Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-03

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CITY SCHOOL BoARD.-Bsfore the meet.
mo last night, Superintendent Carne "a!
ministered the required oath5 to Col. Francis
I Smith and Messrs. Robert P. Aitcheson
and Thomas Lsadbeater, Just reelected
Irnstees by the City Council. Mr.. Harrison,
the other trustee re elected, was prevented
from attending by the illness of his wife.
Ras,des these, there were in attendance,
Nessrs. Bryant, Carne, Fendall, MAXIM,
Msrbury. Strauss, and Vincent, and Supt.
rarne. The minutes having been read, Mr..
La.dbester from the committee 90 to-
nnce and accounts, reported rs correct q
Hill of Isaac Rudd, for glazing, 81. which
was order to be paid. He also made u re-
nort on the finances of the board. showing o
probsble deficit of $500 or $400 this year,
which was accepted d.
Snnt. Carne then laid before the beard the
restoration of Miss Bu-netta Brockett, as an
assistant in Lee School aud on motion OF
Mr. W. T. Carne it was accepted from the
3Ist Of D cembar, with an expression OF the
re0ret OF the board at losing 90 valuable and
n.efll a teacher. Supt. Carne reported that
Miss Brockett having been obliged TO take
mr. refuse q situation ,ffered beT on the On
ult., and thsre being no substitute, and no
time for 40 examination, be had taken
the responsibility of keeplng the ecnool
in the only way practicable by allowing
Miss Lizzie Butler, a pupil OF the upper
school, to take charge OF it, ADD this she bad
done 10 the entire satisfaction of all cou-
earned. As she was not a licensed teacher,
however, be did not see how she could le-
ealIy be paid, As she certainly ought to be.
After several ouSGestiops it was iaally de-
citsd that Miss Beckett, having been le-
,silv the teacher uu,il her resignation was
accented. should be paid for the entire
month aud pay Miss Butler as her subst!-
tute.
The Superintendent then announced the
,esuit of the examination held December
son and nominated Miss Rsubie l. Broadus
as a candidate to fill the vacancy In Lee
school, she beiog the highest in standing.
Mr. w. F. Carne nominated Miss Grace Nj.
Arpell and Mr.. Mankin nominated Miss
Annie ". Fisher. The Superintendent then
placed The rest Of those who p~aeseG-Mis5es
Ella J. Davies, Matte z. Brown, Estelle
Chichester aud EstelIs V Knoxville-in
nomination., and eight ballots took place
with the following result:
at ballot Miss Broadus, 8 Misses Davies
aud Fisher, 2 each Misses Brown, Fisher,
ArneIi and Rockville, l each.
2lu. MlSS OtNtoc, - utooeo OAO"'u .
Brown aud Fisher. 9 esco Hiss Arnell. l
3 d Nj 81 DAVIS 3; Misses Brosdus, Fish
or and Chichester 2 each Mss Aruell !.
All Miss Arnell, 8 Misses Davies and
Brown 3 each Misses Brosdus and ARIEL
! each.
5th Mis-. 90 B.oadus and Fisher 4 each {;
Miss Davies 2
6.h Misses Broadus ard Davies 4 each /;
Mas Fisher 9
7th Miss Broadus 5 Miss Fisher 4 and
Nj 'ss Davies l
Sh Miss Broadus 6; Miss Davies 8
Miss Fisher l..
On motion, the Superintendent was allow
ed To re-arran9e the teachers in Lee school
as he thought iudlcious aud assign Miss
Broadu4. and on bis motion, Misses Ella J
Davies, Matte II, Brown, Annie w. Fisher,
Grace NJ. Arnell, Estelle Chichester and
Estella V. Knoxville, were elected subatl-
.utes.
Ga his further motion, the Clerk was au-
thoriZed to grant a second permit to Walter
Ketchum, who had been Withdrawn bscause
ofill health.
The clerk and superintendent then re
ported their revision of the by laws, reeula.
tons, g., 60. and Of er some common had
bseu made they were ordered to be printed.
The Board then adj ourned.
BUILDING AssoCIATIoNs.-Io the absence
of quorums of 8 ock holders of the Old D.
miniop, Mt. Vernon and Mechanics Nos. |,
2 aud 8 Building Associations, no meetings
were held last night, aud the Mt. Vernon
and Cd Domiuion s6j ,urned till next
Thursday ard the Mechanics till Wednesday
night next.
The Cd Dominion Association has de-
cls;ed g dividend OF 81 per share and the
Mt. Vernon of 1918
Mechanics Association No l declared a
dividend OF 81 so; No. 2 $l.25, aud No. 8,
so cents.
At the meeting of the German Co operat.
i've Association No. 4 the following ofiot Is
were reelected : Isaac E'chberg, President {;
Justus Schneider, Secretary NJ. B Harlow,
Treasurer; B. F. Price and Emanuel Francis
Directors, TO serve for three years; Joseph
kaufman, henry Strauss and George w.
Fisher. Trustees. The board of directors
declared a dividend of SO 25 per share
Germsn Cooperative Association No. )
adjourned over for want of a quorum. The
B lard of Directors have declared dividend
of So per share. This Association is virtu
ally wound up, only 1882 being owing by
borrowers.
Inc boafQ o! Duectors OF herman CC-op-
erative Association No. 5 have limited the
number OF shares to 2.000, which are being
rapidly absorbed.
THE NEW GATEWAY at the main entrance
of the Episcopal High School grounds near
the city has been flushed, and Is most cred
itab' in both design and workmanship. II
was erected by 116 of the 'old boys" in
commemoration OF the fist half century OF
work of that institution. The gateway lie
located at the new entrance on the south
side of the grounds. near the ice pond. The
posts are of Woodstock granite, left unfa
ished but square at the edges. They are
placed twelve feet apart set 10 concrete four
feet below the surface and weigh over three
tons each. The gates are Of handsome de-