Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Mach Important Business Transacted
Last Evening.


Mach Important Business Transacted
Last Evening.
When the regular statutory meeting
Of the board of educatioa Was called TO
order last evening, every trustee an
swered to the roll cali excepting frus-
tees Locher and Strahah. The board
Immediately proceeded 10 Business and
Trustee Hou useman. chairman of the
committee on Mays and means. sub
mltted the yearly budget. The report
contained the following estimates:
Bonds due June Let, 1892, $4,000; bonds
due sept. lst, 1892, $1,000; contingent
fund, 10000; teachers salaries, 500. QUO;
heating apparatus, $500; fuel, $1,000;
library expenses. 5000; printing and
advertising. $1,000; repairs, 5000; lnsur-
ance, $500; grade and sewers, 5000;
janitors, $4,000; secretsry's salary,
1000; Improvements on grounds, $500;
salary of superintendent of construc-
ton, $1,000; interest on Gilbert fund,
$l40; interest on bonds, 5000; water
tax, $500; total, STA. 40.
On motion of Trustee Housemau the
board proceeded to consider the report
by items. They passed smoothly over
the several items until they come to
tine 500. 200 recommended Tor teach
ers' salaries. This sum was deemed in
sufficient by some of the members
owing to the fifty additional teachers
that have been placed on the pay roll
tor the ensuing year. After consider
able discussion and explanation had
been made, Trustee Fclker moved that
the amount be raised TO $l20,UO0. The
motion was lost, receiving only SIX
votes in the affirmative. Trustee
Houseman then made = motion TO in
crease the amount TO $4,000, which
was UNANIMOUSLY carried. Upon mo-
ton of Trustee Fisher the appropria-
ton for library fund was increased to
$4,000 by unanimous vote. Trustee
Bradfield moved that the remainder
of the budget be passed as whole
under a suspension of the rules. which
prevailed. This makes the total
amount to be raised for the ensuing
year $lS5, ,740, being $500 less than the
amount last year.
3 The building committee, through
Trustee Bradheld, recommended the
appointment OF the following janitors:
Diamond-st.. Welt Huns, Paris, A. j.
Goodyear; Slater block, q. w. Bening-
ton; Walker, j. Hoops. The recon-
mendaiion was adopted. Westherly 4
Puite have been awarded the contract
Tor heating and venulating the High
school building for $1,000.
The committe on teachers reported
the following resignations aud trans
fers: That the resignations of Hattie
Hoag.and from the Coit-ave. school and
May Cornell from East Bridge-st. school
be accepted; that Marion Horsford be
granted leave OF absence for the first
term; that Miss Annah Clark be given
half day work at o salary of 500 q
year; that Miss Corneila Hulst he trans
ferred from the ninth grade in the
Central school to the vacancy caused
by Miss Horsford's absence; that Miss
Alice NJ. James be transferred to Mr..
Thompson's room at IA salary Of $500;
that Miss Flora Beadle be transferred
from the n. Dlvision-st. school to Kate
Prices room In the Central at $700;
Mary N. Owen from the S. Divlslop-st.
school to vacancy caused hy absence OF
Nellie Rodgers. Miss Fannie S. Kief
was appointed to position IN the Colt
ave. school. Martha j. Perkins 10 Miss
Cornell's room, Bessie Thompson to
Miss James place IN the Central school
at salary OF 5000, Miss Marion l..
Jennings TO Miss Jones' position in the
Union school, Mary Dickerson TO the
position made vacant by Miss Hulst
and MISS Augusta Franc to the 5. Di-
vision-st. sciUol. Frankie Barkman
has been given entire charge OF PEN
manship in the primary and grammar
grades at salary of 5000. Miss Helen
j. Hood has been appointed to the n.
Dvisinn.st school to fill the vacancy
caused by the transfer OF Miss Beadle.
The report OF the committee OF teachers
was adopted as presented after which
the board adjourned.