Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE MEETING
HELD LAST EVENING.
Salaries Ordered Paid-Spring Street
School - Teachers Committee.
Shortening school Hours.
New School Lots.

The board of education met last even
ing in the council chamber, just half an
hour behind time. In the absence of
the chairman, DIR. Boal was called to
preside.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Communications were received from
property owners on Bartlett street, ask.
ing for the grading OF street near Alpine
street school. The president was author
lied to sign the petition to the council
for grading and curbing Sichel street.
From Mrs. E. A. West, presenting her
resignation as a teacher in the city
schools. Accepted.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The committee reported in favor Of
paying number of demands, amount
ing to $50, ,71S IL, including teachers
,laries for October, amounting to
$40, 400 The report was adopted and
the demands ordered paid. The other
demands were ordered to be held back
until the teachers salaries are paid.
SPRING STREET SCHOOL.
Mr.. Roberts moved that the plans
submitted to the building committee for
the repairs to and enlargement OF the
Spring-street school be confined as speci-
fed.
TEACHERS COMMITTEE.
Mrs. Hughes moved that the board
proceed to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of Mrs. West from the
Thirtieth-street school. There were
seven names put forward for the va
cancy, and after ballot had been taken
it was shown that Mics Niles and Miss
Davies had three votes each. The su-
perintendent was then authorized to
fill the vacancy, subject to the diecre-
ton of the teachers committee.
In the matter of dividing the kinder
garten on Spring street, Mrs. Hughes
advocated the proposition, and said
that the only way to get through was to
hold two distinct sessions daily; one in
the forenoon and the other in the after.
noon, with seperate teachers.
Mr.. Davis said he favored it as an ex-
pertinent and did not know how it
would work. 1t was evident something
had to be done, as the school was over
crowded.
Mrs. Hughes then offered resolution
that supervisor of kindergartens be
created, the salary to be fixed hereafter.
The resolution was lost on a tie vote. 1t
subsequently came out that there never
had been vacancy in the position OF
supervisor. Ct
DIR. Barber moved that the whole mat.
ter be referred to the teachers commit
tee with power to act. Mr.. Davis Sec
oned DIR. Barber's motion. ~
The motion was then put upon call
of the roll and lost.
SHORTENING SCHOOL HOURS.
Mr.. Marsh moved that the tuition
hours in the primary and grammar
schools of this city be from 8 to H.,
with Is minutes recess; one hours in
Permission at noon; and the afternoon
session from l to 3, with no intermis-
sion.
Mr.. Davis thought there should be
one and half hours intermission at
noon. The motion then went to vote,
with the result of 5 ayes and l negative.
The rule goes into effect on Monday,
November 28th.
NEW SCHOOL LOTS.
Mr.. Marsh moved that the board meet
at p. m. on Friday, the 25th, to ex-
anime the lots near Llewellyn's foundry.
The motion was debated at great length
and finally defeated.
THE NEW sEvENTEENTH-sTREET SCHOOL.
In the matter of extra work recon-
mended by Mr.. Muchmore to be done
upon the new Seventeenth-street school
building, it was referred to the building
committee with power to act. At $50,
on motion of Mr.. Davis, the board then
adjourned.