Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-03

cry SCHOOL BOARD An adjourned
meeting was held last night. Present
Mrssrs. K. l. Carue, Fendall, Herbert,
Ierdheater, Mankin, Marbury, Snowden
and Vincent and Superintendent VIM. r.
Came.
The chairman being absent at the begin
ming of the session Though be came in soon
afterward-) Mr. Fepdall was chosen chair
man pro tenn, and presided during the
meeting.
The minutes Of the last two regular meet
,nps having been read and approved,
Mr.. Marburv, from the Committee on FL
nance and Accounts, recommended the pay
ment of the following bills, viz: K. w.
Avery, Sc O5; 5. Cuvilier, Sl.2o; \. ID. KIT
,epour, $40; T. l.. Monroe, 81 so; ID. Mid
dleton, 50 so: Aitcheson & Bro; So ".
F., French, $2SS. 73; GAZETTE job once, 30;
Geo. Bryant, IS IS; L. J. Miller, soc; /.
Waddey, 1915; J. F. Carlin & Sons, $500.
He also presented letter from their imam
cial agent, w. II. Lambert, esq, STATING
that the $4,000 necessary for building the
school house cannot be obtained in Alex
andria. Several members thought the paper
cume before the Board irregularly, as the
committee did not make a formal report.
Mr.. Leadbea er, of the committee, offered
The following
p,s,,,.a That the order of the Board in truct-
IND II. finance Committee to negotiate loans to
Il. u,ed in erecting u building on the Howell lot
IA hereby revoked, and further consideration OF
the subject Of erecting said building is postponed.
Hs then gave brief account OF the
Boards finances The State, he said, after
this wear would give hut about $1,000; the
city. IS, 800, and 5000 rent was available !;
but the expenses, without any incldentais,
would be $l3 $50 or more, and we had but
81 600 to begin upon. How, then, could we
nav $500 q year interest and provide SLOW
a wear to extinguish the debt? Only by IN
creasing taxation, and to that no man 10
whom he had spoken was willing to submit.
Judge Stuart moved to recomm1t Mr..
Lambert's letter and the resolution. he
was satisfied that the gentleman had talked
with enemies of the public schools ly, and
that nine tenths of the people would WILL
iupIy add a cent or two to the taxes to pro.
vide accommodations for their children, II
necessary which he was sure it would not
he We had not single safe and proper
scbool house in the city.
Mr. Vincent thought the committee had
not done its duty. We should not look on
tho lark, but on the bright, side OF things
Va thought he knew q non resident seek
ino investments, who would gladly loan
the money, and he was sure it could be
raised.
not done its duty; it should have enqulred
into the financial situation earlier and shown
that the house could not be safely built.
Supt Carne made forcble speech, snow,
ing the advantage to the city of good school
facilities in increasing its population ana
wealth. The building would be the pest
investment the city had ever made.
Judge Stuart's motion was then adopted.
Supt. Carue offered the following reso!u'
ton, viz
ResoEr.d, That in the selection Of new teachers
for the public schools of Aexaudrs, this Eoard
will hereafter give the preference to teacners
from Alexandria who have attended t G State
Normal School.
Mr.. R. l.. Carne supported it strongly,
arguing in favor Of trained teachers as lar
better than others.
The Clerk then made his report as fol-
lows: Amount of money paid from Decem-
Der 26, 1854, to January 80, 1854, to Y: Y.
Bradley, and for insurance, fuel, repairs,
&C., IS 240 g..
The Board then adjourned.