Daily Republican., 1884-02-12
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
THE BOARD PRAC TICE = A
STREAK OF EGONOMY-ALIvE
IL MEETING LAST NIGHT.

!. and the following members present
II Messrs Hanson, Heisl r, Keables, Kyne
Shortlidge, Stilley, Mckay, Feukel
]. Brooks, Vernon, Reeve. 8 RodIDon'
Smith, Hickman, BeatonSmith, Wiley
Belts.
On motion the, proper officers wer
instructed to draw on the City Trea
surer fOrthe regular month yallowance
amounting to $6, 666, ,66.
The Committee on Finance warned
l. the mbers to 60 Glow in making re
pairs, as the fund for expenditures wa
getting low. They also reported progress
on their annual report, which will b.
submitted at the next meeting of thu
u Board.
In the report of the Committee on
Accounts there were two bills, from
Morrison e. Son and MEGA they. Kenny
IL Co., for furnishing q reception room
, at No. 10 school A motion to adopt
the report caused lengthy debate.
Mr.. Kyne desired the bills read, which
was done, whereupon he strenuously
objected TO allowing the same, simply
because sum had prev ously been
/ asked for to furnish the room in ques.
tion, but was voted down by the Board.
: After this refusal new member, who
had been appointed committee of the
school, had the work done without the
knowledge of the Board, hence Mr..
kyne's objections
| Mr.. Hickman thought the committee
acted in good faith, but was ignorant
OF the law in such matters. The ques-
tion was discussed at length by Messrs
IKyne, Hickman, Shortlidge, Vernon,
lStilley, Heisler, Feukel and others,
during which considerable opposition
was offered against furnishing reception
rooms or placing carpets on the plat
forms. The bills were finally allowed.
Mr.. Heisler, of the Committee on In
urance, reported that he had placed an
! insurance of 81 900 on the books at new
No. II school, and $4,000 on the build
ing for six months. in the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company, at a pre-.
MUM of $3.75; also an additional in
surance of "a, 900 on the building in the
Delaware Fire Insurance Company at a
premium of $40.
The following amounts were allowed
the respective committees for repairs !:
No. 2, S1S ; No. 3. Sl.25 No. 12, S..
On motion the salary of the janitor Of
No. 13 waa increased to $3.50, from
October, 1883, on accoun. of additional
duties.
Mr.. Vernon asked for authority to ex-
pend $50 at No. 6 school in making
needed repairs. The motion to grant
| the request was opposed, and finally
lost by yea any nay vote, for the
reason that the member refused to men.
| tion the express purpose for which the
money was intended, that being the
customary way of procedure.
In way of explanation Mr.. Vernon
stated that the repairs were needed,
wafer being in the cellar, and other
| things in bad condition. He also
stated that he did not propose 10 expend
the money foolishly. This was not q
sufficient explanation to the members,
who had suddenly awakened to a sense
9 economy, and the motion was lost as
stated, Messrs. Hickman and Vernon
alone voting for it.
! Colonel Heisler, of the committee on
No. Is school, asked for authority to
expend S75 in purchasing shades for the
school, which, after some discussion,
was laid over for two weeks. The Sec
retary was instructed to correspond with
the Keystone Furniture Company, of
Philadelphia, in reference to a teachers 8
desk, which had been paid for but had
never been received at No. IA school,
which it was intended for.
DR.. Keables stated that the desk had
come into his possession, and not know.
ing where it belonged had utilized it in
another school. Mr.. Feukel reported
that men were preparing to lay board
walk leading to No. 10 school,
under the direction of Council.
DR.. Keables stated that he had re-
moved the school furniture from old
No. II to the school now called No. %, |
at an expense of$l5 The action of the
committee was approved. Forty four
pupils are now in attendance. Mr.. Will
ley reported new No. II open and in
working order, with about 100 pupils in
attendance. Owing to an epidemic of
measles in the vicinity of the school,
many applicants were prevented from
attending, but as soon as the epidemic
has subsided three rooms will be filled
at the new school.
Mr.. Watson was appointed janitor of
No. % at salary of 81 month.
Mr.. Kyne reported that there was an
average attendance of forty. three schol-
ars at the night school, and that one of
the three teachers had been discharged.
He asked for instructions in regard to
the continuance of the school. On mo-
tion the matter was left to the discre-
tion of the committee.
Maggie N. Elias, of night school No.
l6, reported that the school had been
open sixty-two nights, and that fifty
one pupils had been enrolled. The ave-
lage attendance was eighty-three per
cent. The pupils had paid $50 80.
The report of the High School Com
mittee on locations for new buildings
came up, and on motion of DR.. Short
lidge action was deferred until the next
regular meeting of the Board.
Mr.. Reeve, committee of No. 20, re-
ported that he had received $l2O from {
Mr.. Ferry for the privilege of tapping
The drain leading from that school, az
lirectet by the Board, and moved the
adoption Of the report. Mr.. Kyne
thought the sum unjust to MIR. Ferry,
u others had only paid half the amount.
Other members thought the price
reasonable, and after further discussion
he report was adopted.
A communication from Copperthwaite
Z Co, OF Philadelphia, in relation to
'opy books, was referred TO the Com.
nittee on Books.
Congressman Lore was granted the
lse of the meeting room of the Board to
lold his competitive examination Of the
pplicants for the vacant cadetship in
he United States Military Academy at
Vest Point on Saturday next.
An invitation from Principal w. w.
'irdsall, of school No. l, requesting the
tendance of the Board at a lecture to
Q delivered by James II. Morgan on
Chemistry, before the pupils of that
chool, at 3. 16 p. m. on Thursday next,
'as accepted.
The matter of restoring Latin to the
st of studies in the high school was re.