Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-07
LOCAL MATTERS

-.5is section fair, warmer weather, south,r.
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my SCHOOL BoARD.-The board IN 1t
-.e,oty asst night, present: Judge Stuart
man, Supt Carne, Messrs Aitcheson,
.os I.eadheater, Maxim, Marbury
.rrb sweeney acd Vincent After the
.7.np Of The minutes of the last regular
-uh equent called meeting, ouperiu
Cor reported that the new build
.g.s Ii b,irg furnished snd that he
4i.s, ed in il the lat end % divisions e
f-,,tg an school, and would have the
Iu Monday neXt, so tEat rent could
..,,d. he was not satisfied with the
anatd which he did not think were
Al leo. !. STATED and would car'nioly have
,.h-fe. siitd within a Year. Tney were
.....na, sol zach boards - the Amidon
Then, too, somc oi tie doors
-.,, K Altogether he preferred
.... t.-t. ,...Inhers oi the board -hould in
n tn dtag hetoIe it WIS GrRly r.
r5a. sl, 81, hoped they would all do so.
f-.itr G-ar curtains we're needed. The
..,,a,,- SO. k,d well, but the ERIK con-
,..,atd uti'e great quantity OF fuel used.
I. u =
,.o.,l.a .Lli iAe furniture was equal 10
sItiu Al o, that the spoutipg, etc
H. Academy aud Lee buildings required
,t,u-.ve repairs and renewal.
- Csrre stated that thu committee
~ n.,i tae chairman Of The committee or
r-uf .ha C:ty Council, es directed, at
t5 lie nu dag aud had concluded to rec.
oan end p petition 10 Council for pave
nent in fonr oi he buildings, which, on his
mo on. was ordered
81 TURNER motion the committee on
.r.6c houses aud furniture was authorized
.oas.e tie necessary repairs made to tha
3c.i. NJ aal Lse buil6iugs and to have q
ryg liar door paced at the Peabody.
+ Saah mlv d tiat the com mittes be au-
,.orz q TO provide inside blinds or curtains
tr-,lpnew tuIdiug. Mr.. w. +. Carne said
l,a the contract provided that in all mat
,f-, no provided for in the specifications,
f-e lew building was 10 be exactly like the
Amdou in Washington that had inside
hints. therefore it was the place of the con-
tractor 10 put them here.
Mr. Vincent SAID he had stricken them
cg- Of Tie specifications to cheaper the
house
Csl Saith then withdrew his motion and
,!7.ti u.ed another, appointing the chair
usa and superintendent aud Mr.. w f.
Carue a SPECIAL committee to look into the
natter and report to the board.
Mr. L5atbeater, from the COMMITTEES on
1aauce au4 accounts, reported as correct II
-luber OF bills which wsre ordered to be
pa q
Adj of Wn. Gibson for baia1ca upon
Co lrsc was presented, $S,0S2 II, upon
when = 600 was ordered TO be pale; amt or'
mOiou Of Mr. w. F. Carne nn All cu!ned
meeting wss ordered f,r Thursday, the Is b
-=t to hear the report of the special CON :
nHea on The contract.
s0pt Cece stated that Mics Nettie g..
'l3an had dec,ined further service after the
Iof November AID that he md placed
N.- Webster ia charge Of her division, and
hat N s- Mclean had declined accepting
be appointment He offered the resigne-
Inns Of both, which were accepted, aud
ave notice that he would hold an examin6
ton for white TEACHERS during tho Christ
,- holidays.
on motion the c'erk was su nor to
a M,-sIs Blu Ike Il Herber, the interest
m. turm on lot purchas, Il AS / became due
81 b Mt urtber order
o. motion If &Ge'. Carne the clerk was
~ hsiz.d 20 graz; second permit 10 Mary
.at.- wha .eft school TO enter domestic
.sr,jce aad de j. = 10 return.
o. motion of Nj Mankru permission wss
given Col Fckio, Pdi cipal OF Washing OF
saol to Introduce boo X keeping III his
scl1li H. she d. bate OH the SUBJECT the
stusaNity of opening high sctoci Wa
i-cis,ea, hu Supt Carnc said he saw 10
gayo. c-rr,ieg out such Il pian his year
H. siia ,hat Psof Thornton, c3aitmau oi
RE faculty. Of the UniVereily OF Virgins.
BAD recently iufocmed MIN that oil the
uug meu from our schools we're do.ue
val l1ere aad bud publicly comp imented
d. .ua, t!e iste eGDsgints2deuts Confer
tlae.
TIE Ciosl, vas directed to insure the new
building for The sum Of 50 600, So 600 each
10 b. two Alexandria companies snd 200
ntbe l. ndon. Liverpool and G'ooe Com
aDy The board thea adjourned