Daily Republican., 1889-03-12

BY salary paid teachers. O. R95 "a
hy salary paid officers and lanitors.... 7Ii, OF
By amount paid for repnirs......,..,.. 10, ~
By amount paid for hooks aud sta
. uonery ......................... 2ai. 63
ialu lot ihei, ,.'.....'..'........"...." Sl.W
me,,s, no Ip'G
Balance to sceou al new buiidinss... 8, s,5is.S
s5I, sec. 80
Mr.. Pyle was allowed si5 for shades for
No IL.
Mr.. Dandy was allowed 80 for mould
ing boards for No. 8.
Mr.. Hanson was allowed So for three
mats for No. 8.
8. II. Smith, when No. was called,
stated that much had been said through
the press some days ago about the doors of
No. being closed during very inclement
weather, and that the scholars were COM
PEELED to stand outside until the hour for
opening school. lie said he, with Mr..
Hanson, had investigated the matter and
found that the report was very much
exaggerated. The iacts OF the case were
that this only occurred once, when the
teacher was suffering very much from
headache, and the few scholars that were
outside were not injured, but he said that
the teacher had assured him that there
would be no cause for complaint on that
score hereafter.
MIR. Smith presented bill OF 81 for a
colored Whitewater, for which he NOV,
an order be drawn If the bill had not al
ready been paid. Adopted.
Mr.. Palmer was allowed ti,50 for
moulding boards for No. 9.
Mr.. Magee YVES allowed to expend an
amount not exceeding $25 TO repair a
chimney en- No. IL, injured by the recent
storm.
DR.. Shortlidge stated that the com NIT.
tee OF No. Is had been com pc. led to open
another room. On his motion orders
were drawn for e. T. McCanerty fol
sos 10, contract price, for furnishing
window shadiDgs for No. l3, and fol
Miller Il Jenkins ior 5000 contract price,
for draining the same school.
Mr.. Morgan was allowed to expend S4(
for blackboard surface for No, 1G; alsC
to build line fence at an expense MOI
exceeding $50
DIR. shortlidge stated that when thC
committee opened No. 13 school they
were compelled to provide clocks, ther
mometers and other needed articles with
out orders from the board. On motion
the action OF the committee was con
firmed.
IS. X. Smith stated that at previou
meeting of the board he had bern IN
structe dto have blackboarjs placed II
No. Is at an expense not exceeding $50
but since then 1t was found 1t couid no
bo done for less than $85. Mr.. Smill
was instructed to get the ckboarde.
hr. Bailey's action in getting asl
barrels for No. 20 school, costirg 81, wal
confirmed.
DR.. shortlidge asked that the commit
tee OF the High School be authorized t.
nd aNta fAa fana 49, Al.
lot, and that the fence be an Iron one no
to eXcead 30 cents a loot. Request wal
granted.
DR.. Shortlldge moved tfat the boOl
committee be Instructed to place Frayne't
drawings, Steele's chemistry and Avery
philosophy upon the list Of text books t,
be used. Final action on the motion viii
he taken next meeting night.
On motion OF Mr.. Pyle the salary oil
Thomas Webb, janltor of No. 1, was In
creased a month, except during vaca
tion, on account OF increased labor from
, numerous meetings held in the build
ing.
On motion of Mr.. Pyle the proper Off
GERS were instructed 10 draw on the Ciil
Council for the regular mouthly appro
priati0n.
On III motiou Of Mr.. Foulk the newl
elected member from the Tenth ward
Mr.. Cloud, was placed on all committee
upon which Mr.. Greer, hts predecessor
served.
On motion OF DIR. Shortlidge it wa
ordered that committee of five be ap
pointed to examine candidates for janito
of No. IL school. Committee, Shortlidge
Dandy, Mason, Cloud and d. K. 5mi h
: On motion OF DIR. Shortlidgc to ap
point visiting committee Tor No. L
scho ], the chair appointed DR.. Short
lidge and Mr.. Foulk.
3. r. Smith moved TO appoint com
mit;ee OF three to report at atothe
meeting the propriety and expediency q
establishing q manual training school
Adopted.
Mr.. Pyle stated that three or fou
weeks ago the committee on building
/ new schoolhouse in the Twelfth war
was instructed 10 have plans and specit
cations prepared for the school. Mr.
Carswell the architect, was present wit
the plans, aud he moved that recess {
10 minutes be taken to examine the n
Adopted.
The pan provided for a six-roome
building, 60x00 feet. The building wi
have front and two rear entrances. 7
4 tie right Of the front entrance is a roof
4 to be used by the teachers. The secon
Il floor plan rs similar To the first. Th
Y room ou the second floor Is TO be used b
the prIHeipal OF the school, The buildin
10 welFIigh hted. lis spp,arance is M
hnlike the other schools. The estimate
Icost Is sf6. 600.
The board being called TO order at Il
end OF ten minutes, Mr.. Pyle moved tn,
the committee Oh the new school hout
be instructed to advertise for propose
for building tile school according to Il
plans and specifications presented by NJ
Carswell.
4 Mr.. Morgan thought there was no NJ
eetsity for being in a hurry about Il
II matter. He would like to sec some 9th,
n plans and specifications. He must cCI
~ fess that he was not entirely Statistic
with the present. plan. 1t mi ht be Il
q very best that could be made, but II the
were others, some new i!eas might pc
baps be obtained.
Mr.. Palmer eaid he was not ready y
TO adopt the plan presented, or for tht
matteg any other plan. He was Iot o
p sed to building school house In Il
!. Twelfth ward after awhile, but the