Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-21
Colonel Otis told humorous story with
fine effect, and the entertainment came
to an end. 4
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Routine Business Transacted ar
Last Nights Meeting.2
The Board of Education met in regular
session last night in the City Hall, Preei-
dent A. e. Pomeroy in the chair and
Messrs. Cox, Ellis, Frew, Gosper, Pow
ers, Woodbury. and Whaling present.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
A communication was received from
about 100 residents of the Eighth ward
asking that an eight-room building be
erected on the new site on Magdalena
avenue and Bloom street, there being no
more advanced grades in the district
than the fifth. The matter was referred
to the Building Committee.
Applications for positions az ianitors
were received from Mrs. I. Schubert.
Mrs. II. w. Selling, ]. j. Ireland and
h. B. Cotton, all of which were referred
to the Janitors' Committee.
A communication was received from
l. G. Brown relative to the founding OF 3
laboratory for the use of the Chemistry
classes of the new High School. The
matter was referred to Joint COMMITTEES
of the Building and Supplies Commit
tees.
Superintendent of Schools Friesner re-
ported that in the matter of vaccinstinp
school children, he had conferred with
Health Officer MCGOWAN on the subject
and that official had recommended the
appointment of the following physicians
as vaccinators for the public schools:
DR.. Barker, Ninth ward; DR.. Steddom,
First Ward; DR.. /. B. Hamilton, Second
ward; DIR. Bullard, Third and Eighth
wards; DR.. Beckett, Sixth and Seventh
wards, and DR.. Shaffner, Fourth ward.
Mr.. Ellis said that at the time the
matter was brought up, there was danger
of an epidemic among the children, but
as the scare had subsidized and no fears
existed at present, he moved that the
matter be laid on the table. Governor
Gosper, however, suggested that the
matter be referred to the Superintendent
of Schools, the Finance Committee OF the
board and the Health Officer, with
power to act, which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Whaling was strongly opposed to
this measure on the ground that it was
wholly unnecessary to expend any
money for such a purpose at present.
He therefore aeked that the motion be
amended 30 that the special committee
be required to report to the board before
incurring any expense in the matter. It
was so ordered.
A nun Der of demands, aggregating
$235. 40, were approved as read, as were
aleo the teachers and janitors' salaries,
amounting to about $14, 500.
Governor Gosper, of the Building
Committee, reported that the 6uperin-
tendent of Buildings, Mr.. Muchmore,
had called upon the Council to furnish
him with an assistant, as during his
daily visits to the echool buildings he
was obliged to leave his Office, but as
that body had refused to grant him that
request the joint committee of the Coun-
Gil and board had recommended that the
board allow him $1O0 for two months for
that purpose, as his presence was almost
indispensable to the erection of the new
school buildings, and that much money
would be saved by his superiatend-
ence of the work now going on.
Mr.. Whaling objected to the appoint-
ment of an assistant to Mr.. Muchmore,
on the ground that the board had no
right to expend 500 of the school money
for such purpose. The architect in
charge vas now being paid per cent to
look after the contractors, Mr.. Much,
more was paid regular salary by the
city, and if they were unable to attend &c
their duties, let them be discharged, and
their places filed by more competent
men. On the matter being put to the
vote. it WAS carried, Mr.. Whaling alone
voting negatively.
Mr.. Ellis, of the Committee on Qualifi.
| cations OF Teachers, recommended that q
third kindergarten school be established
1T Chavez and Railroad streets, where a
school was carried on formerly by pri-
vate association. There were already
thirty or forty children there, and pro-
vided that the chapel in the vicinity can
be hired for SIS per month, as formerly,
the committee recommended that it be
rented for the purpose. He further rec.
commended that Miss Ella Clark be ap.
pointed as teacher of that school, as she
had already had good deal of expert
ence with the association. The recon.
mendation was adopted.
In compliance with the resolution
passed at the last meeting of the board,
asking that return be made of the in
surance upon the public school buildings,
the clerk read lengthy report of the
same, showing the amount that each
building and its furniture was insured
for, the rate, and the company with
which it is insured. 1t was adopted
unanimously and ordered to be placed
on file.
The board then adjourned.