The daily gazette., 1883-03-13
SERIOUS CHARGE.
EXPENDITURE OF MONEY ON
SCHOOL NO.
TO BE FULLY INVESTIGATED.
Mr. kyne's Positive Assertion Leads TO
the appointment of a Special Committee
by the Board of Education.

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by the Board of Education.
| Tne regular fortnightly meeting Of the
Board OF Education was held last evening.
After the reading Of the minutes, Mr.. Kenny
wished to know why the resignation of Ger
tain members had been omitted from the
record. IL was finally decided on motion,
| 10 correct the minutes so as to include the
| designations.
| A report was received, and adopted, from
the Committee on Teachers, by which
Adena Lindsey was elected first assistant of
No. 10. The following were reported as
having successfully passed the examination
for admission to the Training School, Feb
ruary 10 and II: Mary McKenna, Eva s.
Pierson, Regina A. Garel, Helen Lawrence
| Ellen Samworth, Maggie Wells, Kinda
| johnson, Mary B. Clark, Emily Shaw. Reba
B. Smith, Emma Feeney and Bertha
Lichtenstein.
The committees report recommended that
those OF the above needed at the Training
School before June 30, 1883, should 90 be-
fore the class graduating from the Higb
School in June, 1888, but the rest sbouId
follow the members of that class and pre-
cede the class graduating in June, 1884, and
that the recommendation should not apply
to those teachers whom the Board deem to
have sufficient experience to exempt them
from service in the training school before
being appointed to regular positions in the
schools.
The following resolution was also adopted
with the report
RESOLVED, That the persons who have passed
tne examination required by the last paragraph
OF section 80 OF the rules and who present to
Ine committee on Teachers satisfactory certih- =
Gates from school officers that they have tauoht
successfully for six months, may be appointed
as regular teachers without passing through
the Training School.
The committee on No. l school were
authorized to expend not more than S25 for
repairs; No. Is, 81 for bucket and cup: No.
20, % for step-ladder. Bills for SS25 for
repairs at No. II were presented and referred.
The teacher in charge Of the night school
at No. 16 reported school held eighty-seyen
nights and collection of S54.
Mr.. Grier explaineda number of plans for
fire escapes, showing drawings of them.
One style, of wrought iron pipe, light and
good-looking, with regular steps, would cost
800 story. Another, known as the
veranda style, and a very desirable arrange
ment, would cost between S150 and 5000 a
story. The best escapes used in Philadel-
phia, the gentleman stated, were made by
the Pusey & Jones Co., this city, and par
ties in Atlantic City were now negotiating
for the erection of the same in that place.
The cost would vary according to circum-
stances, but letter was read from the
manufacturers in which they stated that
the expense would be about 800 a story.
The matter was finally referred to the Com
mite on Fire Escapes.
On motion of Dr.. Shortlidge It was de
| cided to ask the Legislature for 81 500 for
the purposes needed
Mr.. Kenny thought it would be well to
ask for more money as many of the school
buildings were In very shabby condition,
owing to the want of paint. DR.. Shortlidge
moved that the following be stricken from
the bylaws, but after some sharp remarks
from Mr.. Kenny, who thought the members
who wanted the change believed that Miss
hruse received salary enough until the
newspapers stirred up public opinion on the
question, action was postponed for two
weeks.
SECTION 2S. No salary shall be increased
or reduced during the time for which the
recipient thereof shall have been elected or
employed.
Two bills for extras by j. R. D. Seeds g.
Son, at the new No. school, were presented
and raised u little discussion, during which
1t was shown that the building had cost
S14 900, of which 50, 400 had been expended
on water closets alone.
Mr.. Kyne declared that there had been
loose work In the construction of the build
ing, and that at least SIS 900 had boen wasted.
There were, he said, plenty of builders
who would corroborate what he said
Mr.. Kenny thought the charge was very
serious one, which it would be we'll to in
vestigate, and moved that special Commit
tee of Investigation, to consist of three
members, be appointed to look into the
matter. Col. Heisler, chairman of the
Building Committee of No. 4, seconded the
motion, which was passed. Messrs. Kenney,
Grier and Keables were selected by the
chair as investigators.
Mr.. Kyne reported that an afternoon
paper had declared that school No. had
not been visited by member of the Board
for year, and he wanted to know about it.
Mr.. Grier denied the assertion, and stated
that he had visited the place last Friday and
found everything in good order.
The resolution to increase the salary of
the secretary and treasurer from $500 to
$420 was read and laid over until the next
meeting.
DR.. Shortlidge reported that there had
been trouble with some bad boys at school
No. Z, and that two of them had been be-
fore the Mayor on Sunday night and fined
for throwing a shoe filled with rags and red
hot Goals into the building.
On motion of Mr.. Grier it was decided to
have the janitors of the several schools
sworn in as special police officers, to have
power to make arrests within the jurisdic-
ton of property owned by the Board
Checks were ordered made for the pay
ment of the following bills Z. James Belt,
$2.4S; Warren Harper, $3.30 ). J. IL ]. N.
Harper, $50 Roberts & Mixter, S.. ~, $50,
81; Henry Grebe, S3S; William Lawton,
$500 John Greenly, Sl.05; Benjamin s.
Clark, $1.50; Capelle Hardware Company,
$1.5S; James Davis S33.75; Wilmington
Malleable Iron Company, 1895 jackson q
Sharp Company, $3.50; C. F. Thomas &
Co., 81 ,664.99; teachers salaries, Sc, ,0S5:41;
anitors, etc., $567, 81.