Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-22
EDUCATIONAL.
A Long Meeting of the School
Board.
MORE BIDS FOR SCHOOL DESKS.
A Great Deal Of Discussion Over
Various Matters-The Coal
Supply.

Various Matters-The Coal
Supply.
The Board of Education met in regular
session in the City Hall last night,
President A. E. Pomeroy in the. chair,
and Messrs. Ellis, Frew, Gosper, Nc.
Intosh, Powers, Woodbury. and Whal-
ing, Superintendent Friesner and Dep
uty Superintendent Baker present.
A communication was received from
the Teachers Reading Circle, aeking
permission to use the rooms occupied by
the board for the purpose of holding it's
Saturday night meetings. On motion of
Mr.. Powers the request was referred to
a special committee. The Chairman ap-
pointed Messrs. Powers, Ellis and Wood
bury as such committee.
Phil Hirschfeld & Co. presented a
communication to the board, calling it's
attention to prices Of desks in 1887 and
at present in Chicago, and suggesting that
the purchasing of desks be deferred until
December 31st, when the present COM
bination will terminate and dealers will
probably be able to bid fully 70 per cent
lower than at present. 1t was referred to
the Committee on Supplies.
The Managers of the Free Kindergar-
ten school invited the board to attend a
lecture at the First Presbyterian church
ON Wednesday evening, October 3Oth.
On motion of Mr.. Ellis, the Secretary
was instructed to accept tine invitation,
stating that some of the members will
undoubtedly be present.
The following bids for coal were re-
ferred to the Supplies Committee: New
Mexico Coal Company, 1896 per ton !;
Black Diamond Coal Com pany, SIS 95 per
ton, and Hancock Banning, $l2 per ton.
The following bids for school desks
were opened and referred to the Commit
tee on supplies: G. W. Cooke G. Co., Nos.
l and 2, Practical Automatic, So. .4s each /;
Nos. 3 and 4, at So 27 each; Nos. 5 and
6, at $2.7o each; rear seats, any sizes,
each so OS; teachers desks, $40. Ban
croft & Co., of San Francisco, No. 1 I'm
proved Automatic, at So rs each; No. @,
at 1915; No. 8. at So 50; No. 4, at So. so; ;
No. 5, at $3.15; No. 6, at SO ,15; rear
so.~'S' osNn, PHoV, 0ooohoio uOoAo, W.
311, at So; teachers chairs, at 81; No.
& Co., Improved Triumph. Nos. 1 and
215, at $4.s5; No. 8 and 81, at
81; Nos. 4 and AZ, at 81; Nos.
5 and 81, at So 75; Nos. and 61s, at
desks, at $40 and $l4. The same COM
o1c in ho 81 ~ Ies
their new Paragon desks: No. 1, at
No. 4, at $50; No. 5, at $3.50; No. 6,
Waldeck & Co.'s Victory stationery top
desks: Nos. | and 2, at $3.50; Nos.
and 4, at So 30; Nos. 5 and 6, at $3 10 /;
rears and fronts, at $3.50.
The following supplementary bids on
the High School site were opened, read
and referred to the Building Committee
@. II. Carlisle, southwest corner of
First and Soto streets, 200x236 feet, be-
ing lots IL and 13 on Soto street, 200 feet,
and lots s, 8, 10 and II on First street,
1876 feet deep, at Sc, 500. George Cum.
mings, tract on Also street and Pecan
street, $12, 900; also tract corner of First
street and Boyle avenue for $4,000.
John Moriarty, tract 120x165 feet on the
! southwest corner of Seventh and Flower
streets, $4,000. T. D. Anderson, tract
corner Grand avenue and Hope street,
cookies, $25 900. T. E. Rowan, tract on
Basil street, 200x160% feet, $4,000.
John s. Griffin, 4-acre tract in East Los
Angeles, adjoining East Side park, 81.
The Finance Committee reported that
there was balance in the Treasury of
$58, ,915.86.
A number of bills amounting in the
aggregate to 81 ,469 Sc were read and ap-
proved, as also were the demands for the
teachers salaries, Mr.. Whaling, as usual,
voting negatively.
In accordance with the recommends
ton of the Committee ON Qualification OF
Teachers, Miss Vivian was granted q
further leave of absence until November
25th, and Miss F. A. Anderson was
elected a regular teacher. Mr.. F. A.
Lawson was appointed special teacher
of writing to the night school at salary
of $4 per month. Mr.. Whaling interposed
an objection and voted negatively on the
| roll being called.
In the matter of the communication oil
Mrs. M. F. Richie, of Vernondale, the
committee endorsed the action of the
Superintendent in refusing to give her
J daughter card of promotion from the
High School to the Normal School until
the dues were paid.
The report Of the special committee
in the matter of running the elevator
after 5 p. m. recommending that the
Board of Education refuse to bear half
the expense, WAS adopted.
Mr.. Powers, Of the Supplies Commit
tee, reported on the coal bids, that the
committee recommended that the offer
of Mr.. Mariner, the manager of the New
Mexico Coal Company, at 1896 per ton,
be accepted.
Mr.. Whaling offered a minority report
recommending the acceptance Of the
bid of the Black Diamond Coal Com
psny at the same price. He asked that
as he had not personally inspected the
coal the matter be deferred until the next
meeting. Mr.. Woodbury. stated that the
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