The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-10

Finances-Firemen Thanked-SixT Thou
sand Dollars Less This Xoar Than Last
-BilIs Paid.

Finances-Firemsn Thanked-six Thou
sand Dollars Less This K0ar Than Last
-BiiIs Paid.
The Finance Committee OF the Board
of Public Education on Monday night
stated meeting reported: Debts: Bal
ance, Jan. /, 1892, $50, 8l2.21; balance to
new buildings. 90, 4Si.0s; balance to
January appropriations, 90, l23. 08; bal
ance to cash from night school, S45. rs;
balance to interest on deposits for
December. S60.27; total, S45, $3.50.
Credits: BY amount paid teachers,
S9,Ol3.77; officers, s925. 10; books. Sill
IA; fuel, $500; repairs, $l93, 10; manual
training, S294.22 new buildings, S2,-
63s.5l; night school, S10;mtlcellaneous
s745 81; all OF which leaves o balance
on hand February LIST, for current eX-
penses Of S27,56S.4l and balance on
hand for new buildings, S3,S46.56; to-
tai credits, S45, 522.3o.
Thanks were voted the Wilmington
firemen for the admirable manner in
which they handled the fire at No. Is
school, President Baird said, Not a
book was damaged
Committee on accounts had exam
ined payroll Of teachers amounting to
80, l16.72; officers, s925 II; miscella-
neous, $3.50. SO, and had found the same
correct.
No. 3 school was reported complet-
ed. Contractor William ]. Brown and
Architect Frank r. Carswell were COM
mended by Joseph Pyle for good
work.
Orders for $50. rs and s1,94s.7o were
drawn to VIM. J. Brown; heaters, $3.50
to Smeed, Wells & Co., for No. 25
school.
Messrs. Trump and Baird called at
tention to the complete and finely fin
ished building lathe. an exhibit OF the
class OF '02. Sewer department will
be petitioned for gradings and cross
ings at Fifth and Scott stroets.
Night school No. Is had been open
rs sessions, pupils, 81; average, AZ;
average attendance, 90; collections,
5000 No. %, 65 nights; enrolment,
81; average attendance. 10; collections,
sl7.
The committee OF No. IS school was
authorized to demonstrate against a
license being granted for drinking
saloon opposite the school house.
The service of janitor of No. "a will
not be longer needed, as No.2l fills the
place.
Joseph Pyle called attention to the
fact that during the past month the
board had spent $1,000 more than it
received and now has about S27. 900 to
run 1t the remainder of the year. The
balance on hand for the same month
last year was S33,0O0
Bills were passed as follows: W. H.
Jones, $40; J. Ii. Forrest, SO; f. B.Mc'
Nalr, Ga .5s; Andrews Manufacturing
Company, $685.; Adams Il Bro, sc
cents; George W. Bush and Sons Com
pany, s5S 81; Benjamin S. Clark, $l.25
Ruth Brothers, .20;Philemma Chan
dler, S32. So. Public Ledger. $3.50; Ed
ward Melchlor, So; John Wise, $21.26
A. W. Hopkins, Sl4; Ii G 4. Ro binson, 81
W. II. Valentine. Sl4.5o; L. L. Adair
sl95; J. V. Carlisle i Co.. 10 cents
dughs Taylor, $685.; John Z. Grubb
$40; +, b. Krause, $l0.15; james
I. Wood & Co., s9.6S; W. II. Hart
love- % cents; E. i. Chapman, accents
Fell Il Peoples, 4l,10; NJ. II. Davis, u
cents: G. NJ. Grub, 30 cents; viii
liam Kitchen, so cents; j. p. All
mond Il Co., 5i2S; L. G. Wilson
Sl.09; Joseph Jonkins, $3.50; l.. l.
Messick, $a.5c; The Pusey and Jones
Company, "a, rs; j. Il j. N. Hartman
eli; Trump Brothers Machine Com
pany, $122S; J. T. Montgomery, s5. SO
Gallagher Il Runner, $426; II. A
Roop, $3.50; Duncan Brothers, $3.50
James NJ. Bryan, S23. IS; Gawthrop and
Brother Company, 1921; Wilmington
CITY Electric Company, S26.l4; y. i
Thomas u Co., $3l9.74.