Daily Republican., 1890-05-27
i RID OF EDUCAT- L
MOTHER SCHOOL TO BE
CROWNED WITH A FLAG.
.,YI Eninrscincnts--Firs Escapes.
iiilc Muddie over Bids for Fuel.
N,nu,I Trl.ning for Girls.
Memorial Day.

REGULAR meeting tf the Board of
rmcsiou WAS held last night, President
y 81 III tie ehnir'
srnife q bils for iuel was postponed
ug.itexi meetipg.
FieEscape,, reported having awarded
tlr contracts for furnishing escapes for
10. 2auI schools TO frederick Hold
LlG.
Mr. Trump, from the Committee on
yannai Training school, reported that
The m chinery ordered would be ready
iof uss by next September.
The Com mittee On No. S,hool was
lowed 81 for repairs to weather vane;
~ 2, fl5 for blacktoards; No. Z, SO
vr repairs; No. II, 81 for water cooler.
'ho committee on estimating the value
4 property held by the boaid being
Il. ll4l for, Jo.eph Pyle, chairman Of that
9 'imittcr, asked to to excused from
10 ylte as he had not sufficient time to
..sic fer that work. His request was
trsnttd.
d. shortlldge. from the special com
II ttte o. en;srsipg Nos. 3 and 10 echool
houses, reported that, having given tho
mater careful consideration, tho COM
ni,tee recommended that wiags be built
10 not al cost OF a, 900 each.
% molten the report WAS adopted and
IT, CONN ittCe Instructed to secure plaus
,pit,i!m .tos.
.4tfe b,iug some dissatisfaction TO the
psiponemeat of opeulng the bids for
ml motion to reconalder the motion
'oloslpDnc was carried, when the motion
III tstpnne was lost
~, notioa of Mr.. Baynard the bids on
l Il We d ordered opened.
tgtfal members objected to opening
! bl's on tie ground that all bid,
M be first placed in tho tox In the
tu4lt / ON and must be taken out In the
" stnre ot tho board.
I committee had been instructed to
ttt BIDS, and instead OF advertising In
he regular way, had sent printed circu-
las to coal dealers, inviting them to bid.
The printer made \ mistake ia printing
tie circular, making 1t read bids must re
10 on May ". MIR. Belts wanted tile
bpurd to allow the committee to receive
bids until this evening. This could ro,
b. done without giving tile COMMITTEES
pswsr to act. Such action would have
b,en ill5gal. hence the motion to post
pone. After the motion had been iecon-
,Idered and the objection to opening
them was made, s. Il. Smith moved tc
r,urn the bids now In haDd, aud ask fol
Lew bids, 10 DO received In tho regular
way.
The moion was adopted.
On motitn Of 8. Il. Smiti the Fuel
Com miitao was authorized to advertise
iUr the bids.
A communication from the New Cen.
tnry Club was received and read, asking
tho board to tako measure, for the in
siruetiou of the girls In manual exercises,
70 coneist OF cooking and sewing and
othcr work suitable for girls. The com.
m munication was re'erred to the Manual
Trsining Committee.
The Committee on the High Schoo
was empowered to rent . building Tor the
reinforcement exercises.
communication was received from
tht Ladies' Ala Society OF DUPONT Post.
Q. A. r., requ, citing peruiiss.on to pre-,
sent u Il sg to No. 1 school. The reques
va, granted and the committee on thu
school directed to arrange for the rccep
Non Of the fl.g.
Secretary Jones stated that ono Of III,
nembsrs OF the joint memorial commit
tee Of the g. A. II. had notified him thA
H. invitation would be sent thJ board Il
take part In the Memorial Day exercise.
In accordance with the usual custom
eucs IN vltation had not been received
but was probably on Its way.
TIE board then adjourned to meet NJ
tie call OF the chair. As soon as the In.
Walton 10 received meeting Will b,
called aud tho same accepted.