Evening journal., 1890-04-30
THE PRESIDENT VOTES.
THE NEW CASTLE SCHOOLS WILL
NOT CLOSE UNTIL JUNE.

New Building Lines-spring Repairing.
Personal.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, April 30.-The Board |
OF Education met in regular monthly |
session last evening, with President VIII. |
son In the chair and Messrs. Herbert, |
Eliason. Worthington, Cooper, Eckles, |
Riley and Stewart present. The follow |
ing bills were approved and ordered paid |
John White. removing brush, So; Joseph |
G. White, printing, 81. The Committee |
on School Property was ordered to fill in |
the cellar of tine Shawtown school build |
ing.
The Committee on New School reported
progress. On motion the committee was
requested to wait on the Trustees of the
Common and ask for an appropriation
for new building in the lower part of
the city.
A breeze was created at this point,
which was soon stirred into an animated
discussion, in which some of the gentle
men distinguished themselves by becom-
| ing overheated. Mr.. EcSles moved thnt
l the schools be closed on Monday next, for
one week. Mr.. Cooper favored the
motion. saving that the schools were in q
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be scrubbed, aired and whitewashed
Mr.. Herbert strongly opposed the motion
and said that he had two good reasons
for doing so. First, there are many
children in the schools who are to be
taken away at certain age, and SO
many vacations have already been
granted, that their advancement is
retarded. Second, the taxpayers
J who in certain sense pay
) the teachers, demand that the
schools shall be closed less frequently
and their children given more of their
priceless time to obtain an education.
Mr.. Worthington thought that the chill
dren should have an outing at least a
few days during this joyous spring
weather. Mr.. Stewart said that the
schools were aired and swept every day,
and were thoroughly renovated and
cleansed during the summer vacation.
He claimed that the children did not need
vacation at this season of the year.
when in few weeks they would have q
two months vacation. Mr.. Riley also
opposed the motion, and claimed that il
should be left with the school COMMITTEES
to decide. A search OF the rules was
then made, and 1t was found that this
provision only applied TO necessitous
cases, where the board could not be con
vened Mr. Cooper again spoke of tbs
sanitary condition OF the buildings, and
said that this was the very season of the
year that every good housskeeper cleaneC
her house with copious use of soap anS
lime.
: Mr.. Herbert-"Mr. President, l thinl
that some of the members have beer
: button holed, and have already pledged
themselves to vote for this motion.
Mr.. Eckles-"Then you must have
been button-holed by some Of your kick
ing taxpayers
Mr.. Herbert-"You can call that but
ton-holing If you like, sir, but taxpaye
:. has the right to be heard by me, publi
official
The question was here called for, an
President Wilson called for rising vote
2 Ayes-Cooper, Eckles, Worthington
Y Riley. Nays-Herbert, Eliason, Stewal
y and President Wilson.
Il A fierce war Of words followed the de-
" laration Of the motion as lost M
p Eckles declared that the president hs
1t no right to vote, except to decide a til
y Mr. Eliason said that he, as a regularl
3 elected member Of the board, could vol
on any motion.
Q Mr.. Cooper-''I think the president
: vote is not counted except where there
q q tie"
n Mr.. Herbert-"well, If was the pre-
T. siding officer and member ef this be al
a and the right to vote was refused me,
8 would take me but a short time TO sCe
down and out =
oi The discussion was then continued |
OF Messrs. Eliason and Eckles. both gentl
rs men at times becoming very warm. Nj
q, Eliason argued that the president W
at not Obliged to vote on any question, e
lr cept there was tie. then he could
81 compelled to vote. Mr.. Eckles was ju
ne as positive that he could not vote. Sc
eral motions to adjourn were made al
10 Mr. Herbert arose 10 say somethr
a about cleaning the schools, when NJ
80 Eckles arose to point of order. NJ
he J Herbert told the latter gentleman th'
le he (Mr. Eckles) had better tell what
ne was going to say. IF you could ha
eu rested a few seconds you could ha
% found out that was in ORDER. A mott
na to adjourn then prevailed.
other News.
ar Two Hungarian employees Of the De
as ware Iron Works tried TO amuse Uhei
he selves yesterday morning, by playi
i'm streams Of water on each other. VIII
en- they were wet through, Superintende
ed Borie presented them with red linked e
eft velopes.
ite Extensive repairs and alterations
Jed being made to Emmanuel Churcn, a
ed when they are completed the histo
M edifce will present an imposing appei
Ihe ance. The church will be painted ms
led and out
ey. The new steamship Indian, which l
rye Just been built by the Harlan & Holm
non worth Company Of Wilmington. for /
lit Windsor Line OF the Philadelphia & B,
tho ton Steamship Company, passed this c
ted on her first regular trip, at 3 25 o'clo
ore yesterday afternoon, with her flags
ter ing in the breeze The new steamer "
pile probably reach her destination by Satu
day.
OBJ The steamer Prudential, which v
.er aground on the bar at Firms Point,
use j., opposite this city, was hoated yest'
svi- day.
its. The Red Star Line tug Battler, VIII
pen is now used chiefly for ocean work,
at the Delaware street wharf last mig
'urt The shad again came in very rapi
of Yesterday and this morning. The ca
H. this morning averages 80 to boat.
the Misses Iadie, May and Ida Stewart
ng- Wilmington, visited friends and r,
tives here yesterday.
per Civil Engineer w. A. Kinney m
best several building lines for the city,
zone Ninth street, yesterday.