Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25
INVESTIGATING ITSELF.
Superintendent White and All the Old
Teachers Reelected by the Board
of Education.
The Board Resolves Itself Into Il Commit
tee of the Whole to Investigate the
Charges of bribery Big Grist
of Business List of Teachers
Reelected

More than ordinary interest was manifest
ed in the meeting of the board of educatio
Monday night. as it was known that Supe
intendent and teachers of the public school
would be elected.
At roll call the following memberS an
Swered to their names: Beck, Bell, Brig
ham, Burns. Coles. Cox, EiSmenmenger
Holden. Hotchkiss. Kearns, Kelley, Mar
tindell. Miller. Pence. Ridgely. Shrimpf
Warren and the president, the meeting hav
ing been called to order at $40 o'clock b!
President Iorenz.
| The minutes of the previous regular and
recess meetings were read, approved and
signed. Superintendent White stated that
the pupils of the Eastern building had
been distributed among the other buildings
| and that they were doing better than if they
had been placed in rooms hired for the pur-
pose.
Mr.. Miller, of the committee on teachers,
examiners and salaries, reported that the
committee was very well satisfied with the
corps of teachers now employed-So much
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W.. WHITE RE REFLECTED
As superintendent. and that all the old teach
erS be reelected, il not being necessary, in
the opinion of the committee, to make any
changes. On motion of Mr.. Burns the re-
port was laid over to come up under the
head of miscellaneous business.
Mr. Pence. of the committee on bOunda-
reS and building sites. presented four propo-
StionS from William Whiteley with refer
ence to selling lots to the board upon
which a new eastern school building could
be erected. Mr.. Whiteley'S propositions
were thought by the committee to be beyond
the reach of the board at the present
time. The committee also examined the
Freeman street lot and received from
Thomas Wall a renewal of his former
tO sell the lot 10 the board for
II, 900 The committee found that Clay
Whiteley had sold his lot Ia VIM. T. Stillwell
and the latter gentleman refused TO sell it,
The committee, therefore. recommended
the acceptance of Thomas Walls PROPOSE
ton. The report was received, but nothing
WAS done.
Mr.. Martindell. of the finance COM
N ttee, asked for an order of $500 in
payment of the semi-annual interest on
bonds. series Il, due May 27th. The order
was issued
Mr.. Martindell also gave the board a state
nent of its financial condition.
The city solicitor was called upon and |
said that he had been asked IA appear be !
fore the board and make statement with |
reference to the erection of the new High |
street bridge. He stated that the plan was, |
N the erection of the new bridge, tdbuild |
solid west abutment and wing wall so that |
here would be 90 feet in the clear at .
light angles with the east abutment
This would trench somewhat on
he school property and the city, by the
solicitor, asked that the board deed a piece
# the property for the wing wall TO the
ity. The solicitor stated that the erection
# that wall would make the school property
more valuable, and he could see no i'm
,ropriety in making the deed. The matter
vas referred Ia the committee on laws and
with power 10 act.
Mr. Bell. of the committee on rules and
equations, asked further time to make a
epOTt.
Mr.. Ridgely. of the committee on building
nd repairs, moved an order be- issued in
avOr of the Springfield Planning Co., for
work on the Pearl street building, for S4l4.
Allowed and ordered paid.
Mr. Ridgely stated that the city wished
o lest one end of the foOt-bridge To be
rected across the railroads on east High
treet on the school property. Granted.
Mr.. Beck, of the committee on claims.
resented the following, which We're allowed
md ordered paid: