The herald., 1893-01-17

The board met at s 10 p. M, with DR..
Pepper, chairman, presiding. A full
board was present. The minutes of thu
previous meeting were read and ap-
proved.
MR.. rIrzGERALD's PROTEST.
A communication was read from w.
]. Fitzgerald, protesting against being
prevented from teaching in the Tenth
street school, to which he claims a
right, having been recommended to
that position by the former board.
Mr.. Trask said that the present board
had nothing to do with the acts of the
old board. Mr.. Fitzgerald had gone
about in bulldozing manner and
threatened to make it hot for the pres
ent board if be does not get his place.
He for one did not propose TO be bull
dozed in this manner.
On MIR. Pattee's motion, Mr.. Fitzger-
aid was allowed to come before the
board and speak in his own defense.
Mr.. Fitzgerald entered and held in his
hand copy of the DAILY HERALD of
October 4th, in which be read report
from the teachers committee, presented
.
mittee, that four substitute teachers, of
whom he was one, be given positions as
permanent teachers Just as soon as ouch
vacancies might occur. Mr.. Fitzgerald
continued that he was third on the list
of substitute teachers named in the re-
port as adopted, but when q vacancy
did come about he WAS not given the
place as promised. The minutes of the
board for the meeting OF October Sd
were then read.
On motion of Mr.. Slime the matter
was referred to the teachers committee.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The petition of Margaret E. Glyck,
asking for a further extension of her
leave of absence, granted in September
last, was also referred to the teachers
committee.
A request was then read from the
Lyceuln league. asking for the use Of
the High school building for purposes OF
debate once month, and was discussed
considerably, Mr.. Platt taking the ground
that the board had no right to grant the
use of the High school other than for
school purposes. Mr.. Friesner ex-
pressed his belief that these lyceum de-
bates were strictly within the line of
education, and thought the request a
reasonable one. After lengthy debate
the request was granted.
PUT ON TIE BRAKES.
In accordance with the report OF the
finance committee and also in obedience
to instructions of the city counc il, a
communication was read from G. A.
Luckenbach, city clerk, to the effect
that the board could not have any funds
during the eneuing year other than
those apportioned by the annual tax
levy for school purposes.
Councilman Nickel, who was present,
was called within the bar to address the
board, and said by way of explanation
that the ruling would not prevent the
council from loaning money to the
board for the use of the city schools,
Just as had been done on number OF
former occasions, from other available
funds.
BARTLETT STREET PROPERTY.
A petition from property owners on
Bartlett street, prepared for presentation
to the city council, asking that such
street be graded, graveled, and curbed
with redwood, was signed by the preei-
dent on behalf OF the board, the came
being desirable, as $50 feet OF real estate
belonging to the school fronts on that
street.
REPORT OF THE CITY SUPERINTENDENT
Mr.. Freisner, city school superintend-
ent. then submitted the following re-
port:
The expenditures in detail for July l.,