Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-12
Board OF EfJ1fcUfiOn.

Regular meeting of the Board of Education
Jan. 9Th, 1881
All present except Com Malloy.
President Wiggenhorn i'm the chair
Minutes read and approved.
The resignation of Miss Lizzie Price as ache
was read and OH motion accepted.
Several accounts were presented and referred
to the Finance Committee
The committee on Text Books reported tina
Messrs Sheldon IL Co. had completed their par
of the contract for the exchange of Spoilers AND
Biographies, and that according to said contrac
there is due now to them the sum Of 500. Or
motion of Com. WILDER, the rules were suspend
ed, the amount allowed, and the clerk directed
to issue an order tor the same al members yOt-
ing in the Affirmative
The committee on Text Books reported that
during the existence of the present committee Sc
books had been ranged out, most Of them being
First Readers that had been used two years; that
new books were purchased to the number OF
PAS, and twelve transferred from the library so
that the increase is 169 copies, and that thus far
the sum of Sl25 was expended for new books,
not including the 500, for exchanging S44 books
for new ones OF better kind.
On motion of Com. Kehr the report was ac-
cepted and the committee authorized to pur-
chase the necessary text books
The following report of the committee on Sup
plies was received and on motion of Com. Rueb-
hansen adopted all members voting in the af-
tirmative.
TO the Hon Board Of Education:
Your committee on Supplies beg leave to re-
port that they have accepted % cords of maple
wood from Mr.. Harry Hays, which had been
previously contracted for and have caused an
order to be issued in favor of said Harry Hays
to the amount of S96.50 on the Dist ult.
Respectfully submitted.
LOUIS KEHR Com. on
A. soLLIDAY Supplies
Watertown, Jan. 9Th 1881
The Report of the Superintendent for the Fall
Term 1880 was on motion received and filed.
The Special Committee on the revision of the
Union School Law and of the Rules and Regu-
lations reported the following changes for the
Union School Law
In Section to strike out the following words:
"who shall be eX-officio clerk of the Board"
Section Is. Strike out the first five words and
substitute rs follows: g At the same time and in
the same manner as provided for electing Sup
erintendcnt of schools in Section of this act
there shall be elected clerk of the Board who"
and by adding The amount of his compensa-
ton shall be determined by the Board of Educa-
ton and the manner of payment
Section % strike out and substitute: " The
Superintendent shall examine all teachers max
ing application for schools examination to be
public and i'll the presence of the Board) shall
grant certificate to said persons SO examined, as
shall be deemed by him and 81 majority of the
Board suitably qualified, and shall carry into eff
feet the rules and regulations of the Board in
reference to the Common Schools and to prepare
any reports required by this act or the general
law and to transmit them to such authorities as
the law requi es. In addition To the foregoing
duties he shall visit the Common Schools of the
City at least twice i'll each term and report this
condition to the Board He shall also perform
such other duties with respect of such schools
os the Board may assign to him. The amount of
his compensation shall be determined by the
Board of Education and paid in the same man
ner as teachers wages are paid.
Section e. Strike out and substitute: "The
Clerk shall be the executive officer of the Board
of Education and shall carry into effect the or
dinances of the Common Council i'll reference to
the Common Schools, he shall be charged with
the care and custody OF the several school-houses
of the City and under the direction of the Board
shall superiutend the building charging i'm
proving, furnishing and repairing of all the
ordered to be erected by them, and
the making of all repairs and improvements on
and around the same, He shall have under his
custody all the books owned by this Board OF
Education, and shall perform all the duties as
are laid down for him in the rules and regula-
tons adopted by the Committee on Free Text
Books. 1t shall also be his duty to prepare all
the reports required bv this act the general
school-laws, in the manner and at the time spec
flied by said laws, and to transmit them to such
authorities as the law requires. Furthermore it
shall be the duty of the clerk to file at the office
of the City Clerk, every month a correct list OF
school orders issued during the past month.
On motion of Com. Solliday the report was
adopted and the committee directed to take the
Necessary steps and have the proposed change
pass the next legislature.
On motion OF Com. RuebhauSen the Board
proceeded to the appointing Of a teacher tor the
remaining of the present term by viva voce
VOTE and the Superintendent authorized to make
any necessary transfers of teachers so as to fill
the vacancy OccaSlOned Dy the reSlSnaLlOn OF
Hiss Price
Miss Hannah Bernard having received a
majority of the votes, declared duly APP
d )inted with the salary heretofore adopted.
On motion of Com. Solliday the petition Of the
teachers presented at the last meeting was taken
up and granted
On motion Board adjourned.
WIN. II. RoHR, Clerk.