Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-28
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The Board Of EdatQs,un

A regular mseting Of tie Board on
| = luc.siOD vas held Iass evening.
I: I. esident Baird 10 the chair, ahd more
! than a quorum Of mem bers present.
u MI Trump, from committee on No. 1.
!, was eranteo $50 with which to- have
2 the heAte'E oftnat school repaired.
a communication from Rev. M. x.
Q "a Ion, chairman OF the board of tsug-
{ tees of 81 MAry's Church, in referepne
q to the fe.renting OF the school bujlding
0 1t 'ached 10 that church, was reefiyei !.
reAd anG referred to the Committee or,
Teachers a bill of $56A so for hack,
r rsnt accompsaisd the communiost stion,
and II was also referred 10 the same,
, oomn ittee With instructions to pay the
same II tie Dills are correct
II Dr. Shortlidse, from the COMMITTEES q
!, whom had been referred the disputed
bill OF Sayers Bros. for 1921. 10 for Re-.
pairs &C No. Sechool for settlement. re-
ported that no settlement could be-
affected, as the consrsctors would not
take cent less than the face OF the
bill DR., ShortiidRe then moved the
adoption cf the original report of the
6 eon1mittee, made ut previous meeting,
which was shat the beard refuse to pay
the bill wishout s consiaerabl reamc.
tion by the contracpors.
| DIR. Grimshsw moved an an amend.
ment that ths bill be pad. he &C.
l tknowledged the exorhitant charges. but
he did not see what tie board could do.
but to pay the ball, as 10 had ordered the,
work to Dc done and laid no restrictions.
Hpon the man who they entrusted with
the work. He thc7ght the board should
pay the bEA and then do business In a.
brsiness-lfse manner after wards.
After considerable discussion By Mr..
Smith and others, the amendment WAS.
Withdrawn, and Mr.. Donaboe moved to.
amend by striking out ofth report that.
part refusing to pay any part OF the.
bill.
Mr.. Kyne eueered into lengthy dis
cussi.n Of the merits Of the charge, hav.
ing fortified himself with several bills,
from other plumbers in which higher
charges were made than In Savers
Bios bill. A prolonged debate en-
sued In which there was g, R,considersb
amount OF scrimoay, after which Mr,
Donshoe's amendment wac defeated by
and aye and nay vote Of 6 to TO-
DIR. GEt,ashaw then moved as an
amendment that the board make final
OTTER OF $i08 to Ssyezs Bros.
Mr.. Donahoe moved to lay tils amend
ment on the table, which m0sion was
lost by vote of 6 tot By the same-
vote the proposition Of DR.. Glimshaw
was agreed 60.
Mr. Trump, from conamittes Of No. l..
to whom had been referred the bill of
John Lang fer S31 fo. repairing the
drain Of No 1, reported that MY. Lang
had agreed to Pay one-tIsird of the bill
himself. An order was therefore drawn
in favor of Mr.. Lang for B21.O5
sMY Fuekel, from the committee on
State Teachers Institute, offered reso-
luton to close the schoolJ on the 18th
and T4th OF JanuaEy to give the teach
ers al opportunity of attending the
State Teachers Institute to be held on
those days and the following Saturday
In the Opera Horse. Tbs reeoiution
was unanimously adopted. A motion,
made By DIR. Grsmshavr, requiring
tho teachers to report the days they at
tended the institute TO the saperintend-
ent, was adopted.
Mr.. Massey, conn!ttee on No.
school, was authorized to ash bids Tor
repairing the heaters In said school.
DIR 9rinshaw, from No. 4. Schoo.
Committee, reported that the wall be-
hind the wainscotttng In Nc school
had never been plassered, in conse-
oueuce of which much cold air came
into tbs room and n ode q cold draft
which made 1t diffionlt to heat the
room. He stated that 1t would take
less than $l99 TO make the needed
change and he asked FOR authority to
have the work done during tbs weeks
recess
DR.. Shostlidae moved that the au-
thority be granted in eccordan 90 with
the rule requiring proposals for the
After "a lengthy debate the resoluti n
was adopted, The Board agreeing TO
meet this tTuesday) evening to ler
the bids.
A motion to Fay J. z. D. Seeds s.
Sons 81 500, balance due on the High
School, led to lengthy discussion.
Mr.. Wiley said the money should not
bs paid until several things about the
building were properly completed; as it
was 1t could not be called q fair and de-
cent JOB Dr. Shortlidge also took that
view of the case. Mr.. Trump said it
made no personal difference 70 him, but
the board had accepted the building
aud had given the Messr Seeds the
| Certificate of Indebtedness as pledge
to pay, and he thought the beard would
have to pay the fall amount. President
Baird stated that there were no avail
able funds with which to pay the Ger.
tificates At this time. The Finance G M
mittee was instrNcted to report whether
this certificate OF Indebtedness was ne
gotiable aud bearing interest.
| M. Eyne arose to que stion OF privi'
leee, and had q card from Mr.. Belts
read from the kEPUBLICAN, in which
he & M. Betts) denied the ass artion of
Mr. Sayers at previous meeting that
ne had used the expression: 'D--i
old Irishman." Mr.. Kyne made long
personal 6arsnsae, defending his actions
all through in the repairs to No. 8
school, after which the Board adjourned
TO meet this Tuesday evening.
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