Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-27


money had been squandered.
Mr.. Heisler said be had no objection
and read all the proposals, from which
IL appeared that the contract required
5000 square feet OF wire netting at 26
cents q foot. Frederick Holden bid
$s2b without the netting and Alvan II.
Morrison 81 .9e with netting.
Mr.. Grier thought that as there was
but $40 between the lowest bid and
that OF Allen SpeakmAn, q Whining
tonian the work should be given 10
Wilmington mechanics, whose children
are TO be benefited by the escapes and
who are taxed TO support them.
Mr.. Trump said he was about to make
a similar suggestion, understanding
that the work could be done here as
well as anywhere, but 1t seemed hardly |
fair, after asking Tor bids on the job
and inducing persons from Philadel'
phia to bid, not TO give the contract to
the lowest bidder.
On the motion Of Mr.. Smith the
awarding OF the contract was post
poned until the frst meeting of August.
Mr.. Wiley, from the Committee Oh
Finance. stated that the bond of the
Iabscopding Secretary and Treasurer of
| the Board had been placed in the hands
of an attorney for immediate prosecu
| ton. He also stated that the committee
had examined the accounts of Treasurer
Grohe and found them correct.
At the request Of Mr.. Smith, chair
man of the Committee on Elections,
said committee was granted authority
TO make all necessary arrangements for
holding the school elections In the re-
Ispectiye wards next Saturday.
The High School being called, DR..
Keables said that the time for one
session day would expire by the first
LOT May. He moved to make it con-
ltinuous, and said that without excep-
Ition every teacher spoke well of its
beneficial effects, indeed he had heard
none speak against II.
Mr.. Simmons, Second ward, said he
would have 70 vote against D continu-
lance OF the one session rule, AZ a great
many parents had come to him COM
IpiAining about 1t.
MIR. Trump said he differed from Mr..
tSimmons, as he had heard no com
iplaint, whatever and he believed the
lplan to work advantage ousiy.
Mr.. Palmer said that sever Al had com
lplained to him OF the one session rule
but he was undecided whether 1t wal
the best for the pupils.
Mr.. Wiley favored one session Will
the provision that more settees he pro
vided in the room where the girls AZ
sem bled to eat their lunch. Boys coulC
take 1t rough and tumble, but girl
should have seats provided.
DIR. Keables said more seats could b.
| provided.
A vote being taken Dr. Keables' mo
] tion was lost by u tie vote.
Il Mr.. Kyne, from the committee to in
tho axfra hi ila far u0rk on III
Y High School, reported in favor of pay
), ing the bills of GawthIop q Bro, Johl
q g. Haddock and s. G. Simmons 4
- Brothers, but asked that the bill of j
X. ID. Seeds & Sons be referred back q
3 1.-The com mmittee on account of discovers
lerrors which had not been corrected.
u The report of the committee wa
II adopted.
DR.. Keab:es said that the report {
l. the committee was unfair TO j. II. L
Seeds & Sons, who had waited min
" weeks patiently for something TO
II tdone aud only we're told from time
time that the committee WAS not read
s. to act on their bill. He considered tn
q reflection upon firm of honorab
and honest men and the insult shoul
not be tolerated by the board. The bi
lin question had been before the con
Il hlblD6 III tUb dttCHnOOus Aho AS0hNhA
lOommittee and the contractors we
present and not one word had be-
eaid about any errors. 1t was only ia
that this matter should be settled
once. Messrs. Seeds were present nc
with their account books and II the
were any errors they could soon be 9
planned. He moved that Mr.. Seeds
heard In explanation and the mott
was adopted.
Mr.. Palmer said thea there were ms
ifest errors IN the hill which prevent
o hasty conclusion; for instance here
one item, ~ days time $62.2S HI
are We TO understand what this meaI
Does 1t mean one man, two men
I'M. Twenty men?
y William II. Seeds being accorded
Ia floor exhibited his book OF record
which he showed that the itsm sho'
OF be 20N days instead OF 2A days.
bI Mr.. Palmer expressed himself
nc satisfied with the explanation, but q
esf Iho harm for little further delay.
did not intend TO have any bill VIII
he thought was not correct ramn
down his throat
Mr., Kyne said that as an error
been found there might be a mum
\, more. He knew of one item in VIII
Si69 had been charged for $1O0 worth
" material, which he considered an o
rage.
Mr.. Seeds said he was willing to
with the committee in their search
discrepancies.
Mr.. GIier thought that Superint
dent Haddock ought to be sum non
aud that If necessary all of next y
should be spent in investigating
matter. No prosperous firm in the
would run its business as the ID
School building had been run.
Mr.. Kershaw said the extra plur
ing bill was caused by the negleC
mention certain connecting pipes IN
specifications, A motion then preva
to postpone the whole matter until
next session.
On motion Of Mr.. Kyne 1t was ord
4 that the one session plan for the L
School be continued for the sum
vacation.
LII Mr.. Kyne, rising to a question
privilege, read q Communication In
REPUBLICAN attacking member
the First ward, but without specif
n whom, because of mismanagemen
building the High School. Mr.. 4
then proceeded to review the histol