Daily Republican., 1885-07-14
Hoard of Education.

with President Baird In the chair.
Those who expected prolonged con.
est over the appointment Of principal
for the High School were disappointed.
The Committee on Teachers presented
report stating that Thomas l. Graham,
of Elkton, Md, had been selected and
the report of the committee was unani-
mously adopted.
At the request of DR.. Keables, the
committee on No. WAS permitted to
make some changes and improvenentsl
in the Superintendents office al an Ok /
pense not to exceed $40.
DR., Ksables asked that an order bel
Idrawn for %, 900 in favor OF j. X. ID.
Seeds & Sons. on account OF contract
for building the new High School
buiiding.
MI Keables stated that by al error
In drawing up the contract, payment
Iof 81, ,25O was to be paid when tha roof
was put on, when 1t should have been
les, 600 when the upper tier of the joists
was laid. Mr.. Set DIS had the roof about
half finished, and there would be no
Irisk whatever In making the payment.
Treasurer pro TEN Mr.. Trump stated
for the Information of the Board that
there was no money in the bank with
(which to pay this amount, the account
having already been overdrawn "a 1858,
land the amour: could not be paid at
present.
Mr.. Heisler stated that there would
lhave been enough money to have met
this order had not the Board spent te,-
900 of the $780, appropriated for
building new school houses. He did
not like the financial appearance Of the
Board, and did not know how 70 get
out of the difficulty.
Mr.. Hoffecker WAS informed, in re-
spopse to his inquiry, that sac, ,0c0 due
by City Council for building new school
r houses would be paid on the first OF
Q August.
IL Dr. Snortlidge wan ted to know if the
:. Ipayment of %, 900 to j. X. D. Seeds
= would not vitiate his contract. Several
r of the members were of the opinion that
1t wonld, while the majority thought
!. the contrary and the order was passed.
0 Mr.. Belts called mp several amend
ments to the by laws. One of them
q placed the salary Of the Secretary of the
> Board at 800 instead of 500, aud tina,
o of the Treasurer of the Board at $30(
). instead OF 800.
nj A substitute offer ID by Dr.Shortlidge
reI placing the salary OF the Secretary a.
70 800 and the Treasurer at $500 was
3. adopted. Another amendment wal
i adopted reducing the sureties 1of thu
Treasur fromfl0, 600 70 81, 600, and ont
requiring the Finance COMMITTEES Il
audit the accounts OF the Treasure
rs every month, were adopted.
+ The Board then proceeded to the nomi
se nation and election of a Secretary, whel
he the following names were placed II
4. nomination William II. Gibbons
n James NJ. Jones, William b. Cole
John S. Grohe, II. G. Conrad, j. Rob
iuson Moore, W. II. Fairlamb, II.
'n Fraim, John II. Walker, j. b. Thoma
Mccall, Frank Chandler, Charles II
Il Vary and T. Samuel Lee, M. ALLIE
withdrew the name Of ii. G. Conrad
~ The FIRST ballot stood 8 for Gibbons.
- for Grohe and one for Cole There be
~ ing no election. the second ballot stoo'
- 9 for Gibbons and 10 for Grohe, aud tn
1 latter was declared elected.
q. Mr., Grohe was the placed in nominf
m ton for Treasurer, and was elected
w receiving Is votes to 8 for Gibbons.
The Com mittee on New High S:hot
presented the following report
WILMINGTON, j uly d, 1885.
of Te the Board Of Public Education.
AMI Your committee on new Hig
ty School, to whom was referred the bic
for for furnishing, respectfully report tn;
m they advertised for proposals, as p'
at specifications furnished each bidde
b. Bids were received from McCartne
An Kenney & Co., NJ. Megary & Son,
an II. Andrews & Co, John A. Canno
Ter and p. b. & j. b. Foreman. After
as patient and careful examination of a
dis the samples furnished, and opening ar
lis comparing the bids and the goods, v
nd Unanimously recommend the awar
,hei Ing of the contract AZ follows:
To A. Ii, Andrews & Co., for 504 81
gle high school desks, polid dovetaile
at $3 20 each l44 rear seats, more
les less. at s. 65 each 600 iron frame ope
icy chairs, five ply, perforated bottom al
,ly back, with foot rest, hat rack al
to numbered, 81 20 each ; 400 feet mo
en-. or less, solid dovetailed reecitatiC
ise settees, at SO cents per running foot :;
lev platform chairs, perforated back al
hat seat, at 50 65 each. To p. B * J.
,nei Forman for y solid teachers' desks
on Iper specifications, at $l4 each tu
viii solid walnut teachers desks, at $l3
ity each. We desire TO say that after
ad. careful examination, we are certa
that the Board will secure the best fu
Liture now in the market, for I
prices named, it being all of the bt
tqual lity and put up in most suhsJanti
80 manner. All goods, By the terms
,a the specifications, to be to the satisfa
iJ sh tion Of tho committee, and to be set
Sno place without expense to the board,
OF which II respectfully submitte
- Mr.. Belts reported that George '
." Thompson, collector, had collected a.
@ ,rr paid over to the Treasurer of the Boa
uh $2S5, which he had collected In schC
so district No. 10, and moved that he
w paid 500 Tor his services. Nobo
seconding the motion, Mr.. Belts ga
that Mr.. Thompson might have Ike
H.. out his commission when he had I
ny" money in his hands, but instead
ai paid in the whole amount, believi
am that the Board would pay him WI
10 was right. MIR. Trump stated that
no far as he knew this money never Cal
"hh into the Treasury, as there was no
Z. cord of 1t.
ony Mr.. Belts said that Mr.. Thomps
anu held the receipt of the Treasurer
proof that the money was paid. I
motion was then seconded and
claim allowed.
ID. The Committee on Insurance, on n
.ton ton Of Mr. Grier, was authorized
ipcs idraw on the Treasurer for the varit
pi {. .tamounts needed 10 pay premiums.
ing A large number of bills was n
'eam and referred, Among them was {
were from Henry c. Turner, Esq, for s
'nter for drawing bill required t. go bpf
nifty the Legislature, and for his services
fore the Legislature. Also bill fir
Il.