Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-27
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Date of Vacation Ffxed-A Deadlock Of
Census Marshal.

J Date of Vacation Ffxed-A Deadlock on
Census Marshal.
The City Board of Education met in reg
ular monthly session last evening at the
office of Superintendent Beard; all the
members present.
The consideration of the proposed amend
ments to the rules, which were presented
by Director Martin month ago, was post
poned for one month, the Committee on
Rules and Regulations claiming that they
, had not had sufficient time to consider
them.
| Director Martin opposed the postpone
ment in vigorous speech, in which he said
the amendments had been published in the
newspapers, they were less than column
| in length, and if the Board was not ready
to act now they would not be in a month
hence.
His remarks upon the dereliction of duty
on the part of certain members brought
Mr.. Petrie to his feet who said he did not
propose to be bulldozed by anybody. He
said Mr.. Martin was trying to air his elo-
quence.
Martin retofted, My eloquence is equal
to your spleen"
Mr.. Hopkins also took umbrage to Mr..
Martins remarks, and said, {" think you
had better sit down"
Mr.. Martini shall use my pleasure
about that. 1 am not trying to bulldoze
anyone, and no member of this Board can
bulldoZe me, either. You are all q years
of age, and ought to know what your du-
ties are"
The consideration OF the amendments
were postponed for one month by the fol-
lowing vote Ayes-Petrie, Conklin, Todd,
Davis, Hopkins-5. Noes-Martin, Chip
! man, Skelton-3.
The following communication was re-
ceiyed and the suggestion adopted unani-
mously:
SACRAMENTO, March &c, 1855.
To the Honorable Board Of Education Sacramento
GENTLEMEN: We, the undersigned, most
respectfully request that you grant one weeks
vacation Of the city schools, from May 4th to
Monday, May 18th. We also fu. Their request
day, July 20, 1888. VIM W. ANDERSON,
MARY J. WATSON,
J. w. JOHNSON.
The schools will close, according to the
above action, on Monday, the 16th-the
Teachers Institute commencing on Tues
day, the 18th.
ALLOWING OF BILLS.
The following bills were audited and
ordered paid Capital Gas Company. $21 25; ;
Changers Store, 90 cents: John Lafferty
Sc; Locke g. Lavenson, 81 SO; John Skel-
ton, SIS; J. H. Ward, SIS; S. Dwyer, so
cents; D. Weiseman, $23; H. Coates.
S3l 10; S. II. Davis. 81 %; Orphan Asy-
lum, S25; C. H. Krebs & Co., $22 As :;
Home Mutual Insurance Company. $40 !:
Thomas G. Grant, 1885, Whittier, Fuller &
Co, So payroll, $6,562 so. Total. &c.
S65 43.
There was one bill of so cents for salt
which had been purchased by Mr.. Bah
cock, late Principal of the Sacramento
Grammar School. 1t caused considerable
comment, and the inquiry was made,
What use has teacher for salt? A news
paper man present suggested that perhaps
it had been used on I" fresh " pupils. This
seemed to explain the bill, and it was al
lowed.
Superintendent Beard made the follow
ing monthly report of the enrolment and
average daily attendance: High School,
124-114; Sacramento Grammar, 590-5l5;
Capital Grammar, 385-352; Primary, 2,016
i, 500; total, 3, 115-2,647. French class,
27-26; German class, 260-236.
An application for position as teacher
was received from Miss Maggie Anderson
and placed on file.
Miss Jennie Shocks was elected substi-
tute teacher
The Board received an invitation to Join
the excursion to Pacerville. which they
accepted.
A DEADLOCK.
The next order of business was the
election of a Census Marshal Director
Hopkins placed in nomination John F.
Slater. Director Todd named ] Z. Hobbie.
On roll call the vote stood;
For Slater-Petrie, Conklin, Davis and
Hopkins
For Hobbie-Martin, Todd, Chapman
and Skelton-4.
Two more ballots were taken with the
same result. There appearing to be dead
lock the Board adjourned.