Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-26
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.

ing last night, Hon. {. +. Stuart, CHAIRMAN,
w. F. Carne, esq, Superintendent oil
Schools, and Messrs. r. L. Carne, Fendall,
Mankin, Marbury, Thompson and Vincent,
Trustees.
The minutes of the last regular and a sub
seouent called meeting having been read
and approved, bill of R. W. Avery for
rent &c., $40, was presented by the super
intendent and referred to the Committee on
Finance and Accounts.
Supt. Carne, from the Committee on
Schoolbouses, reported that the work III
the interior of the Lee building was being
done in very satisfactory manner.
Mr.. r. L. Carne, from the special com.
mittee on a new schoolhouse, reported that
there had been no bids in response to the
advertisement of the committee ana reau
| Latter from Mr.. S. 3. Stouteuburgh, com
nla;ninp of y want of .defnileness in the
Specifications. whereupon, Mr.. Vincent, who
drew them up, asked that they be read, to
show that they were sufficiently definite,
which was done.
MrRL. Carne said he had understood that
the reason why there were no bids was thatlt
Was thought Mr.. Vincent would be competl'
tor, and there was an objection to compel
ing with any member OF the Board Tor
school work. Mr.. Vincent said be certain
" had intended to put in bid, as he saw
nothing improper in doing so, but be had
not told ANYBODY 80 until Mr.. Carne asked
him his intention day or two ago, and
. he did not know how anyone knew 1t;
Finding that there was objection, he had
foregone his right and declined bidding.
Supt. Carne said he had earnestly hoped
| to see fine new school house with ample
, grounds, but as there would be only S4,|oo
over at the end of the year he was content
\ TO take the best that could be gotten, anu
I, he strongly urged the purchase OF the
r Friends meeting house into which four
s schools could be placed. BY taking down
. the interior fences and painting the build
: iuss alike we would then have three school
r houses on one lot, accommodating
q in nine or ten schools all the white boys,
s and this at q cost less than $4,000, entirely
:, within the means of the Board. Besides
this, with no extra expense, the comolna
\. ton of the two lots, with their fine trees
# would give a small public ground, where
d seats could be fixed, and after school hours
d the tired might rest and nurses bring chill
=. dren to enjoy the grassy shade. This wonIc
d be a new depsrture-a snail one, 1t wa'
,e true, in the direction OF supplying public
y need, which could be supplied in no othe
N way, and without costing cent addltlonal
a. IF the Blair bill or similar measure passef
ID be did not despair of seeing within the mex
At ten years four or five small puDlic PARK
A surrounding school houses-nicely kept re
h sorts for children and older folk ''Schou
Il houses for education with incidental publ
m grounds" Unless this need was met il
il this way it could never be supplied, and
q was perhaps fortunate that the means I
ct build a fine school house are not now O
hand if it led the Board to move in tn
direction of giving at once accommodation
to the schools and small but pleasant place
for the town people. He concluded b
Offering the folloWingi
,x Resored, That the committee OH the new scho
rs house be instructed to purchase the FRIEND
meeting house and grounds at a sum not great
,st than $4,000.
ot Mr.. Vincent strongly advocated the req
~ ,.tinr, The Friends meeting house wou'
nt. would be, by 1ar, Tue m,r5u oov4Isiapt. ~ on
,es best thing to do.
Mr.. Mankin thought the Board had be
u ter rent rooms for the present.
I'd Judge Stuart hoped that the resoluto
AZ az. would not be pressed in so small meetin
az the entire Board should have chance
voting on = matter OF such moment.
ST, supt. Carne said, Certainly" and move
% buildings which was agreed to.
Mr.. r. l.. Carne said that as the commit
III tee stood four to one in favor of the pul
TX chase, as against building, he hoped th
I'd Board would give it definite instructions a
to its action, whereupon it was
10 Ordered, That the committee again ad
e vertise for building proposals for twent,
Va days.
10 Supt. Carne pointed out several bylaw
which apparently conflict with State law
!, and the regulations of the Board of Educa
=, ton, notably requirement of the latter fo
a six hours daily sessions, whereupon, after
- some conversational debate, it was deter
y mined that the by laws do not really con-
- hlct with any State law, and on motion of
a Mr.. R. l.. Carne, it was
10 Ordered, That the Clerk inform the CITY Su.
II perintendent of Public Schools that this Board
6 claims the right under the law governing it, to
l. determine the hours and length oftbe school scs
sion in Alexandria.
The sum of twenty. five dollars was appropriated
! in favor of Geo w. Piper, in part payment for
9 work in progress at the Lee building.
8 superintendent Carne moved the election of
all the teachers, and presented the following petit
: ton from leading colored preachers and citizens
+ | in that connecticut
ALEXANDRIA, Va June 30th, 1884
To the President aud Members of the City School Board
Geutlemen-We, the undersigned, would petit
tion of your honorable body that the recent mis-
t demeanor of Geo. w. Piper be overlooked, as all
honorable amends for the wrong doing by him has
! been made with an assured promise that bis flu.
, ture department will be well regulated and
correct
; William Gray, Henry A. Carroll, pastor of Rob-
ert's N. E. Church; R. II. Lyles. W. p. Burke,
Chas. g. Key, Presiding Elder; Henry Dulaney,
T. E. Dulauy, P. 81. Lumpkins, w. II. Madela,
Alfred Peters, T. B. !inn, John w. Beck ley,
Geo. Bryant, Nancy t;eckley. s. w. Madden,
pastor Afred-Street Baptist Church; VIM. Clag-
gett, Robert G. Adknns, G. A. Lumpkns, w.
F. Graham. pastor of tie Third Baptist Church
J. Mex. WAR, ST., RIP. Thompson, Eugenia
Thompson. Washington; Fisher, Jas NJ Buckner,
VIM. Miller. Paris Sims, John (s< } Scroggiu,
VIM. Il. Davis, messenger Citizens National
Bank, and Alfred Han:slton
he said he had had na-compIaint in the matter
from any colored man AID therefore recommend
cd the granting it, beingaure that it would have
no bad moral effect. lhe resolution was uuani.