Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-15
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The board of education Of the city Of
Wichita met pursuant to adjournment yes
terday afternoon.
Present-Taylor, Campbell, Brown, Win
gard Caldwell and Slaven.
Absent-Allen, Katz and Carey
Minutes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved.
Wingard, the special committee appointed
to enter into contract with Ransome, Paine
& Co. to paint and kalsomine the second
ward the fourth ward and all of the fourth
ward that has not already been DONE report
ed that he had closed the contract with them:
that the surety was Nixon Elliott: that there
had been a deduction of $50 for the work al
ready done in the first ward building.
Caldwell, of the committee on teachers and
salaries reported the following names to fill
the remaining vacancies in the corps of
teachers: F. l.. Boyd, principal Of the fifth
ward; Blanche Smith, Jennie Daugherty,
Mary Crowther, Marie Mathers.
Onmotion of Mr.. Wingard and seconded
by Slaven the report was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell the salary of
Wingard, of the committee on buildings
and grounds reported that he had received
two bids, one from Downing for sl926 and
for charging each window S23. rs in addition,
and the other from jackson & Plank for
sl99, and for enlarging each window s25 in
addition
On motion of Campball the contract was
let to Downing, and Wingard was appointed
a special committee to enter contract with
him on behalf of the board
On motion of Campbell and second by
Brown Messrs j. D. Hewett, W. F. Harper
and W. b. Hendryx were appointed the ex-
amining board for the ensuing year.
Wingard reported that the committee on
buildings and grounds had received a bid for
heating apparatus for the Second ward
similar to that in the Fifth ward and Lin
coin and Parke school buildings from Killem
and Stockinger for 81 $50, which he read be-
fore the board. They guaranteed the appar
atus to heat all the rooms of the building to
a0o in ID below zero weather and to main
tain the same with five pounds of steam.
| On motion of Caldwell the contract was
awarded TO Killem & Stockinger.
| On motion OF Campbell Wingard was APP
pointed special committee to enter into
contract with MeSsrs. Killem Il Stockinger
on behalf of the board.
On motion of Caldwell III. Winslow Abbotts |
resignation as member of the board from the |
Fourth ward was received and accepted.
The board then proceeded to ill the vacancy |
occurring by said resignation and the name |
of Col. II. w Lewis was PLACID in nomina-
There being no other nominations Colonel |
Lewis was elected and took his oath of Office
and took his seat at the board as a member. |
The election of officers of the board was then |
proceeded with and Colonel Taylor was
unanimously elected president and ". T.
Campbell vice president.
On motion of Campbell the committee on
buildings and supplies were instructed to
take such steps as may be proper to get coal
for the winter at as early period as possible
and that they advertise for bids to furnish
coal by the car load and that before the win
ter season sets in a car load be placed in each
of the buildings with the exception of the
high school building
The ,muittec on appropriations were in
structel to confer with Mr.. r. +. Lawrence
with regard to the seats in the old school
building in the Fifth ward sold to him
The matter OF teaching German in the
high school was considered and the board |
were of the opinion that it was not needed
now, some of them expressing their opinion
that no foreign languages should be introduced
in the high school except enough Latin and
Greek to entitle a graduate os the high school
to enter college.
Wingard objects to teaching German on
account of the expenses incident thereto.
Caldwell brought up the question OF roof
ing for the new building. He stated that the
roofs ofsall the buildings iii the city are COW
cred with tin and then painted. He stated {
also that this hot weather cracks and curls
up the paint so thai after the first rain we | I
had this summer every roof in the city leaked
He had received a bid to roof the new build
ng in the Fifth ward with felt materia
covered with asphaltum and gravel, (which
was absolutely fire proof and would not need
such frequent repairing. He accordingly |
moved that the committee on building and
grounds use their discretion with regard to
roofing the new building with it and that
they have power to act
Campbell called the attention of commit
zee on ways and means to the law requiring /,
lhe sinking fund to he invested and that they
should make some provision for it. The at
ention of the board was called TO the condi
lion of the privies Of the different buildings
which matter was referred to the committee
on buildings ond grounds with power to act. :,
Scavenger work was referred to the COM
rttee on ianitors with power TO have neces :
sary work done. .
1t was the expression of the board that the /,
new superintendent should go ahead and .
make such changes as may be found advisa- =,
Die in the management of the schools.
On motion of Campbell the examination Of /,
eachers by the examining board was fixed /,
at one week from next Monday.
The clerk was instructed TO notify each ;
member of the board of the regular NEE tings
If the board.
The board adjourned 10 meet the first Mon
lay in September at 1870 p. III.
School committees--The following is a list !,
If the committees of the school board for the
,llsung year: II. l.. Taylor, president of the b
BOARD: ways and means Levy, Lewis, Sla-
ii ms; teachers and salaries, Campbell, Levy, :
accounts, Katz Allen, Wingard: T
government and course of instruction, Lewis.
Brown, katz: buildings and grounds, Win
gard, Brown, Levy; printing and supplies, 7
Allen, Campbell, Wingard; library. Brown, !,
'alduell, katz; apparatus, Slavens, Caldwell,
'ampbell: janitors Caldwell, Allen, Lewis.
DOING WELL. .
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