Wichita eagle., 1890-02-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Reports OF the Different Committees Some
lmporan Changes-The College HUI
Appropriation Stlll Holds.

The board OF educatlon met last night IN
regular monthly session with Mr.. Levy in
the chair and Messrs. Sawyer, Clapp,
| Wichman, Piatt, Ward, Lawrence. Howe,
| Campbell, Howard and Martin present.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
| were read and disposed OF.
| The report of the superintendent being
| called for, DR., Stevenson stated that all of
the teachers with two exceptions were
| back at work and the sickness amongst
| the children was much less than it was.
Some arrangement should be made to get
| back and forth from the Burton car school
in bad weather. The principal of the High
school was reported sick and also the
treasurer of the board. The president re-
ported that s3S, 900 had been received from
| the county treasurer and placed to the
| treasurer's credit.
Dr. Stevenson recommended the estab-
lishment of normal school for the train
ing of teachers which was practica BILE
without any expense to the board. He was
requested to present plan to the board at
next meeting.
The reports Of the various commit
tees were called for and none were
| made until Mr.. Campbell reported
salaries recommending that Prof. Yowell
of the Irving school, be paid SO per
month, the regular salary for superin-
tending eight room buildings. He
further reported the salaries of MissesCoifee
Stuckey, Mulvey, Allan and Graham had
never been fixed by the school board On
motion the committee was given power to
act in the premises.
Mr.. Clapp submitted the following:
Your joint committee on buildings and
grounds. heating and ventilation to whom
was referred the matter of the Third ward
building, beg leave to'report that pur-
suant to the reference by the board, your
committee procured from the contractor
of said building lowest figures for which
changes and alterations In said buildings
could be made to ADAPT the same TO the
Warren and Fuller system and the Smead,
and that the amounts demanded by the
contractor for said changes are respectively
1890 and upwards $500. That it is the
opinion of the majority of the committee
that the cheapest plan to adopt IS to
award the contract to Fuller and Warren.
unless the board wish to stand on the lit
eral construction OF the contract which
construction the contractor refuses to &C
cept The report was adopted
The committee on boundaries, etc,
recommended that a temporary order
making the noon recess two hours
be made permanent except in the High
school. In the matter of the high school
they recommended that school commence
at 8 o'clock and at II 80 recess of thirty
minutes. school to close at 2:5o 1or the
day The report was adopted.
The finance committee allowed s769.92
approved bills.
The committee on library reported the
purchase of books for the use of the high
school to the amount of Sl02 40. The COM
mittee further recommended the purchase
of $500 in books out of the library fund for
the teachers library. The report was
| adopted.
The matter of non representation from
the Fourth ward on account of the change
! in the wards was referred to the judiciary
| committee on account of legal point at
issue.
The committee on ways and means
recommended that new bond be exacted
from the Citizens bank in view OF the
large amount that will be on deposit for
the next six months The present bond IS
for $50, 900 but some of the suretles have
| left the county The spirit of the recon-
mendation is that such a course would be
proper as matter of form merely.
The report was read and referred to
Joint committee OF ways and means and
judiciary 1t was stated that Mr.. Walker
expressed his willingness for the bank TO
give any bond required.
The committee on ways and means fur
ther reported that $4,000 in bonds had
been sold under the boards orders to 5. A.
Kean & Co., Of Chicago, for S5l, ,625. The
| purchasers paying the expenses of engray-
ing and accepting delivery at the Office of
the board, saving of over 800. The pur-
chasers further had put up Il forfeit of
| 81, 500 to insure the completion OF the con-
tract The report was approved.
Considerable discussion occurred on a
motion to reconsider the College Hill ap
preparation of s6, ,2s0 for school house. A
| motion to lay on the table was lost. The
motion to reconsider was lost with Messrs.
Sawyer. Piatt, Martin and Wichman in
| the affirmative.
On motion matter of 81 was ordered
paid to H. c. Dunbar on the order of the
! administrator of Mr. Randall deceased.
| Mr.. Campbell submitted four bids for
| locations in the Fourth ward for school
buildings, ranging from $1,000 to $500
/ On motion the bids were referred to the
| committee on buildings and grounds.
| On motion the board adjourned until
the 18th. when the bonds will have to be
| signed up.
The superintendent of buildings and
| grounds handed IN his report after ad-
| iournment The report contained an ac-
| curate statement of the condition of the
different buildings and grounds, and
recommended the purchase of few neces-
| sary articles.