Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-17
EDUCATIONAL.
Teachers Salaries Fixed for
the Coming Year.
The Vacation to End Septem-
Der Fifteenth.
All the Bids for Furnishing Black
boards are Rejected.
Matters Pertaining to the New School
Buildings-Other Business of
Interest Transacted.

At the session of the board of educa-
ton last night in the city hall, there
were present Mr.. A. E. Pomeroy in the
chair and Messrs. Cox, Ellis, Woodbury.,
Frew, Gosper, Mcintosh, Powers and
Whaling.
1t was fully forty-fve minutes after
the appointed hour before the board
came to order, the members having held
caucus in the office of the superintend-
ent of schools, with the view of coming
to an agreement upon the blackboard
question before entering the board room.
A communication was received from
the Seth Thomas Clock Company, of
San Francisco, asking for specifications
of the clock to be put in the tower of the
new high school building, in order that
it might put in bid for the same. Re
ferred to the building committee.
A petition was received from G. G.
Williams, the contractor, asking for an
extension of thirty days time on the ex-
ira work on the Second and Beaudry-
street schoolhouse, and was referred to
the building committee.
A communication was received from
George G. Safer, offering to slate black
board Gin the Springstreet school pre-
ferred), with silica stating free, as an
experiment, and should the same prove
unsatisfactory, it should be replaced at
his expense by any blackboard desig-
mated by the superintendent of schools,
the work to be done after the school
closed for the year. Referred to the
building committee.
A number of applications for positions
as janitors in the public schools were
received and referred to the committee
on janitors.
A number of demands amounting to
$2,645.37 were approved as read, Mr..
Whaling voting negatively.
The salary-rolls of the teachers and
Janltors tor the current month, amount
ing to $4,000, were approved Mr..
aries of the kindergarten teachers.
Mr.. Ellis of the teachers committee,
made the following recommendation
with reference to the salaries of the
teachers of the public schools for the en-
suing school year, which was adopted
as read, Mr.. Whaling voting negatively:
Teachers OF second and third grades,
$40 to $50; third class, $50;
second class, $685. first class, 500
to 500; principals of four and less
than six-room schools, $115; principals
of eight rooms and more, $i35; high
school principal, $3.50; high-school
teachers, $115 to $135; drawing teacher,
$165; penmanship teacher, $125; super
intendent of schools, 1926; assistant SUI
perintendent, $3.50; superior of kinder
garten, $50 to $50; superintendent of
ianitors, $l15; assistant superintendent
$40; janitors, per room, $5
Mr.. Whaling made vigorous obiec-
tion to the report, but was called to
order and suppressed under the three
minute" rule. He and Governor Cos
per had breezy tilt over the matter
during which the former said that the
governor was mo gentleman" Mr..
Ellis explained that his committee had
made a very careful investigation of the
matter and was satisfied that it's report
was fair to both sides, and that the
salaries as recommended were merited
by the teachers.
Mr.. Whaling offered a lengthy resolu-
tion to the effect that the superintendent
OF schools, principals and teachers OF
the public schools for the ensuing year
present themselves and their creden-
tials, thereby enabling the board
to select those possessing the
'hiSh0Se anu pco1 qudillCttlOllS lOf Ile
same. The resolution was received and
ordered placed on file, after several
of the members had suggested its being
referred to the council and other muni-
,cipal and foreign bodies.
Mr.. Mcintosh, OF the building commit
tee, made the following recommenda-
tions, all OF which were adopted:
That the request of G. G. Whitman for
an extension of time on the extra work
at the Second and Beaudry streets
school be granted.
That the lot of Mr.. Hutchinson on the
corner of Temple and Casco streets be
purchased as school site for $500.
That the lot at Temple and Casco
streets be graded before bids be adver-
tised for the-school building.
On motion of Governor Gosper it was
resolved that the public schools open for
the fall term OF the school year on Sep
tember 18th.
The blackboard question was then
brought up for discussion. Governor
Gosper suggested that, as at an informal
meeting of the board, the majority of
the members expressed themselves
as in favor of the slated-cement
boards, though no definite agreement
could be arrived at, one of the school
rooms be furnished with each of the ac-
ceptable boards, and the rest provided
with the cement board now in use in the
schools. After some discussion of the
matter, Mr.. Mcintosh moved that all
bids be rejected, and that in order to
allow the board to find out by expert
'ence which was the best, one room be
furnished with hyloplate, another
with the Haynes, another with Sater's
silica, and another with a genuine slate
board, to be put up at the prices named
in the bids, in order to test their respec-
tive merits and give the competitors an
equal show. In the meantime the Reno
filler slated-cement board, as at present
in use, was to be placed in the buildings.
This motion prevailed, Mr.. Woodbury.
alone being opposed to it.
The board then adjourned until Mon
day, the 3Oth inst, when a special meet
ing wiki be held for the purpose of re-
ceiving bids for the erection of school
houses at Bloom street, Temple street,
Seventh street, and an addition of four