Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-15
Board of Education.
TINE MEETING LAST NIGNT-IN'
JURY TO FURAILURE AND
BOOks-ABOUT JANITORs.
NO. 7 BROK EN- INTO.

NU. d II " n Z IN lNlUs
A regular stated meeting of the |
Beard Of Education was held last night, |
President Baird in the chair and Mr..
Heisler acting as secretary, Mr.. Grohe |
having obtained leave of absence.
Upon the call of the schools, Mr..
house had been broken into several |
Sunday mornings in succession and |
considerable injury done to furniture
and books.
He had notified the Mayor and Chief |
Of Police Of the affair and now he ap-
piled to the Board for authority TO offer
. reward of 50 for the arrest Of the per-
petrator, which authority was grant
ed.
Mr.. Palmer was granted permission
to have improved the drainage Of No.
10, at cost not exceeding $1S.
Mr.. Simmons was grantad perm ission
to have the clock Of No. 18 repaired at
q cost of 81.
Mr.. Allen complained of something
being wrong with the safety valve of
the heater In No. 90, and the committee
was authorized to employ o plumber
and have repairs made.
Mr.. Wiley was given permission to
repair sash cords and stay backs OF No.
16, at . cost not exceeding $40.
Mr.. Grier from No. stated that
the committee had appointed a new
Ijanitor, the old one having resigned.
The tools, however, were all carried
laway and the n ew Janitor had nothing
Itowork with.
A couple of cart loads of ashes had
! also been left in the cellar which 1t was
the duty of the old janitor to remove
before he could draw the balance Of
his pay. The committe Of No. 3 was
authorized 10 purchase necessary tools
for the new janitor and to have the
ashes in the cellar removed, and the
cost of removing them to be deducted
from the old janitor's salary.
DR.. Keables asked for an order for
the fifth pay ment Of IS. 900 due the con-
tractors fcr building the new high
school building, and stated that before
the Board would meet again the build
ing would be furnished and the last
pay yment would be due. DIR. Keables'
request was granted.
Mr.. Grier, from the committee on
appointing jsnitors, reported resolution
prov iding for the appointment Of q
competent, reliable, practical man to
supervise the steam heating apparatus
ld1ring the time that steam heaters
were used, 1T salary Of $45 per month.
Mr.. Simmons said he was one of
that committee. but could not meet
with 1t, but he was opposed to the reso
linton, as It provided for an unnecessary
expense.
Mr.. Palmer defended the resolution
He believed that the repairs of heaters
Through the inexperience of Janitors
\ cost the Board more than the salary ol
the proposed Superintendent would
amount to.
DIR. Shortlidge was not prepared to
vote upon the resolution, and he did no
know but more good could be done b,
Idividing the money spent for q super
visor In paying for o more intelligen
and higher grade of Janitors. Mr.
IWilley and Mr.. Heisler opposed The
resolution, and Mr.. Belts and Mr.
Grier favored it, when, on motion Of Mr.
Heisler, the further consideration o
the resolution was postponed until mex
Irregular meeting.
DR.. Shortlidge, from the committee OF
Teachers Institute. .ex pressed his graft
ication at the success of the Institute
and complimented the press for Its full
report OF the proceedings. On his mo
rion the committee was discharged.
On motion of Mr.. Kyne the commit
tee on printing was authorized to hAv
printed 200 recitation records, at cos
not exceeding $50; 1900 records OF at
Tendance at cost not exceeding $l(
and 1000 certificates Of five months at
tendance for SIT.
ON motion of Mr.. Wiley the prope
officers were authorized to ask Cit
Council for the regular monthly allow
ance for the month of December.
DR.. Keables, from the High Schoc
to Committee, asked for and was granite
authority to have the apparatus In Il
We boys and girls High School rooms
mo. 1 removed during the Christmf
0i vacation to the new High School buil(
ing.
DIR. Shortlidge was not sure the Boal
had acted wisely in the action take
until the High School building was d
livered over to the Board and u
l Boards acceptance of the same.
hi Mr.. Heisler was about to move a CO
alteration of the motion when, on IN
j of DR.. Shortlidge, 1t was agreed tn
when the Board adjourns it adjourn
meet on Monday evening next to a
cept the bnilding from the contractor
On motion of Mr.. Belts the commi
tee on insurance WAS instructed to
cT port ut the next regular meeting OF q
Board the amount OF property insure
the Board insuring its own property.
Mr.. Wiley paid high complime
i, to the drawing school In the Institu
- and invited the members OF the Boa
to pay IL visit on any night exec
Wednesday and Saturday.
DR.. Shortltdge complained that
large number OF children were atten
ling school who were under years
age, but he did not see how to prevel
lit, because parents were qualified th
the children were old enough, thou
he believed some Of them wilfully III
about 1t.
Mr.. Heisler gave notice that
n would at the next meeting OF the Boa
offer resolution changing the ru
vi Id reference t0 age, by striking o
the figure 6 and inserting the fgare
Mr.. Kyne called attention to the II
that tho committee to revise the ru
had made no report yet, when on N
tion the committee was instructed
n report at the next regular meeting.
'o5 The Board then adjourned. but '
raped to order again, when Mr. All
said that some schools were left out
noon the day before Christmas, wh
others were kept In until night.
Ill He thought there ought to be u
formity in the matter, when the me
bers divided informally and BY y
of seven to nine in favor OF two
sions.
The following bills we're passed:
Preston Ayers SO. 40; Julius Kraus
"a. 80; A. e. DeNormandie, IS; Jan
Brad ford ,$27. Al; Robert Haddook, IL
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