Telegram-herald., 1889-09-08

The Regular September Meeting
Last Evening.
LAST MEETING OF The OLD BOARD
rhe sswiy Elected Memb~rs Look Ga
ana Leave. = ; SeFdier Made
Custodian OF the fands-A small
Amount OF Roatiae Business.

The meeting OF the Board OF Educa-
ton w4s well attended. Trustees Grls-
void, Bllckle sad Houssm4n being the
only ones aDseat. The newly elected
trustees, Wagner Hustled, Schneider
and FOiger, sat IN the rear Of the room
and furnished a blashing background
for the board. Trustee Goodrich, who
succeeds L. F. Harrington, WAS not
present.
Trustee Allen, OF the Committee on
Claims and Accounts, reported accounts
10 the amount OF s5,lS9.s5.
Trustee Drury called attention OF the
board to section of the school law,
and raised the question that the meet
ing was not legal one. but the presi-
dent said that the city attorney had
been consulted and declared il legal.
Trustee Cook, OF the Committee on
Buildings, reported the progress upon
the Henry-st. and North IOnla-st.
schools.
A report Of superintendent Of con
structlOn Was accepted and placed on
lille
Secretary STEMS report was accepted
and placed Oh Tile. lie reported $74 900
on hand. At tine meeting last year
there was but 50 900 Oh hand.
superintendent Kendall made a re-
port recommending the purchase OF
SIX kindergarten tables Tor the first
grade rooms, and upon motion of Trus-
tee Mcbride the report was referred to
the Committee on Buildings with power
10 act.
Trustee Blair moved that bids for the
custody of the board money be opened
and read.
J. A. ;. Verdier offered Al per cent.
for daily balances and said that the
Kent County savings Bank would loan
the board money at the rate OF 81 per
cent. per annum.
The Grand Rapids Savings Bank
offered / l-2O per cent. for daily bal
ances and per cent. for loans. The
Fourth National Bank offered 81 per
cent. for daily balances and 6 per cent
for loans.
Upon motion of Trustee Blair, j. A. 5.
Nerdler was appointed treasurer OF the
Board OF Education.
Trustee Cook moved that the build
ing committee be authorized to pur-
chase eleven clocks at $3.50 each. Car
ried.
Trustee Blair moved to adjourn but
withdrew the motion at the request of
Trustee Felker, who wished to hear
some remarks from the retiring menu
bers. Trustee Allen said he had been
on the board SIX years and had never
yet inflicted q speech. He didn't pro-
pose to break MS record. Trustee
Drury said he had served four years
and thought that those who remained
should be the onestO speak and not the
retiring ones. He thought the occasion
4 good one for the new members to
make their maiden speeches.
lie desired to thank the presiding
| officer, his fellow members in the COM
| mittees and on the board, for the cour-
| tesIes that had been extended to him by
| them. tie deplOred the lack of inter-
| est displayed 10y the average citizen IN
regard 10 the school system of the city,
and thought it should be one of the
duties OF tue board to create such an
| interest.
Trustee Harrington said that his
| career as a trustee had been brief but
not brilliant. That the succeeding
board would do their duty we'll was not
| to be doubted, as there would now be
| two lady members on the board. Trus-
tee Locher moved to adjourn and the
motion was carried.