Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-07-23
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR.

ENSUING YEAR.
w. f. Hort Chosen President and
Geo. w. MCGOWAN Re-elec-
ted Secretary.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Education was held Monday evening,
July Goth.
Members present--Messrs. Lambert,
McGear, Loper, Peck, Mulford, Ogden,
Ayres, Hort, Nichols and Supt. Cox.
The meeting was called to order by
the Secretary. W. F. Hort was cleo
ted President and G. W. MCGOWAN,
Secretary.
The minutes were read, and Mr..
Cox arose and moved that that part of
the minutes of the last meeting which
said:
'Mr. Cox moved that the Board pro-
ceed to elect a principal of the Second
ward school, which was amended by
| DIR. Peck, that the salary be $500 a
year. A motion to lay on the table
| and one to adjourn was lost.
The amendment was carried. The
Gear, Albertson. Peck, Ayres, Hort,
Nichols-7. Nay-Miner, Bright,
Kienzle, Ogden, Whiteker, Cox-6
| The motion as amended was then
adopted"
| He claimed that the proceeding was
illegal, and asked to have it expunged
from the minutes
| DR.. Peck contended THAT the action
was wholly in accoreance with the
rules Of the Board, and that at the
time of the passage, the President of
The meeting distinctly stated that but
three members voted against it. He
said no objections were offered at the
time TO the ruling of the President,
not even the yeas and nays being
asked for. He thought it tchild's play to
attempt in this wey to undo the busi-
ness of the previous meeting.
MFR. Nichols contended that Mr..
Cox's motion was out of order, as the
proper way would be to reconsider
the molten Of the previous meeting,
! bat not in this way to endeavor to -ex
punge the business in question.
| Mr.. Cox's motion was lost.
The minutes were then adopted.
! Supt. Cox reported as follows:
Bal at last report. SE47 rs
Have drawn nothing from City Treas.
J Expenditures.
| Incidentals. including jani-
/ tors salaries. 5 109 0s
Z School books, l1l4
Stoves and fuel, sc 1s9 81
Bal. on hand. ssls &c
President Hort announced the fol.
lowing standing committees:
VlSitiaag-Lambert, Loper, Malford,
Nichols.
Books aaa Furniture-Peck, McGear,
Ayres.
Finaace-Ayres, Ogden, Silvers.
Building and Repairs - Whitaker,
Albertson, McGear, Ayres.
The following bills were ordered
paid:-W. H. Loper. So 25. for work at
Pearl st. School; G. H. Platts, $500
. for incidentals for closing exercises; E
j. Hitchner, $1.05, for incidentals for
! closing exercises; Geo. W. MCGOWAN,
/ $40, services as Secretary; Chas. Marts,
/ $1.75, for work at Bank st. school;
Miss Rie NJ. Whitaker, $40, services as
examiner, w. G. Whitaker s. Co =,
S40.74, for labor and material; Reeve
s. Fithian, $34.37, for books and sta
tionery; Geo. w. MCGOWAN, $500. for
advertising.
Bill of Jos. G. Brooks, 500 80, for ex-
ira services as janitor, was presented
with the endorsement of but one MEM
ber of the Finance Committee (Mr.
Nichols). A motion to pay the bill
was lost by the following vote:
Yea-Lambert, Peck, Loper, Mich
ols-4.
Nay-Mulford, Ogden, Ayres, Hort.
Cox-5.
DR.. Peck moved that the bill be paid
when properly made out and sworn
to. Lost.
E. J. Hitchner was elected exami-
ner for three years.
Misses II. D. Miner, Alice Platts and
Nellie Marks were nominated as SUBJ
stitute teachers.
After two unsuccessful ballots for
substitute teachers, the matter was
laid on the table.
Specifications were read for repair
ing the steam heating apparatus of
the Second ward school. Bids were
then open from the following:-M. An
derson, $147; John Downing, $347; Jo-
seph Grim, $3i7.
On motion the contract was given to
Martin Anderson.
The Finance Committee were in
structed to look after the lease Of the