Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-11
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On motion Of Mr.. F0ulk the ard
for furnishing glass and doing the glHz
ing for the next year was awarded 10
Phillips g. Kane, they being the lowest
bidders.
on motion Of Mr. Foulk S72 SO, for
Phillips 8 Kane for paints, aud SS8 81
for Harrls q Bouldsn for paving No.
II school were nrdeTsd paid.
Mr.. Maaaw reported that the second
story OF the new school st Seventh and
Union strssts was completed ana the
iFst Blory would be completed this
week.
Mr., Pyle was allowed 50 for 4 step
ladder for No. school.
kF. Foulk reported that the repairing
the hla kGOard surfns in No. school
priety Of mAkinR blackboard Burfsoe
out Of walls, As they soon got out Of
order and were hard 20 repair.
Mr. UOyls, committee OF that school
uTRed the Importance of having the
surface repaired Immediately, and o.
motion Ihs work WAS ordered 70 be
done.
Mr. Trump WAS allowed 10 expeud 60
for door mats for No. IL; $40 WAS al.
loved for CRATES for M. 10, eLd Ej for
zlno for stOye in No. 10.
DIR. BhortlidRe stated thst TepaiFs 10
the roof Of the High School were done,
amounting to b35i. The work had bsen
very imp5risotly done at frat, the gut
sers not having sufi olant capacity to
carry the water from tho roof The
slate had " be cut away TO make wider
CUTTERS.
Mr.. Morgan Btsted that the guitars
on the roof overlooked, and the rain
came dripping down inside and stained
and cracked the walls. The bill looked
large, but It was no more than necei-
sAry to cover the work done The bill
wss ordered paid.
MessTs. Pyle. Baily aud Grlsr, the
| speOisl COMMITTEES 70 consider the sd VisA
bllity OF introducing the study Of Lnnsio
into the public schools, reported that
after . careful study OF the matter, they
advised the Introduction OF Glnb s. Goa
music charts into the schools. InstTuc-
tion would be given BY the compAny'B
agents 10 the teachers, sud they In turn
could instruct the scholars. The oharts
and books would cost bus 800, and the
| books would serve the purposes OF the
primary grades for three years and the
higher grades for two years. Tho com
miltae made . favorable report, bat the
course not 10 commence until February,
1859
Mr.. Morgan favored music, but his
Was afraid there would be some trouble
10 teaching II when It WAS introduced
~ many teachers had no ear for music.
He noticed that In some schools there
we're two or three teachers who wore
fond OF music, and they had to teach II
when taught IN all the rooms OF the
sohool.
DR.. Shortlihgs doubted the proprIety
Of adopting the report Of the committee
without . more full confederation Of the
subject, and on his motion the further
oOr s.deratiol was postponed until The
next regular nesting Of tbs boSrd.
The Committee on Repairs reported
that IL had received bids foF erecting 8
wall around No. 2 sohool-house lot d
follows: Candy Cox, Sl37 6Oi A. g. Reed
s. Bro, $3.50,
DR.. shortlldse did not think suoh
brick wall would stand on foundation
like the present one. Mr.. FOulk sale
hs was not enthuslAItio ovsr building
lhe wall. The matter was postponed
for two weeks.
A motion made by Mr.. Pyle to clos
the schools on Monday, the 2Ath, CAV
riso to considerable good. nAtuTtd dis
oussion and WAS adopted.
On motion Of DIR. Bhcrtlidge, Mr.
: Smith, the new member, was put on a.
committees In the places made vEUAp
by the resignation OF +, o Bennett.
The rellgnation Of Fannie Paris o
ianitress OF No. II school WAS Aoospte,
and 9 committee consisting OF Messrs
Pyle, Grier, MNRAw, ID. Smith Ant
Dandy appointed TO examine all appli
oants for the position.
This pay roll Of tsacherR, amouBttni
to So. .647 70, ofio5rs OF tIl2 % aud iani
tors Of S4s0 10, was passed. Bills wer
passed IS follows:
W. H. LOneN, $40; 70 H. Anderson
sS "a; James Mills, 50 SO; W. shap
|. S21; Gillespie b Co, S7.67; Nsws Pub
liEhing Company, "a 06; James Davis
$500, Every Evening Printing q m
pApy, 81; l.. II Springer, SIC 50i vii
. lam slilley, Sl3 8Oi ]. Clayton Massey
50; George Fruchsr, 81 30; james Brad
ford Co., S29 20; W 8. Bullock, 81 2.
W. 7. WestbrOOk, 1920; j r ID. Seed
b Sons, Sl6.4li John Hedlund, Si2 5v
Hollis 81 HeArn Manufacturing OOm
pApy, 81; Charles Stewart tS.1si Agar
q B Sou, So; OAnby Cox, f55j g P L1ek
man, Sl4 80; W. Jossphs, $780, W. 9
Pierce Si66; j W. JaokRoni SS,Ot
=: Reese e. BIO SIS 25j SAlfUer Il Co 81
n JouruAl Printing Company, 81 s9i y
+. a. BFszsr, SO cent?; j. q. Brisou, Size
a J. V. Carlisle & Co., Sl378i Mercantil
IL Printing Company, 1915; I. X. Andel
i SOD, B24 1870 u. Thomas 80 Co., S34.oi
u u Lena Dillon, S7.25; Kate OOibIh ~.