Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
BoAan or EDucaIIoN.
A large Amount of business Transacted
al Monday Nights Session.

at Monday Nights SESSION.
The members Of the Board of Education
met IN REGULAR session Monday evening,
On motion Of Jesse n. baylis o. the
committee on teachers, the salaries due
December 18th, amounting TO S7,5sS,n,
were ordered paid.
The committee on teachers reported the
promotion Of Miss Rebecca q. PiefSon
from school No. q to the principalship OF
No. 70 at Il salary Of Si25 per year trans,
ierred Miss RhGda Robinson from NO y
to No. 26 as first assistant and appointed
Miss Julia Jones for three months TO me
lowest position ii No. 26i appointment q
Miss NJ, Harris to the vacancy in NO. -,
.resultng from the promotion Of Miss Fler-
son The report WAS adopted
1t was ordered Tint notice be given the
Wilmington Savings E'undthat the amount
562t25 al credit Ut The board be with
drawn. !.
On melton the balance Of the sum Of
money due Contractor Hubert Cassidy ON
aec1 INT OF No, n school was ordered, on
MIR. Cassidy written request paid over to
City solicitor w. n Lyman.
NJ. j school was allowed so for repairs;
No 4, - for ash barrels; No, 10 was ~
lowed 50 for repairs Of shutters No, IL
was allowed " to- platform, repairs were
repnttd going ON al No. lRseupl go was
altoMelt0 M. 70 for repairs tosluttcrs;
INV fiilA4tlltAANF vs. tNhfs Nttr'
sion to remove the coal from cellars No,
y was allowed 49, for ianitur work. No.
% was allowed 81 altuT clock repairs
No 26 f,is reported partially opened last
Monday An order was passed for ST.,
cost IL wliiEcwu4hing, TO William iilake;
aisU, iiar S-7.ij inT house cleaning, and 10
| Candy CoS 53.3p for pavement,
HE blls u HtGwp N Eckmnn, totaling
| sjl3, Mere ur,lglrl pf,t
! The need ni HcW hiackbGarda al No. 10
! was referred @ committee on repairs.
| Committee Of M. was authorized to
| SCH the Old iron IN the ecliar.
4 fhe bill or Frank tnrsWell for 8275,
| work OH lire escape, was referred to COM
4 mittce IN lire escapes for n detailed report
| on wAat had been done
1t WaS moved aud pissed that the schools
4 be closed on january ID
The sum Of 30 was appropriated for
| Miss kirby's expenses in laying before the
! board ana Others facts on the subject OF
4 girls manual training.
+. r. Anderson WAS allowed S93 for
! FL trio bells ii nigh school,
III petition ui i5apeYGns, mostly col
4 cred, for opening NIGHT school in tine new
4 building over TART lrcet bridge vas re-
/ ierrea to tile committee on night schools.
The committee appointed to obtain adj
| diliunai school accommodation for col
/ orcd children in the western part of the
city reported recommendation TO accept
the pr ises at Nlntii and mon streets.
i The ieiatl was adopted.
he same committee was authorized Ia
look Tor a lot fort similar purpose in the
northeastern part Of the Twelfth ward.
The bills OF Lendcrman Brds., $50, and
f. Ieilries IS, were pissed.
The lot in the Twelfth ward purchased
4 by HE board I'VE Years ago for 81 ,i6S was
ordered sold By Tue board, the money
being needed and tile person who sold il
| having offered to take it off the boards
hands at purchasing price.
The committee on tegrhcrt was author
lied to elect teachers for tie new colored
school at Ninlh and Union streets.
FhC proper officers Of the board were in
structed to obtain deed for the school lot
III the Twelfth ward,
An order for 500 was passed for Frank
Carswell ON account Of architect work.
Mr.. Trump referred TO the custom exist
Ing for the past two years of scholars d
the Ninth ward school donating potnt
packages for the purpose of the AssociateC
Charities, At the request OF the assoca
ton he asked whether there would be any
improperly in the other schools following
tile example if the scholars wished so tt
do Gu motion Of Abner II. Bailey to thu
effect the board expressed its appreciation
of what the Ninth ward scholars did
At tile close Ut the meeting PreSiden
Baird reminded the members of the prox
unity Of Christmas and heartily wished
them and the representatives OF the press |
happy holiday time.