Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-30

Burke, SO the latter friends got even al
last.
CITY SCHOOL BoARD.-At the regular
meeting held last night there were present
Hon. Charles E. Stuart, chairman, VIM. F.
Carne, esq, Superintendent of Schools, and
Messrs r. L. Carne, Herbert, Leadbeaicr
Mankin, Marbury, Strauss and Vincent,
Trustees
The minutes of the last regular and a
subsequent called meeting having been read
and approved,
On motion of Supt. Carne the janitors
were reelected as follows: Peabody build
ing. John Cole; Washington building and
annex, Mrs. Martha J. Clements; Lee build
ing, WIN. Clagett; Seaton building, Joseph
| Williams. twenty-five dollars each were
ordered to be taken from the salary of the
ianitors of Peabody and Seaton and added
TO that of the janitress of Washington build
ing, in consequence of the removal OF
schools from Peabody and the Friendship
engine house to the old Alexandria Acade-
my building Just purchased.
Mr.. Marbury, from the Committee on FL
nance and Accounts, reported as correct the
bill of Geo W. Bryant for repairs to the
roof of Lee building, S66, and that of the
GAZETTE Job Office for school registers and
| OIdukS, VI l.Oo, duo L al ID SihAo ioi "hisS-
washing, 81, and they were ordered to be
paid.
On motion of Mr.. Marbury, the Finance
Committee was authorized to have the bills
of Padgett & Bro for bricklaying, and
Woods & Underwood, for plastering at the old
Alexandria Academy, paid, if found correct,
they having incidentally failed to reach the
committee in time for report.
Supt. Carne, from the Committee on
School Houses and Furniture, reported that
| twenty-five new desks had been purchased
for the old Academy building in accord
ance with the order of the board.
Mr.. r. l.. Carne, from the special com
mit,ee on the proposed new building, pre-
sented the following report, viz:
| 70 he city School Board:
| The undersigned, the special committee on the
| building of school house, to whom was re-
| ferred also the Superintendent's resolution for
the purchase of the Friends meeting house, beg
| leave 10 report
First that they received two bids for tho cree.
| ton of new building-one from Mr.. VIM. Glib
son, 50, 800, and one from Mr.. A. J. Fisher,
10000.
| Secondly, that the funds at the command Of the
| board do not Justify the erection of such a build
Ing yet that further accommodations for white
| children are greatly needed
| Thirdly, that in their Judgment the purchase OF
| the Friends meeting house. with its fine lot and
the conversion of the building into school rooms
| would be, by far, the most economical and best
| way in which the wants of the schools could he
supplied. The rooms in that building would be
very large aud airy; the great object of placing
| all the divisions Of Washington school together
| would be accomplished, aud very large and fine
| lot wonld BIZ secured upon which, with those al
ready in possession of the board, a large building
| could be hereafter erected. The great want, 1T
| present, is not expensive and snowy buildings,
| Ia aud th..Sn
would he secured by the proposed purchase.
| RICHARD l.. CARNE Chm.
WM. +. VINCENT.
VIM. F. CARNE
HUBERT SNOWDEN.
Mr. Marbury, the other member, stated
that he had been unable to attend the meet
lug of the committee, but that he approved
the report with the exception of the last
section He was opposed to going any
further into debt.
Mr. Strauss said he was in favor of a new
building, hut, as it was impracticable TO
erect one, he favored renting the rooms just
vacated by ST. Johns Academy until there
| was more money.
Supt. Carne said that would not accom-
plish the object in view, the getting OF
Washington school into one place under its
head The board had placed some Of the
divisions of that school i'll unfinished rooms
in Peabody building, supposing that year
or two would enable them to provide other
quarters. Ten years had rolled by and they
were in the unfinished rooms yet.
| Mr. r. i. Carne said that as third of
the trustees were absent, he would not urge
the Immediate consideration Of the report,
and it was, on his motion, laid over until
the next meeting.
Supt. Carne stated that the Lee building
had been thoroughly and handsomely re.
paired, and requested the trustees to 60 and
examine it, He also nominated for substi-
tute teachers in white schools Misses Mat
tie Mclean, - Davis, Lizzie Albrand
and Atha Swain, and in colored schools
Hattie Nails, Julia Williams, Fannie B.
Sims and Norman B. Pinn, who were all
unanimously elected, and the board ad-
iourned.
PERsoNAL.-Lt. w. p. Winchell, us. NJ,
is here on visit to his uncle Capt. J. V.
Davis
Mr. Edmund Taylor, formerly assistant
professor to Mr.. j. S. ackburn, of Potomac
Academy, has been elected principal of the
Charlestown, w. Va. Academy. Mr. Tay.
lor leaves many friends here, who wish him
success in his work.
The many friends of Mrs. Judge Meade
will be glad to learn that her health is i'm
proving.
Mr. Norwood Suter, has returned from his
summer trip and will soon leave for Rich
mond, where he expects to take course
at the medical college.
Lieut.. Dickerson N Grealish, adjutant of
the cadet corps of st. Johns Academy, who
has been lying dangerously i'll of typhoid
fever, at Augusta Barracks, Ga, for q month
past, is slowly recovering, greatly to the Joy
of his many friends in this city, who had
been saddened by a false report of his death.
Miss Fannie French is the guest of Miss
Belle Hunter Of Warrenton.
Mr.. and Mrs T. D.. Fendall have return
ed from pleasant trip to Cape May.
Master Horace Coakley has returned from
visit to relatives in Stafford county.
Rev. Dr. Webb will preach in Trinity NJ
f. Church tomorrow evening, subject THE
| aaath ani hurial of Mosasu DR. Webb,