The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-15
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
WHAT WAS TRANSACTED AT THE REG o.
LAR MEETING, LAST EVENING.

WHAT WAS TRANSACTED AT THE REGU-
LAR MEETING, LAST EVENING.
The Board of Education met in regu-
lar session, last evening, President
Conrad in the chair.
The Committee ON Teachers present
ed the following report
Your Committee on Teachers would
most respectfully report that there is
but one candidate now remaining that
is eligible to appointment in the Train
ing School, and that two pupil teach
ers will be needed in that school on the
9th of April next, and one on the 1st
and one on the 7th of June.
Your committee recommend that
after the appo .ntment of the one candl-
date that is eligible TO appointment to
the Training School, they be author
lied to fill the other vacancies with
substitutes till the end of the term, at
salary of 5000 per annum.
Col. Grimshaw objected to the report
on account of the precedent 1t estab.
lished of paying u salary for service in
the Training School.
1t was argued that the lady to be APP
pointed was now drawing a salary as
substitute in other schools, and it would
be unfair to require her to teach for
nothing i'll the Training School.
The report was adopted.
The Finance Committee reported the
following:
Balance in bank March 1......S5, sos 90
Deposited March Sth........... 900
Balance per check book. .......S5, 707. .22
Outstanding checks. ............ 141.G0
Balance pei bank book ...$5, S49. 50
MIR. Morrow, from the Legislative
Committee, reported that a conference
bad been held some time ago with the
Educational Committee of the House
of Representatives, of Dover, IN refer
ence 10 the bill for the increase of The
ciy's bonded debt to the amount OF
$50, ,O0O, for the purpose of erecting
new school houses, but found The pro~
ject did not meet with much favor.
Since then he had received the follow~
'ug letter from Representative L. n.
Williams
DOVER, Del, March Q, 1881.
". cs Mof'OUj D6uT or - u6
Committee on Education have agreed
on the following items to be incorpo,
rated in a bill for the relief of The
Board of Education of the city of Will
mington
1st. The City Council required to
raise $40, 600 by tax, to be used for
building purposes only, i'll the year
1881.
I'd. The City Council authorized to
borrow $4,000, to be used for build.
ing purposes only, IN the year 1881.
Sd. TIE City Council required to
raise $40, 1000 by tax, 10 be used for
building purposes only. in the wear
1882.
4th. The City Council authorized
to borrow $40, 900, to be used for build
ing purposes only, IN the year 1882
9th. The City Council TO provide,
by sinking fund, for the payment of
the above debt in - years.
Il. N. WILLIAMS,
Chairman of Com. on Education.
DR.. Shortlidge moved that the cons
mittee be authorized to obtain the
best legislation possible. The motion
was thoroughly discussed and finally
postponed until Friday evening next,
when an adjourned meeting will be
held for the cons deration of the sub.
ject.
The special committee to revise the
rules governing janitors presented
series of regulat ons, which were read
and adopted and ordered to be printed
and hung up in the schools.
On motion of Mr.. Morrow, the Leg
islative Committee was authorized to
invite the Legislature to visit Will
mington aud inspect the schools, at an
early day.
No. II committee was instructed to
continue to rent the school by the
month, at $40 per month.
| No. Is committee was also author
lied to re-rent that school, temporarily,
on the best possible terms.
Tho resignation OF Miss Sarah w
| Hay, third assistant teacher in school
No. 3, was read, accepted aud referred
to the Committee on Teachers.
Various school repairs were ordered.
During the evening the following Or
ders were directed TO be drawn:
lanes shobe. be.......,..........S $50
Allen Speakman $40
Chas. McCloskey. y.............." 1880
p, B. & j. b. Foreman........ $50
| Preston Ayers ,,,,.,. ,........,.. LOU