Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-25
BoA&D OF EDUCATION.
The Ry-,nws 10 Ro Fnrorced in
Regard 10 Al,hcnxea Meu.brra.


The Ry-,nHs 10 Ito Enforced A.
Regard 10 Absentee Members.
The Boatd of Public Education hel
Its regular meeting Monday night III
credit in bank was reported ISL 500 VI
Inc State appropriation according {
the Following resolution was ordered {
DO asked for:
ResoLued, That the treasurer be author
lied TO draw on the treasurer Of the schoo
Iund for the amount due tho Board O
Public Education OF the city OF Wilmington
from the school fund for the districts mum
bering =, ., 10, ii, IL, 10, IA. 10, 49, II. Is
10 AID 2ol In New Castle county, state 0
Delaware.
The monthly appropriation from OFT,
Council was also ordered asked for.
The COMMITTEES on printing reported
that the manuals printing had beer
awarded tho Delaware Printing Com
pany
| The following contract bills were or
dered paid William Simmons, for set
ting curb, $221.50; Hubert CASSIDY,
$3.50; Samuel y. Clark paving, 500; G.
L. sutton, for shades, $9;; j. II j. N.
Hartman, $26 80; s. X. Anderson, $57. so;
W. II, Foulk, Sl083; q. A. Frazer, $3;
A. b JONES', $lS; for electric machinery,
| $l63 Ga.
School No. was authorized to ask for
proposals for seats for the school, the
expenditure to be limited to $500. No.
was allowed $40 FOR repairing stoves.
No. II was allowed $25 for chairs, cur.
tGins, and other needs.
The committee on exhibits at the Will
mington fair reported they had performed
their duty. The sum OF @l96 SO expendi-
turss i'll connection with tho exhibition
was ordered paid.
The committee on teachers report as
follows waa adopted: Mics Amy L. Clarke
transferred from No. 20 to fourth assist
hnt In No. 8; Miss JOANNA Mclaughlin
sixth, and Mis- MadgeA Provost sayenth
assistant in No. 3; Miss Ella q. Duffy,
ira; aserred from No. IL TO fourth assist
ant in No. II; Miss Florie J. Smyth,
fourth assistant, Miss Susan L. Walters
fifth, and Mrs. Christine Heltngs sixth
assistant in No. ~.
In the matter q a teacher of drawing
for tie high school it WAS recommended
tina. the committee be authorized to en-
ploy teacher on trial until February
next.
The resignation of Miss Bessie Palmer
of No. ~ school was read and accepted.
The following communication was read:
Hoard Of Public Education -GESTI.fMEN;
We rha undersigned, Colored Mems adj.
vl5ory Council, on behalf of the colorod
clliz9ns, do hereby petition your honorable
body 10 Immediately consider the imnort.
ance OF Immediately opening No. II school
for the use of eolored children. Our school
facilities are too menRre. There are 800 or
ADO children now unable to attend school,
"A a
j. HUDSON RIDpIcKs, President.
). FL. SCpTT,
THOMAS BIRD,
Committee.
A. W0nrHISdToN BRIScKLEY, Secretary,
The petition was referred TO the Joint
committees of Nos. l. and 25.
Another communication was read from
number of citizens demonstrating
against No. ii school being given up to
colored children. The matter was re-
ferred to the joint committee Just named,
1t WAS ordered that the pavement il
front Of No. IL be filed up at an expense
of not over $50
No. rs building committee was author
lied to employ counsel in settling the
building accounts.
Tho following contract bills were also
passed: g. w. McCaulley, $2GS As; s.
X Anderson, S57 so; same, sos; Brown
Il Eckman, for building additions 20 Nos.
3 and II, balance all but $500, which is
held back.
The sum Of $2i was allowed for rIeen.
ing mp No. 3 and Yl5 for janitor No. u |
for extra work. The visiting committee
OF No. 3 was authorized to obtain bids /
Tor curtains.
Joseph Pyle asked whether there exists
any method Of enforcing members to at |
tend the meetings of the board. Rnle |
No. 26 was read and tho secretary was
authorized to call the attention of
member from the Tenth ward to it's pro.
visions.