Evening journal., 1889-10-15
September 80, 1889.

The committee on accounts reported the
payroll of teachers amounting to So
eS7 "A, and officers aud janitors amount
ing to $514.14 to be correct, and the
pay rolls were ordered to be paid. Night
school committee reported the night
schools opened.
The Committee on Manual Training re-
ported that the school had been opened
and that at the next meeting of the
board an invitation would be extended to
the board to be present in body and see
the practical work Of the school
The committee on the new school house
in the Twelfth ward reported the work
progressing rapidly, and recommended
an order for 81, 500 be drawn in favor of
Hubert Cassidy, the contractor and
$3.50 in favor Of the Water Department
for extra digging required Orders for
the amounts were drawn.
The janitor of No 2 viii receive So
for extra services. No committee was
allowed g32 for re pairs to heaters; No 6,
| Sl6 for repairs to fence; No 10, SO for
mats and curtains; No. "a. 81. 80 for
repairs to desks; High School, $25 for
clocks. The salary of the janitor OF the
High School was raised from $500 to $500
per year on motion of DR.. f. G. Short
lidge. The salary of the janitor of No.
"a was increased from $24 to $4S per year
on melton of Joseph Pyle The janitor
of No 10 was allowed 50 for extra work.
The special COMMITTEES on investigating
charges against DR.. James Fl. Morgan.
chairman Of the Repair Committee, pre-.
sented the following report:
ITO the President and Members of the
Board of Education.
The committee appointed by you to
investigate the charges against Dr. James
H. Morgan, chairman of the Repair Com
mittee, beg leave to report that they
met on September 5, 1889, and examined
witnesses on charges against said chair
man, and from the testimony given.
which we hereby submit, we are Of the
opinion that the business as transacted
by the said chairman, DIR. James e .
Morgan, was done in a loose and unbe-
coming manner, and the curtains prr-
chased by order Of said chairman are not
of,either color or quality adopted by this
board. P. MAGARITY,
1Signed IS, F. BELTS,
jesse X. BAYI.Ia
Cd. r. SMITH,
&c. l.. SIMMONS"
"A shade went over the faces Of the
board when tine report was concluded and
there was silence for few seconds. Mr..
Belts moved the adoption of the report
David H. Coyl q member Of the Repair
Committee stated it was the first time
he knew that the board had a
regular color and quality for curtains.
This made half the members of the
board smile, while some of the others
half confessed they did not know Of such
a law. The motion was carried by six
| hr al
not voting. DR. James H. Morgan then
asked the privilege of making some re-
marks, and when the privilege was
granted said: I'm regard to the charge,
the committee acted as whole in nearly
every instance did not know there
was a set color and quality. l do not
think the charge Of looseness is a fair
charge, for every bid received was
opened in committee, and the committee
or a majority of it awarded all contracts
Mr.. McGarrity in response to this
} asked that the evidence in the case beread
and that would show why the committee
reported against Morgan, Joseph Pyle
objected to having the matter opened
again and Mr.. Mccarthy withdrew his
motion. Then Mr. Coyle arose there wasi
perplexed look on his face, he said: "Mr
President / can't find anything in oui
laws about curtains Amid the laugh
, that followed some one moved that it b Q
referred to the Repair Committee.
On motion Of DR.. Morgan, the board
! decided to rent a room in the Sixth ward
fer children who cannot get seats in the
schools there. DR.. Morgan, John Pyle
and S. H. Baynard we're appointed tc
secure the room The need Of FIRE es
capes on No. 8 was referred to the Re
pair Committee. On motion of Mr..
Pyle, the Twelfth ward school-house wa.
made No. 25
Bills were passed as follows PhiliI
: R. Clark, 1884 W. II. Lones, $40; w
H. Forrest $12; Gas Company $5,97
J. w. Vandegrift, $3.50; Republican
Printing Company, $7 II; Samuel Cham
, bers, 3d. w. A. Bacon, $3 Journa
Printing Company, $4.10; Every Even
/ ing Printing Company, 81 SO; Phillips
! g. Kane, $34.05 j. W. Carlisle & Co,
! $2.s4; Brosius & Smedley, so cents
James E. Newman, $3.50; Miller
Jenkins, S36.6l; L. F. Adair, $23. "a
! Ayars & Son, $21; Candy Cox, $3.50
Nathan Gheen, IS 25; Charles Heebner
r $1.5e; G. F. Thomas & Co., So, 95727.