The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-04

Ihey were Messrs
Conry, Davenport, Lynch, Hanna, Bren.
nan, Trezise, Beddsll Ogden, Muldoon
Gable, Bachman, O'Hearn, Williams
Burke and Gallagher.
Groups of three and four we're formed
about the entrance to the High SchooI
building and whispered discussions were
kept up until President Conry called the
meeting to order. Then an ominou.
silence set in.
Mr. Gable ssid the management of the
Columbian public scnool exhibition had
written for photographs of all the public
schools in the town for exhibition at the
Worlds fair. No action was taken.
The committee on teachers and salaries
made report in which it stated that it will
be necessary for the board to provide two
additional school rooms until the proposed
new school building in the Third, OF
Fourth ward, can be erected. In making
the report Mr.. Gallagher said that the en-.
rolment of pupils for last year was 2, 757
for "A rooms. Pottsville had an enrolment
of nearly 800 less Tor so rooms.
Mr. Muldoon, for the building and re-
pairs committee, reported that the vacant
lot on West Oak street, owned by Mrs
Gather, could be purchased for So 800. Il
is lOOx45 feet in size. After some discus.
sion about the location and price, the board
decided that the committee, in conjunction
| with the solicitor, proceed to take possession
OF the property and in case reasonable
price cannot be agreed upon proceeding
be taken according to law to fix price.
Mr.. Muldoon also recommended that the
T. M. church basement be re-engaged fol
school purposes and that partition be put
in 1t to make two school rooms. Also, that
the stone wall between the Lloyd street
building and the Csrdin property be torn
down and rebuilt, as it is in bad condition.
The committee on building and repairs
was instructed to advertise for bids fol
tearing down and rebuilding the condemn.
ed wall and also ascertain what price Mr..
Cardin asks for his property next to the
Lloyd street school building.
The election of teachers to fill vacancies
first grade primary department it was de.
dided TO elect five of the applicants, in.
stead of three. There were fifteen appli.
! cants, but three received no votes, they
were Misses Lizzie @. Neary. town. Miss
A. Il. Fisher, Catawisss, and James M.
Mullshy, town.
One ballot settled the contest. It re-
suited as follows Annie L. Sheehy, IL;
Mary A. Lynch, 49, Elizabeth M. Carroll,
III Kate Cunningham, 81 Mary E. Fox,
8; Nellie o. Hsra, 7; Annie L. Williams,
7; Gertie Hess, s. Emma Eisenhower, 2;
Margaret Dengler, / William J. Scanlan,
/ Richard A, McHale, l. The first five
named were declared elected.
When election OF jsnitors was called for
the board decided that all the old janitorf
applying be reelected and this was done,
AS Mr.. Dayis, who was jsnitor of the
school in the German Lutheran church,
had no written application on file, Mrs.
Stanton was elected in his place. Mr..
Davenport said he knew Mr.. Davis was an
applicant, but, through some mistake, had
no written application on fle. Mrs. Stan.
ton was elected by vote of s tot.
The election of a solicitor at q salary Of
$50 per year resulted in favor of John r
Coyle, Esq, over 7, r. Beddsll, Esq, by 9
vote of to- 7.
The finance committee was instructed tc
make demand upon the County Com.
missioners for the duplicate. This action
was taken to place the board on record al
trying to live up to all the requirements o.
the school law.