Evening journal., 1889-06-11
10 balance on hand April 30, 1850, to
qulreff pN upuseg. ....... ..4...... 1l5 100 I

DIR.
10 balance on hand April 30, 1850, to
current expenses. .......' ..t.t't... Sd2,4-S la
Cash from William Herbert balance
collected for negro taxe'in Whining
ton hundred. .s..t., .t.s... ....s.s.tst. heo y
No 8 school. sale OF old books. $3.50. -
No h school, sale Of old books. 80
No t. school, sale of old books. 90
Monthly appropriations, ...-., 1alH.U'
Total .......... ...........~.....s s4og7o Is
CIR.
Salaries paid teachers ............... Sl3,4a5 GO
Officers and ianitors .,..,....t++.t AZ a.
Furniture. ..t......s.ts ed4 ~
Repairs .4...s.. ,.s..,s..t. .s.t..+... 2Oi %
Fuel .... .................... ..44.54... lO2 II
Miscellaneous bills........ ......t 500 %
New buildings. gs........ .t.,.....s.....,, sac s
Books and stationery. ..s.as. 4-...+s 4lH W
Balance on hand @ current expen- ,
To the account Of new buildings H. i,s0s q
Total .........s...... sl6,s,0 IS
The committee on fuel was authorized
to advertise for proposals for furnishing
coal for the schools for the ensuing year.
The pay rolls Of teachers officers and
janitors was passed.
Extensive repairs TO school No were
referred to the committee on repairs
No | was allowed $40 for fifty feet Of
hose
The High School Committee was given
permission to rent the Opera House on
June 20 for the commencement exer-
cises.
The committee on manual training re.
ported that il was still waiting for infor
nation from Washington.
The committee On the new Twelfth
ward school, stated through 5. r. Smith,
its chairman, that 10 was unable to arrive
al any conclusion or recommendation aa
TO the bids Hubert Cassidy was the
lowest aud lie hal furnished the commit.
tee with list Of sub contractors aud
bondsmen as follows: Mill work,
jackson and Sharp Company
| plumbing, 6awthrop and Brother
Company carpentering Hubert Cas-
| sidy, painting, Nutter Bayliss
I'm work, J. f. Wood & Company plas
teling, owen Cassidy brick work, Theo.
dure II. Platt His bondsmen are J. l..
Malone and Thomas Ford, also Daniel
Mention If needed, The committee has
fixed the bond at $4,000 Mr.. Smith
moved that the board take the responsi-
bility Of awarding the contract
Mr. Morgan moved that a member be
appointed to act on the committee in the
place Of Joseph Pyle, who was absent.
This motion was defeated after some dis.
| cussion.
Mr. Smith said that certain allegations
as To the unftness Of the lowest bidder
to perform his contract had been flying
| around as rumors Mr. Smith had seen
buildings erected by him. whose owners
were perfectly satisfied. Some mem bers
of the committee were dissatisfied al.
though Mr Cassidy had complied with
all requirements.
Mr.. Foulk said that no vote had been
taken. The matter had only been dis
cussed He did not believe that either
Of the lowest bidders had money enough
to build the buildings
Mr.. Bailey stated that he did not know
personally either OF the three men VIII,
were the lowest bidders Men who could b,
relied upon told him that Cassidy ant
Christy were not competent men +,
build the school but that Hall was.
Mr. McGarrity said that Cassidy wa
perfectly competent. Mr.. Smith calle,
attention to Quigley and Mullins build
lug and the Weccacoe engine house botl
Of which Mr.. Cassidy built aud whicl
were substantial buildings.
Mr. Smiths motion TO award the con
tract 70 Hubert Cassidy for $40 ,957 pro
vided he entered into bond for 81 0 900
was passed
The matter Of appointing a superin
tendent was discussed Mr.. Foulb
claimed that the committee was able tS
take charge Of the building, and thl
matter was dropped.
Mr.. Morgan, of the committee TO lool
out for lot for primary school in th,
Eighth ward. stated that lot ON Wal
| I.s.tr 1.
was the most suitable found The com
mittee was authorized to procure TIL,
price of a ninety feet front Of the lot on
Walnut street.
On motion Of Mr. Magee, the primary
and grammar schools were authorized Ia
hold one session after June 20.
An order was directed to be drawn in
favor Of r. r. Carswell, architect, on ac-
count of the Twelfth ward school.
A communication was read from d. w.
Harlan superintendent of schools, sug-
gesting a teachers institute for the
teachers Of this city, TO be held about
November I. Referred to the committee
on teachers
President Baird stated that the New
Century Club requested the use Of one of
tile schools in the Eastern part of the
city to use for month during the sum
mer, for kindergarten for very small
children. The request was granted
An order for $500 was ordered drawn
in favor of the Wilmington Improve
ment Company on account Of the lot for
the new Twelfth ward school.
Bills were passed as follows, Phillips
& Kane, 81 65 Journal Printing Com
pany, $50 Oh News Publishing Company,
$50, 10; Every Evening Publishing Com
pany, SEQ Reese 4 Bro SIG 90; j. VI
Carlisle & Co., $40 so; Star Printing
Company. $9S7 George W. Bush
Sons, 5000; w. s. Goodwin, $5
George w. Jackson, 3d. H. A. Roop,
1915; Democrat Printing Company
SO 08O; w. N. Palmer, $23 As; +. J,
Webb, So S0 S. Murphy $780, J. A,
Kraupse, $3.50: William Stillvy, $40
A. L. Johnson, So 90; the Charles War
ner Company, $29.45; James Mills, 50 go
Adams 4 Bro, So; H. O. Mahaffy, $4s
William Lawton, $132; Gawthrop &
Bro Company, sos. S.4l w. 7. Westbrook
$175; w, T. Pritchett, k5; j. r. d
Seeds and Sons, $l40 L. f. Adair
$l2 so; @. F. Thomas & Co., $7s as. Re
publican Printing Co., $33; G. g. Guyer
1913.