The record-union., 1893-06-27
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Committee Reports Read and Routine
Business Transacted.
Some Applicants For Teachers Posi-
tions-The Bids For Wood and
Supplies Received.

The City Board of Education met last
evening in regular session, all being pres
ent except Director Gardner, who is abb
sent from the State.
The Committee on Furniture and
Supplies reported large number of ink
wells bought, and that the shades ordered
were all put up. Although the bill was
large, investigation showed that it was all
right. Miss Watson wishes a roller
made for some maps, which the board
ordered.
The Library Committee reported some
books purchased for the High School
Library.
The Committee on Buildings and Re-
pairs reported that the front stairs at
Tenth and q streets were not in safe
condition in case of sudden rush, and it
would be well to brace them in some way.
On motion it was so ordered.
Two steps need repairing at Seventh
and @ streets.
At Sixteenth and streets the floor OF
the outside room is in a dangerous condl-
ton, and should be repaired, as well as
the sink.
At Sixteenth and n streets the fence
needs some new posts.
At Twenty-tourth and \ streets some
tin over the windows is needed to keep
the rain out
The repairs needed were all ordered
done.
AT Twenty-fourth and n streets the
platform is considered very small and
hardly large enough for the school exer-
Cises, and the Chairman of the building
and Repair Committee was authorized to
attend to it.
The Finance Committee reported the
bills as listed all correct. The payroll OF
$S.734 30 was audited, as well as the fol-
lowing bills: E. w. Breuning, S.; j. J.
Iaracy, SIS; j. II. Campbell. $50 80; Ii.
>. Crocker d Co., Sl22 a; NJ. l.. Hammer,
$ 5O Jacox Bros, 50; c. +. Weber IL Co.,
Sl3 50; Hook IL Son, SO; A. Hart, So;
Peters q Ray. So 70; Sacramento Protes-
tant Orphan Asylum, SO; }. a. Latferty,
50; Capital Gas Company, $40 %: w. f.
Purnell, 5l3 40; T. II. Davis. S26S SO; C.
}. Noack, SIS; Locke & Lavenson, $l94;
II. r. Crouch IL Co., S44; w. II. Sher-
burn, S54; James j.. Mills, S45; Curtis IL
Bowley, SOL; +. X. Alsip & Co., sol; w.
i. Coleman, S. %; Frank Hickman, So;
Lawton u Whitbeck, SIS; Il. Lesser,
$40 so.
The President stated that at Fourth and
@ streets the exercises had netted enough
to pay the difference between the old
organ and a piano, and Miss Bernard and
the teachers rendered the piano to the
board.
ON motion the piano was accepted.
The bids for stationery and supplies
We're then opened. The bidders were F..
G.. Hartman of Gold Run, Wenstock,
Lubin Il Co., and w. +. Purneu
The bids were then referred to the Com
mittee on Furniture and Supplies, to be
reported on at the next meeting.
There was only one bid tor wood, that
from James McCaW, for four-foOt oak
wood at So 10. and pine wood at So 50.
The bid was accepted provided the
wood was acceptable to the Furniture
and Supply Committee.
j.. II. Allen offered to saw the wood,
split it and pile it for 81 IS per cord.
the consideration of the matter was
laid over for one month.
Mrs. Allen asked permission to use the
Capital Primary School during vacation
for a private school, and Miss Kerth
asked for the use OF the school at Seventh
and q streets for the same purpose. The
requests were both granted, provided
they would arrange it with the .jantors
Applications were received from q. 2.
Perry Tor a prlncipalShip, and y. &. Titus
Miss J. Edna Worthy, E. NJ. Condy,
Mercy Z. Earnsworth, Jennie Rosamond
White and y. w. Gunnison for positions
rs teachers.
Mr.. Asher, whose boy was injured by
an explosion of giant powder cap at the
school some time ago, asked for some as
sistance to pay the doctors bill.
The request was refused, the board con-
sidering that they had no authority to
grant il.
superintendent Hart called the atten-
ton OF the board to the recent decision of
the Supreme Court that the tax levy for
city schools must be levied by the Super
visors and not by the City Board of Trus-
tees.
The Superintendent and President were
appointed as committee to confer with
the District Attorney, City Attorney and
State Superintendent of Public Iustruc-
tlon on the subject.
The board then adjourned.