Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-27
st!y SCilO0I Board

lon anu w htii:es'2. IUI: The Supt riDtI Il ,nt oil
Schools
The CHARM &c blnc absent from The city, s.
+. B4tch. elq was el. c:ed Chairman pro ten
and the miau:,s e III, list meeting were resd
and approved
Supt. Carne, trom The Commitloa on s udies
and Discipline reported that it was considered
adEsh bic to allow lha tCtc1rrs 10 try tie new
methods laugh: in he Normal luNitutts,
especially what a commonly knuwu as The
(laitcy M.thcd." and o. his motion the
teachers were permitted under tho direction of
the committee, to modify he lXiding ca!rieu.
Ium accordingly.
Mr. Maibuiy, from tie CnmmticG Oh III
narc3 aGd atc.upt5. reported o. ouirtc. the
following bile, wh!c! Htro CriGrtd to ba paid,
w: IL. \. King, whi!eRashioG Seatou build
ing, Sc; jain Powell. crpenters work 81,
Peat BODY and lI'o tuiidiaee. $l5l; Jas. Mills,
paving end bick work ct l'esb:dy buid
ing $32
Supt. Csrnc. from Tic Committee on School
Houses aud Furnl. urc, reported tia: careful
examination hnd been made OF oil the school
buildings and tho necessary repairs ordered,
aud 1hs. Ia cons:q1:rcs Of o!rtain difficulties 10
relation to Tho Lee AID SeatoD buildings, no
the Beard COL !r With Tic c0iurid iru1tos
which request was granted.
Supt. GarIe presented lcter trop1 tie Prin
cipsl tl liallowell Sohoo!; representing that
neither tho teachers nor pupiIs 20 hous st
noon. but that the latter having nero lhsn
sufficient tlmo Tor lunch, parade tho streets and
often got into mischief. and asking change Of
tho afternoon hour from 10 1880, closing Of
:: ~. Tho riqu:s. was granted.
tie, also, moved that ii une hu1drtd AID fiity
children shcuId b. enrolled 10 Cnslis School, /.
ucv division DO authorized, which molten was
carried. lie then presented tho apI lic,tiou OF
Pst!lck IL. Lpmrklns for election ss teacher.
AID MIR. Sno1dcn presented tina. { / G Gorge w
Piper. endorsed by VIM. L. Bunk, and VIM,
II. Madclla. teachers ia Snowdcn SchooI,
Sumo conversational debate Indicated The u,-
WlIIlegnrsI OF tho Board to olCc. uu.i! tho
necessity for The school should be established
and both waro elected substitutes.
Mr.. Snowden Std that tho Citg Treasurer
had been WaIirg l0rg limo fer settlement Of
his accounts. and. desiring to facilitate it, bo
had made proposition 10 obviato tho objection
to glVDg bin bGck pay by en- s!oHarc, of
higher percentage than ho should thereafter ex
poet, fer Two yearp, and 6xed salary from that
time. lie. therefore. offered the ioloHirc
resolution, Wis:
Resolved. That tho City Treasurer b. allow
cd ihrec per cent. on his disbursements from
Ju'y 1ls', 1880, to JAY &Is., 1852, and thero.
after salary of $3.50 pear. Thst arrangement
would give him sam, $40 cs9 than if he had
recslyod $50 year sitoa ho lad toen in uffcc.
lie hsd set OF backs to keep aud ought to bo
paid for it.
Mr.. VIM. L. Carrie said that the right o! Tho
Board TO compensate Whi'o the city ordinance
prescribed that the small sl!sry pad By tho
city Should DO in toll for oil services in dis
burslng school m3Ll,S also vas doubted by
many, and no would be unwilling to do indrcot.
