Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
EDUCATIONAL.
Lively Meeting Of the Board
Last Night.
CONTRACT FOR SCHOOL DESKS
Several Other Matters Considered =
Assignment of Number
of Teachers.

OF TeacnefS.
The Board of Education met in regular
session in the City Hall last night, Pres
ident Pomeroy in the chair, and Messrs
Cox, Ellis, Frew, Gosper, Mcintosh
Powers, Woodbury. and Whaling present
The minutes of the two last meetings
were read and approved, Mr.. Whaling
entering a vigorous protest against the
approval of two bills, which were, how.
ever, carried over his negative vote.
An original communication was 70.
csived from E. Hawes, of Sacramento
offering to build the new school build.
ings of metallic laths ard cement, which
would insure their being fire and earth
quake proof. Il was referred to the
Building Committee.
Offers of rooms suitable for school par
poses were received FROM Mrs. Brown.
corner of Temple street and Victor
avenue; Mrs. Riley, corner of Third and
Pearl streets, and A. Sprague, corner OF
Second street and Grand avenue, and
were referred to the Building Commit
tee, aa was also the offer of Messrs.
Gpnld & Austin, Of Chicago, to supply
the schools with bells.
A number of applications for positions
aa japirors were referred to the Janisors'
| Committee.
The Finance Committees report,
showing balance on hand of $s5, ,e7S,
was adopted, in spite of Mr.. Whaing's
objections On the ground that the sum of
81 1856 had been expended by the board
unauthoritatively.
The following bills were road and ap-
proved, Mr.. Whaling alone voting mega
lively:
Merrill 4 Cook, $131.26, Schroeder Bros, 81
W. H. Heron, $50; J NJ. Brayton, $24; d,
!yey, $50; G W. bitch, $31. so; s. q. sewell,
K. Y. Mcbride, si0o.5o Tribune Pub ishing
A L. Ditch, $sl SO; L. +. McuaIdif, 81; Har
$72; 6. W. Van Holt $2e rs; G. NJ. Craig, $2i; !;
A. W. Patton, $42; 8. d Savage. $72; Heiimen,
Haas q Co., $40 SO; Ayers & Lynch, $21 rs; K.
<. Mercer, $s2s's6. '''- 'A'' "N0
Mr.. Whaling especially objected 20 the
bills of Hellman, Haas 500. and r. Mer-
Ger, and raised the ire of Mr.. Gosper, who
talked briefly on the ''foolish objections"
made by the member from the Eighth
ward. Mr.. Whaling retorted warmly
that his objections were pertinent, and
that the gentleman from the Seventh
ward did not understand business when
he saw it. He demanded an immediate
apology from Governor Gosper, which,
however, was not forthcoming. On the
matter Of the passage of the two bills
being put to a vote, MIR, Whaling's was
the only dissentient voice, and they were
approved.
The Committee on Buildings, Sites and
Repairs recommended that the Presi-
dent and Secretary sign the contract OF
Camp g. Garlic for the Tenn ple-street
retaining wall and further reported that
there was an immediate necessity for the
building of a retaining wall at the
Chestnutstreet school, as it was
an impossibility at present for
both teachers and scholars to get in
in its present condition. The probable
cost would be about $400. On motion of
MIR. Powers the report of the committee
was accep'ed, and the committee author
lied to take the necessary preliminary
steps towards the building of the wall.
Mr.. Whaling objected on the ground that
the board could not afford to incur any
such expense, as it involved the squan-
dering of money that could be better
expended in the near future in provid
ing school facilities for every child in
the csty--a matter which he meant to
bring up later. His objections were
overyuled, as usual, however, and his
negative vote recorded.
TIE Committee on Credentials reported
the resignation CT. Miss M. e. Koozer,
and recommended it's acceptance, with
regrets. Italso recommended that leave
of absence be granted to Miss Lucy
Grant until January L, 1890, and Miss
Blanche Leviebe for one month, and the
election of Miss Alice j. Cushing and
Mr.. Ross Hanna. Adopted unani-
Mously.
| Major Frew, of the Janitors' Commit.
tee, recommended the appointment OF
w. Blandford to the position of jsnitor al
| the Spring-street school. Mr.. Whaling
presented b minority report and sug'
eested the name of B. McGinley for the
post. He was vosed down and Bland
ford appointed.
The Committee on Classification pre-
sented the following report which wal
unanimously adopted:
Miss NJ H. Perry TO 4sh and 5sh grade. Tent
| streeI, MISS M " Duan 10 ou ALA 4tu Srnue
Tenth street; Mis- NJ. Rorrick to 5th grade
Spring street; Miss M. A. Desmond to Sd grade
Pine street; MSS A. J. Gu, hing 4th grade
Amelia street: Miss Il. J. Pack ard. acting priu
cipal High street; Mrs. M. l.. Chapman, vic
principal, High street; Mrs. A. g. Brigham
High School; Mr.. Ross Hanna, Sth grade. San
street.
A mum Der CT bids for the supplying Q
school furniture were read by the Secre
tary and referred to the Committee OF
Supplies, as was also the bid of the Nev
Mexico Coal Co. for $50 tons of coal.
Mr.. Whaling moved that the Eve1sn
Express be kept on file by the board as
matter of record as we'll as the HERALD
but the motion miscarried for want of
second.
Major Frew presents the following
resolutions, which were adopted Al
read:
Resolved, That the Superintendent be in
structsd to furnish the Building Committee a
the eariest day possible wi h u statement G
the number of scho.l rooms necessary to b
rented in the different school districts to atfor
all of the school children full days aehoo
until such time as the school buildings ar'
Resolysd, That the Chief Jsnitor be instructe
to furnish the Building. Committte, at tn
: earliest day possible, wi h a staten mt of tn
number of seats availa Bile, over and above tn
seats now in use in the present schoolroon
and school buildings.
At this juncture the board took a n
cess of ten minutes in order to allo
= the Committee on Supplies to inspet
the samples OF school furniture whic