Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-25
EDUCATIONAL BUSINESS.
he SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT MAN
DAMUs THE TRUSTEES.
The Perry Seminary VIII be Offered
for Sale TO the Highest Bidder
Other Matters.

The Board of Education met last even.
ing, Directors Chapman, ErleEine, Hopley
Sherburn, Tufts, Senate Davis and Payne
being present. Secretary Harris minutes Of
thelast regular meeting and the two subse.
quent special meetings were read and ap
proved.
Director Davis. on behalf of the Com.
mitteee on Buildings and Repairs, reported
that he had been in communication with
the manufacturer of certain process for
preparing school blsckboa and had per.
mitted him to give sample of his work Oh
two of the rooms of the Sacramento Gram
mar School. 1t had proved highly Salts
factory, and the committee was of the
opinion that all of the rooms should be
supplied IN the same manner, as well as
the rooms of the Sacramento Grammar.
Mr.. Bell, the agent referred to, addrts sed
the Board on the subject, and stated that he
would do the work at the rate of 81 cents
per square foot, and would in addition d.
vulge the secret for making the compound,
SO that in future the Board could make its
own blsckboards.
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that the work be ordered done and the Sc
cret obtained. Mr. Payne second the mo-
ton and it was carried unanimously.
Director Payne moved that during the
month of March the schools continue to
open at 9 o'clock each morning. The mo-
ton was carried.
A communication from D. j Simmons,
an auciIoneer, offering to attend to the SELL
ing of the Perry Seminary, was laid on the
table.
A communication was also received from
the Principal OF the City Night school, re-
monstrating against an anonymous COM
munication which appeared in the Bee re-
Gently, which was to the effect that the
night schools roll had been stuffed.
Director Tufts moved that the commune
cation be placed on file and that it be de-
clared the sense of the Board that the
contents of the communication referred to
were false, aud that the Principal of the
night school be exonerated from any and
all charges IN said communication.
Chairman Chapman then called I'D the
matter of the tax levy for the school de-
partment.
Mr.. Tufts said that the Board ought to
lake action on the matter immediately
1--WE want 80 cents" said he, "and the
Board of Trustees will only give Us 90 cents,
unless we turn over to them the Perry
Seminary. 1 don't think we should accede
to their demands. We should not bribe
the Trustees. That's what it is-bribery."
Chairman Chapman stated that he had
talked with many citizens on the subject,
and the general opinion was that 20 cents,
together with the proceeds of the sale of the
seminary, would be sufficient to carry the
schools through the year. Mr.. Chapman
said the seminary was an elephant on the
hands of the school department, and
should be sold anyhow. He was in favor
of selling it and accepting the go cents ap-
portionment.
Mr.. Erlewine agreed with the Chairman
He said that by selling the property for
say $4,000, and adding this to the 30 cents,
the department would have 81 600 more to
work on than would be the case if it re-
ceived an sppoTiionment of So cents. In
conclusion Mr.. ErlewiEe moved that the
property be offered for sale, and give the
city the refusal of the property.
Other members of the Board considered
that Mr.. Erlewine's estimate of $4,000 was
altogether too low and that at least SIS, 900
should be obtained for the property.
The matter was discussed at length, and
It was finally decided to advertise for bids
for the property, without giving the city
any more advantage than any one else, said
bids TO be opened at the next monthly
meeting of the Board.
On motion of Mr. Tufts it was decided to
postpone further action in regard to the
proposed mandamusing of the Trustees in
regard to the apportionment, until it was
known whether or not the seminary prop
erty could be sold.
This ended the tax levy business.
Mr.. Payne called the attention of the
Board to the fact that ex Superintendent
Beard had never received the So per month
addition to his salary as janitor fees as was
customary. There was no reason said Mr.
Payne, why Mr.. Beard should not receive
this extra money. and he made a motion
to that effect. The amount due Mr.. Beard
figured up TO $144. The motion was car
ried after a lengthy debate.
The applications of Miss Lizzie Stephen
son, Miss Clara Barton and Miss Garrett,
for positions as teachers, were received and
placed on file.
w. H. Sherman, agent for an illustrated
chart on anatomy, addressed the Board,
asking that some of his charts be purchased
for the schools. He had two samples,
slightly damaged, which he would sell for
$40. II the Board wanted more, he would
sell them for $40 so apiece. The Board
bought the two samples.
Another agent wanted to sell some books
to the Board, but was not as successful as
his predecessor.
The monthly payroll, amounting to
S7,S92 80, was ordered paid. The following
bills incurred by the department were also
ordered paid: A. Hart, s.; Protestant Or
phan Asylum s75; H. Goats. $50 Is; Henry
Alter, $50; L. L. Lewis, 81 so; Friend and
Terry Lumber Company, 81 SIS; S. 81.
Davis, So So; The Bancroft Company
$40 50 NJ = Hammer 81 %. F. ,psepr
IS so; Charles J. Noack, 81 so; Locke &
Layenson, 50; H. s. Crecker 6 Co.. ST. IS;
Phares Bell, SO %; Capital Gas Company
81 So; D. Gardner, So 70.
An adjournment was then taken.