Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-30
Board of Education.

Board of Education.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Board of Education was held last evening
at the Office of the City Superintendent
all the members present, except Matthew
Cooke.
The Chairman of the Building and Re-
pairs Committee reported that considerable
repairing had been done on the buildings
during the month and considerable side
walk constructed.
The special tuition on the child of Edwin
+. Aiken, who lives just outside of the city
limits, was, on motion, rebated. 1t was
stated that he was taxpayer in the city,
and lives in town about half the time.
l.. P. Gilman appeared before the Board
and asked for the use of a room i'll the
school building al Fourth and Q streets, for
Sunday school purposes. The request was
granted,
The enrolment of pupils in the schools
for The month was as follows: High
School, 10; Sacramento Grammar, 512 !;
Capital Grammar, ISL; Primary, 1852 !;
Twenty fourth and n, 167; night-school,
! IS drawing-school, q. Total, 3054. Cor
poral punishments, 81.
The course of study recommended by the
committee at the last meeting was unan-
imously adopted.
A Schadin, of this city, who has two
little sisters going to the city schools APP.
peared and asked that their tuition of $40
be RENTED. 1t appears that the parents OF
the children reside in Capay valley, Golo
county The Board decided that the tuition
must be paid, as long as the parents were
l.on-residents and children enrolled in an
other county.
Professor Rowell asked that he be allowed
10 divide the second grade of the Sacra-
mcnto Grammar School into three classes,
putting the bes5 scholars in one class, the
next best in the second class and those the
least advanced in a third. He said that
plan had been adopted in the first grade
and worked admirably. The request was
granted.
The Superintendent stated that several
teachers had been tardy, and had not pre-
scented their reasons for the same III writing,
as prescribed by law. If their excuses are
not handed in Immediately they will be
suspended, and there will be several yacan-
cies to fill within few days.
President Slater filed his report on in
! surancc. The amount Of insurance carried
is $11G,1j He recommended that school
property be insured for the term of three
| NttttE. ! ilI ~ NlIitltiiIS pau III ItDt
amounted TO 81 ,3l6 10,
On motion OF Mr. Johnston, if was de-
! cided that all non-residents who have pu-
, pills in the city schools must pay up their
tuition or the pupils will be excluded from
| the schools 1t was stated that one indi-
vidal was in arrears to the extent of $125
| The Superintendent was instructed to en-
| force the collection.
The following bills were allowed Friend
! & Terry Lumber Company, SCI "a S. J. &
J. NJ Jackson, Sl07 81 Capital Furniture
Company $33 80; 5. IL. Davis, So 03 c. S
Houghton, SIS 10; II. s. Croker & Co.
$154 Go; Tom Scott. So 10; Capital Gas
Company So 90 c. ). Houghton, 81 80
William D. Comstock, SIS 70; H. Goats,
| SG2 rs. Total, 1863 OF. This leaves a bal
| ance on hand of $l,09S 10.
AN OLD RESIDENT DEcEAsED.-Georgt
II. Swinerton, an old resident of Sacra-
mento-having been engaged in the stove
and tinware business on J street from early
in the SOS until few years ago, when an
attack Of paralysis, from which he never
! fully recovered, compelled him to abandon
active life-died last evening at the Capital
Hotel after Il short illness. Deceased was
at one time a member of the Board Of
Levee Commissioners, and was also a mem
Der of the Board of Fire Commissioners
and the Filth-street bell tolled last evening
ont of respect 10 his memory. He was
native Of Massachusetts, and about 30 year,
of age.
4 CHRISTMAS ExTRA-The Red Bluff Senti
mel issued an eight-pagc Christmas edition
containing much interesting and valuabl,
information concerning the resources anC
adaptability for fruit-growing and farming
1 industry of Tehama county and the more
northern portion of California. In add
ton to being credit to the publishers, th'
4 paper Will do good service as furnishing
data for immigration work.
/ No WINE on NEW YEARS DAY.-Tht
/ Sacramento Pastoral Association at theil
regular meeting yesterday, took action re
questing the ladies of this city who receive
calls on New Years Day, to refrain from
offering wine To the guests. The Woman
Christian Temperance Union make tn
same request. Last year the absence o
4 wine was quite noticeable, and was yer,
fayorably commented upon by callers.
TIE public will please take notice that F;
| cheap, spurious and vile imitation of Hen
/ ley'S Celery, Beef and Iron has been put OF
the market, and sold i'll many instances a
4 the genuine article. Celery, Beef and Irol
is sold only in bottles bearing our STAMP
and labels and consumers are cautioned {,
be careful to purchase from reliable partie
and see that they are not imposed on. II
fill or sell any but the genuine article out o
our empty bottles is q misdemeanor, ant
those detected doing it will be represented t,
the extent of the law. Trade supplied a
! 537 Clay street.