Evening journal., 1889-11-12

Balance on hand October 81, account
current expenses. ...-.........-... 4l.Ull %
New Buildings. 3......-........t...t...'. ln,Vol
Total ......................... s73O93 "a
The report was adopted.
John j. Cassidy Of the Insurance Com
mittee reported in favor of placing the
insurance on the High School with j. NJ.
Mather, who bid lower than f. l.. Gilpin
& Co. The report excited discussion
Mr. Mathers offer was $50 for $50, 900
for one year; Mr. Gilpin's offer was S15
for the same amount S. Redmond Smith
moved a substitute to Mr. Cassidys
notion, that the committee secure bids
for the insurance for FIVE years, aud
award the contract to the lowest and best
bidder The substitute was accepted.
The Committee on Accounts reported
pay roll Of teachers. $1054; janitors,
$5O5.S9. The payrolls were ordered
paid.
Committee on No. 25 school reported
the work moving slowly because Of bad
weather and few workmen. The Street
and Sewer Department will be requested
to grade certain streets in that section Of
the city.
The Manual Training Committee pre-
sented bill Of Pusey and Jones Company
for $102. So; bill Of Simmons Brothers
for $32 81, which were ordered paid.
The Committee on Teachers presented
the following report: Your committee
presents the designations of Miss Eva s.
Pierson Of No s, and Miss Emma John
son of No. 4, and make the following
recommendations to fill the vacancies;"
THAT Miss Cora Mendinhall.be made
sixth assistant in boys school, No. A.
"That Miss Ellen Walker be appointed
% the vacant room in No, at a salary of
S425, to teach primary pupils
"That each teacher in school No below
Miss Walkers place be promoted one
place in that school and that Miss Fannie
Bogia be appointed TO the lowest position
in No. 2.
''That Miss Ida Green be made fourth
assistant in No. :.
THAT Miss Nora Stewart be made fifth
assistant in No. is"
The report was adopted and the resig
nations accepted Miss Pierson was first
assistant in the boys department Of
school No. 4.
The committee on No. 90 was allowed
| So for repairs to clock Trouble with the
gutter at the school viii be looked into,
and If necessary repaired. New benches
costing g. so will be placed in No. 90 A
door-mst, cost So, will be bought for No
"a.
The special committee to secure more
school room in the Sixth ward reported
that it could secure the chapel at Thir
teenth and French streets, at the rate OF
$500 per year. The committee stated
that there is q good many vacancies il
some Of the public schools and that space
may be made by moving up the schools.
Seats for 1872 children may be made in
this way. Tine Committee on Transfers
was authorized to move the children as
suggested.
The committee on more school TO m ii
the Ninth ward asked power to secure
desks for a room at Vandever avenue anf
Claymont streets. The secretary re
marked, and tumble was made in the
minutes. DR.. Shortlidge suggested
if the secretary kept quiet tn,
matter could be adjusted Finally the
committee was authorized to secure the
room and desks.
The Committee on Teachers. through
its chairman, s. Rodman Smith, pre-
sented the bills for the recent Teachers
Institute. Mr.. Smith stated that it wal
the smallest bill for an institute tha
could be conceived of, and the credit wal
due entirely to Superintendent Harlan
both for the small expense and grea
success of the meeting. The expenses
, of the institute amount to $50 20.
On motion of DR.. Morgan the com
mittee on No 16 was directed to secur
an additional school room for the accom-
mediation of colored children. The jani
tor of school No. II had his salarv
raised to 5000
Jesse X. Baylis moved that the school
be closed on Friday afternoon so tina
the children could attend the chrysan
themum show. The melton was lost as 1
) was reported that an admission will b
charged.
Joseph Pyle spoke concerning the mutt
latiou OF school books by the children
{ and moved that the superintendent sen,
a circular to the teachers, calling thei
attention to the rules concerning tn
mutilation Of books.
, James A. Magee of the Fourth war
? rendered his resignation as a member O
the board 1t was accepted. William
/ Turner, the other member from th
+ Fourth ward, put the name Of John r
I Hartmann In nomination. Mr.. Hartman
was unanimously elected to fill tn
, vacancy.
/ Bids for manufacturing eighty-si
closets were received as follows: ]. w
4 Marvin, S705 80; Wilmington Manufac
/ turing Company, $49S; Brown q Ecker
man, $6S3. A bid Of $3.50 for pavinl
around No. 8 school was received froI
Candy Cox. The consideration Of III
bids was postponed for two weeks
= Joseph Pyle moved that the Committe
4 on Repairs secure mere bids for PAWN
/ No. sidewalk. DR.. Morgan said tha
other bricklayers beside Cox had bee
asked to bid, but had not done so. Afte
< discussion the Repair Committee wa
! authorized to decide whether a part 0
= all Of the sidewalk be paved and to awar
the contract to Candy Cox.
4 On motion a committee was appointe
e to secure lot for a new colored sehOC
i house in the Ninth ward. The chai
appointed Messrs. ShOrtlidge, ID. X
Smith and John Pyle
4 Joseph Pyle presented bill for ST. 3
from the Freie Presse for advertiser
, for proposals for building No. % schoC
house. No one had been ordered to pu
it in the Freie Presse, but as it Nigh
= have done some good he moved its pay
: ment. The motion was lost
The following bills were passed A.
Barnes & Company, $94 so; w. H. Lone
: $40; j. II. Forrest, $l2; Philip R. Clar
& Company, S. "a Eldridge & Brother
$3.50; Philemma Chandler, &S0.13; j.
e Cornell, $1f55; Charles Stewart
d 80 cents; Robert McCaulley, $11. 81
n n. w. Clark, $3.50; G. B. Ward
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