Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-28

lOJuiy appropriation from Council. S,69lhb
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ny salaries of officers and janitors....S 55a72
liy amount inid for books. ............ li2Nl
I}y amount paid for repairs. .......... 3l.T
liy amount paid for manual training. 32lS3
by amount pal miscellaneous bills. lGl.!5
fy hlsanre July 3lst, FOR current ex-
ly balance for new books. ........... 4,2s7.d9
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10 tha printing committee, with power
10 cot, were referred the following pro-
pnssls:
For printing and binding 500 copies of
Superintendent Harlsn's annual report
Mercantile Printing Company. Sl As per
page; Wilmington Printing Company,
$l,3S per page and Sl54.56 complete;
University OF Pennsylvania Press $243
complete; j. Miller Thomas, $1.13 per
page; Delaware Printing Company, $i44
complete.
For printing and binding 800 manuals
Mercantile Printing Company, $40; Will
mington Printing Company, $50; Uni
verslty OF Pennsylvania Press, $780, 4.
M,.ler Thomas, $l4; Delaware Printing
Company, Sl2.
The employment OF an instructor for
the forge department OF the manual
training school, at an annual salary not
to exceed $500, was authorized.
PfoSrtsS was reported by the com
niit.ee on fire escapes.
The building committee OF No. 20
school was empowered to open the new
building when 1t is completed and the
contractor is released. Joseph Pyle, char
man of the committee, stated that Archi-
tee. Uarswell has promised the compile.
tiou Of tho school house by September
LIST, but Mr.. Pyle does not think it will
be inished bsfore September 10th, on
which date Contractor Cassidy N ex-
pected to arrive from Europe. Mr.. Pyle
added that the bnilding will cost $l9 997,
of which $4,000 have been reserved for
Smeed d. Wells yentilators and $3.50 for
blaakhnards. or Mr.. Oassidy's share,
Sl7 537, he has received $4,000. A
ia litor for the school has already been
employed. Messrs. Pyle aud Baynard
were named as the visiting committee Of
the soh1ol. The transfer of pupils from
acloui No, II TO school No % was left
with the visiting committees Of the two
sohools aud the appointment OF teachers
fer No. % school Was referred to the
t.achers' committee, with power to act.
r. L. Mitchell was awarded tie CON
traot Tor putting slate roof on No. IL
school house at C. cost Of $3.50.
The committee on repairs reported the
awarding OF contracts as follows: Traynor
Il Hines, painting No. 20 school house,
aS3 so, No. 4, $67, aud No. 8, $780,
James Jones, papering No. school
lou9e, SS3 u.s. W. r. 6rucs, painting
roofs NJ school houses Nos. 10 and 10,
$il0.b7; Poatles " Co., cleaning wells,
500; John Grub, repairing school
houses, Sl2 AZ; g. 1. Speer u o., pro-
vidipg SLATE blackboard, 2 feet inches,
'27 cents per square foot, feet 8 inohes,
81 cents, feet, SO cents; 8. III. Lotus,
coating biaekSoards, cents per square
fops: James Oleaver, kalsomining NOS
atd ID school houses, respectively Si5
ana S55. This action was approved.
Mr. Ross stated that fire escapes are
beng erscted ut No. school house and,
owing to tho topsy.turvey condition OF
things there, asked that the opening of
the school be postponed to September
Sth. The matter was referred to the Wis.
itinR committee With power to act.
The committee on repairs reported that
the following work has been done astis-
faotorily and checks have been drawn,
which was approved. Wilmington TrAna-
fer Company, providing coaches, $4,50;
J. NJ. Lotus, coating bnckboArdB,
$l8.22; TrRynor a. Hines, painting school
house, S170.50; Postles & Co., cleaning
wells, So John Grubb, repairing school
houses, $l2 AZ; W. L. Bruce, painting
erd repairing, S1l0,s7.
On the recommendation OF the COM
inittee on books LongmAn's Junior achoSl
GRAMMAR and Kings Geographical
Reader No. were added to the list of
books.
The action of the committee Of No. rs
school in having q bond and contract
executed was approved.
Whitewsshing fences Mt NO. ~ sohooi-
house, o. a cost not to exceed $lU, Was
authorized.
DR.. shorilidge reported that No. IL
school house will be opened In week
and No. 3 inside Of u month.
Furnishing No. school house With
electric bells, ct cost not to exceed sos
was authorized.
George ". MoOaulley was awarded the
contract for clustering the old part OF
No. 3 school house, the cost not to exceed
$50.
Mr.. Baynard reported that everything
possible IL being done to make the puD-
lie achouls' exhibit at Wilmington fair q
SUCCESS, and invited tho board to attend.
ON motion OF DR.. Shortlidge 1t was RI
solved TO close the schools on September
80 In order that the teachers and pupils
may have an opportunity TO visit the
fair.
The resignation of Thoma1 @. Harris
az member from the Twelfth ward was
presented and accepted. Mr.. Harris re-
signed because other duties will not per-
nit him 10 serve longer as member oil
the board. Joseph Pyle nominated
Arthur j. Brieley to fill the vacancy.
Messrs. O'Donueil AMI Hartman were
appointed tellers and Mr.. Brieley was
elected unanimously. Mr. Pyle being
given the casting ballot.
The committee on manual training was
Instructed to consider the propriety and
ascertain the cost OF Introducing and
maintaining wood carving, sewing cook
ing and other desirable branches in the
girls department of the high-school and
rowing and cooking in No. 16 school.
Remarks fayoriug this innovation were
made by President BAird, Joseph Pyle
Dr.. Shortlidge and Messrs. Baynardi
Bailey and Trump.
Bills as follows were allowed. W. e.
Srucs, $110.S7; Traynor & Hines, $40 80;
wilmington Transfer Co., a. So; J. 81
Ioftus, $18 90; Postles 4 o., S6a; Johr
aruhb $12.47; Joseph d. Goodins 81. 20
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