The daily gazette., 1880-01-27

which was deferred until some subse-
quent meeting:
WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 26, 1880.
To the President and Members of the
Board of Education:
GENTLEMEN I'm view of the fact
that at times of promotion from primary
to grammar grades there may be many
seats untitled in the boys grammar
schools, while in the girls depa tments
there may be more applicants for pro-
motion than there are seats vacant in
the girls grammar school, or uice uersd,
and in order to utilize at all times, when
needed, the full seating capacity of the
school room; and believing that the
government and morale Of the schools
are improved by tife co-education of
sexes, your committee would recon-
mend that at the commencement of the
next school year, in September, 1880,
the seats in the various rooms of the
grammar schools be filed irrespective of
sex, in the same manner as are those of
tie primary schools at present.
Respectfully submitted,
LkNDLEY q. KENT,
L. A. Brown,
SAM'L +. BELTS,
Committee.
Under the head of unfinished business.
MIR. Morrow's motion TO transfer to the
city The sum of S22, 900, now in bank
subject to the order of The Board, came
up and III lieu of the motion Mr.. Nor
row offered the following resolution, and
moved its adoption
RESOLVED, That the proper officers be
authorized TO draw check In favor of
the Mayor and Council, for the sum of
$22, 900, from the surplus fund accumu-
lated to the credit of the Board OF Edu-
cation, and now lying unemployed in
bank, said money TO be applied by the
City Council to the payment of the
monthly installments due by that body
to the Board for the year 1880.
DR.. Grimshaw moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table, which motion pre-
vailed by the following vote:
Ayes-MesSrs. Baird, Belts, Conrad,
Furry, Grimshaw, Grubb, Kent and
Shortlidge-S.
Nays-Messrs. Heisler, Kenney, Nor
row, McIntire, Palmer, Kyne and Presi-
dent Eckel-7.
Before the vote was announced, Mr..
Kenney changed his vote to the affirma-
tive, with a view to a reconsideration Of
tie vote.
Mr.. Morrow's resolution to allow the
Superintendent TO employ a clerk, at an
expense not to exceed $50 per year, to
assist him in making his averages, also
came up as unfinished business.
DR.. Grimshaw moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table, which motion was
lost by vote of ID nays to ayes.
Dr. Grimshaw, speaking to the resolu-
tion, said he was opposed to any increase
of expense in the Superintendent's Of
flee. This officer now enjoys as large a
salary as he could get in any other city
of this country, and his work is no
i-eavier than that of most clerks, while
he has plenty of time for the perform
ance of all his duties.
Mr.. kenuey was also Of the opinion
that the Supenntendents salary was
ample TO warrant him in performing all
the duties of the office.
Mr.. Baird explained that the making
up of averages was part of the duties of
the teachers, hut as their time was SO
occupied during the examinations they
could not attend to the matter, and the
Superintendent generally employed
clerk to attent to the work.
The resolution was then adopted by
rising vote of to D..
On Mr.. Kenney's motion No. COM
mlttee was authorized to have the heat
eTs of that school repaired.
Mr.. Baird offered the folio wing pream-
bla and resolution
WHEREAS, The annual report of the
Treasurer of this Board, presented at
held January 18Th, 1880, shows a
surplus of about twenty-five thousand
six hundred ddollars above the amount
required for the expenditures of the
year 1879; and,
WHEREAS, The desire of this body is
that the Taxpayers shall be relieved as |
far as Lossibie Of the payment of heavy
taxes, therefore
ReSoiUed, That the Finance Com
mittee of this Board are hereby instruct
ed to notify the City Council that the
amount of money needed for school pur-
poses, IN addition to the surplus of S22,-
800 for the year 1880, will be S45, ,548 18. |
This will enable said Councll to fix tax
rate for school purposee about 33 per
cent. less than would otherwise be re-
quired to raise the sos 600 already appro- |
priated by them, thereby saving to the |
taxpayers one-thi7l of their entire |
school tax for 1880.
AS soon a. the paper was read Mr.. |
Kenuey moved TO lay it on TIE table.
DR.. Grimshaw raised the point that
the motion was not In order, Us no mo-
ton for the adoption of the resolution
had been made to bring it before the
Board.
The chair ruled the point not well
taken. and DIR. Grimshaw appealed.
On the call Of ayes and nayes the ru-
ling of the chair was sustained by the
following vote:
Ayes Messrs. Furry, Heisler Ken
ney Lally, Morrow, McIutire, Palmer,
Lynch and Kyne-D.
Nays-M essrs. Baird, Belts, Conrad,
Grubb, Kent and Shorthdge
II
Mr.. Kenney's motion to lay Mr..
Bard's preamble and resolution on the
able then prevailed, by the following
vote:
,IAS es-Messrs. Heisler Kenney, Lally,
Morrow, McIhtire, Palmer, LYNCH
Kyne and President Eckel-9.
Nays-M essrs. Baird, Belts, Conrad,
Furry, Gnmshaw, Grubb, Kent, anu
5 Shortlidge-8.
DIR. Grimshaw then offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the Finance Commit !