Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-18

The 6snnates reported for the coming
yeaf are kiZ 10 less th1n for lllsl year, and
TIE amount q hand - 80, zd5.5l. Ou mo-
non ths report 80 accepted and adopted
4nd q coqg ordered transmitted - tho C0un-
cal Tor IT. approval. The meeting then al
i0ufned and the session Of the Board
convened. Thea the regular order OF busi-
ness 1as dispensed with and The report OF
the GOmG4Itlee ou Teachers called for. .Nhlch
Was presented b. Chairman Hathaway,
recommending the fOAO~lng changes. Miss
( Elizabeth ChesebrO, assistant, promoted "a
the chargs Of a room ~ the Central school,
made vacant by the resi- -snAtlOn OF Ags~ tOe.
Al a salary 0f 500 per year. Kate ;. Price,
from Union % Central, % nil the vacancy
caused b Miss ChesebrO' promotion. at so
Der year, Miss &. ID hay. transferred from
south Division % North Division, 10 al the
vacancy caused by the nOR-acceptanee OF
Mlss " 4llace. lula j. MOriarty, transferred
from West Leonssd tO North IOnis % all the
vacancy caused b ths nOn-acceptanee OF
Miss Paddock Miss r. FOOte, made assis
tauE az " e-I Leonard street school 90 MI the
vacancy caused by the transfers; MI-s A.
Wethsrbee, 10 Pine street school 10 tl the
vacancy caused b the non acceptance Of
Miss Kent; Miss + " eed, assistant Al Henry
street school 70 MI the vacancy caused by
Jennie Hyde's non acceptance; Miss l..
Bishop, assistant ~ seventh street school
- Hl the vacancy caused by
I Mlss Barrstt's non acceptance. Miss
/ Clara y smith, assistant at Union school.
/ % tll the vacancy can-ed by the promotion
OF Miss Price. The report WAS accepted
and placed Gu ME. The committee recon-
/ mended h. l. MOsleY a. assistant at the
I Central and Union schools at salary of 500
I Per year, accepted and adopted. The COM
mittee asked 10 have the Board act on the
question of employing special teacher OF
I penumAnship, aud Trustee Hathaway moved
/ that the Board dispense with the special
/ teacher OF peunmanship for the coming
1 year, which was adopted.
The committee on claims and accounts
/ presented the following report, which was
I adopted JanitOrs John Gillen. 81; Adrian
I De Bruyn. SO; J. r. Case, SIS; G. Van Den
/ bsrge, s15; q. Dy khOuse, so; A. ). Paul,
/ S26. j. Walthuis, s.. For taking school
census. X. W. Hess. 81 30; J. Rusche. So. -;
/ G. l.. Brown, SO, A. ,. Sinclair. 81 20; ).
/ r. Turner. $3.50; Edith g. Miller, SO;
I Hoskin & Maunder, So. ID. L. Ransom,
/ S5l25.
The Committee on Buildings asked for
| =, ,.O3, the balance due DOren s. Eckert, on
/ the Seventh street school, IL Was ordered
paid upon their receiptIng IN full. Fred
/ Church was engaged as janitOr at
the East Bridge street school and
/ Mr.. Pettet at the Straight street school, for
I the balance of the present year, at the same
/ salary paid TO all JanltOrs IN six-roOm build
/ lnZs. lhe Committee on Grounds We're
/ given permission 10 take out some trees IN
I the Straight street school lot; and to build
\ fences At the Pine. South Division and
/ Seventh street schools. The chairmen Of the
/ Building and Grounds Committees were
/ given power TO act IN having the water pipes
/ laid To the Seventh street school be-
\ fore the opening. The special Committee on
/ Teachers and Schools reported having open
/ ed the night school on August 10. and en-
| plOyed teacher AT p salary of 81 10 per
/ night. Accepted and placed on file. Super
| intendent Mitchell recommended that room
\ be rented near Grandville avenue and kind
\ ergarten school started Referred 20 the Joint
\ Committee on Teachers and Schools with
I power % act.
+ The Board OF Police and Fire Commits
I -ioner- were requested TO detail A policeman
/ a. truant officer at the commencement of
/ the next school term, September :. The
I Committee on Text Books was authorized 20
/ purchase two hundred and twenty five sup-
/ Elementary readers The Board was author
| ised 70 sign the petition 20 the Council for
4 the grading Of East Bridge street from
/ Clancy street east 10 the city limits. 4 res
/ olution was adopted requesting the City At
/ torney 70 furnish his opinion a 10 who are
/ qualified 30 vote az the coming elections,
/ alsO ~ % what share OF the delinquent taxes
/ the BOARD is entitled to, when they are paid.
I The bill Of Julius Berkey for rent Of the un-
\ graded school 20 July 7. SIS. was allowed.
Mr.. QuIgey was gwen permission 10 COLI
I meet his sewer with the one At the Sventh
7 street school. There being no further bus
I Iness the meeting adjourned.