Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09

Com.
On motion of Commissioner WILDER the
report was adopted and the account. allow
ed
The Committee on Text Books presented
the following report:
To the Hon. Board Of Education:
Your Committee on Tex Books beg leave
to submit to your Hon. Body the following
report:
l The report of the Superintendent 10
this committee On Wilson's Readers before
they We're exchanged) was compared with
the report Of the Principals Of our schools
and found correct.
2 Tie total amount paid for Wilson's
Read-rs during the past two years, includ
ing what was on hand April / 1877 and
the second hand books purchased before eX-
change, is 1889 50. About $40 was receiv-
ed tor damaged books, leaving about $3.50
The cost of Appleton readers which were
purchased in place of Wilson's was $685.
81.
The text books appear to be in good
order and we'll taken care Of; only one book
has been ranged out during The PAST term.
The cost OF wuch was 80 cents; 8 books
were repor ed AS damaged, but they were all
paid for; amount received by the Superin
tendent. gallo.
4. The organization of the new Board be-
ing nigh, the Superlniende has ommtted
to band in an estimate of books tina, may be
needed during the Spring term. Your COM
| mittee, therefore, recommend that somebody
| may be authorized 20 purchase the neces-
| sary books in case of emergency during the
present month.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
EMIL T.. GAEBLER,
JOHN FoRD,
g. RUEBHAUSEN, Com.
On motion of Commissioner WILDER the
report was adopted.
The Committee on Buildings and Grounds
presented the fol owing report.
To the Hon Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Build
ings to whom was referred petition from
residents of the districts Of Union School
No. 3, asking tor new desks for said school
have had the same under Amusement and
ask leave to report.
Your committee find that but three of the
four rooms of Union School No. are at
present occupied, the third being used only
| for singing exercises. Your committee find
pied is entirely satisfactory, but the desks
| in the other two rooms are rather old, bro
| ken and inconvenient. Your committee
! further and that in Union School No. and
| there are also rooms containing desks
that are as bad, or nearly as bad as those in
| Union School No. 3; there being two rooms
| in Union School No. and six rooms in
Union School No. in which there is old
| furniture. AS it has been customary with
| the Board to procure some furniture each
year during the summer vacation and
placing the same where it was most needed
your commend that the matter be deferred
| until that time, and that then, If the finances
at our disposal permit, the Board pro-
cure new furniture, for the rooms where it
is most needed.
Dated Watertown, Wis :, April 2, 1879.
II. WILDER,
c. RUEBHAUsEN,
JoHx MCGoLRICK, Com.
On motion of Commissioner Am bro these
report was adopted.
Tho Superintendent read his report on
the schools for the Winter term.
On motion of Commissioner WILDER
adopted.
The Superintendent offered an estimate
of taxes necessary to be raised for school
purposes tor the current year.
{ On motion of Commissioner Ambrose the
| same was adopted and ordered to be trans
nitted to the Common Council.
On motion of Commissioner GGbler the
Superintendent was authorized to buy the
necessary text books during the beginning
Of the Spring term 80
On motion the Board adjourned.
! C.F. HiNNAE, Clerk. +