the IRE"
ury not authorized by the appropria'
uon, but which may be ID excess 0
.A"iu.
On motion of Col lie'Slrr the snp)pc
vas recomnitted to the committee o'
legislation with ihstrnol,"i7 !" nav
Dpies printed for the ine'nberS.
A communication was received 'ro''
Harper Brothers III feia'i"n W u ,'o
uclng the International he"Sraphs
irferreh to the Book Committee.
A communication was received IRON
Iphn Oaklev-calling himself thtScllooI
MASTER Mr.. q. desired to give par
rama to the scholars. The conlnuhlcd
ION was laid on the table.
The committee Of No. I had S'oV'
pc fixed at cost OF 30 cents. -
.ton OF tn. committee was approved
The action Of the committe" OF NO. l
"A having hyirants repaired, was az
Yrovea.
Col. lleislpr was granted permiSSl"
to have . clocks repaired in one OF tn
,ahools at a cost not to exceet -.
The commltte" of No. ii w"r" give
authority to hav" general repairs mad
I, the building at cost not to eXcre
80.
.,n,,.,,o, ,n ,rocura oval ylnb,I an
I,y, L,rn.rs for III. room. the cost II,