Daily Republican., 1886-10-05

~ EaucAtion was held last evening,
President Baird In the chair.
Communications were read, one from
Thomas Davidson. for altering stone
steps st the Adams' street entrances ef
the High School Offering 70 do the work
for SS93. and one from William David.
son tor $50.
On the motion of Mr.. Wiley to
award the contract to Thomas David
son, Mr.. Trump said be cou d not see
where the money WAS TO come from TO
pay II with. The board now owed j.
ID Seeds d Sons c7er "a 600 on &C
count OF building the High School and
TOE Board was not able 70 pay 1t. The
monty was on Interest since the first OF
iSsptsmbcr.
Mr.. Smith said he thought the CON.
tract was not TO pay that a 600 until
there was money in the treasury from
the spnual appropriation.
Mr.. Trump said tha. was his under.
standing, too, but IL seems rs If some.
thing different had got into the con.
tract. The vote Was then taken and
the motion Was lest by o vote OF s to 8.
DIR. Shortlidge, rising to Q privileged
Iquestop, said the heaters In No. 12 were
said 10 be repaired, bat the fact was
they were rot at to use, there being
holes IN the CRATES large enough TO lot
coal through. He had reported that 1t
would take $40 TO repair the heaters as
they should be, but somebody he said
had seen the 6choen Heater Company
who offered TO repair them for SIS
| The work Was taken right out of his
hands by some false econ omist; and
now, when the repairs were.prono nnctd
| hnisned, no fire could be- built, a. that
would endanger the building, He
sharply criticised the expenditure Of
money on No 0 school, and moved that
cofnit'ee Of three be appointed to in
ves,ieste The matter. Bills amounting
TO tl25 hal aliea6 y been sent Ia for re-
paifs and there was very little done:
besides IS or 81 was asked for the repaIr
OF clocks, while the principal had in
formed him that NO clicks neec ed 70
pairs.
Mr.. Kyne, chairman OF the com mittee
ON No. school, said lie was In favor of
the com mittee, In TACT he was Ia favor
of all investigations. As to the work
aud repairs they are there to speak for
themselves, and rs fer the clocks he
knew nothing about them, and be asked
for the money At the request of Mr..
Belts, the other member Of the commit
tee, who said they were needed.
Mr.. Belts corroborated Mr.. Kyne in
regard to the clocks. He said the pr,p
cipal Informed him that several of them
were out OF order. He got Mr.. CLARK 70
attend TO the matter and one OF the
clocks fell apart upon moving 1t. The
motion 10 appoint q committee WAS
agreed 10 and Mettrs. shortlidge, Mas
soy ana Smith were appointed said
committee.
Mr.. Wiley being very much surprised
at the defeat OF the plan for remOdeling
the steps, said that he had received q
verbal opinion from the City Solicitor,
stating that the board wa, liable for ali
damages sustsfned by children at the
High School Gu account Of those stems
One girl had already been seriously
burt and laid mp for four weeks from
an accident from the s.eps, and he
hoped her father would Immediately
commence an action against the men,
Ders who voted against removing tho
danger, for damages.
Mr.. Trump said he had merely stated
that there was no money to spare TO
make the change, and did not vote
either way on the motion. But II those
steps were as dangerous az represented,
he moved that entrance On the Adams
street side be closed. The motion being
seconded, long debate ensued,
Mr.. Smith opposed the closing of the
Adams street entrance, as the girls and
boys would then be compelled to jostle
eaca other going out and In the Eighth
street entrance.
Mr.. Trump then withdrew his mo.
ton to close the Adams street ertrance.
and Mr.. Jones moved reconsid GRAFTON
| OF the vote by which the board refused
to change the steps.
The motion was adopted, and after
/ more desultory discussion the first mo.
ton 10 change the steps was unani.
mously adopted.
| Mr.. Willey's motion, off red at pre
viouB meeting OF the Board, to have but
one session day in the HiQh School.
extending from 8 q. m. to 2 D. m with
o half hours intermission from 10 TO
IL 80, wac taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Kyne said he had always before
been In favor Of one session, but his
mind was somewhat changed. Some
parents complained that the health of
their children had been impaired BY
eating cold victuals.
DR.. shortlidge taid he was opposed to
the grammar classes In the High School
of the same grade of the grammar
classes OF Nos. l, and having bat
one session while the others had Two.
Mr., Wiley said there were no gram.
mar classes In the High School Of the
same grade as these In the other schools.
Thote In the High School were q grade
higher. The motion was then adopted.
A communication from Pan coast
Allen was read dec6Hing his election
a IN m hRr n Hi ha
co INT Of business engagements.
On motion of Mr.. Grier the coptract
for building n stone wall at the end of
lot at No. 40 school was award ed to
Michael Meaney for $50.
The Board then proceeded to elect n
member TO fll the vacancy in the
Ninth ward. Messrs. Massey and
Hanson were appointed tellers.
Mr.. Grier nominated Francis K.
Gamble.
Mr.. Grier being asked to say q few
words for his candidate, eaid he did
not know him, but his rame being
handed to him, he placed him in nomi-
nation.
Several motions being made to ad
jourD we're voted down.
Mr.. Grier wondered why 1t was that
motions from the other side of the
house received more liberation than
motions from his side. 1--WE are ALWAYS
cut off and can never get our work ill.,"
MI. Wiley surprisedly asked what
kind Of work the gentleman alluded 70.
he didn't recognize such work as the
ger tleman had reference to. Neither
DID he recognize any side or party In
the Board.
The votes being collected the chair
40 monished the tellers TO be careful In
OOnntinp the vntaa that thara u,inL. -