Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-29
City school Board.

flling the gap, and, ON motion Of Mr..
Wiley, DR.. 6hortlidge WAS called to-
the chair, In tho absence of President |
Baird. Secretary Morrow called the
roll and the following members an
swered to their names Messrs. Belts,
Hanson, Kyne, Stilley, Moore, Singley,
Dunn, Trump, 8. Redmond
Smith, and Wiley.
On motion of DR.. West the Committee |
on Books were authorized to advertise
for proposals for furnishing books for
use In tho school house during the COM
ing year. 8. Il. Smith, ofthe Finar-
GO Committee, reported the receipt of
the Treasurer's bond. The same com.
mitted were authorized to have small
cards printed for the use Of the members
estimates Of the amount
each committee Is privileged to expend |
In repairs.
The Committee on Printing was in
structed to have the usual number Of
manuals printed and also 1000 postal
cards for the use Of the Board.
Mr. Belts, Of the Committee on Fuel,
reported that the contract for furnishing
the schools with coal during the com.
ing year had been awarded to George
w. Bush & Sons, they being being the
lowest bidders, as follows
Lehigh coal, broken and egg, "a. "a
per ton Les coal, stove, $4.S9 per ton
Leo coal. egg, S4.A per ton; Clear6eld
coal, $3.63 per ton. They also awarded
the contract for wood to James Mills
at $5.97 . cord, sawed and split.
The following repairs were author
lied No. 1 school, 1852 for painting
the outside of the building, and e2b ex-
ira for cleaning the inside of the build.
| ing; No. 8, $50 for cleaning, whitewash-
ing, etc.; No. 10, $40 for repairing
heaters; No. %, $13.4O tor repairs. On
motion OF Mr.. Trump, the action in the
matter Of covering the steam pipes in
No. school with Ainsworth's patent
covering was re-considered, and on his
further motion the committee of No. 4
school was authorized to have the work
done at cost of $l15.
Mr.. Hession, committee of No. 10
school, being absent, Mr.. Kyne stated
that he had been requested by the alb
|sent member to again ask for an appro-
Ipriation to put the building in repair,
the main feature being that of calico
mining, which would cost about 800 OF
1915 in all. He stated that the build
ing was in q very bad condition. The
motion was not seconded. In short
time afterwards Mr.. Kyne renewed hi
motion, and asked that the committe,
, be allowed to expend 500 8. r. Smitf
|, Iopposed both motions on account of thu
! lstraightened financial condition of thu
Board. He thought whitewash woult
, Ianswer for aw hile Mr.. Dunn said tina
! the building was In bad condition
and that If the request was not granted
! lit was doubtful If the committee woul
! again attend to the meetings of th
!. BOARD or visit the school, when the, {
his mind, reasonable requests Of th
committee were not granted. The mt
a tion was then adopted.
d Mr.. Sipgley, of No. IL school, suit
l. mitted lids for furnishing that scho'
, with new heaters, and asked that Il
II contract for furnishing the same
>. Iawarded to the Schoen Heater an
i, lStove Company, for $l39. Mr.. Betl
,r opposed the motion on the groun'
8 that they (the heaters) never did Il
work in q proper manner, and
v thought steam should be introduced
O. all the pchools when the heaters becon
m worn out; after some further discussit
10 the motion was adopted.
tot DR.. West, of No. II school, spoke
10 reference to q stream of water runniI
.yi in the rear yard OF the school, which,
es times of . heavy rain, seriously daI
~ aged the property. He asked for 1
of structions to remedy the evil wher
III upon he was authorized to drive boar
Idown along the fence and also to repO
IN the matter To City Council and reque
N, them to change the course Of &
le stream.
sn The Finance Committee report,
that the collector in school district N
o. 10 had turned over S305 to the Secreta
=, as q result of his labors, and also chat
81 expected to receive about $16 additio
th al. On motion an order for $50 W
If drawn In favor of the collector.
B. this point Dr. Shortlidge called M
~ Wiley to the chair, when the form
took the floor and made statement
reference to q recent card that appes
ed In an evening paper, bearing {
IN signature of Graham & Son, architect
in which they referred to the publishe
3. proceedings of the last meeting as beiI
ne against their standing and made L
TX Shortlidge's name very conspicuou
III He denied making any allusions
TO Graham & Son in his remarks and sa
d, nothing against their standing.
rectAd towards the committee for t
o. loose way they had performed the
ts duties In reference to procuring bids
81 the erection of the new school.
ne reiterated that he did not blar
e Graham & Son, but censured the col
h- mittee for not having the plans a.
specifications for the proposed buildi
C. printed, so as to give everybody
sh opportunity TO bid.
40 The gentleman then produced co
rs of the Wilmin gtonian, of Saturda
y July 10, which referred to the action
the Board in limiting the cost of t
Ipew high school as "false economy
- The speaker classed the article as bel
" A scurrilous one, and stated that 1t wot
no not have been there only 1t "
-. furnished by one individual, who "
Wy a mem Der OF the Board and who had
-. followers on the point in question,
M no he was the only one who was i'll fay
e Io of spending so much money on q N
nh high school.
en He further stated that the article
II ferred to him as an obstructionist. III
~ said the speaker, "to spend no m'
{ than is really necessary and to spe
IN 20, money with caution makes me an
o. o. structionist, put me down as an
ns structionist every time" Continuir
T. he stated that the Board had alrea
NC overdrawn its accounts in bank
;is M about S11 900, and that as the propr
~. ~. tors of the paper did not have to
4 4 down in their own pockets for mon
.,s ny to help pay for the school, as I'll
IN only paid a poll tax, this no DO.
10y accounted for the appearance OF
n,a article.
h,s He was willing and desirous, a.
% a, public official, to have his actions cri
~ vi cised by the public press, Mr.. KY
Sss in soto voice, If they tell the truth
.Io but he did not think that paper d
ius tho iisno ~ s..;aia