Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-07-21
BOARD OFF EDUCATION,
Dr. %. X. Peck is Elected Presf-
dent and Geo. w. Nc.
COWan Secretary.

| ~<AA~ 0SOs w iGVs
COwan Secretary.
The annual meeting of the Board OF
Education was held Monday evening
July 18Th.
Members present-Messrs. Lambert,
McGear, Silvers, Albertson, Loper,
Peck, Ogden, Whitaker. Hort and
Supt. Cox
The Secretary called the meeting to
order.
Mr.. W. F. Hort was renominated
for President, but declined.
DR.. 0. E. Peck was then nominated
and elected.
Geo. W. MCGOWAN was reelected
Secretary.
Supt Cox presented his monthly re-
port, which was ordered filed:
Balance last report; SI.227 "a
| Expenditures
Bills ordered paid last meeting, S66 80
Janltors salaries, 10 16 145 46
Balance, SlOs2 48
The Committee on Buildings and
Repairs reported that the contract for
painting the rooms in the Third ward
school had been awarded to John II.
Scull " Son for $50, they being the
lowest bidders.
The request from the Principal of
Pearl street school, to have the seats
in one room changed, was referred to
the Committee on Buildings and Re-
pairs, with power to act.
The Principals of the several schools
recommended that Maxwell's Gram
mar be substituted in place of Browns
Grammar. The recommendation was
concurred in.
The following bills were ordered
paid: 9. F. Dare, $22.45, for books
and stationery; James Simpson, $14.12
for work at Bank street school; E. J.
Hitchner, So. 10, for expenses at closing
exercises; L. Beckhardt, $65.O5, for
taking the school census; F. D. Paul
lin. 1915, for work on chimneys; F.
Alexander, 1854, for extra work at
Bank street school; Bridgeton Chron.
acle, 5000, for printing examination
papers; J. 9. SmasLey, Jr.. $2.4O, for
empty boxes; N. j. School Furniture
Co., $50, for furniture; Geo. W. Nc.
Cowan, $40, services as Secretary;
Geo, W. MCGOWAN, $l5.14, for edver-
tising bids.
Miss Rie M. Whitaker was elected
Examiner.
The application of Mr.. VIM. E. Mil
ler for use of blackboard, was refused.
1t was ordered that the Committee
on Buildings and Repairs be author
lied to take the slate blackboards from
Bank street school and place them in
! the Second ward school, beginning
with Miss Walkers room, and con-
tinuing as far as they will go.
On motion, the Committee on Build
ings and Repairs were authorized to
place the fence of the Second ward
school on the line between the city
and the Cornwell property.
1t was ordered that patent dumping
and shaking CRATES be placed under the
boiler at Second ward school.
The President announced the fol-
lowing committee to purchase supply
of coal for the use of the schools:
Messrs. Hort, McGear and Lambert.
The Committee on Buildings and
Repairs were instructed to secure q
lease of the three rooms in Harmony
Academy.
The following substitute teachers
were elected: Miss Alice Platts, Miss
Hannah Beebe, Miss Florence Leach,
and Miss Lizzie Hoelzell.
The Superintendent was authorized
to pay to Martin Anderson the sum of
$497, the contract price for heating ap-
paratus for Pearl street school, when
the work Is finished according to spec
ification, and the bill is approved by
the Finance Committee.
The President announced the fol.
lowing standing committees:
Visittng-Lambert, Nichols, Loper.
Mulford.
Books, Furniture and Priotirag-Mc-
Gear, Hort. Mulford, Lambert.
Finance--Hort, Ogden, Silvers.
| BaMlding and Repairs = Whitaker,
Albertson, McGear, Ayres.
The report of the Finance Commit
tee and Superintendent was presented
and adopted and ordered printed in
the PIONEER, NeaUs, Chronicle and
Patriot.
The amount of expenditures for the
past year were:
Repairs of School Houses. .......S 1,l21 85
| Teachers Salaries. Observation-Disclosures, 14,25S IL
School Books. ...................... 1,323 SO
| School Furniture. e.................. 364 As
Stoves and Fuel. el........................ 5l9 90
aries. ......................... 1884 3s