Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-12
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Last Nights Meeting. Of the Board
of Education.
Big Batch or Schoo, Su,,,,.s ~
eeiVed--. bonds TO be Sold. Arter the
contractors OF the New Building.

The board of education met in regular
monthly session last evening, all the men,
oers being present except Capt C. W.
Durham.
The teachers committee reported hay
| ing secured the services of Miss Hattie
Darling temporarily To hear the classes At
the High school daily for $35 per month.
AS authorized at the last meeting, the
text book committee reported having pur>
chased the following list of aide, all of
which are now in use:
rorty'tive copies MOuroe's Fifth
neaoer. thirteen copies "a Healthy
BODY. two copies Webst RS Interna.
.ionai Dictionary, sevenlY>hve copies
ot ckneys First Reader. seventy. five
copies Stickney's Second Header, and
seVenfy-fve copies Stickuey's Third
Header, six wall maps, drawing material
| etc.
The committee on insurance reported
90 600 additional ON the high school in
the agency of Ed. Leiherkne chit 'or five
years from Sept Is. 1890.
The recommendation of the committee
on Janitors that John Bogue of No. 2
be allowed S35 per month while the build
ings remain detached, was approved tn
GATE from Sept. l, and The salary of John
Healey. of No, A. was fixed at S45 per
month
Inc finance committee reported 81 600
now In the treasury and that maturing
bonds. payment of salaries and estimates
on No. and other expenses would make
1t necessary that the board make early
provision for supplying the treasury with
the necessary funds. The commit,
tee was authorized TO secure A put-
chaser of $4,000 in five per cent
bonds, interest payable semi annually and
bonds to run five years from Dec is.
1890
II was authorized that the schools be
closed from the af ernoon OF Nov. 90 UNI
ill the following Monday.
The report of Truant Officer Kimball
for October showed that sixty-thre cases
of absence had been Investigated ana
twelve not enrolled which are now in at
tendance. Thirteen trusnts were ar
rested and returned To their respective
buildings. The trdant officer reports
that he has no knowledg OF anyone now
OF compulsory school age not enrolled and
attending school.
Inc condition OF :he new building
No. WAS di cussed at length and dis
satisfaction expressed At what seems to
be the unnecessary delay in its construc-
ton, thus causing permanent damage to
the walls as well AS mountaineering the
the schools assigned to the bull sing. The
clerk was directed to notify the contrac.
tors that unless they CONNIE ce stating the
roof by the lI,h inst. the board will take
the matter into its own hands.
The following bills were allowed:
Henry Darts Sons. - 80; Hartz &
Bahnson. Sl7.4j; Will r. Johnson. So A.;
Carl Belz. 80; c G. Tay OF. - So: Sill
yer, BGrdetie x Co, 81 50; Prang Edu-
cationsl Co, $500; Cowperthwait &
Co.. $31. 80; CHM II Co. $50; Central
School Supply House. S3& so; Burlington
School Furniture Co.. $50 40; Charles
Smith, 81 80; 3. s. kemhle. SS.72, John
Coyne. rs; r /. Gas Co. 81 90;
Stewart + Montgomery, $40 "a: Baker &
Housmsn, 81, II. F. Cordes. Sic ::
Thompson d Dack. 500; NJ. Yerbury,
S101 80; F. Davis, 1913 35. Ed. Lieber
knech', S36; James A Bishop. $14 A:
R. /. Lumber Co., 80 %; VIM. Cook $40;
total. S4S8 81.