The daily gazette., 1883-02-27
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BOARD or EpuCArIoN.
A Prosy and Uninteresting A1eetine-OnIy
sai Routino Busi ness.

E1ff Routine Basi ness.
Twelve members were present at the
opening OF the regular meatiug OF the
Board Of Education last evening. At the
conclusion Of the reading and adoption OF
the minutes Of the previous meeting, the
Committee on Teachers presented report
recommending the following appointment
sistant; AddIe Conner, fourth assistant !;
Sidney A. Wells; ifth assistant, and
hallie @. Bye, sixth assistant.
boys No. 4. Rsbecca A. Pyle, third
assistant; Susan Weir, fourth assistant,
Clara 4. Countiss, fifth assistant, and Anna
r. Pearson, sixth assistant. Girls No. a.
Lizzie Black, assistant principal, and Sallie
M. Jones, first assistant, No. IL. Clara
Mendenhall, second assistant; Ella M.
Marvel, third assistant; Ellen Walker,
fourth assistant, aud Mary Dennlson, ffth
assistant, No. 3. Ceceiia A. MaGardfg,
assistant principal Mary J. Wheeler,
assistant principal. No. 20. = t' =
Permission was given the committee VI
No. 4 school to spend 30 for blackboards,
and allowed 70 2.65 to put In panes ofgiass
On motion It was ordered to return to the
contractors Of new No. 20 school their bond
given for the fulhllment Of their work
Mr.. Sample, Of the committee TO view o
site for . school house over Eleventh stroet
bridge, reported that after careful survey
Of the locality have come to the conclusion
that school building is needed badly.
They had found one lot on Claymont street,
40 by lS0 feet, at cost OF 81 900, which
would be very eligible site. Adjoining It
was lot SS by 80 feet, worth $500. The
committee thought suitable and temporary
building could be erected for $500, In
cluding the price Of the land, After brief
and languid discussion of the matter the re-
port was finally accepted.
Mr.. Sample of school 10 complained of
the miserable condition of the street near
that building, the mud there being deeper
and heavier than that found even IN the
rural districts. He suggested that Council
be petitioned to lay plank walk about 800
feet In length.
Dir. Morrow then moved that the COM
mittee on No. IL 1beauthorized to erect the
necessary sidewalk from Maryland avenue
to the school No. 10.
DR.. keables thought the committee on No.
IL should be permitted to erect sidewalks to
their own school. There, he said, the mud
was so deep, that the teachers might have to
have their salaries raised to pay for rubber
shoes lost in the mud. It might be possible
that some of the teachers themselves would
sink out Of sight
President Baird remarked that the trouble
with the board sidewalks was that during
cold weather they were torn up for are
wood. -..r-. ...
Motions we're finally made and
carried 10 the effect that the
committees of Nos. II and 10 be In
structsd to prepare petitions, have them
signed by residents and present to City
Council on Thursday night asking the city
To provide the necessary sidewalks.
Superintendent Harlan was directed to
notify the principals of the various schools
Of the new rule of the Board In reference to
allowing pupils to leave the room during
school hours.
A quantity of furniture for which the
Board had no further use was donated to
tine Homo for Ffiehdieas Children. sisr's Z
N. r. Benson, Jr., member of the Board
from the Fifth ward, presented his resigpa-
ton, which was accepted.
The secretary read financial statement
showing that debts had been contracted by
the Board $1,000 In excess of the funds on
hand, the larger part of that sum being for
extras incurred In the building Of school
No. 4.
Mr.. Morrow criticised the committee on
No. 4, which had declared that there would
be no extras, and on motion Of DIR. Mckay
the subject was postponed to allow the
chairman of the Building Committee to
make an explanation. e3.a 1875
The chairman of the Committee ON Fire
Escapes was requested to report to the
Legislative Committee the amount of money
needed TO place the necessary fre escapes
on school buildings, In order that II might
be included in the bill to be presented to the
Legislature.
A bill for S0.72 for repairs at school No.
3, aud one for $40 for repairs for school
No. IL were presented.