Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-31
RoARp OF DEDICATION.
Two Old Members Elected to vacancie
in the Board Monday Evening.

III dlu not take the members oil tho
Board of Education long Monday night
to dispose of what business there was
before the board, and the result was
every member was out of the rooms by
o o'clock, an unusual thing. But the
hoard believe in the plan of rushing
things when it is practicable to do so
and last evenings brief session was
result of this rule.
The committee on No. "a school were
allowed to rent the school house not
owned by the board until No. 81 school
is ready for occupancy.
The committee on manual training
were given permission TO purchase a
table for wood working in the school,
cost not to exceed $13.
The committee on teachers reported in
favor of securing Miss Elizabeth v.
Hanset, to be second assistant in No. IL
school, to succeed Miss Ella Mitchell,
resigned.
On motion of Joseph Pyle, Arthur W.
Davis was chosen janitor of No. 81
school.
Bids for paving about No. school
were opened as follows: J. M. Enos,
$76.S0; Candy & Brother, $73; Samuel
S. Clark, 1880. On motion the bids
were not considered and the committee
on this school was ordered to have the
paving sufficiently patched up for the
winter.
The resignation of Norman w. Bott-
ger as member of the Board of Educa-
ton from the Fourth ward was received
with regret and accepted. The cause
| of the resignation was the removal of
| Mr.. Bottger from the ward. Mr. Hart
| man presented the name of William
| Turner as a member from the Fourth
ward to succeed Mr.. Bottger His cleo
| ton by the board was unanimous, Mr..
Belts casting the vote of the board. Mr.
Turner was the opponent Of Mr.. Bottger
at the last election for member of the
school board from the Fourth ward
To fill the vacancy in the Second
ward made vacant by the resignation of
| Daniel Ross at the last regular meeting,
Mr.. Donahoe named H. T. Alexander,
Mr.. Donahoe's opponen. at the last cleo
ton. His election was unanimous. Mr..
Belts cast the vote. Both Of the new
members will be qualified at the next
regular meeting. Both Mr. Turner and
Mr.. Alexander have been members of
the board before.
The finance committee submitted the
following report:
Your finance committee, which was in
| structed to report upon the financial con-
dition Of the board, with an estimate of
the probable expenditures for the misccl-
laneous or contingent expenses for the
balance OF the year, reported as follows.
Balanca on hand July 1st, 1915 2,364.57
Appropriation by Council. ..... 100, 4760 90
Appropriation by State $1,000. 1i,97536
Interest on unexpended balance go Is
Sale Of books and materials..... STA
4 Total. ,..,.............. ..s134. 226. s.
Expenditures to December LIST:
Salaries of teachers and
janitors. ,,........ $50, 301.35
Miscellaneous expenses 17,025.53
Total. ............... As, 226. IS
Balance for the year.......S IS, 900. 81
Seven months salaries of teach
ers and janitors.e 70,040.0C
Balance ..,...................S 15,959.9l
This statement shows an expenditure Of
Sl7,92553 for the last five months for the
contingent expenses of the board and shows
Sl5,95994 for the seven months balance Of
the year. JOSEPH PYLE
j.. X. HARTMAN.
During the past year IS new teachers
have been employed and 500 pupils
added to the roll.