Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-09
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An ounl paid lor miscellaneous Dllls. WIN
A mu unit paid for new buildings. ....,. ~. 10
Elsnee on hand March 81.
FOR current expenses. s.,............'.., 81 sB.ll
For new baildings, b2Bh2l
s5l. 05I.J5
The ray roll OF teachers, amounting to
"a, 686.71, and OF janitors of t2,I6981,
were present d and orders were drawn
for the amounts.
3. X. Smith ( ON the Com mlttee on
Elections moved Lat the secretary be In
struCtt d 10 give the usual notice of the
election for members on May 4, and that
u committee Of one M mbtr from each
ward be appointed 10 select places for
Holding the said election. The motion
was carried.
Mr. Magaw, chairman of the conn it.
tie haviuR charge OF the erection of the
new school house No. i3, at Seventeenth
and Union streets, presented a full ic-
port embl acing the operations OF the COM
Inittee. 1he report stated that the lot
lO4xlt0 feet was purchased from Charles
IL. Bonham for 6l,760, j. n. Cauwell
had been paid $500 for plans, spec flch-
tions and suptrintebdencs, the building
was awarded 10 j. X. ID. Seeds for
K9, ,94I AZ, work was commenced in June
1873, anu the baildlng was completed in
December same year. AS completed, in
cluding furnishing and drainage, the cost
10 s24, 1884. Tic report was adopted.
bill from the Street and Sewer De-
partment for u 500 was presented for
constructing sewer along Delaware
avenue TO Lincoln street TO drain the new
school house.
The chair stat, d that the Board had
agreed to pay the Street and Sewer De-
par,ment the amount named, as the de-
paTtment had no money to spare at this
time but they would pay tie amount back
as soon as they got their appropriation.
Mr.. s. X. Smith asked II tn re WAS a
written agreement to that effect.
The chair taid NO, tut 1t was entered
on the minutes and it was understood
that the Eoard was only making a tenn
rorarv loan which would be paid back In
August,
ne oil was referred TO committee
consisting of Meesrs. Magaw, FoulR,
Shortlidee and Magee.
Mr.. Pyle reported that the committee
on new school house in the Twelfth
ward, had decided the lot offered by the
Wilmington improvement Syndicate was
not available and suit able, aud bad been
declined. The committee instead, had
decided to build upon the lot already
pure hased SIxllG feet, and the plans Of
tie building were presented by Architect
Carswell to be examined by the Board.
On his motion, the Boarl took recess OF
ten minutes to examine the plans.
The plaus provided for two-storied,
eix-roomed school, which Mr.. Carswell
said was about all the lot would allow,
with reserve Tor Fairgrounds. The
cost would be from tlb, 900 to $50, 90,
President Baird said he would under no
circumstance vote for six-roomed
house in portion OF the city where eight
rooms would TO soon be needed, Other
members coiBclded with Mr.. Baird, while
Mr., Pyle and others thought asix-roomed
house would be sufficient. Mr.. Pyle
said that with six ro ms the house would
be larger than fifteen oil the other school
houses In the city. There being so many
advocates of an eight-roomed house,
Architect Carswell went to his office to
get plan he had drawn for eight rooms,
and the board r sumed business again,
and the report OF the Book Committee
that Prang's drawing
books, Avery's patural philosophy anu
Steele's chemistry was taken Vi, adopted,
and the books ordered placed On the list.
The Sewer Committee reported having
granted W. & j. Lang and Miller u Jen
kins permission to tap sewer draining
No. school house, for go each.
The resignation OF William II. Weeks
as member ol the board from the Third
ward was received Snd accepted. The
reason given by Mr.. Weeks TOR his rcsig-
nation was that he had moved out ot tine
said ward.
Mr.. Dandy was appointed on the Com
min nf Accounts vice Mr. WpHka.
resigned.
MIR. Carswell having returned with his
tight-roomt d plan for u new school
house, the board, on motion Of Mr.. Pyle,
took another ten minutes recess to ex-
amiue the plans.
When the board again came to order,
Mr.. P,le moved to Instruct the committee
TO secure plans ior ali eightroom school
house aud to advertise for proposals Tor
building the same.
s. X. Smith opposed building either a
six roomed house or an eight-roomed
house on the lot because 1t was too
small. He would rather spend S5UO0 ;or
a lot SO that he conld get the right Lind
Tor the erection OF q house that would I've
credit TO the city aud credit b the
Board of Education. The lot, he said,
fronted a gully afd was down over
the brow of hill and on IA back btreet.
Mr.. Pyle, in reply to the remarks OF
Mr.. Smith, said The gentleman was mis-
taken.
The lot did not front gully but an
avenue, 81 feet vide; it was not behind
hill but on the gentle brow OF hill. he
did not know of another lot that could be
got as eligible and as well suited. lie
would like to have it larger and If the
Board was prepared to pay 81 200 more
lot adjoining could be purchased. lie
was prohibited from selling lot because
he was a melnoer o. the Board. II lock-
ed to him as II Mr.. Smith was interested
in the Ferris property syndicate.
The question was discussed at greater
lenghth by Messrs. Pyle, Smith, Trump,
Bailey, Fouk and Cassidy, when ON mo-
ton OF Mr.. Smith, the whole matter was
referred back to the committee with in
structions to look out Tor another lot.
The President announced the follow
ing election mmittee: Mcssrs. Baylis,
Hayes, Coyle, Magce, Dandy, Foulk, MA
gaw. bailey, sLortlidge, Cassidy, Tiump
and Pyle.
Bills were passed as follows: Phillips |
& Kane, S4,l2; Reese Il Bro, a2S.l5;
di.,o, tlS So; William stilly, 80, John q.
Brison, l35; w. +. Robinson, s.; Candy
Cox, $40; j. h, Grubb. Sl6; +. G. simp-