Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-01
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An adjourned meeting of tn Board
with President Baird in the chair.
Mr.. GrIer s5ked for and obtained per-
mission to change the janitor of No. 8
school.
Mr.. Trump stated that during the
recess OF Thanksgiving day he was
compelled to get the CRATE of heater In
No. 4 repaired, and that he had to get
several feet Of q water conductor pipe.
On motion the action OF Mr. Trump was
approved.
Mr.. Trump, also referred. to the diff.
Guilty Of children bringing dinner " ith
them on rainy days and staying In the
school houses to eat it during the noon
recess, creating greatdisorder and some
times destroying property In the ab-
sence of the teacher.
Mr.. Trump thought something ought
to be done to prevent this disorder,
something like the detail of one teacher
TO stay at the school house to keep the
children in order. Several members
spoke upon the subject, aod the general
lexpression was that children from q
distance had as good right to take
dinner with them as some teachers, who
did the same thing. The subject was
dropped and the call for the regular
business proceeded. DR.. Keables pre-
sented bill Of $85.S4 from Speakman
Brothers tgz repairing drain of No. ]
school. To thought 1t not fair that the
Board OF Education sb ould pay this
bill, when the drainage was caused by
other parties attaching to the drain ana
breaking the pipe.
After a general expression of opinion
the bill was referred to the committee
Iof No. school with instructions to
make some arrangements with the sub.
lessees of the drain in regard to pay ing
at least part of the bill.
Mr.. He.sler offered a resolut ion
changing the number of teachers in the
training school at No. 9, from to 6
Mr.. Wiley asked for some stated rea.
sons for such . change. Mr.. Heisler
said 1t was because there was not such
a demand for teachers now as formerly.
The resolution passed.
DR.. Keables stated that the buildine
committee of the new high school build
ing would be ready to let ON steam In
two or three days, and found that they
needed janitor.
The committee had large number oil
applicants for the position, and from
the number they had concluded t6
recommend flor appointment Charlie,
K. Sheldon, an experienced locomotive
JenRineer, now in the employ of thu
Jackson q Sharp Company, at salary
OF $500 year. A long and tedious dis
cussion ensued in regard to the powel
OF the committee to appoint q janitor
and the high school salary was special
ly objected to.
Il Amendments were offered to reduc,
TO $400 and $500. The motion to max
, II $500 was defeated on a yea and ma,
vote by bare majority of one. Tn
motion to make it $400 was defeated b,
Q large majority, and the original mo
tion TO employ Mr.. Sheldon At salar.
: of $500 was adopted by a vote of to 9
+ A motion Of Mr.. Heisler to instruc
! the committee on insurance to effect al
U insurance of $50 900 on the new higl
school building, brought from MI
j. Grier the question whether the build
ing had been delivered into the posses
sion of the Board. Not having been de
q livered,i 1t was argued that the builders
! insurance risk covered the building un
V I'll that time. To the surprise of a.
y present 1t was found that there was n
builders' insurance risk taken on th
'' building, and that If the building burr
;, ed down 1t would be the loss of th
Board of Education alone.
The Insurance Committee was the
unanimously instructed to request th
Icontractors to effect an insurance {
, $50 900 on the building early this morr
ling, and IL the contract refused I
do 30, the committee was instructed I
= do 1t and deduct the charges out of tn
: next payment due the contractors. !
Dill contracted by Robert Haddock fo
preparing the walls for blackboard SUI
face, amounting to $187, was ordered I
|. be paid.
II Or. Shortlidge again called up th
II : subject OF children being compelled I
9 stay out in the rain while they eat rhei
g sIdinners, and said he had a case of
little girl who was now confined TO be
room by sickness contracted by bein
-compelled to stay out in the rain. B,
fore action was taken the question wa
= postponed until next meeting.
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