Evening journal., 1889-08-27
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SURFACE DRAINAGE OF NO. f3
STILL AN ANNOYANCE.

The Board of Education held its regu.
lar session last evening with President
Baird in the chair.
The Committee on Printing was auth.
orized to have 500 copies OF the superin-
tendent annual report printed, sum
mary Of which win be found in another
column, and to get contracts for the
| printing without advertising.
Joseph Pyle, chairman Of the committee
on the new school in the Twelfth ward.
reported that the cellar walls Of the
school were about com peted He pre-
sented communication from the Board
Of Water Commissions, in regard to
laying water pipe, to sup
ply the school, along Fourth street
to Bayard avenue. Part Of the streets
along which the pipes will run are not
graded, and the Water Commission made
a proposition to lay the pipes, IL the
Board OF Education would pay the extra
cost Of digging through the three feet Of
soil above the grade. The proposition
was accepted.
John Pyle was put on the committee Of
the new Twelfth ward school. in the
place Of w. Ii. Foulk resigned from the
board
The committee on school No 9 was
given authority TO expend $l5 for re.
repairs No. 5, 50 No. A. $40; No. 8, IS;
No 10, $40.
The board decided TO obtain bids for
painting schools Nos 10 and 23
The committee on teachers presented
the following report, which was
adopted
GENTLEMEN: To fiji the vacancies
caused by the declination Of Miss Kate e.
Stewart, principal of the girls depart.
ment Of No. !, and Miss NJ Virginia
Parker Of No 10, and that caused by the
death of Miss Zilah Bareford Of No IA.
your committee recommend as follows.
Miss Mary J. Francis, principal OF the
boys department la No. 4, to be princi-
pal of the girls department Of that
school Miss Emma johnson TO be sixth
assistant in the boys department
OF No A Miss Sallie Evans to be
fourth assistant in girls department
No. 3; Miss Amanda r. Medora to be
fourth assistant In No. 8 Miss Mary NJ
Brady, to be first assistant In the gram.
mar department Of No 10; Miss L.
Louisa Gould, to be assistant principal
in No IS; Miss Lizzie Walaston, to be
assistant principal in No IL; Miss Ida
w. Cleland, assistant principal in No 10;
Miss Josephine Webb. TO be third assist
ant in No. IL ; Miss Mary f. Corson, to be
fourth assistant in No 5; Miss Bessie
Palmer, to be fourth assistant
in No l2; Miss Lena Dillin to be third
assistant in No IA Miss Anna 7. Burns
/ to be seventh assistant in No 10; Miss
Lizzie Carpenter TO be second assistant IN
No. 8 Your committee also recommend
that George NJ Warren Of Westboro.
Mass be employed 70 teach drawing anS
such other branches as may be assigned
!, TO him IN the two high schools, his salar,
i 70 be at the rate of $500 per annum, an,
s to report to and be considered an assist
4 ant Of the principal Of the Boys Higl
d School
DR. James Fl Morgan. chairman Of III
Committee on Repairs, made a report OF
the defective SURFACE drainage Of schoc
= No. IL Grading and paving was rec
commended to put the grounds Ia bette
shape. And the building of three fee
wall between the school property and th
"a Goodman NJ. +. Church yard at q cost o
I $3.50 was recommended to keep the waite
from flowing over the churcl
yard and into the church cellar
IL was stated that the contrac
II provided that the grading should b
n properly done, and the committee as
6 serted that ii had not been DR.. Short
I ldge thought the contractor had bette
be stirred up little Remarks wer
also made implying that Architect F. r
g Carswell, who superintended the work
) had neglected his duty Consideratio
i was postponed for two weeks. 1t was r,
J marked in the discussion that through
! mistake Of the architect certain work o
- No. 13 had cost $l30 extra
aS Consideration OF the matter Of putin
oo sashes in the water closets at No IS, q
81 cost of $40, was postponed until the mex
meeting.
The committee Of the same school wa
ld instructed TO call ON George w Bush
nj Sons to repair an iron fence post, broke
I'd while getting in coal.
-s Mr. Magarrity asked that a committt
Isl be appointed to examine a person for Il
position Of janitor of school No II
Mn Trump stated that the present janito
a woman, had been discharged because
he man, (Mr. Magarrity) had a personal spii
n against her, and asked that the matte
be investigated. Mr.. Magarrity disclaim,
en- any personal feeling He said the woml
~. lived some distance from the school,
had had trouble in getting the keys al
= one was afraid OF the furnace at time
=, On motion Of Mr. Trump, the presel
on ianitor was continued until further II
y tice.
A communication regarding the intr
on duction OF the Peoples Cyolopedi
he into the schools was referred to Il
Ter Committe on Books.
The resignation OF Henry Park Masc
IN as a member Of the board from Il
of Twelfth ward, was accepted. Thomas
IA Harris was elected to succeed him.
10. Dr. Morgan stated that certain bills
George w. Goodleys for pspering scho
No 8, had been held over by the Col
y. mittee on Repairs, as the paper was col
lse ing of Of the walls.
'n- The matter of laying a pavement
ne school No. IL was referred 70 the col
mittee on the school. which was advisi
mt to apply to the proper authorities.
at After passing the following bills t
of board adjourned: Wilmington Improy
he ment Company, in full for lot for NJ
twelfth ward school, 81 1000; Nutter
on, Baylis, $3l0: EVENING JOURNAL, So z
nd nd John Grubb, 81 80; News Publishi
'bs Company, S1133; Robert McCaullS
ON $62 %; Candy Cox. $3.50. o.; F. d. Graz
2ig So; James Mills, 1914 81; $. R. smii
1913; A. B. Jones, $3.50; Rosin & Br
$50.