Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-31
BOARD or sDUoAzIoM.

ooefu VI Guuohtiuu WAS uelu hOnuEy
night.
The oommitr"e on teachers reported
the appointment of Miss Eva Joyce rs
supervisor of drawing in grammar and
primary Hohools, at an annual salary Of
5000; that Misses Julia Jones. Rebecca
Pierson, Mary l. Sadler, Anna M. Harris
and +. Viola Reeves have passed EXAM
nations for poiitions as teacheya in
oolored schools; the following appoint
nsnts in the primary department Of No,
ID school; Miss Louisa Parm, assistant
principal; MiaH Maggie N. Elias, first
aBsistant; Miss Mary e. Feyerweatber,
second assistant; Miss Josephine A. JEFF
fers0n, third assistant; Miss Lizzie Will
.iams, fourth assistant; Miss Bertha
spencer, fifth assistant; Miss Almira
Wilson, sixth assistant; Miss Helena b.
Gaines seventh assistant. Adopted. =.
hodmond Smith, Esq, explained that
Mihs Parm's average was 80, much higher
than her competitors averages, and for
that reason she was given the position OF
assistant principal.
Tue committee on books reported that
bids for furnishing books aud stationery
during the next school year have been
received from O. F. Thomas & 90. and
Il. y. Il. Butler d Son and that the con-
tract has been awarded to the lowest bid
der, o. =. Thomas u o.; also the COM
mitlee recommended that AppIeRa.s's
Physical Geography be added to the list
of books for the high school. Adopted.
Or. hhortfdge STATE that Superintend, mt
Harlan, who is out of town, desires to
have typographical reader and an easier
grammar added to the list o, books for
lower grade schools and gave notice of
the matter being brought TO the consid-
GRAFTON of the board at future meeting.
Belmont Iron Works was given the CON
tract for erecting for 1920 fire. escapes ut
schools Nos. 8 and 8.
Report concerning its recent visit to
the schools was made by the committee
on repairs. Three schools were found
clos d, Notwithstanding the jlnitors were
notified to have them open. Recommen-
datious as follows were made by the
COMMITTEE Ropairing fencs and arching
heater at No. school, cost respectively
SIS md SIG; repairing black boards and
ropaint ny outside wood work at No. 4
SCHOOL, new window, with guard bar, at
No. school; cleaning we'll at No, z
SCHOOL painting outside and kalsonininQ
inside ut No. 0 school; repairing gate and
fence at No. Q sohool, cost 1876; painting
front OF No. ~ school, to match addition,
and phpsrinR hallway; new blaokboards
ma kaisomining ut No. Id SCHOOL, paper
ing entry and two rooms at No. Is school;
euttering in yard at No. 16 school;
repairing fence at No. IL school.
cost $50; repairing blackboard at No. 1s
school; repainting outside of No 20
bohocl; recoating blackboards ct No. 9
Rohool, repainting old wood work at No.
school to match addition; repainting
roof az No. ID school, DR.. Morgan er-
planned that the aggregate cost will not
exceed 81, 400. The committee was
authorized to secure proposals for repairs
which will cost more than $50 and re-
paiys which will not excssd that amount
We're referred to the committees Of
schools.
TIE committee of No. 10 school was
authorized to ask for proposals for the
rerooting OF that school.
Joseph Pyle stated that No. as school
will not be finished but will BIO opened
on September LIST. There has been some
roubie, he said, and he felt like asking
that another contractor be employed to
finish the building, but he would not do
SO because he thought it might get the
boHrd in trouble. At his request the
board directed the architect to have the
WI n Opluplolcu W OlG6.
Inc following expenditures were
authorized; $40 for cleaning and re-
pairing carpet OF No. school, gas for
repairing damage done to No. z school
by vRndals, $40 Tor putting barbed wire
along tue top o. the fence at that school,
S25 for removing fre-esuape from No.
ii school and erecting it at No. 10 school,
Sl6 for repairs at No. IA school and $75 |
Tor nine clocks at No. as school.
Bills rs follows were allowed Brown &
Eckerman, 81 900; Phillips u Kane,
So 0S.
Dr. Shortlidge reported that work on
school No. IL progressing slowly and |
Oh No. IL aohool rapidly. The latter,
be Haid would be opened ON Eeptemher |
1st. The repairing of the old part of |
No. 3 school was authorized and the COM
mittees Of schools No. 3 and ~ were EN-.
powered to receive proposals for electric
bells for those schools, the cost to not
exceed $3.50.
bid was received from Wilmington
Oity Electric Company agreeing to FUR
nish electric current for five 80 candle
power lamps aud two 16 candle power
Tampa for the board's meeting room, aud
tue stsirwhy leading thereto for 50 per
month, Lights to be furnished two nights
each month, each night three hours, the
wiring OF lights, including fit shades
and holders for lamps to coat 80 per
Light OF $l3 for seven lights. A motion
that the bid be accepted was tabled, fol-
lowing which motion that a omnittee
OF three be appointed to investigate the
cost of gas aud electricity and the advisa-
bility of a change in the manner of light
ing the room was adopted. S. Redmond
smtth, Ed, Messrs. Baylis and Bailey
were nauied as the committee.
Bids for furnishing window shades for
No. 20 school were received from Il.
Warren Ellis, George W. Cooley, Fred
Z. Weber, Granville Worrell, Fred @.
Hodges George Z. Sutton, M. Megary Il
Son, L. L. Messick and W. B. Sharp &
90. The styles and prices of the shades
named by the bidders were exceedingly
numerous, and the awarding OF tbs con-
tract was left with the committee Of No.
25 school.
The committee of schools Nos. 8 and
~ was authorized to procure from the
Andrews Manufacturing Company desks
Eor one room, provided that they eau bs
obtained ct the came price that the last
were.
Complaint was made that DR.. Fahey
huH not attended more than one or two
meetings siroe he became member OF
the board. The secretary was instructed
to ascertain the penalty imposed in oAses
or repeated abssnce.
The seleotion of Alfred Pierson for
jauitor of No. 2b school was confirmed.
SuperinteLd mt Harlans annual report
was referred to the committee on print
ing with authority to have it published.
Following the adjournment OF the
board the committee OF No. % school