Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-02
COLUMBTA'S SCHOOLS.
TEE PROCEEDISas OF THE OLD AND
NEW BOARDS.
MAKING UP the Final Accounts Under the Old
Regims-The Organization Of the New
School Board-The Latest Hap
pen,ngs Around Town.

school Board-The Latest Hap
pen,ngs Around Town.
Regular Correspondence OF ISTELLIaENoER.
COLUMBIA, June 2.-The last meeting OF
the old school board was held in council
chamber last evening all members pres
ent
Library committee reported receipts for |
the year of SS4 $50 from the board, and S34 |
from subscribers expenses were 81. 90 which |
left balance In the hands of the committee
Of $3.50. Messrs. Slade, Stevenson and Aut- |
werter, appointed special auditing commit
tee, reported 1t correct 1t was then ac-
cepted.
experimenting committee gave particulars
of the 18th commencement of the high school.
They recommended a vote of thanks to Col.
A. X. Mcclure for his excellent address, and
the report was accepted, and the recommen-
dation adopted, and the secretary instructed
to send a copy of the thanks to Col. Nc
Clure.
Supt Ames' report for attendance, etc,
during closing month of school term, was
handed In but not read.
Finance committee reported receipts and
expenditures for year ending June 1st, 's5,
\ as follows:
Expenditures. 8o,2s6F
Balance due Treasury .... ei747
Report was referred TO the borough audi
tors, and the secretary instructed to have 500
copies OF same printed and distributed In
the Columbia school district
Collector s. II. Boyd presented the tax
duplicate of 1854 1t recommended the ex-
onerations on real estate in the three wards
of the borough, to the amount of Sl23. so. 1t
was agreed that on payment OF 81, l23 by the
collector OF tax duplicates of 'S4, into the
school treasury, the collector would be re-
leased and his bond cancelled and sur
rendered.
>. and after few remarks by President Given
he adjourned the board sine die
Messrs. Miller, Autwerter and Stevenson
are the retiring members, while Messrs. May,
! Strine and Wann will fill their places.
THE NEW BOARD ORGANIZED.
The new board was called to order by DR.
w. G. Taylor acting as chairman pro TEN
and DR.. c. F. Markell, secretary pro tenn
The new directors presented their certificates
of election and were then declared directors
of the board.
DIR. w. G. Taylor, Republican, was unan
Lewis w. May, Republican, secretary. TIL,
salary of the latter offices was fixed the sam'
as last year, $50 per annum, and S55 for max
ing out tax duplicate.
The First National bank of Columbia, wa
unanimously elected treasurer, with bon,
same as last year, 100000.
The janitors salaries were made as follows
same as last yaar For Cherry street and In
stitute schools, s37.40 per month for entir
year; Poplar street schools, SIS per mont
for school term, and Fifth street school, 81
per month, for school term. The following
janitors were then elected, Democrats bein
displaced for Republicans: Cherry and In
stitute schools, John Klingbel Poplar stree
school, John Strevick, and Fifth stree
school, William Baker.
s. ii. Hoffman was unauimously reelecte
librarian, with salary same as last year, SlC
per annum.
The fixing of the tax rate for the ensuin
year Ysrs- postponed until the next reguls
nndng of the board, as was also the electio
ofa collector.
, The salaries of teachers in the Columb
school district was fixed same as last We;
after which the following were elected
High Schooi-Miss Lillian Welsh, vice pril
$50 per month Miss Margie f. Welsh, ass
$52 per month.
Grammar ,School-Mr S. III. Hoffma,
vice prin. $40 per month; Miss Flora \
Pfautz, asst. $50 per month.
Secondary Department-(Ist Division). T.
l. Miss Beckie j. Sourbeer, Si4 per month
2 Emma M. Schroeder, S44 per month
Sarah v. Paine, Si4. AS an additional scho,
may have to be added to the second divisio
OF the secondary department, further cle
tions were postpned until this evening. Tt
hoard then adjourned to DIR. Taylor's res
dence and INDUCED in a delightful repas
prepared by the new presidents hospits b
wife.
Town Notes
The total car movement for May was 90, Il
cars, the heaviest on record.
The rink will be again opened this evening
Thirty members attended the meeting
Co. @, five recruits being added. The 81
bond will be chanced off June 22d.
boat containing Joseph Entwisle, How
ard Detz and Mr.. Burke, jr., was upset We
terday, but all managed to climb on the boz
and were brought in by ii. Zeiger.
Samuel Read yesterday caught two sha
near the Wrightsville side of the river
Miss Cora NJ. Breneman, guest of Mrs.
G. Roath, and other friends, returns to h,
home in Columbus Junction, Iowa. this evei
The remains of Mrs. Walfred, of Kinde
hook, were inferred from the German Catht
lie church, this morning.
Wilmer Brenneman, aged 5 years, WI
knocked down and ran over last evening" b
aWrightsville team, but escaped with te
slight cuts and bruises.
NOwlen keesey, yesterday, caught I'll
largest shad OF the season below the dam.
weighed pounds, and measured % incht
from head to tail.
Harry Walk brought suit against And
Kane for assault and battery and surety {
the peace. The cases before Squire Evan
were settled by Kane paying all costs, an
both men, who are from Washington bo
39ngh. 9g swearing not to molest the other in tn
Letters Granted by the Register.
The following letters were granted by tI
register of wills for the week ending Tue