Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-12

i N'Af- oAHEHW ttROtltu LilhL btHGf TO
drain the cellar Of No. 10 school would
be completed by Thursday.
Mr.. Pyle from No. l was given per.
mission TO spend f5 for clocks; $40 was
allowed for repairs to No. 10, and S17 .66
was allowed for repairs OF roof of the
| High School.
John Davis having completed the iron
fence around the High Scnool, an order
for 1894 was drawn to pay the contract
price.
The committee on High School was
granted permission TO advertise Tor pro-
posals for erecting a line fencs at the
High School ground.
1 On motion Of Mr.. Cassidy the board
went ipto an election for successor to
W. g. Grier of the Tenth ward. who re-
signed at the last meeting.
Mr.. Cassidy nominated Charles w.
Grant and Mr.. Betts nominated Elwood
Cloud. Messrs. Palmer and Coyle were
appointed tellers. They reported 10
votes for Clou and for Grant. Mr..
Cloud was declared elected.
The 70 lowing bids were received and
read for furnishing curtains for No. l3
school:
e. T. McCaaerty, $I.55 each; A. B.
Jones, Sl05 for fotty-two shades; j. T.
Hodges, SS3. 10 for forty-two ehadss; j.
II. Greenman, Jr., S2 each; George w.
Soodley, SS5 for forty.two shades. e. f.
McCanerty was awarded the contract, he
being the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Trump, from the Committee on
Teachers, offered the following report re.
latiug to teacher for No. Is school, " hich
was adopted;
That Miss Sallie C. Bye be made prin.
cipal, ard Misses Maggie Wells and
Maggie ChTisty made teachers; that Mis-,
Lizzie W0'laston be transferred to No. IL
, school; Miss E. NJ. Marvel be made as
sislant principal At No. 2; Mics l.. a
Foulk from No. IS to vacancy made b,
, the trausfer OF MisG Marvel in No, 9; Mis-
Delilah Brown be ri4de fifth assistant II
No. 10; that Miss Kate C. Cannon b.
made third assistant in No. IA; that tn
+, teachers iu No. below the place vacate
! by Miss Bye be each advanced one place
and that Miss Maaze Carpenter be mad
1 fifth assistant in No. 4; and that Mis
!. Annie e. McCloskey be made seventh az
sistant in MOL Misc Clara Hyde b
4 made assistant principal In No. 20; tha
: the teachers below Miss Hyde be eac
a advanced one pace, ami that Mrs. Mar
a u. Mitchell be appointed to the loves
:, place IN No. 20.
= A petition from citizens OF the north
western part OF the city asking that
grammar school be organized in No. /:
school was referred to the Committee oil
Teachers.
A communicate n was received from
j. B. Bell, editor oil the Sunday Star
asking permission of the board to offer
I series OF prizes for the best original com
positions. TO be written by scholars In tn,
. public schools, no pupil competing to b,
7 over 10 years of age. These compost
tions are to be printed In the sunda,
Star. The prizes are $40 for the bes
composition by pupil 10 years or under
SS, tor best by pupil under 10 years, s.
for best one by pupil under IL years
, and ~ Tor best one by pupil under
yea 8. The communication was accepted
Mr.. Belts reported that q number o
small boys entered No. y schoo! house OIL
November and did considerably G damage
amounting to $3.50 The boys were tot
small to be arrested, but bills were sem
to the parents, but TIE pa ents had no
paid and Mr.. Belts wanted TO know what
to do about 1t.
Mr. Coyle thought the matter was o.
trivial Importance, and on his motion the
subject was dropped.
On motion of DR.. shortlidg0 the secre.
tary was instructed to have the stove In
the Board of Educarion removed to the
opposite side Of the room.
OH inOtiOn OF Mr. hayes, fhil'ip x
, Kane were instructed TO do no more
glazing without further notice from the
= Committee on Repairs when such glazing
Should be done.
Bills were passed as follows. w. H.
Lones, $40; h. II. Andrews, IS. "a; J. II.
Forrest, S12; w. II Toner, $4.75; Thos.
samworth, 81 .iS; z. b. " j. 4. Forlnap,
Sll.1O; l., +. Adeir, 81; J. @. Brison,
s1.so; w. B. Sharp & Co., 50; Capelle
Hardware Company, 30 cents; Robert
Jones, $40; l.. 7. Grubb & Son, SIG. so;
Heinel & Son, ti.!5; James Mills,
S2.62; James Davis. 90 cents; z. James
Belt, $l.50; News Publishing Company
80 cents; Gillespie & Co., $500; bela
ware Printing Company, s.; Charles
Warner Company, $40 2S; Capelle Hard
ware Company, 81; J. d. Winslow,
$2O.5O; 2. +. Rudolph, HIS; Hollis and
Hearn Manufacturing Company, 81. so;
Nathan Gheen, 4.S2; Dennison & Peach,
4s cents; Phillips q Kane, $63.27; CAV
throP 4 Bro, SSo.74; G. +: Thomas Il
Co., t2}i.6S; Lena Dillon, $3.50; NJ. A..
Provost S2l: John g. GyDhe 81. taarheIa'