Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-12
FOURTH EDITION,
CITY school BOARD.

The regular stated meeting Of the
Board Of Public Education was held last
Ievening, with President Baird in the
chair and the following members pres
ent Messrs. Belts, Fuekel, Hanson,
Heisler, Hoffecker, Dunn, Palmer, s.
X. Smith, Trump, Singley, West, Will
| ley, Kyne.
Mr.. Hofecker, Of the Committee on
Books, submitted Ave sealed proposals
for furnishing books for the schools & ur-
ing the coming year, which were open
ed by the Secretary and the bidders an.
nouDced a. follows : Sewer, Potts &
Co., and j. b. Lippincott g. Co. of Phil
de.phia G. +. Thomas g. Co., Boughman
& Co., and the James & Webb Printing
and Stationary Company. of this city.
On motion the bids were referred to
the Committee on Books for further ex
animation, who were ordered to report
at the next meeting. On motion of Mr.
Hoffecker, the Book COMMITTEES were
authorized TO report at the next meet
ing on the advisability of substituting
Hills Elements of Rhetoric and Com.
position for that of QuacB hos.
Repairs to the various schools were
ordered to be made as follows:
No. l, S45 for general repairs to the
school, and $50 for renovating the super.
intendent's office No. 3, $50 Tor various
repairs; No. Z, s62 for painting, and
S75 for hose and general repairs. The
committee Of No. spoke of the bad
condition Of the lightning rods on that
school, and thought they should be
repaired. This caused some discussion.
after the President had stated that the
lightning rod question was an old one,
and that it had long since been argued
that they were of no practical use. At
ter some further remarks one Of the
members suggested the propriety of
/" taking them off for protection las
had been don. in former cases.
On motion of MI Dunn the Commit.
lee on Desks WAS authorized 10 put
some new desks in No. IA school. The
committee on No. 10 asked for $50, with
which TO repair an alley Ia the rear of
the school, the same having at various
times been the direct cause Of great
damage to the school property by the
water flowing through it. The matter
was referred back TO the committee with
instructions 10 inquire what right or
responsibility the board had to repair
tho alley.
On motion of Mr.. Smith the proper
ofiicers were instructed to draw on City
Council for the monthly appropriation
Of 81, 900.
Mr. Kyne, Of the committee to whom
was referred the bids for furnishing |
glass for the ensuing year, stated that |
ne was unable TO make 81 report, as he |
had not had an opportunity to exam.
Inc the bids Mr.. Trump, of the same /
stated that he had examined |
The bids and found James Bradford's 1
me lowest on small glass, and Hiram
"; moore's the lowest on large glass.
taken as whole he thought Bradfords
was the better bid. Mr.. Hoffecker
moved that Bradford's bid be accepted.
Mr.. kyne opposed the motion on the
ground that II was taking it out of the
hands OF the committee. He thought
lie entire committee should be allowed
o examine the bids. Some furth er
discussion eusued as to the competency
u the two bidders, when the motion
o award Mr.. Bradford the contract
vas finally adopted, Messrs. Feukel
md kyre alone. voting in the mega
i've.
TIE Board then at $50 o'clock ad-
burned, after allowing the following
bills Capelle Hardware CO., 65 and 20
'ents ; Il. +. Bruce, S3s. 81 and $3l. 80
iawthrop 81 Brothers, e. 20 and Sl.5O;
John b. johnson, 81 so Duncan
Brothers, 81 20 and s27o Robert Nc.
Jauliey 1910 NJ. T. Sterling, 50
Joseph c. File, si.75, s. 25, 81 and &C..
- Millard'F. la ,is, So SO Newman
: Co, 50 cSpts Kent * Weeks, S5l7
>. b. q J-B. Forman, SIS: William
feasey, s. Sayers Brothers, s39. 60
'ames Bradford, $500, s1.32, sl.16S3'
3 and so cents; George W. Vernon &
'ons, $50 81; sslaries of officers and
anitors 1896. IS