Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-03
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
rRs BUsfsEss rRASsACrED 0S THE
sEPrkMBkk SESSION.
The Lemon street Buiid,ng Completed ny Con
tractors Mclaughlin 4 Gesen In u WORK.
inaniiks Manner and According to
the specifcsticus--other IsusipesA


The september meeting of the Lancaster
school board was held on Thursday evening
with the following members present
Messrs Baker Bolenius, Brenetnsn, Byrne,
Darmstetter, Ebermsn, Evans,
Hartman, johnson, Lichty, Marshall, Nc
Cormick, McElligott McKillips ochs Pontz,
Ringwalt, Shindle, Shirk, Smeych, Snyder,
Springer, ickershAm, White Wohlsen and
DR.. Livergood, president
The minutes OF the last stated aud special
meetings were read aud approved.
sUPERINTESD1Sa COMMITTEE REPORT.
DIR. wickersham, of the experimenting
committee, reported that all of the schools OF
the city were opened on Wednesday morn
ing. Some were crowded and in others there
was plenty of room. The committee Will
hold special meeting on Monday evening
next and hope to be able to SO distribute the
pupils of the city as to relieve James ana
Ann street schools There was some con-
fusion at the Lemon street building, at the
opening, on account of the workmen still
being ib the building, but that has been RENE
died. The men are engaged in putting the
apparatus for steam beating in the building,
but they are now working so that neither
teachers or pupils are annoyed.
BILLS TO BE PAID.
ported the following bills as having been
examined and found correct and on his
motion the treasurer was directed TO pay the
same: c. V. Rote a Co, repairing railing,
$50; John IL. Laucks, messenger, Sis A.
W Russelrs est, tax refunded, 81 rs; Lsncas
ter Examiner, printing and advertising,
Sl6S5: Henry Young, repairs, S460: Inquirer
Printing and Publishing company, $50 As
c. Slaymsker, city regulator, lines for Manor
street school property, s. Anne 4 Thomas
iron fence, (Manor street ience) SlSS Baum
gardner, Ebermau Il Co, lumber, S6ASI ;
Stoner, Shreiner Il Co. sundries, ss7.5s; Eli
b. Powl, omnibus hire. So VIM. Proctor,
labor, 81 r NJ. Morrow, labor, S2l&gO; Wm.
Schaeffer, lime, 81 50; John II. Pearsol, print
ing, & Mclaughlin Il Gesell, on account
of Lemon street addition, $1,000; Guthrie 4
Son, painting blackboard surface, sl5.6S.
Mr.. Evans also stated that the collector OF
delinquent tax should be elected at this meet.
ing, but there were no applicants for the pos
ition because the committee insisted on the
collector making an effort to collect the head
| tax.
Mr. Hartman said 1t was his Judgment that
| the board should otter larger percentage for
| the collection of this tax, say 10 or 70 pei
| cent liza collector can make fair wages ht
| will work so much the harder.
Mr.. Evans said that out of 5000 assessed
| as head tax, on tenants and single men, only
| $50 were collected. He would favor giving
| the collector p per cent commission IL h'
| would guarantee to collect half the amoun
| charged.
Mr.. Hartman moved tha, the COMMITTEES
| select. a collector and make such arrange
ment as TO commissions as they see proper
| THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE REPORT.
Mr.. Hartman, of the property committee
submitted the following report
| LANCASTER, Sept |, lSs6,
| To he LQnedtter City School Board
GENTLEMEN Your COMMITTEE on build
| ipgs and grounds respectfully report, ths
the addition to the Lemon street schoc
| building has been erected by the contractors
Messrs. Mclaughlin & Gesell, in satisfactor
manner, within the time specified, and a,
cording to contract We ask authority 3
given to draw a warrant for the balance
contract price, $500.
| The walls OF first and second stories shout
| be coated to correspond with the new add
| ton. Had time allowed we would have
done This can be done while schools al
closed for teachers institute.
The contract for steam heating spparstu
was awarded to Finn Il Breneman, ne,
lowest bidders, to be completed Oct. l, lsS
The iron fence has been placed at Mant
street school building, as contracted 70
| Here we recommend the laying of a brio
| pavement, to the Line of front of house, wit
walks to rear doors The cost will be aboI
sl25.
Respectfully submitted,
j. !, HARTMAN,
A. J. SNYDER,
| WIN. JOHNSON,
JOHN MCKILLIPs,
THos. b. COCHRAN.
Committee.
The president was directed TO draw h
warrant for &, 600 in favor of the contrac tor
The committee was directed to have th
brick pavement laid at Manor street built
ing.
| DR.. Mccormick from the committee O
furniture and apparatus, submitted the 70
lowing
LANCASTER, Sept /, 1856.
To the LdnedsteT City School Board:
Your committee on furniture and sppar
| tus would respectfully report that the chang
| in the furniture necessitated by the additio
| TO the Lemon street school building hay
been completed. The new desks with Il
exception of three have been placed in pos
ton and are now in use.
d. Il. MCCORMICK,
G. +. EBERNAN,
Geo. +. SPRENGER.
He also reported that the books, the pro
| erty of the board, In schools under the grat
of the high schools, where a change WI
made, had been exchanged for those adopte,
His committee asked for instructions as
the readers in the high school, Parker
Watson's being in use there.
| Mr.. Cochran offered a resolution that il
the sense OF the board that Swinton's reade
were adopted for use in all the school
| Auoptcu ny uudulluOus vote.
SOLDIERS DAUGHTER.
Mr.. Darmstetter, of the soldiers orphan
school committee, reported fsvorably on Il
| application Of Mrs. Minnie Fisher, who d
sired her daughter 10 be discharged from Il
school at Mt Joy. The board approve
the recommendation.
THE NIGHT SCHOOLS.
Mr.. Ringwalt OF the night school comm
tee, said the teachers for those should
, elected at this meeting and on his motto
Messrs. Levergood, Gable and Gates we
, elected teachers OF the boys school, to
employed, as needed, in the order named
Misses Shirk and Harkins were elect.
/ teachers Of the girls night school aud
, | Shibley of the colored school.
, Mr.. Ringwalt also reported that the cor
, mittee favored the opening of the schools ,
the evening of Monday, September 20
Mr.. Cochran made a motion that the col
tractor for -hOol books for the board
directed TO classify those bought or G
changed, by designating in his bill wheth
\ for day scholars, teachers or night schC
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