Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-08
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Various Matters Discussed at Inst
Nightra NreptipD

Night's Meeting,
When President Goodman's gavel fell last
night all the members OF the board OF cduca-
tion were in their seats except Messrs.
Clarke, Martin, FELTON, and Kelley;
The report of Treasurer Rush for the
month of September was received and showed
tho following balances in the several funds:
General fund .....................S52 So, ,ql9 20
Sinking fund, Observation-Disclosures. 3, l20 q9
site anu building und...,..,,..., Ia OBS II
The report OF Superintendent James, show
ing the condition of the schools forthe month
of September, was received. The report
showed the schools to be in ilourishiug CON
diton and also stated that of the teachers
recently elected to provide for future needs
there are five without assignments, and the
probabilities are that there will be no need
Tor them unless unexpected vacancies occur.
n proposition was received from j. l.
Black and All. Lander offering to sell the
board four lots IN Bedford place for school
site for &, 900.
Mrs. j. :. johnson sent in communca-
tion stating that the chimGeys on tho Mason
school are too low, causing the smoke TO be
carried into her house to the great damage
of her property, and asking that the chin
neys be made higher The communication
was tabled.
Harriet S. kneisly applied for the per-
mission OF the board 30 photograph tho
scholars and teachers of the various schools
was filed.
The judiciary committee, to which was re.
ferrcd the matter of the approprlatng of
tho west 62ls feet of the Farnam street
school lot for the purpose of opening up
Iweuty-ninth avenue, on which appraisers
appointed by the council had fixed a value of
SlO,9@.5O, recommended that the board de-
mand those damages from the city council
and that, failing to obtain them, II enioin
the opening OF this street until the damages
arc paid
Mr. poppleton, chairman of the commit
tee, offered n resolution that the judiciary
committee and the attorney demand the
damages from the council, and that, failing
to obtain them, they take steps to enjon the
opening of the street. The resolution was
adopted.
The question of putting some system of
heating in the Pacific school came up again.
The committee on buildings aud property
reported that they had examined several
bids and asked for further instruction.
DR.. Spaldng, the chairman, stated in eX-
PLANTATION that the Smead company offered
to heat and ventilate the entire building for
S3,iO0 The other bids did not provide for
any ventilation.
DIR. Snville stated that there were only
three or four buildings in the city that were
properly ventilated. The only way tho
rooms could be ventilated was by lowering
the windows, and some system of ventla-
ton should be adopted.
Mr.. Wehrer informed the doctor that he
didn't know anything. He said there was
plenty of fresh air to be had in any building
in this country. The idea of foolng with
the windows was only cranky notion of
the teachers. teacher, he remarked,
would stand over the register until she got
red hot and then rush to the windows and
let in lot Of cold air.
The bid of the Hesse Furnace company
was for supplying two furnaces at a cost of
81, 100 to heat four rooms without any ven
tilation.
Mr.. Sholes moved that the contract be let
to the Hesse company for two furnaces to
heat two rooms and TO use the furnace how
in the building for heating the balance of
the building The motion prevailed.
Th committee on supplies recommended
that the contract for supplying wood be
awarded to Mount & Griffin. they beng the
lowest bidders since the withdi avail OF JEFF
Bed ford $ Did.
The committee on CLAIMS reported the
September pay roll and number of bills
amounting in all to S33,22563. The report
was adopted and the bills ordered paid.
Mr.. Wchrer asked what had been done
about disseminating the electric lights at the
High school grounds. He stated that the
lights could be discontinued, as 1T Is now
cold weather.
Mr.. Mcdonnell said the committee would
be ready to report at the next meeting.
Mr.. Rees offered a resolution that the
ThomSon-Houston company be notified that
the electric lights in the High school grounds
resolution was laid over until Il special meet
ing to be held next Saturday evening.
The committee on supplies offered u report
recommending the purchase of 200 copies of
Greenleaf's mental arithmetic for use in the
schools.
IL was recommended that ten to fifteen
| minutes be set apart each day for the pur-
pose of instruction IN mental arithmetic, In
grades below the high school. The report of
the committee was adopted.
Superintendent James reported the num-
bcr of teachers absent during September
and the amount deducted from their salaries
for such absence.
Mr. Popplcton moved to reconsider the
acton of The board III moving from its quar-
ters.
MIR. Sholcs opposed the motion on the
ground that the board had virtually agreed
to take the rooms in the New York Life
building and the rooms were being held for
the board.
The question was raised whether Mr.. Pop
pleton was present when the motion was
passed, and it appearing that was not, he
was declared out of order.
The board then adjourned until Monday
night.
L. - M,