Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-13

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| By shiary p'1iu teachers.. .;...,... B,72O.O
| lbTS.. ...........,......,,,., AyD 2
by salary paid oflicers and JAM.
| Tors. ......-... ...................... 5gl. q
phiu Tor repairs s..........,....... 335. 4
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ruinlture ......,y............, I.3
Night school. .......s,.........,.,, IL
miscellaneous biils...........,.,.. 425l
hooks. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1874
New bulluinS S...................... l,7l3.9
Balance on hand June 80. ........ 2i,iI5.2
$3s, ,2i9.6
On motion OF Mr.. Pyle the proper ofli
GERS were instructed to draw on the Cit,
Council for the monthly appropriation.
DIR. shortlidge, from committee OF
books, reported that bids for furnishing
books had been received from G. +
Thomas u Co and 3. s. r. Butler, anS
the contract had been awarded to G. +,
Thomas q Co., they being tho Lowest
bidders. The rep0rt was adopted.
Mr.. Coyle, from the Printing Commit
tee, asked AID was granted more Tins &c
a;e 800 manuals printed, and the com.
mit:ee wss given power TO act
Mr.. Pyle said the Twelfth ward new
school was progre4lRg very slowly on
account OF bad wb1}Hr. sThere wa.
some trouble getting a%Asef sSf Ddidlna
MIR. Bsynard was allowed s15 TO ee,
the CUTTERS OF No. painted and to get q
now map.
Mr.. Pyle was allowed $50 for repairing
windows aud window frames OF No. 2,
He was also allowed TO put up q sign
board Offering IL reward for the arrest of
boys who break windows.
Mr.. Baiiy said No. was of the same
pattern as No. 2, and he had the zane
complaint to InsSe. He suggested wire
nettiEgs as guarl against breaking
windows. :"
Mr.. Belts thought the lower stories of
the school houses should all have solid
shutters.
Mr.. Coyle, No. 4, was allowed &C. to
have an iron fence painted.
MIR. MCCARTHY No. 10, asked that She
bid OF Resin Il Bro. for paIering the
school he accepted and the work done.
MIR. Baily said the ouly reason that the
work was stopped was that there were
other school houses much moro iu need
OF repairs. We had already spent $500
or 5000 In rapering.
MIR Megarity said the ceiling was in a
disgrscefll condition aud the rooms
w sot thiutNA w otNuDJ.
Mr.. Pyle said thu work ought to 90 on.
and churches bright, clean and inviting
The motion to do tho work was adopted.
Mr.. O'Donneli was allowed to lave
four doors made for No. ii, at cost not
exceeding SIS.
Mr.. Palmer, No. Is, rep rted yards
out of grade and tho water running in on
the Baptist Church properly was causing
1t wonld cost, he thought,
from $40 to $50 to grade the yard. The
rocf also was leaking, and every room on
the north side had spots on the ceiling
and walls. The committee en- repairs
said the roof would be fixed jim mediate'y
Mr.. Cassidy, No. 10, wss allowed $lO
for repairing pavement end wbitewash-
ing.
Mr.. MCCARTHY, No. 90. said the blinds
needed repairing and the chimney was
very much out OF order. He was allowed
S25 TO mako the repairs.
Mr.. O'Donnell, No. IL, was allowed
Bl0 for whiiewashing.
Mr.. Turner, No. Il, SAID 1t scented to
DO 10 fsshion to whitewash, and he
wanted some GoIe 100. He was allowed
S10.
Mr.. Pyle said that II stemed as If the
BOARD had to furnish water for building
purposes for the new Twelfth ward
'chool, and water could only b. procured
1t Fourth and Union streets or irom the
Ferris homestead. On his motion Sl5
vas allowed for laying temporary pipe
IN top of the ground from the Ferris |
lome t, the new school.
Mr.. Magee moved that the summer |
yGcaticn be extended to September 9. to |
live the childreo chance to attend this |
Wilmington fair.
The chair decided the motion out of
rider, as the bylaws limited vacations. |
nd they could only be changed by pre-
ions not Co being given.
Mr.. Cassidy said that as the Street and
lever Directors had plenty of money now
hey shoGl pay 10 the board the IL, 800
hey owe for laying the sewer on Della
rare avenue to drain No. l3 school.
The chair assured Mr.. Cassidy that the
money would soon be paid. 4
A communication Was r, ceiycd and
cad from John ). Grohe, aeking that he
e allowed $50 for auditing the accounts
he present year.
Mr.. Cassidy asked low much he got
ist year, and was told Sl2.
Mr. Cassidy-A pretty big raise.
Mr., Pyle said 1t vas true the raise was
O0 per cent, but Mr.. Grohe never got /
aid for his labor. $50 was not cent
20 much ior the work he done in audit
" $l20, COO In bill ls and salaries. On {
lotion he Increase was granted. {
DR.. Morgan in order to avoid the diff
lliy about closing the schools during the 1
eek Of the fair moved that the schools !
csc on September 3 aud open On Sep {
mber 8. One OF bis reasons Tor max {
x the motion was that many OF the {
hools lad been freshly repaired and |
tinted and this would give them o
larce to dry. 9
DR.. Shortlldge said 1t was strange that {
ere were always people who wanted to !
ose the schools for every little excuse. 6
c WIS in favor Of closing the schools /.
+ ore day, but he did not consider the 9
'ard had any right 10 close the schools s
r week. Last year there were twenty
rec holidays granted. There are 2l5 o
hool days In year. Subtract % aud Il
2 are left. Subtract these from 365 ard
u have l73 holidays In year. II lhe
hools are clostd the children will only
TO the fair for one day and will run the v
-eets for the remainder.
Dir. Morgan sIoke at some length /
out the benefits to be derived from II
ending the fair. He thought the chill L
en- would learn more there than at O
nool. Besidee, there was to be an ex- "
oition CT articles made al manual i