Daily Republican., 1886-04-13
a Lively neetine.

loWtuR expenditures were allowed Ae
the schools nstned: No. 8, o.; No. 2, $40
for cleaning cesspools; No. 8, e34 SO for
cleaning cesspools and repairing water
closets;No. 10 I'll for new lighting rods;
No II, III 90; No. IL, removing water
from boiler pit and $25 for re-pointi
chimneys; No. 10. s5 for plumbing; No.
20, $40, the cost Of moving into
the new building. Mr. Singley from
the committee on non resident pupila
reported that the com mittee's report Was
delayed on account OF the inability OF
the COMMITTEES to obtain the opinion Of
the City Solicitor.
Tho committee on the High School
made the same report. DR.. Keables At
tackled the committee for its report, and
committee, Ginning tat tbereport was
mere humcuggery; that the committee
had never had meeting, and the bills
were due and should be paid. He wss
willing for any committee to investigate
the action of the building COMMITTEES of
the High School, bnt justice demanded
that there should be O report, nm ave
weeks had already elapsed and nothing
had been done. Mr.. Kyne said that
there was no uohurnbuRgery about II, Il at
there was q number OF bills thai shouid
not be paAA, a,fa be wanted the City
sclicitoy's apsAsen on the legality Of
some Of thtrA. q
J. r. b. SEEDS and Sons he thought
we're not entitled 20 any compensation
Whatever. When the releases were
signed the COMMITTEES said that there
would be no extras.
Mr.. Heisler declared that the matter
should be speedily settled as the work
had all been ordered and the board
would have TO pay for It notwithstand-
ing whatever opinion the City Solicitor
would give. The committee's report Of
| progress was accepted.
Mr.. Hsisler, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Fire Escapes, asked, and
was granted, authority to advertise for
proposals TO furnish the various schools
with them at . cost not to exceed
81, 600.
The following report Of the cost Of the
new High School building was pre-
sented and adopted, In connection with
the report read 1t the formal opening of
the school:
e L. Rioe, Jr, 81, 800; ground, S.
600; j. Il. ID. Seeds q Sons, $52, 800;
extras to Seeds, 81, ,301. 46, $l65 and $50;
Gswthrop & Brother, SIT; Robert Had
dock, $187; A. H. Andrews, %, ,678; l..
b. MoClees & Co $S76 16; Roberts d
Company, e228 90; z. b. u j. b. For
man, $l96; McCArtney, Kenny & Com.
pAny, SOL. 8. III. Baynard, S240. 80;
Stewart q Jones, $3O6; W. b. Sharp,
e92 IL; Gawthrop & Brother, si46s16;
Winfield Simmons, $86; j. r. ID. Seeds
g. Sons, S340.61 Duncan Brothers,
S72 20; total, S70.5l4.88
The committees report was received.
Swinton's "Book of Tales" was
adopted as o reader Of the eighth
primary grade on the recommendation
OF Superin tendsnt Harlan. A motion
OF Mr.. Dunn, to close the schools from
Thursday, April %. for Good Friday,
was adopted. n. Sipgley gave notice
Of IN amendment to by-laws, fixing
the salaries Of the janitors. Mr.. Kyne
called attention TO Q violation Of the
by-iaws by several committees, allow
ing photographer to 60 around and
take the children's Photographic In q
number of cases whole sessions being
lost. For the permission to do this, the
photographer had made the teachers
and chairman Of the oommitte present "a
OF clocks. Section 90 and page 80 oi
the by laws was read, and he moved q
vote OF censure be voted against those
mem bers who had permitted 1t.
DIR. Shortlidge very vigorously de-
nounced those members who had been
guilty OF the petty bribery, and said II
was an outrageous proceeding; that q
vote Of censure would be Of no account
as they would do the same thing again
The doctor showed one of the photos
which was not q model Of the photo
graphs out by any means. He though,
1t o pity that the committee had moi
been COMPEL ID to be In the group, &C
that they could have been sold fol
twenty-five cents each. He called fol
n statement from the High School Com
mittee. DR.. Keables very hotly replied
that he knew the reason he was singled
out, that some of the members tool
particular pleasure In attacking hia
He gave him permission because h
had been recommended by teachers II
Chester and Philadelphia.
Messfs. Trump, Simmons, Webstel
and others declared that they had re-
fused him permission. After som'
more desultory discussion Mr.. Kyn,
withdrew his resolution Of censure, ant
q motion not to allow travelling agent
to enter the schools was adopted.
Mr.. Fuekel said that the time haf
como to make some arrangements fo
the coming election Of eleven member
of the Board of Education on the frs
Saturday In May. The following ar,
the members of the Board whose term
Iexpire at that time: William Kyne, B
X. Heisler, j. p. 7. Fuekel, 7. Elwoot
Singiey, DIR. Simeon L. West, Stansbur,
III. Wiley, j. r Hoffecker, Jr., DIR
lOweD j. Hession and Michael Dunn.
IT, On motion Of Mr.. singley the follow
lowing voting places were selected, tn
members from the respective ward
] sug ggesting the places
First, No. % school; Second, Feltol
House; Third, No. 10; Fourth, No. z
Fifth, No. 9; Sixth, No. 8; Seventh, No
u; Eighth, No. 8; Ninth, Old Academy
Tenth, No. 15; Eleventh, No. ~.
DIR. Shortlidge called attention to tn
fact that quite q lumber of the teacher
were in the habit of taking their din
ners with them to school on rainy days
! but these same teachers would not per
init the pupils to do the same thing. Q
, II they did they had TO stand outside Il
the rain TO eat 1t.
. Most generally they had to 60 lon
their asnners. Some of the scholar
compelled TO do this were small an,
sickly. He considered such q practic
! an outrage and suggested the adoption
Of some plan or rule to prevent sucl
, Injustice. After some remarks upol
the subject by number Of members
! Messrs. Belts, Shortlidge and Webste
were appointed n committee to prepar,
Q rule goverptng the matter,
The proper officers were directed Il
draw on the city treasurer for the regu
, lar monthly appropriation OF 81 800, All,
D the following bills were ordered paid
n pov-rnll NJ 00I IN. Jamaa Prodford