Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-29
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Much Discussion over the summary
Removal of n Janitress-lt ~ Pro-
nOunced spite work aud the
Woman ~ Hired Over Again.
| The Board OF Education met Monday
e,ening.
An order was directed to be drawn for
| 1900, the balance due on the lot for the
new schoolhouse in the Twelfth ward.
| The proposition OF the water department
to lay water pipes 10 connect with the
new schoolhouse, provided the Board of
| Education pays the cost OF extra digging,
wss accepted. John Pyle was added TO
the new schools Visiting committee.
Joseph Pyle stated that ne understood
extras arc being put on the schoolhouse
and requested the committee to meet Linn
after adjournment.
Allowances for withdrawing were made
"a follows No. . schoolhouse, 80; No, 6,
@l5; No. 5, 50, No 8, IS; No. 10, 80,
Tne resignation of henry p. Mason,
member from the Twelfth ward, was 40.
cepted and Thomas O. Harris was elected
his successor.
The sum OF $40 was allowed for paving
around the cellar windows at No.
school-house
The committee OF No. II school was
directed to have eurbing put around that
school property.
To AL vacancies caused by The de-
cliDation of Miss Kate E Stewart 10
serve as principal Of girls' department Of
No school and Miss NJ Virginia Parker
~ No. is school, ana the death OF Miss
2illah Barsiord OF No is school. the
committee on teachers recommended the
following transfers: Miss Mary j
Francis, principal OF girls department
OF No, school; Miss Emma johnson,
sixth assistant Of boys department OF
No 4 school; Miss Saliie Evaas, seventh
assistant OF girls department OF No. 4
school; Miss Amanda L. MedarA, fourth
assistant OF girls department OF No 6
school, Miss Mary NJ. Brady, first rs
sistant of grammar department OF No. Is
school; Miss +. Louisa Gould. assistant
principal OF No. 10 school; Miss Lizzie
wollaston, assistant principal OF No II
school; Miss Ida W. Cleland, assistant
principal of No. IL school; Miss Jose.
phine Webb, third assistant OF No. IL
school; Miss Mary F. Corson, fourth as.
sistant Of No. school, Miss Bessie
Palmer, fourth assistant OF No. IL school;
Miss Lena Dillon, third assistant Of No
IA school; Miss Auna Il Burns, seventh
assistant OF No. 10 school; Miss Lizzie
s. Carpenter, second assistant OF No. 8
school. The committee further recon-
mended that George W. Warren of West
boro, Mass, be employed to teach draw
ing and such other branches as may be
assigned to him in the two high schools,
his salary to be $500 per year, and he to
report to and be considered an assistant
of the principal Of the boys high school.
The recommendations were adopted.
It WAS directed that estimates be asked
for painting the txteriors OF Nos. 10 and
90 school houses.
The bill OF E. q. Anderson for 50. for
cleaning No. "a school house in 1887,
was referred to the secretary for investi-
cation.
Mr. Magarrity moved that committee
OF i've be appointed to examine the quail
tications of man whom be desired to be
appointed janitor at No. 10 school house
Mr.. Trump stated that Mr.. Magsrrity
had discharged the janitress poor
widow, without giving her any reasons
for her dismissal and pronounced Mr..
Msgarrity's action spitework. Mr.. Ma
garrity declared he bore the woman no
malice and explained that he had secured
the keys OF the scbool.hou from her
with difficulty and that abe was not COM
petent TO attend the steam heating ap-
pars,us. The man he had for tho posi-
ton, he said, lives opposite the school
house. while the woman lives in Brown
town, some distance away. Mr.. Trump
commended that the woman had rendered
, faithful service and that she should mot
, be dismissed without charges being pre-
ferred. He, therefore, offered substitute
! motion, that the woman be continued
until further notice, which was adopted.
DR.. Morgan of the committee On
repairs stated tina. the STEAMERS in the
pavement at No Is sohoolhouss are too
a small and that the yard has not been
. graded according to contract, which con.
diiion of affairs is damaging the church
! property adjoining. He moved that $3.50
q be expended in altering the grade of the
: yard and in erecting wall. Discussion
. elected the fact that the school-hous
had been accepted before the grade Of
d the yard had been examined. DR.. Short
n lidge made complaint that Architect
:, OaTswell who bad been employed tC
snperintend the work, had neglected his
: duty. Joseph Pyle expressed the opin
b ion that the committee on the school
, accompanied by the architect, should call
|. upon the contractor and compel him Il
:, grade the yard properly. In reply to Q
question egksd by President Baird, Mi
y Pyle stated that he understood thst bill
v for extras to another sohoolhouse
Il amounting 10 $l30 and neoessitated b.
mistakes made by the architect, ia to b.
presented. Further consideration of the
10 matter was postponed until the mex
meeting.
This following bills were allowed
'e Candy Cox. 1929 o. james Mills, SPA %
ie 3. Redmond smith, ESD, sl.75; l. u
Al Jones, IS So, Morning NawS Printing Co
:, :sll33; Koelu d Bro, sS7; John Z. Grubt
d Iii3.02; Frank ID. Grant. 81; Journa
70 Printing Co., S5.2s; Natter 4 BAylis. 1910
"A Robert McOaulley, it,, SSI.25.
"A Dr.. Morgan explained that the CON
mittse on repairs was not ready TO rec
e. ommend payment of the bill OF Georg
n W, Cooley for papering No. school
10 house because the work was done badly
nor was it ready to report on the bills Q
A. b. Jones for papering other school
,s houses because the committee had no
examined the work.
70 The printing committee was author
>, lied to have printed 500 copies of Super
| iutendeLt harlans annual report.
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"A A Narrow Escape.
While playing on Monday around Ii
nelln. of ,TgmeJ Heald'R new bonga q