Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-07-18
GEO. w. MCGOWAN. Editor and Publisher.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR
THE ENSUING YEAR.
L. Il. Nichols Chosen President.
q. w. MCGOWAN, secretary
Action on the Central
N Sch0Ol Matter.


g. w. McCowan, secretary
Action ON the Central
-h. school MatJer.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education, was held Monday
evening in the Council Chamber.
Members present Messrs. Silvers,
Lambert, Bright, Corey. Peck, Cox,
Kienzle, Whitaker, Hort, Nichols and
Sharp Messrs. Miner and Ayres came
in later.
The meeting was called to order by
the Secretary. FL 3-&
The following persons were nomi-
mated for President: J. s. Miner, B. T.
Bright, c. r. Corey, l. T. Nichols.
The Secretary read a letter from Mr..
Miner declining a denomination. Mr..
Bright also declined being a candidate.
A vote was taken which resulted in
the choice of Mr.. Nichols.
Geo. w. MCGOWAN and w. B. Kirby
were nominated for Secretary. Nc.
Cowan was elected.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted. Mr.. Nichols was
called out and Mr.. Kienzle took the
chair. @ q scae
Supt Sharp read this yearly report
and the estimate of the Finance Com
mittee for the coming year, which was
adopted and ordered published in the
PIONEER and Patriot. The estimate
for the coming year is as follows:
Teachers salaries s............... -. 10000
Janitor's salaries. es................:. ...C 5000
Books and stationery ...l.s..s 10000
Fuel. observation-disclosures. 10000
Furniture and repairs. ................. 10000
Incidentals 80. ........................ 10000
Total. Sls.35O.Oo
The Committee on Building and Re
pairs were authorized to place the out
buildings o. the Second Ward school
in proper condition.
The following bills were ordered
paid Josiah .Huster, for repairs,
$1,000; J. D. Mires, extra work, $5.35;
Geo. w. MCGOWAN, services as Secre-
tary, $14.37.
| = Mr.. Nichols returned and assumed
the chair.
Bill of J. G.. Brooks, $2.OS, was or
dered paid, when approved and sworn
| to. CGn
Resignation of Miss r. A. Woodruff,
1st Assistant in Bank Street Grammar
department, was received and filed.
Action on filling the position was de-
ferred until the next regular meeting
The Secretary reported that owing
to the death of John D. Mires, there
was vacancy in the position of jani-
tor of the Third Ward School.
The following persons made applica-
ton for the position: Benz. Bonham,
G. R. Cunningham, J. g. Bauer, Han
nah A. Mires, Geo. H. Gilman, Mary
Evans, J. T. Rogers. Avote was taken
which resulted in the choice of Mrs.
Mires. %
II @. b. Williams asked for the removal
of one of the outbuildings Of Bank
Street School from adjoining his pro-
| perty. Referred to Committee on
Building and Repairs, with power to
act. -'A ~ A'1
The President announced the fol-
lowing standing committee
| Books and F,n.nitewe Miner,
| Whitaker. .4i Ell. f.
! Vissting- Bright, Lambert, Cox,
Hort.
Nnance--Silvers, Ayres, Miner.
! Buildings and Repairs-Keinzle,
Corey, Silvers, Lambert.
| The Joint Committee on additional
school accommodation made, their re-
port. A majority and minority report
was heard. The reports were received.
A discussion on the merits of the
two reports was INDUCED in by most
Of the members present. A motion
favoring central grammar school
was lost by the following vote.
Yeas-Lambert, Silvers, Corey Peck,
HortE6 s4 fgMN FF92/5h6
Nays-Miner, Bright, Cox, Keinzle,
Whitaker Ayres. Nichols, Sharp-8..
A vote for City Examiner, resulted
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Mr.. Nichols offered the following
resolutions which were adopted.
Inasmuch as the committee selected by the
Board of Education to confer with a committee
from City Council on the subject of additional
school accommodations, found itself equally
divided as to the establishment of a Central
School or the erection OF new Third warp
school building; and
WHEREAS, For that and other reasons 1t seems
necessary that this Board should define its
position on the action since taken by City
Council, therefore
Resolved, LIST, That the Board of Education
being invested, under the law, with the control
and regulation of the schools, and with the
power of Recommendation as to what character
of school buildings should be erected when
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