Wichita eagle., 1888-02-07
MEETING
OF SCHOOL BOARD AND AN UN.
USUAL AMOUNT
Of Business Transacted Fights
and Trouble Predicted About Employ
ing Members fthe Board.

City school board met last evening in
the new city council quarters in the Polk
! building on West Douglas avenue with
Members Wingard, Caldwell, Campbell.
| Van Ness, Slaven, Tucker, katz, and
Chairman Brown present. Shortly after
S o'clock work was commenced and the
meeting was generally reported as being
one of unusual importance. with a long
| list of routine business, and it was ex-
pected that some special business would be
| introduced for prompt action.
The superintendent report was read by
Mr.. Michael, Prof Chidister being unwell
and unable to be in attendance. The at
tendance at the schools during the last
month was about one thousand less than
| formerly, which was due'maiuly to the cold
weather The report included a query
whether or not the board would take any
notice of Perkinsville, as in that village
there are about one hundred school popu-
lation.
| Mr.. Campbell, of teachers and salaries,
| reported the employment of Miss Findley
to teach at Logan school In discussing
the action of the committee, Chairman
Brown stated the matter had not
been left entirely to the committee for
their action. The board had decided
to employ only one teacher for Logan add
dition and that one had been employed be-
fore Miss Findley had been employed. The
matter was taken out of the hands of the
committee and they had no right to act as
they did. It's my judgment that with a
motor line it's possible for higher grade
pupils in Logan addition to attend Irving
school, where the attendance is light, and
they can accommodate them, thus saving
the employment of another corps of teach
ers at Logan. The north part of the city
is much better provided with school facil-
tiles than any other.
Mr. CAMPBELL did not know the board
had taken the action they have, or l would
not have acted as l did. We acted in good
! faith.
Katz-I didn't think the committee did
right in employing second teacher but at
| the same time can one teacher take care of
rinty pupils.
After a long discussion the report was
adopted, which means that a second
teacher will be employed at the Logan adj
dition.
Bills amounting to $1,000 We're allowed.
| There was some discussion about allowing
bill of Mr.. j. w. Wingard Of 500 for
experimenting work ON Irving school
building. Mr.. Caldwell opposed allowing
the bill but the records of a meeting last
August showed that Mr. Wingard had
been hired for $500 to superintend the
building. For year he has been superin-
tendent of the buildings and grounds
with salary of $50 per month. This. it
was argued, should be pay for superin-
tending the erection of the building.
Mr.. Brown referred to the causes bring
ing about the office of superintendent of
buildings and grounds. He was satisfied
with Mr.. Vineyards work, but some de
partments of the arrangement, in his
opinion, are not as complete as
should be desired. The bill is
simply matter of contract
and we should pay it.
The bill was allowed with Caldwell vot-
ing in the negative
Concerning the employing of Mr.. Wine
gard Mr.. Campbell stated that he knew of
no one who could better fill the position of
superintendent of buildings and grounds
than Vineyard, but he would oppose
thought it would cause trouble. "The
papers will be writing us up and it will
cause trouble"
1t was decided that all children over six
years old can enter school and that books
be purchased for those unable to pay for
them.
Mr.. Wingard, superintendent of build
ings and grounds, concerning the trouble
with Mr. Powell in getting an outlet to the
Irving school lot said the latter would
take $500 for strip 12x264 feet. 1t was de-
cided to offer Mr. Powell 800 for the
ground. 1t seemed to be the opinion of the
board that the ground could be condemned
costing the city even less than 800.
Mr.. Rutan submitted an offer of $3.50 for
the old Hill side school building which
was accepted, but it was not exactly GER
tain that the board owned the building
but it was decided to sell it and look after
the ownership question afterwards.
Mr. Geo. c. Strong submitted propo-
sition to donate four lots for school
building in Logan addition and erect
four-story frame building on the same,
provided the board would assume mort
gage for less than cost Of building at
per cent, due in five years.
The proposition was referred to com
mittee which was instructed to confer with
the Logan addition people concerning
good brick school bnilding for their use
The question of school board treasurer
was again introduced, and the city treas
urer wac again reported not willing to do
the duties of school board treasurer.
and the county attorney also reported as
giving it his opinion that he could not
compel Mr. Adams to do the work desired
As result the question was dismissed
with the general opinion that it was bad
job. Mr.. Smyth is not anxious to do the
work for $50 per year.
A communication from A. A. Post asked
for $685. claiming to be due on some clocks
purchased by the board. 1t was also init
mated that a failure to pay might be fol
lowed by suit.
Caldwell and Vineyard engaged in quite
a spat over some work in the janitor CON-
mittee.
RETURNED.
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