Daily Republican., 1882-09-26
CITY SCHOOL BOAR
"A LONG SRBSION OF
TAE BOARD.

, reukel, BetCS, Shorti1dge, k6ableS
, Hottecker and Palmer.
. After the reading of the minutes Mr.
Morrow, of the Committee on Teaches
reported that accordingI TO instruction.
Miss Nj y M. Turner had been ap.
pointed to act as principal of pubic
school No. 13 and teach room COM
posed OF grammar scholars, at a salary
OF $460 per annum; Miss Kate E. Feeney
10 teach q primary room in school
NO. 10; Miss Annie Raudnitzky to be
assistant principal of public school No.
Z; Miss E. Q. MCCloskey to be first as
sistant of school No. 20; Miss Maggie
l.. Adams be second assistant of
school No. Ia; Miss Letitia Brown to be
third assistant of school No. IA; Miss
Maggie V. Alexander to be fourth assis.
tant in school No. II, and Miss Lidie
W. Cleland, to be third assistant in
school No. IA.
The Committee on Printing were
authorized to have print the revised
rules governing the jaritors employed
by the Board, and 30 legal slips in re-
ference to the laying Of the drain at
public school No. 20.
Mr.. Hickman, of the Committee on
Transfers, was granted permission TO
open out an additional room in school
NO. ~, Mr. Kenney suggested the ne.
cessity of fopening out another IN in
No. 13, and stated that SO children
were without seats.
AT this point quite discussion was
entered into in reference TO opening the
room, some of the members opposing IL
because The appropriations would run
out, but tbs ma sjority were in favor Of
accommodating all the children and
running the schools until the funds
were exhausted. The motion was car
ried.
| The Committee on Transfers submit
ted a written resolution which forms a
dividing line aud designed to arrange
the schools in better order. The reso-
luton provides that pupils from the
south side OF The Christiana should not
be promoted from school No. IA until
they have reached the second grammar
grade, and the pupils in the Eleventh
\ ward should not be promoted from
school No. 10 until they had reached
the second grammar grade, nor in pub
lie school No. IL until Lhey have reach
ed the second grammar grade.
On motion of DR.. ShorClidge the res
olutions were laid over until the next
meeting.
The Committee on Teachers were given
authority to employ additional teachers
for room in No. II and No. 10
schools.
The Committee on the various schools
were authorized to have repairs made
as fellows:
School No. 4, amounting to 50.
School No. 9, amounting to $50.
School No. IL, amounting to S2.
School No. ~, amounting to 10.
MIR. Hilton stated that several inches
of water was in the cellar of No. 4
school, and suggested tho propriety of
joining together with other property
holders and laying a drain, The mat.
ter was laid over until a future meet
ing.
Mr.. Kenney, of the committee on
painting reported that nearly all the
schools needed painting, and as there
was no money to do tie work at this
time, he asked to be discharged and on
motion of Mr.. Wiley the request was
granted.
Mr.. Heisler, chairman OF the build
ing committee of School No. 4, stated
that the old building had been received
from the contractors and opened cut
with 1856 scholars in attendance and
quite number had been turned away.
The new building was progressing aud
soon there would be $4,000 due on the
contract, with no money to pay it and
he thought the Board ought to take i'm.
mediate action and ascertain what the
City Council proposed TO do in refer
ence to the $4,000 balance due the
Board from special loan No. 30.
Mr.. Heisler further stated that the
committee were placed in rather an un-
enviable light in the eyes of the con-
tractors, and their position was not
pleasant one. The secretary read a
Communication dated September q,
1881, signed by Clerk of Council Il. q.
Fraim, which stated that the City So.
licitor had decided that there were no
funds in the hands of the City Treasurer
to pay the balance of the $50, 200 loan,
and that the council were unable to
take any action for the rolief of the
Board. AS the communication was
over a year old, DR.. Mckay made a
motion that it be referred back to the
City Council. After some discussion
the motion prevailed. Mr.. Heisler a.
gain took the floor and stated that un-
less something was done, and that
speedily, for the relief of the committee
he would call the committee tegether
and suspend building operations. The
gentleman then moved that the Finance
Committee of the Board of Education
beauthorizedto to meet the Finance Com. OF
the Council IN refer ence to the missap.
proprEated $4,000 The committee
were authorized TO employ legal tun-
sci If it was. .deemed necessary.
The revision of the janitorS salaries
as submitted by Messrs. Keables, Ben.
son, Heisler, Grier and Reeve at pre-
vious meeting was again brought up
and dispos, ! of in the following man
ner, each school being acted upon sep.
erately.%s
Janitor of No. increased from $500
to SJ65; ianitOr of No. increased from
$3.50 to 225; to take effect when the ad.
dltion to the building is cOmpleted
ianitor of No. increased from $175 to |
5000; ianitor of No. 7 increased from
$3.50 to 800; Janlt0r OF NO. increased |
from $125 to $165; janitor OF No. 8 in.
creased from $3.50 to $165; janitor of |
No, 10 increased from Sl2J TO 165; jari- |
tor of No. II increased from $125 to |
Sl65; ianitor of No. II increased from |
Sl25 to $3.50; janltOr Of No. 13 reduced |
from $l25 to 800; janitor Of No. IA in
creased from $l25 to l50; janitor of |
No. IL Increased from $3.50 to 5000 |
ianitor of No. 16 increased from $125 to |
$50; ianitor of No. IS increased from
$50 to S75. The salaries of the janitors
of the remaining schools were unchang-
ed.
The whole report of the committee
was then adopted as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Morrow the vote on
IL salary of the janitor of school No. II |
was rec Jnsidered and the same gentle
man moved that the salary be fixed at