Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-09
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The City Board of Education held spe-
cial meeting last evening. Present, Messrs-
Tracy, Goodhue, Stevens, Cooks, Slater and
Stalker.
The President OF the Board stated that the
meeting was called to consider the acceptance
of the addition to the school building at
Sixteenth and n streets, which has just been
completed.
The Building Committee reported in favor
of the acceptance of the work and payment
Of the balance, 81, $50. upon the contract
also, with same report, hill for 500, in ia.
vor of same partly. A. Bovyer-for re-
pairs upon other school buildings, was recon-.
mended to be paid. Both approved.
Messrs. Stevens aud Cooke were placed
upon the Committee on Furniture and Sup
plies during the temporary absence of Messrs.
Goodhue and Hammer, who are to be absent
for time on account of i'll health,
a bill Of Babson & Seadler for S62 90, BAL
ance due for experimenting construction Of
addition to school at Sixteenth and n streets,
was reported and allowed.
Upon motion, the janitor of the Capital
grammar school was allowed S. sdditionsl
per month, for the care of an additional
room.
Complaint was reported TO the Bosrd that
the teacher Of penmanship in the city schools
is requiring that all pupils purchase a certain
copy. book, of which she is the author, and
which she keeps on sale exclusively at one Of
the city book stores.
Remarks by various members of the
Board developed the fact that such method
of requiring pupils to purchase any class OF
supplies from any particular dealer was con-
trary to regulations, and that the use Of the
copybook which the teacher required to be
purchased by the scholars WAS also in VIOLA
ton of authority, as il was not the cops book
that had been adopted by the Board.
On motion the Superintendent was in
structed to notify the said teacher net TO send
pupils to any particular place to purchase
copy-books, and not to require any other
kidd of books to ba purchased then those
adopted by the Board.
A requisition for supplies for the school
ct the Orphan Asylum led to motion being
adopted, directing that the Committee on
Furniture and Supplies ascertain what be-
came of tie articles furnished said school
last year, that should make necessary the
furnishing Of eighty-four new states, etc, at
present.
Upon represeRtion and request of Professor
johnson, OF the Capital Grammar School, it
was ordsre6 that oaly half an hour be allowed
! Iof I9AcnluB 0eIHIbh III Tue Hrsb Rfauo on sHe
| first and third Fridays Of each month; also,
! that the German lessons be omitted in the
second and third grades on the third Friday
OF each month. The Committee on Course
Of Study was authorized to make the same
arrangement in regard to classes st the Sac
ramento Grammar School.
Mr. Cooke stated that he desired 10 say, os
matter of justics to Messrs. w. a. 81 Q. S.
| Houghtou, that the committee had found
that the boxes OF large envelopes, furnished
under last years contract by them, contained
500 envelopes instead of $50, as heretofore
claimed in the Board. and that therefore the
price charged was $40 instead of $40
| The Board then adjourned.