Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
THE SCHOOL BOARD
An Unusual Amount OF Work Done
IL 8 Short Time.
Al EyTRlTlCasr BILL FOR wArEg
Two Teachers keAien sna several
Change AEs Made Probably q Ns~
L~~s f.eonArd~sL Sckoet-hlaS
sna Cont2aots let

The Board of Education met last
might and ia spite of the unusual
Hhsenco Of the mayor and Ia. I.ocher,
aud ihe hot weather, dia much more
than Tie usual amount Of work and dld
u al a rate oi speed Winch would lut4ho
aldermen many laps ia the rear ia a
contest % legislative sisle, speed aud
action. Mr.. b.air, from fhe COMMITTEES
on Teachers. reported Tie Iesignatons
q Miss Mary Eldrea, 81 the stfsigAt.st.
Mss Florence Need. of tae Henr,-st.
school. aud also tho following changes
Of teachers: isabella Thomas from the
West Leonard si., school io the North
DiNlsion-st., Flora hcadia from Jeffcr-
soil-st. 10 ,baigllt-si- liz1is a Isn-
hlnes from North lOnia a. 3sfiegson-si..
Margaret Doran from Jefferson Ia
silaght-si
Augusta Wynkoap 90 be appointed 81
t.ie Naeancy IA bcn1 st., deuuia
MARSH 10 be appointed - position az
hasi ifidee, tlemenilne IL. IupusAl Ia
he appointed u the hieh school lalsog-
STORY ~ a silaiyci $500 peg Near. and
aiiss Mas issch,r IL D. appointed o. a
position ln the Union lfleh school. The
sAitt committee Was allowed 10 eKpcnd
s5i..- Tor supplies luT lae laboratory.
and tlc tnttc report W.ss excepted.
The i'st Book COMMITTEE rsoam-
mepdcd tiie adoption AL Mhii.'s inst
lessons "a Greek n place If Hai-.fs :
first lessons noW m usc Also A..
adoption OF NhepaId's elements II
chemistry, Coilons practical zoology
and Packard hfi.ler sanr-s ln s.aaIs.rr-
The Icnou under iac rules oi lhe t.osfd
WAS laid Over until the next nsseilne 90
permit ot a full examination ol iha
books. ihe requssi 81 tie same cam-
hlttee - be- allowed so bus additional
apparatus for ihe laboratory costing
Si.o.e5, WAS granted
The Library Committee asked to naVo
about foriy-ipur hundred volumes of
The most popular class 81 literature ro..
eaf2ioSusi. and at thc same
time submitted several bids for
the Nofk, tbe lowest of WHICH
was that Of the West Michigan
Printing Works winch Mas wleen tiae
Jon al ihe rateoi SSif.s3 for s,.0 copies,
and s4,.25 Tor 500 additional
The superlniend'nts report showed
that De had collected and turned over
10 the treasurer S56s95, $40 of which
ilad been collected from pupils a. fuoS
Tor Narloua pefIy ofienses.
The Committee on Claims reported
bills amounting is 81 .063aS. including
one oi siel.4s from the water
works. This created considerable
discussion ad was roundlv
denounced by several members of thss
board, and especially Mr. Blair, as
ouirageoasiy cxorh.Lant. The report
was inaliy adopted. with ths exc, psi1a
ol THIS bill IN the discussion il was
developed that the water fund had
precisely the amount 81 tic blli 81 rs
credit, and that thc secretary lad
added Sl0l.fS o. lhe fund 90 make the
amount up al ihe suggestion of the
late President Fletcher when TIE one
mil tax was collected without
the authority of the board. Mr..
Blair wont for thIs I'D earnest, and
moved fo allow SIMPLY lhc amount
properly 3n ihe fund 5000 81 bc faid on
The bAl, ard Afterwards moved te
transfer the sI0l.ss - the contingency
fund, both Of which were carried.
Jhrcc bid, ~ follows. were reported
FOR tle heafng and sculiaiiur oi the
Union Iilgh school and referred - ths
OoinnliiFe pn tuidHngs. Hewitt *
smith, Detroit. S-425es. the Ruttan
Warming q Nerilauug Company. Chr
cago, $5j77. Wca.hcgy 4 pulte, Grand
Rapids, Se25o
The J5uidirv Committee reported
ulat fhc uec'eafy repairs for tle COM
nc aalh would amourf. ia sss go.
lnd was authorized 70 exps.Da that
amount
Tic is3 ofthe Valley CITY Ice a Coal
0nlpsuy, 50 furnish c0ai for the next
winter, aas adopted. Is was for Mon
aus coke ss.s5 per t9n, and Shawnee
,oal $40 per ton. The Central Coal
Oppany goi the contract for wood aDi
LDdlBg-
The IuidIng Commiitee xae 8 rcclad
% pTcWTC aD estimate a. the cost ~ =
l,w school buiiding oi eigbt and
wclyc zVoms. - ise cree ted on the cast
.eonsrd-st l0i. and also io furnish an
.fmate - the cost II making Docos-
sTy additions - fir Inion building
na the One on last Bridge-si. and
Iso 10 provide rooms for tao large
upius a children in these districts.
'he report oi fbe superintendent n
antors was received and ordered
printed.