The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-15
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Appropriation for month,....... 9,1a9 OS
Interest on deposits. ........... 93 50
Total. ...................s5o.4 49, so
OR.
Amount paid for salaries, OIL
GERS and ianitOrs. $40 30
Paid for uel..................... 1884 81
New bulluings.......,.. 2,lSd 20
lBills ..............,....... 403 9a
Balance on hand August l, for
/ current enses............... 25,835 90
New buildings. ................. 1854 II
Total. ............"...",.... $5O,4sa %
The secretary and treasurer was In
lstructed to draw on the proper author
titles for the city and State appropria-
Itions.
The payroll of officers and janitors
amounting to S579 80. and the list of
miscellaneous bills, amounting to
1916 81, were ordered paid, ....
| Bids for a tire-escape at No. 10 school
were received rs follows; +, u. Hick-
man, Sl3s; Frederick Holdman, S1T4.
/ On motion of Mr. Coyle considera-
tion OF the bids was indefinitely post
poned.
The Committee or Repairs reported
.having awarded contracts for painting
to James Nj. Bryan, Lyman u Hany
and George Person; repairs to roof to
james Il. Wood x Co. and for paper
ing to A. j Jones; for slate roof to J.
I W. Chattel; for boardwalk to Nathan
Dean; heating No. 4 to The Gawthrop
| Brother Company. The different bids
have already been published.
| A discussion ensued in relation to
Changing the heating apparatus at No.
II and No. Is schools, during which il
was stated that the change would cost
flabout sl400. At IL recent meeting the
repair committee had reported that
there was no necessity for the change,
but nj the meeting last night the same
committee had reported in favor oil
having IL made.
The chairman OF tho committe, John
: Pyle, explained that the board had re
iferred the matter back to the commit,
!, tee, who after Investigating, consider
let the change necessary. The report
Twas then adopted.
The committee on No 81 school re.
, ported in favor OF drawing orders tc
pay for work done on the building, AND
, the report was adopted.
The committee on No. 8 school he
tported that the improvements would
' be completed, and the building ready
/ to be occupied next Wednesday.
An order for SO, 995 was drawn in
favor OF IL. S Christy for work on ad.
+ dtion to No. s school. Mr.. Belts
I called attention to tho fact that somt
lof tho blackboards at No. did moi
a fit right, when Dr. Shortlidge explain
/ ed that IL was almost impossible tt
, have them tit eXactly, but he was sure
they would be put in proper condition
MIR. Coyle moved that the committee
+ be instructed to have the boards lifted
properly.
1 DR., Shortlldge said he had done his
, duty In experimenting No. s addition
land while he did not object to having
/ the motion passed he considered 1t al
: insult on the part oil the one who ofIer
Z ed IT,
Z The chair put the motion. One per
son voted for it aud one against 1t.
An order for 500. 40 was drawn II
favor OF The Combs Coal and Lumber
q Company for wood.
/ The committees of the various
: schools were allowed different amount.
4 for repairs.
r AS nearly every member had a bill
/ on his desk for glazing at some OF tho
/ schools, that he did not know any
4 thing about, motion was adopted in
tistructing the contractor for glaZlnl
: schools. unless ordered by the chair
a man Of the committee on the school
A bill Tor SlO,75 for extra work per
:. formed by George z. Hall, innitor a
v the High School, was OF dered paid.
. On motion of DR. Shortlidge til,
a committee ON No. rs school was autho
~ rized to hire an architect, aud secur,
a lids for building stone wall ant
!. steps in front OF that school.
The committee on Manual Train
y at No. ID school was instructed Il
i employ the same teacher of COOKING
as was employed last year.
= On motion of DR. Morgan, the sub
If teet of introducing cooking into the
!; High school was referred to the com
4 mlttee on Manual Training.
The subject of hiring an inStruato
=. FOR the boys manual training depart
, ment at No. III school, was referred [,
:. the committee ON Manual Training 70
d that school. The committee was ais
II instructed to secure estimates for fur
N nishing twenty benches with tools.
q DIR. Shortlidge said he Thought Tn,
~ custom of punishing small children
p by keeping Them after school hours
i, should he abolished, MS he considered
n. II wrong and injurious to health. Oh
nj this motion, the matter was relefre,
TO lne committee on Health.
w DR.. Shortlidge called the attention
,. OF the memhers to the fact that IN
n. Street and Sewer Commission are anX
4 ious to obtain the rooms now occupie,
- by tho board, and thought some actiol
q should be taken to prevent their nc
:. eOmplishing their purpose.
4 communication was received from
+, tho Wilmington Institute directors
"a stating that tickets to the librar
~ would hereafter be issued to scbol
A. children at - each, OF half rates. IN
a.. principals Of the different schools wer
r.. authorized toslgnthe necessary blank
"A TO secure these tickets.
The committee on superintendent
n report reported that the contract ia
70 printing the same had been awarde
To the Mercantile Printing ComBan
n at 3l.2i a paBe.
y, The contract for books was awarde,
ga 10 CT. Thomas Il Co.
- Miss A. NJ. Wilson sent hOr rcsiuni
10 ton as sixth assistant in No, 10 schoo
z and 1t was read and accepted.
. ltwas stated that Patrick Kellehc
! IisapplylHg for a license to Sc
Nj liquor at No. 70S East Ssvent
street, opposite No s school, and m
.. committee was Instructed to remol
t. strate against its being granted, an
r. TO donll IN their power TO prevent II.
L. A number OF bids were presented an
N and referred to the proper committee
~ The committee on No. 8 school NJ
90 authorized 10 Procure new curtains.
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