~ Wha! perhaps o-u;d not b, done directly
The TfcEsutcrj undoubtedly ou2h 10 b. piit;
the question WIS "how shall ko be psic?' To
provide Tor the future aud Ic4yJ tho question OF
the past open. he moved to amoud Mr.. Snow-
don's resolution by striking ous al atteg tho
word 's!!o"eG' aad.ios2ftiog 10 place OF It, "a
salary Ct $50 year from Jolly 3lst, 1880"
The City CouGci having just bofuro tbs time,
omitted Tho prorlso from tho salary hi |, had
removed ,h1 difficulty from that dn:c.
Mr.. SGoHdca resisted thu Passage of tho
amindacnt butt wsa finally adopted, and the
resolution SIS amended carried, AID on eEnnirv
by tho Hu0trinlendert whether hu wauId mot
sill Eo 81 Iihart9 TO allow tha iva Der On Ststc
monty nit cai;iinE uGdat iho Htnkcl bill, il
was decided that tho resolution allowing it was
sepnsi'd by thus aud that ali payments under
IL must ho i; dueiGd from lha sal.iy.
Nh, M,ftu'y, from Ito aa'rn u1;amiit3a, psyD
MI at0;uat oi ihn negCti:iora refpte iIg TIM
sale OF thr lot Oil tho oaroer OF Cameron a; d
CrIumtu4 a:rlt:s, wltrGupor, 90 u,oion ct
Mr.. ". f. Carrc. tho committee wa directed
TO soil 1t Tor building rurfCs:a Ter tho fum OF
81 200.
j. Moi<rt%ia Ware au,: Gcvlyy ". Btv
ant, Two OF Tho t,uso,s for colorcd fchooI-
houses then appeared ard were Invited TO CON.
fer with The Board. Tn, Superintendent is
ststed ihst no had baon Informed By The j.pi-
i6r q The hes building that IN, kc,s Of tho
.ocua itiiuS all the Ii els. PERSONS lrum lodges
meeting 10 cth*r TapG3a upcncd The school
rGomI. iurGeG UP his drafts ~ d lei; them 20.
letting the lires hurG cua br'ora uu.pinS, and
that no had learned from tho teaoatIs BOD
Others q! tho Sastcb iu;id.s ,ha; sroat trou-
bic Hs9 experienced from tho hadirc CT 70,
lgioul and other mGetihgs lhcro. outside psrs
ties g9tilng ID hud l2iiliog tho n ,or. ~, and
doing mGoh damage. Then, too, tina bujlJicps
were Insured sS sco1l houses, not Is caurchps
or ledge rooms. aud II they should burn down,
which w.s tightly pIOGsh.n from thu c,fcless
rs, Of kcfoscac, the iasGrasco c1mpanias
Eculd rtiusa 10 psy and tho cclcrcd schools
having 70 Pic, 10 moct, T0all have to suj.
pcuded or he broken Up. The Board de;ired to
know what disposition wsS made ci tho no6ev
received !r f@nt. |. CO Al! 10: be lawfully used
eXofpt iOr HdGc,!IauAi purposes
Mcketzio Waro gsvo O vary clear statement
81 The whole ma!ter The mai)tiiy Of the trus
tccs cot cl1sii Il lex e qroiuD. hi Il been en-
barrasscd for ycsrs Ivy lue appointment ct The
'aio George L.. SoatGn s5 cls:cdaD, at $Io! o
month. Hl,h nu:hoil,y 10 calI:e tho rents and
p'y bim ell, atd tho subs q1eot refusal of Tho
minority TO attend a maetiag fer threo years.
At length, hoseVor, tho n.calina was obtained
and tho By law as TO qlorums altered, and on
settlement. they got $3.50, with wtch the3
paid Mr. G. ". Wattas hslarco On hard. The
rents slrce that time they were resalvioe to psy
Intcr,as sill dn3 90 the purchas, N oboy. When
that VAS dtuo The rents would bo ulod fer i'm
provancn;s. MaanNhiIc, they would attend
to the lnsuraLoa Doi,iss, ana haVc thu build
logs fully pFotcc cd.
Attention bciag c1l!od to the Il b: duo on
Pclb0Ir lat ding. on niniinp nF Mr. w IL