Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-03
MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Bills Paid-L0an Neg0tiatod-Ctty Super1a-
t0ndeMt's R0p0rt-SAOWm0n and
Teachers sCepSur0d-H1gh
School Commence
. ment, &C..

school Commence-
"':s; s.: &c.
A stated meeting of the school board Of
Lancaster city school district was held last
evening in common council chamber.
The following named members were
present:
Messrs. Breneman, Eberman, Erisman,
Evans. Haas, Harris, Hartman D.. Hart
man J. l., Herr, jackson, Johnston, Lev
ergood, Marshall, McCOmsey, McConOmy,
Offender Reimensnyder, Rhoads, Rich
ards, Samson, Schwebel, Smeych, Spur
rier, Wilson, Zecher Christian, Zecher
Geo. W., Warfel, president.
MIR. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the followidg bills, which hav-
ing been examined and approved by the
comittee, wero ordered to 10 paid:
Bills Paid.
Henry Slauch, three bookcases, S413, 20 ::
Philip Myers, making fence at James
street school, 81; Chas. II. Barr, books
and stationery, $51.71; A. X. Hoffmeicr,
chairs, $11.76; L. c. Eaby, school desks,
settees, &C., 1864; Lancaster city, water
rent, $2O3.54 Coho & Wiley, coal. $780,
OS; Joseph Pool, laborer, $11; John
Baer's Sons, desks, settees, &C., 81, 1874,
So; ]. L. Killinger, cleaning school house !;
$3.50; Henry Shubert, auctioneer, for SELL
ing Lemon street lighthouses, 81; Levi
POwl, making fences and other labor,
$3.50; Hamilton estate, for ground rent,
s2S.O7; Miss Sharp, five days teaching,
IS.
Loan Negotiated.
Mr.. Evans, from same committee, an
nOunced that the $4,000 loan authorized
by the board had been negotiated, q, 900
of it being taken ut 3 and 5000 at 4 per
cent. premium.
Dictionaries Orderod.
Mr.. Erisman from tho book committee
asked that copies of Webster's unabridged
dictionaries be placed in Mr.. Lichty's and
Miss Carpenters secondary schools. Agreed
to.
Building Insured.
MIR. j. l. Hartman from the school
property committee announced that a
perpetual policy of insurance of g, 600 Lad
been placed ON the new Lemon street
school building. He also announced that
the committee had been looking at some
ground in the Eighth ward with view of
purchasing it for school purposes, and
that they could probably report by next
meeting.
Now Desks Purchased.
Mr.. D. Hartman, from the school fur
niture committee, reported that the desks
ordered by the board for the high school
and the remOdeled Chestnut street school
had been purchased and put in place and
gave satisfaction. The German and
English dictionary ordered has not vet been
procured.
Soldiers Orphan Discharged.
Mr.. Breneman, from the soldiers orphans
committee presented the application Of
Mrs. Bruner for tho discharge of her
daughter Anna Bruner from the Mount
Joy orphans school, on account of failing
health and impaired eyesight. The appli.
cation was granted.
Iron Fences Ordered.
The committee on new buildings report
ed that they had entered into q contract
with Bender s. Holman to erect iron fences
in trout of tho Lemon and James street
school houses, and with Mr.. Erisman for
tho erection of two additional water closets
i'll rear of the Lemon street school house.
City superintendent's Report.
The report of the city superintendent
was read as follows:
LANCASTER, Pa, June 9, 1881.
10 the Board Of School Directors
GENTLEMEN: The city superintendent
submits the following report of the pub
lie schools, for the month of May.
The whole number of pupils present was
2979, the average attendance was 25322, the
percentage of attendance, &c. The mum.
ber of visits made by directors was 1863
by the city superintendent 13S.
Miss Scpvern. not being able to assume
her position as assistant to Miss Kate Bun.
dell, in the German and English school,
and Miss Stahl's school continuing small,
Miss S. F. Harkins was transferred from
tho latter to tho former, thus saving to
the district the expense of a teacher. The
attendance in Miss StahPs school having
been SO small during the entire year, aver
aging only u, and this being 50 in the alb
scnce of any special cause, the employ
ment of two assistants is not warranted.
and would therefore recommend that for
the ensuing term, this school be organized
on tho basis of having one instead of two
assistants.
Very respectfully,
Il. X. BUEHRLE.
Statistical lsonOrt.