Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-29
Board Of Education.
RECEP rION Or THE NEW HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING-BUB.C Boon
|TO BE OPENED MONDAY

A regular meeting of the Board of
Educa sion was held on Monday even-
ing, with President Baird in the chair.
The Committee on Teachers recon
mendei that Miss Anna Curtis, en- gagged
as teacher for girls in No. 13 school,
but who has been enRssed In teaching
boys instead, be paid $40 additional 70
make her salary correspond with other
teachers of boys. The motion was
4, agreed to.
| Al the request Of DR.. Keablee,
authority was granted to sell some OLD
books and papers accumulated In No. l |
school, ana TO cover the proceeds intoI
the library fund. /
Mr.. Grier submitted q bill of IS 80
from Jacob Weiser, late Janitor OF No.
3 school, which WAS ordered TO be PAID /
after . reduction of $3.50 had been
Imade.
Mr.. Trump, from No. 4, suggested |
THAT there be more radiating heaters
In two OF the north side rooms Of No. 4
The rooms be said were not heated |
sufhcieLtly, and in cold days the |
scholars Lad TO be- dismissed. DR.
Keables, and Mr.. Feukel both thought |
that 1t WAS not the want of more radiat
ing surface that was needed, but boilers
Iof larger capacity. The committee was
authorized TO employ plumber TO
make an examination and to remedy
the difficulty wherever 1t exists, the
cost not 10 exceed S75.
Mr.. Kype, from No. 15, reported
that the pipe from marble wash basin
had got filled up and the overflow had
damaged the ceiling and black board sur
face TO the extent of $25. Mr.. Feukel
suggested that slate blackboard surface
should be used instead of composition I,
and then IL could not be damaged by
. rain. Mr.. kyne WAS ordered TO have
necessary repairs made.
A bill of rent for $40 for No. %, was
on motion of Mr.. Heisler ordered TO
be paid.
Mr.. Grier, from the committee on in
\ surance, reported an insurance on school
property oI $l38, 300, with AN annual
Ipremium Of S3a9 20.
DIR. Keables, from the high school
committee, reported the high school
building completed, and that all the
sub contractors had signed releases ex-
cept Gawthrop & Bro. and Robert
, HAddock, who the CONTRACTORS failed 70
D. find, or in all probability they would
have signed the release also.
The following were those who signed
releases :
George Cochran, Wilson Vandever
!. Forrest & Pierce, James Merkins, Il
A. Brown, Charles Warner Co., l.. q
Kent, Daniel James, Jr., Hare & Nor
gan Co., Reese q Bro, Thomas David
500, W. s. Simmons, George !. Speer
jackson Il Sharp Co., j. II. Beggs 6
20. and w. Campbell.
8, DIR. Keables moved that the commit
tee be authorized to accept the building
as the CONTRACTOR had assured him tha
w. "A ha nn nj n n
rop b Bro, and from Robert Haddock
Mr.. Trump said he would rather vot.
to receive the building II all the sub
contractors had signed releases. Tn
motion was then modified, to ALLOW
the committee TO accept the buildinl
when nu s,l the snb-oont5ae.oss ha.
passed.
DIR. Keables then made motion tina
an order be drawn In favor j. Il. u
Seeds 81 Sons, contractors, for SIC, ,00O
n the last pay ment on the building excer
z. toe pay yment 10 make next November.
DR.. Shortlidge wanted TO know
there was any money In the Treasury
meet the order.
Treasurer Grohe said there was n
n money in the Treasury 10 the credit
- the committee.
DR.. Keables said that at the lai
ported S13, 900 in the treasury. DR.. ke'
Dles further said that the board had 60
$4,000 from the building fund, and thi
= 5000 OF the same fund had betn paid
ck Graham and Son, architects, and who
70. should not be chargeable TO the cor
nittee. President Baird stated thi
. In previous years the $4,000 receive
could be applied as the Board pleased
but for the last year or two 1t was es
mated In the current expenses.
Mr.. Heisler said the Board had bee
using the committees money for cure
expenses, and now when they want
their money they could not get 1t.
Mr.. Hoffeoker thought that the Boa
could get through the difficulty by Z
., appointment OF committee to take t
matter In hand and ascertain the exa
condition of the finances OF the Boa
n and to act in conjunction with q
Y building committee. The motion TO
Npoint a committee prevailed and Mess
u Hoffecker, Trump, Smith, kyne Al
Palmer were appointed said comnitt'
The committee was granted power
act and To order the warrant 10
drawn for $40 900 when they were sat
fed that all legal objections had be
removed.
On motion of DR.. Keable to issue c.
tificates Of Indebtedness to j. Il.
seeds & Sons, for the balance $14, 800
to be paid next November, Mr.. II
Ifecker reminded the Board that IL
louired very nice discrimination 10
tue certificates without VIOLATION
the school board charter.
The precedent established In the
pairs Of No. 4 school were cited, WI
il was agreed by the legal minds OF
hoard, Messrs. Bofecker and Smi
that certificate of acknowledgment
Indebtedness oy the Board was no vi
u alton of the charter. The motion
IT. issue certificates was then agreed 10
] " On motion of Mr.. Kyne the conn
tao of No. 1 school WAS appointed
m. the COMMITTEES Of the high school.
On motion Of DR.. Keables the O
q mittes WAS authorized to open sci
y, IN the new higa school building
monday, January 4th, 1885:
DIR. Keables stated that the appar,
lof No. 1 school was being removed
,he hiRn school building, and Inv
the members Of the Board to attend
opentpR exercises of the Board .
Monday evening In the audience !
of the new building, when there VI
some essays and declamations py
of the boys of the high school, 8
remarks By mem bers Of the Board,
sinoinp under the direction OF
I'll Honor, Mayor Rhoads.
I'LL, On molten of Mr.. Trump the CON
WI tee on Insurance was ausnofihe'
place al insurance OF b30,Voo on
building, and the committee we.
thorized to have the steps ooVoro' W