Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-11
q, 600 ron MANUAL raAINIsa.

Shameful Condition OF the school
BuiIdinEs-ROtIenR OOfs-NO Paint
for 20 Years.
at the regular meeting of the Board Of
Education, Monday night, the committee
on teachers reported the following in
crease in salaries: High school, Principal
Berlin, from 81, 500 to 81 600; Miss Mary
Miller, from 81 900 TO 81 900; No. l,
Mary J. Balance, from 1855 to is425; No.
10, Mary L. Downing, from 1866 to
1926; No. 16, Madeira e. Bailey S425 to
$3.50. The only new teacher appointed
was Sallie G. 5ehoen to No. ~, at $500.
There were several promotions, the
teachers taking the salaries Of the grades.
The committee on new schools re-.
ported in regard to No. 10, that Hubert
Cassidy had bonded for $4,000. His
sureties are Thomas Ford, Andrew j.
Cahill and p. j. Ford. The contract is
signed and the sureties reported salts
factory.
The committee on accounts reported
the monthly pay roll as $6t720.03 for
teachers, aud that of officers, janitors
and miscellaneous bills amounting to
S6l1.63 which was passed. TIE follow
ing bills also were passed: Wilmington
Coal Gas Co., $s.03; NJ. @. !. Williams,
81; George Forthenbaker, 81; w. III.
lyle, So So; L. II. Anderson, 3d. GAorge
Fincher, $40 Ruth Brothers, 50 80 /;
p. r. Walsh IS 4s; e. f. Hanf, 81 SO I;
o. b. RhoRds, $l5.34; Msdge Provost,
41750 j. o. Adams, SIS; Mercantile
Printing Co., S.. rs; j. j. PIERCE, 90.
Secretary L. B. Jones requests all
teachers to call at the Board OF Education
rooms tomorrow to draw their checks
for the past month.
Committee on repairs reported as fol.
lows: No. 10 school requires fresh
paint. The building is out OF order
blaokboards need being fixed over again
the stoves, doors and shutters are ont Of
repair. No 8, the pavement needs re-
pairing building needs calcimining; tho
outside has not been painted for 90 years.
No. 30, cellars out OF order, the roof is III
bad condition. No. 6 is in bad condition;
the gates are hanging loose. No. Z, the
fence is out of order wells full and q
new roof wanted. No. II. new pave
ment is needed heater needs repairing,
and roof is leaking. No. II needs re.
pairing; paling is out of order and other
matters in bad condition. No. ia il
bad condition. No 16, steps need reset
\ ting, yard paved; the stoves are danger
Npus the rooms need papering and fresh
mint. No. walls need cementing in
81 Ve the building has not been touched
FL 90 years. No. IL ia in the worst con
di ION of any school building in the city /;
~ IDS repair and paint inside and out
q eds new sil!s and new root. No. Is
needs roof repaired and painting Outside.
No. 10 needs new roof. No. needs
new seats, new paint and roof repaired.
No. 8, the roof needs painting. Chairman
DIR. Morgan thought paper for the walls
better than calcimine or paint. No. % also
needs repair. No. 8 was granted $25 for
repairs.
The sum OF IS wss allowed for lawn
mower for the high school. Complaint
was made OF the bad drainage and
springs around No. II. A motion was
passed that the necessary repairs be
made to No. - and that the cost bs
deducted from the rent. The committee
on books was authorized to issue pro
posals for books for ensuing year.
The committee on fuel reported the
lowest coal bid 10 be that of George W
Bush, for 81 40 per ton; and that Of
James Mills, for wood at S. is per cord
The bids were awarded accordingly.
Upon the proposition for the appro
pristion OF the sum Of "a, 600 for the es
adjustment of the training school at tn
high school, letter was read from tn
Builders Exchange endorsing the move
mont. DR.. Morgan Thought the expen
diture would be short lived effort. II
considered the sum might be better ap
piled in repairing the diapidated schoo
buildings of the city. The teaching o
telegraphy, German, and chemistry no
been attempted and failed. He believed
the matter Of manual teaching has no
been fully considered. He did not wan
blacksmith shop thrown into the base
m,snt of the high school with it's nois
rsEerberatipg through the building. d
WIS not opposed to The idea OF menua
training. In order to Hucceed in til
'dsa three studies at the high school INNS
Se given up for there ia not time for al
). redmond Smith, President Baird an
Joseph Pyle spoke strongly in favor {
he undertaking. President Baird state
hat no study is intertered with b
manual training in the PHILADELPHIA
schools.
On motion IL voted in favor and
against the appropriation. the oppose
we're DR.. James H. Morgan, Abner l
Bailey, Peyton West, David Coyle an
William Turner. A bill was presente
from Mrs. Aydcn for SAG FOR medical a
tendance on account or injuries receive
at No. school, when number
scholars rushed from the building
knocked Mrs. Aydon down, breaking h
arm. The bill was referred to the cor
mittee Of the school. Adjournment W
made to meet Monday evening next
open bids for the general school bull
ing repairs.
SHOOTING THEALBHOOR.