The daily gazette., 1882-11-14
BOARD or EDUCATION.
The Regular Meeting Last Night--Repai
Ordered Other Business Transacted,

Tho Regular Meeting Last Night Repairs
Ordered--Other Business Transacted.
The regular meeting of the School Board
was held last night, aud Superintendent
Baird presided.
The Committee on Books was given
authority to purchased hundred black
board rulers, cost not to exceed Sl2. The
Printing Committee was authorized
to have $1,000 rolls of honor of the small
size printed. The Committees of No. Il
and No. Is were authorized to make slight
repairs.
The special committee appointed on the
recommendation of Superintendent Harlan
to consider changesin window curtains, re-
ported in favor OF adopting curtains of O
dark buff color, to be put in schools Nos. g.
z, 3, q, 10, IL, IL, IA, Is, 10, is and 20. The
report was adopted.
The special committee on contests was
discharged.
A report was made by special committee
appointed 70 consider the subject of allow
ing Peter U. Ferry TO tap the drain leading
from No 90 school to the Brandywine.
The report suggested that Mr.. Furry be al
lowed TO put in the drain he proposes, start
ing IL at the corner of Tenth and Pine
streets and running 1t down Tenth street TO
Spruce, where 1t shall intersect the drain
first mentioned; In consideration of which
privilege Mr.. Furry shall pay the Board OF
Education $50 and invest the Board with the
exclusive right and privilege of controlling
that portion Of the drain put In by him,
which extends from Kirkwood to Spruce
streets along Tenth street. Some opposition
was manifested and Mr.. Furry cut short the
discussion by moving that the matter be in
definitely postponed. Adopted.
Mr.. Hoffecker called up his amendment
to the bylaws, notice Of which he had given
at the last regular meeting. The amend
ment reads as follows : "Whenever any
member of the Board shall not give due at
tention to the duties of his office, either by
negleciing to attend three consecutive meet
ings OF the Board without reasonable excuse
for his absence or by failing for two con-
secutivc months to discharge his duty as a
member of the Visiting Committee without
like excuse for such a failure, or shall be
guilty of drunkenness, or shall be a person
of dissolute habits or immoral character It
shall be the duty of the Board to declare his
seat vacant and proceed to fill as In case of
other vacancies
Mr.. Kenney opposed the resolution. say
ing 1t was illegal and interferred with per-
sonal rights. No member has a right to
lcgislatc concerning the conduct of other
members.
Mr.. Hofeckar took issue with Mr.. Kcnncy
upon the matter of legality. He said such
action MS he proposed was perfectly legal.
Every corporate body has right to make
its own laws, and decide whether the con-
duct of its members corresponds with them.
DIR. Shortlidge quoted the opinion of the
late Hon. Willard Hall that such laws were
illegal.
On motion Of MIR. Kyne the resolution
was postponed for one month.
On motion of Colonel Hesler So 900 was
ordered to be paid the contractor of No. 4
school,
Orders were granted as follows z. James
Belt, $5,S3; Gillespie & Co., 50; James Brad
ford, S6.03; johnson g. Barnhill, 81; J. T.
Wadman, So; j. V, Carlisle & Co., $7.17;
Keystone Church and School Furniture
Company, $4,000; Preston Ayars, So; War
ran Harper 81 Co., $3.50; Gawthrop 81 Bro,
S40.95; Allen Ruth, $500: James Bradford
sl.52; Preston ASars, S1.5O; Williams &
Hopkins, $40; Robert Haddock, $5.10; p.
Chandler, s64.60; T. A. Keablcs, 81;
Allen Speakman, $40; johnson &
Barphill, 81; W. NJ. Palmer, SCI; James
Bradford, $500; Candwell & Moore, So 02;
William Hammell, $3.50; James Davis
$3.50; j. & J. N. Harman, Sl75; +. A.
Robertson, $50; James Bradford, $7.28;
Adams d Bro, 1888; Allen Speakman,
S3.15, G.. /. Stradley ,S9.75; Michael Mealey,
81; Duncan Bros, Sl.75; T. Samworth,
S16.ll; William Forrest, $50; Preston Ayars,
$3.50; John GreenlGe, so cents; Y. Pickles
SG5S; David Woolman, SO; Finn & Jack
son, $3.50; Ferris Bros, SSS; z. J. Belt,
S2.10; G. F. Thomas It Co., $208.S7; salaries
of teachers, S4,9Sl.l6; salaries of janators,
S53f.70; benjamin S. Clark, $l7.