Daily Republican., 1889-10-15

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The Committee on Accounts reported
the payroll OF teachers, amounting to
%, ,SS7. IA, and officers and janitors
amounting to $5l474, to be correct. The
pay-rolls were ordered paid.
The committee on night schools re-
ported both schools open and well at
tended.
Mr.. Smith, from the committee on
manual training school, reported that
the school opened yesterday with en-
c0uragiDg results, and that at the next
meeting OF the board an invitation would
be extended to the board to be present In
body and witness the practical work.
ings Of the school.
| Joseph Pyle, from committee on the
Twelfth ward new school house, reported
that the work on the same was progress
ing rapidly and recommended that an
order for $i500 be drawn in favor of
Hubert Cassidy, the contractor, and
$67. so for the Water Department for
extra digging required to lay pipe to
the new school. Orders for the amounts
we're drawn.
An order for $5 was drawn in favor Of
the janitor OF No. 2 for extra work done.
The committee on No. school was al.
lowed $32 for repairs to heaters; No. 6,
SIG for repairs to fence; No. IL, &c for
mats and curtains; No. "a, $3.50 for
repairs to desks; High School, s25 for
clocks.
DR.. E. @. shortlidge moved that the
salary Of the janitor OF the high School
be increased from $500 to $500 per an
mum. He explained that the janitor was
compelled to hire extra help and pay for
the same out of his salsry.
l - - Al.
ton and said $500 was the amount paid
The motion was carried.
1 On motion Of Joseph Pyle the salary OF
the Janitor of No. "a school was increased
from $24 to s4S per annum.
The janitor OF No. 10 school was al
lowed S5 for extra work done.
The committee on investig alton made
the following report:
ITO the President and Members of the
Board of Education.
tThe committee appointed by you to
invsstigate the charges aRainst DE-.
James II. Morgan, chairman Of the Re.
pair Committee, beg, g,l6sve to report that
they met on septeniberb, 1889, aud ex-
amined witnesses on charges aEafnst said
chairman, and from the Testimony given,
which we hereby submit, we are Of the
opinion that the business az transacted
by the said chairman, DR.. James II.
Morgan, was done in q loose and unbe-
coming manner. The curtains purchased
by order of said chairman arc not OF
either color or quality adopted by this
board. "P. Majority,
"S. +. Belts,
| "JEssE X. BAYLIs,
as. r. SMITH,
| &C. L. SIMMONS"
Mr.. Coyle said he did not understand
that window curtains had to be of par
ticular color. He and not DIR. Morgan
had selected the curtains for No. 4
school.
DIR. Morgan, In defeuse of himself, said
that no work was given out to any con-
tractor without the consent of q majority
Of the Committee on Repairs, and in re-
gard to the curtains 1t was the first time
he knew they had all to be Of the same
color
Mr. Magarlty was anxious to have the
evidence taken before the committee read
and made q motion to that effect, but
Joseph Pyle entering his objections he
withdrew the motion, and there the mat
ter ended.
On motion of DIR. Morgan 1t was de-
cided to rent room somewhere in the
Sixth ward to accommodate children who
cannot obtain seats In the schools there.
DR.. j. Fl. Morgan, John Pyle and 8. II.
Baynard were appointed committee to
secure such room.
Mr. Simmons called the attention of
the board to the need of fire escapes at
No. 8 school house. The motion was re-
ferred to the Repair Committee.
Bills were passed as follows; Philip
r. Clark, SS.34; W. II. Lones, $40; W. n.
Forrest, Sl2; Gas Company, S5.37; j. W.
Vandegriit, 1850; Republican Printing
Company, S17l; Samuel Chambers, So;
W. A. Bacon, So; Journal Printing Com
pany, "a 10; Every Evening Printing
Company, 81. SO; Phillips & Kane, s34. .05;
j. v. Carlisle s. Co., S2.s4; Brosius &
Smedley, 80 cents; James Z. Newman.
$3.50; Miller s. Jenkins. s38.6l; L. T.
Adair, s23. "a; Ayars & Son, S2l; Candy
Cox, %. 90; Nathan Gheen, e. Is; Charles
Heebner. $3.50; c. r. Thomas Il Co.,
S2,9iG27.