Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-15

CIR.
By salary paid teachers. aBi7,73
liy salary pa d officers aud ianitOrs.... ma IS
by amount paid for new buiIdlngs.... 900 .01
by amount paid for books and sta
By amount paid Tor fuel.
5y " amount p.id for Iepalfs............ go 9S
December 81, balance current ex-
DeceHbgf 81, balance new buildings. sS9sS ss
M, sis,7i0. IS
The account was audited by ex Secrc-
tary and Treasurer John II. GrDhe and
was approved by the FlnAnceC Committee.
Messre. Pyle, Palmer aud dandy, com
mittee to examine the bonds OF l.. b.
Jones, the newly elected treasurer, re,
ported having done 80 and fou d the
same salts actory. The bonds are for
t5,OvO and Mart and Charles Beaden
kept and j. Mahouey are the surcfies
Upon calling the list of schools the fol.
lowing amounts were allowed the com
mittees asking for them: No. 8, Nj.
/ ansop, S1i.46 for spouting and ash
barrels; No. Z, Mr.. Myers, $40 ior repairs;
No. ., Mr.. Palmer, $40 for general re-
pairs; No. ~, Mr.. Mngee, SIS to repair
spouing; No. Is, Mr.. Morgan, $40 10 re.
pair ROOT, &C.; No. II, d. X smith, $50
for new CRATES; No. IS, s. Il. Smith, $40
for black boards; No. %, Mr.. Dandy, $40
Tor repairing cellar windows and other
repair; No, ~, Mr.. Stuart 5 0 for new
door and other repairs.
Mr.. Bailey, from the Committee on
Sewers, reported in favor OF granting
permission 10 Thomas McCorkle, Thomas
Melvin and others TO tap the school
sewer at Tenth and Spruce streets, for
the purpose OF draining their properties,
hy paving slC0 for the privilege. A
short debate brought out the TACT that
some of the houses intended to he
drained were not yet butt, when on
mot on of DR.. Shortlidge, the further
consideration Of the report was
postponed two weeks.
The Committee on Teachers reported
In favor Of promoting each teacher in
No. schoJl'houto one place, to fiji the
vacatcy CAUSED by the resignation of Miss
Kate Il. Fecney, and promoting Miss
Louisa Finn 10 the lowest place In No.
z. The committee rfported In favor OF
promoting Miss Medora Bally from No.
IL school TO new room In No. l6 school.
and appointing Miss Ida Laws in the va,
cant place In No. Is, at a salary of S425.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Magee stated that Mr.. Foulk had
told him that there was number OF
old school seats and desks from No. l6
for which there was no use. He made a
motion that they be donated to the ".
James Protec,ory for boys, hear Dela-
ware City.
Mr.. Trump said that there were schools
in this city which had inferior seats and
desks 10 Z ose referred to, and possibly
they could be used to advantage In thote
schools.
Mr. Magee said that Of course he would
not ask for them If they were needed
elsewhere in the public schools, but there
were probably more than were reeded
ani TIC PIotectory would te thankful for
those not needed. Tie motion was
adopted.
An order for S1lS was drawn In favor
OF j. X. Winelog for contract work done
on No. l6 school house
Mr. Foulk stated that No. 10 school, at
Seventeenth and Union streets, would
soon he opened, after which he did not be
iieve the Board of Education would have
any further use for No. IL, as there
would not be more than sixty children
left, who could be accommodated at No
IL, or at No. 10 at Third and Harrison
streets.
He alluded to the great expen. c in run
ming two school houses where one would
be sufficient to accommodate all the
children. Mr.. Foulk moved that when
No. l3 is opened, No. IL be closed, but be
wanted the motion postponed until next
meeting In order TO hear an expression of
opinion from the pc, pie in that neighbo.-
hood who are interested.
Supe intendent Harlan, at the request OF
Mr.. Morgan, made statement, showing
the number of scholars that would be
ellec ed and how they could be ds.r buted
If No. IL were closed.
Mr.. Morgan then said that In his opin-
ion the board would act wisely In closing
the old school to white children and
opening 1t to colored children. By this
action all the col0red children in the city
could be seated, al the board could dis
pense with some Of the old buildings
now rented by the board.
3. r. Smith. spoke favorably to open
Ing No. II for colored children as there
were 100 colored children In the vicinity
| who could all be accommodated in that
school, still he thought the board had
better go slow and think over the matter
DR. Shortlldge was of the op nion that
there were more white children in that
neighborhood than were reported by the
superintendent and MIR. Foulk and per-
haps were enough to fill both schools.
Mr.. Foulk thought that Mrs. Thatcher,
principal of No. IL school, ought to know
the children in that neighborhood and
where they lived.
DR.. shortlidge said he did not refer to
those who attended school but to those
who attended no school and which Mrs.
Thatcher nor anybody else knew any
thing about.
On motion OF Mr.. Morgan the motion
OF Mr.. Foulk was postponed for two
weeks.
Superintendent Harlan sent commu-
niCatian to the board recommending the
purchase of number of geometrieal
models fer the primary schools, set of
them costing but 3S cents. About $50
sets were required.
On motion of DIR. Shortlidge the super
intendent was instructed TO make the pur-
chase.
DIR. Shortlldge as a member of the COM
mlttee on on No. 10 school renortei that
referees had awarded Henry Char es, the
/ owner OF the property through which the
boards new drain passed, SlOO. a. OF
der was drawn for that amount.
An order was drawn In favor of The
Wilmington Coal Gas Oompasyi for B23.
An order for S545 was drawn to pay
water rents for the past year.
Bills were passed as follows: w, II.
Lones, Si0; Z. Il. Anderson, Ss. "a; J. II.
, Forrest, $50; John 3. Grobe, $40; E. A.
Geutch, $4.05; George A. Frazer, $1.7b;
j. V. Carlisle & Co., &. 2.O3; j. J. Cook,
tl.25; The Hollis and Hearn Manufac-
turing Company, S9.70; w. @. Jone',