Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-06

commended that the musical instructor be
directed to hereafter give lessons of one
hours duration in each school once u
week instead of two lessons of a half-hOur
cach The report also stated that the
committee had organized new division
in Miss Huber's secondary school.
Mr.. Baker, from the same committee,
reported verbally that the school building
at the corner of Prince and Chestnut
street, was in an unsafe and dangerous
condition in case there should be an alarm
of fire. The outside doors open inwarti!y
and are generally closed, and the stairway
is narrow and inconvenient. He suggested
that the building might be made safe by
having alterations made in the doors and
stairways and having fire-escape erected
at one of the upstairs windows on the
south side Of the building.
On motion of DR.. Levcrgood the several
recommendations of the committee were
approved, and the property committee di-
rected to have the alterations made forth
with.
Bills Paid.
l..
reported the following bills which, having
been examined by the committee and ap-
proved, were ordered to be paid : Edward
Price, repairing school-house, 81 Albert
Yost, repairing and painting chairs, s1.SO :;
D. B. Couzzins, teaching colored night
school, $3.50; Peter Muller, lamps and
oil, s347; Roxy Bair, teaching female
night school, $50 Iager s. Bro, mating
and carpet, s17.S7; Finn & Brcneman,
heater, &C., s21.35; Levi Powell, carpcn-
terry and glazing, 1915; F. Modenbach,
kindling wood, SO; John Baer's Sons,
books, &C., s2G.3O; Chas. Ii. Barr, books
and stationery, $3.50.
Mr.. Erisman, from the book committee,
reported that the committee had furnished
Miss Gills school with crayon drawing
models, and Miss Johnston's school with a
map of the United States, as they had
been directed to do by the board.
DIR. Levergood from the committee to
revise rules, reported progress and asked
that the committee be continued Agreed
to.
New School Buildings.
On motion of Mr.. Brosius the report of
the special committee to erect new school
buildings and reorganize the schools, pre-
sented at last meeting, was taken up, and
the several recommendations of the COM
mittee considered seriation as follows:
-. The present arrangement of the
Lancaster city school district, into four
divisions formed by the intersection of
King and Queen streets shall be retained
Adopted.
"2. Ample school accommodation shall
be provided in each respective division for
all the primary and secondary pupils who
reside within the limits Of the DIVISION"
Adopted.
''3. The board shall provide as soon as
practicable for the erection of four new
school buildings, one in each of the four
divisions of the city, with accommodations
in each building for both the primary and
secondary pupils of said division who are
not already, or who may not hereafter, be
otherwise provided tor.'
On a motion being made to adopt the
above resolution the yeas and nays were
demanded and resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. d. G. Baker, Brosi,ls,
Cochran, Erisman, Harris, d. Hartman,
Johnston, Levergood, McComsey, McCon-
Omy, Morton, Reimensnyder, RhOads,
Richards, Schwebel, Samson, Smeych,
Snyder, Spurricr, Westhaeffer, !
Ieisley, G. w. Zccher and Warfel, presi- !
dent-24.
Nays-Mcssrs. p d. Baker, Eberly,
Evans, J. l. Hartman, Marshall, Schmid |
and c. Zecher-7.
The DrOnOsitiOn WAS declared adOnted.
"a. The new buildings shall be erected
upon sites already in the possession of
the board in so far as these sites may
be deemed eligible" Adopted.
"5. The new buildings shall all be con-
Oh the single-rOOm plan. They |
shall be two stories high. The rooms for
the primary schools shall have 4 capacity
for GO pupils, with floor surface to each
pupil of at least square feet. The rooms
for the secondary schools shall have a
capacity for so pupils with floor surface
to each pupil of at least Is square feet.
All the school rooms shall be furnished
with single seats and desks for each pupil,
and in the construction of the buildings
special attcnti III shall he paid to lighting,
heating, and ventilation of all the apart
ments''
Mr.. McComsey moved to strike out all
that referred to floor surface, desks, and
seats.
Mr.. Brosius argued against the amend
ment.
Mr.. Eberly opposed the entire PROPOSE
sition, and moved that it be postponed in
The motion to postpone was
,,o&od Ioun