Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-10-01
EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS.
THE CITY BOARD NOT GIVING AWAY
VALUABLE PROPERTY.
The Perry Seminary Eleph ant-The New
School Building to be Fenced In
Other Matters Considered.

School Building to be Fenced In
Other Matters Considered.
The City Board of Education met last
evening for its regular monthly session.
Present-Directors Todd, Skelton, Davis,
Hopley, Chapman, Senate, Martin and
Tufts.
Director Chapman, from the Committee
on Furniture and Supplies, reported that
the desks ordered from Bancroft & Co. had
arrived.
He also submitted propositions for sup
plying teachers desks from the Bancroft
Company.
Several Directors expressed themselves
as in favor of purchasing desks and chairs
for teachers in this city.
Director Martin moved that the commit
tee be instructed to purchase teachers
desks, chairs, etc., from dealers in Sacra-
mento, if possible.
Director Tufts moved to amend so as to
provide that the furniture must cost no more
than in San Francisco.
The amendment was accepted, and the
motion adopted.
Director Shelton, from the Committee on
Buildings and Repairs, reported that new
roof had been put on the building at Sew
enth and 6 streets that on the Thirteenth
and G-street building repaired and partly
renewed; the windows in the same build
ing repaired, and blackboards placed in the
new building at Twenty first and L streets.
The report was accepted.
Director Martin, from the Committee on
Course Of Studies, reported that the teach
ers and others with whom he had conferred
regarding the merits of the Spencerian
copy books favored their adoption, in pref
erence to the Payson & Dutton series.
Directors Todd, Davis and Tufts thought
1t not desirable to make change at the
present time, especially as the State series
will be issued before long.
On motion of Director Tufts. il was
ordered that no change be made at the
present time in the copy-books now in
use.
There was some discussion over a bill for
repainting the blackboards in the Fourth
and Q streets school building Through a
misunderstanding of the action OF the
Board at previous meeting, Director Skel-
ton had the work done at cost of $221.
The work was stopped when the mistake
was discovered, and question arose as to
the Boards responsibility in the matter. 1t
was finally decided that the work was
needed and some time or other would have
TO be done, and the Board voted to pay the
bill.
The following communication from the
Clerk of the City Trustees was read
Gentlemen: At a meeting of the Board of
City Trustees, held on August 3, 1889 | was di-
rected to request that your honorable Board
transfer what is known as the Perry Seminary
property TO the City Trustees, in order that they
may make arrangements for preparing the
same for City Hall purposes.
E. H. MCKEE, Clerk.
Director Todd said the building was OF
no special use to the Board, and should be
disposed of.
Directors Senate, Tufts, Chapman and
others favored the sale of the property.
Alter some discussion of the matter, the
further consideration of the subject was
postponed, and the Secretary (on motion OF
Mr.. Beard) was instructed to reply to the
communication to the effect that the Board
regarded 1t as its duty to protect city prop
erty in its hands, and not to give it awav.
Director Martin then moved that it be
the sense of the Board that the Perry Semi
nary property be offered for sale
All voted for the motion except Director
Davis.
The request of H G. Cantrell to be al
lowed to photograph the school children
by classes was denied.
The matter of constructing a new side
walk at Fifteenth and was again laid
over month for consideration.
A communication was received from
Miss Ella A. Feeny applying for position
as teacher. Placed on file.
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the Board create a revolving fund for the
purpose of supplying school-books at the
State figures. After some debate the snb.
Ject was dropped, without action, it being
the general opinion of the members that
the dealers profits were small enough.
director Chapman was instructed to as.
| certain the cost OF wood boxes for the sew
eral school-rooms.
Director Martin moved that the Princi.
| pals of schools be instructed to place the
larger children on the higher floors and
| the smaller ones below.
Director Senate moved to amend by
leaving the matter to the judgment of the
Principals. So ordered.
Director Shelton stated that E. A. Bower
would construct a sidewalk about the new
school-house, at Twenty first and L streets
for sixty cents foot and fence Tor fifty
cents foot.
Director Hopley moved that the Board
enter into contract with Mr.. Bovyer t
build the fence at that price, and il was SC
| ordered.
Bids were received from r. NJ. Miller, r
McGillivray and John D. Shear g. Son fo
constructing artificial stone sidewalks abou
the new school building at Twenty-firs
and l. streets. The first was for $567, tht
next for S617 AZ and the latter for 500
The matter of insuring the new schoo
building was left to Director Todd
After allowing the following bills th,
Board adjourned: Payroll, $695; Franz
MackfessaI & Co, SIG; Capital Gas Com
pany, 81 40; w. F. Frazer, SIG 40; L. P
| Gilman, $35 05; Melvin 6 Son, 81 so; II
Coates, Sl62 rs; G. T. Jones and NJ. F. John
son, $50; c. H. Krebs & Co., SIC 80; P
Nash, S221 %; T. J. Pennish, 500; s. ]
Jackson, S13l; John Breuner, 81; w.
Kendall, STAT; Woodson Bros, $40 %; NJ
K. Beard, 81; A. S. Hopkins G. Bro, $26 60
A. S. Hopkins & Bro, s37 2S; A & A
Hebron, s. %; Antonio King, 500 a.