Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-16

on the recommendation Of the commit
ttrre Oh accounts the following were or
dered paid. Teachers, S9.4f0.35; officers
and iunitors, S95i.yl; for books, S24lI,IU; |
miscellaneous bills, S601.O5.
John L. Rodgers was appointed latitof
of No. Is school.
The expenditure of $40 for book cases
for No. school was authorized.
The committee on free library presented
the text of bill which was prepared
for presentation to the Legislature. IL
provides that when the managers OF the
Wilmington Institute shall open the
library Of the Institute for the use Of the
citizens or Wilmington free of cost, and
apply all the net income of the property Of
the Institute to the maintenance and eI-
tension OF the library, and shall open its
accounts to the inspection ana audit Of the
State auditor, and shall make the mayor,
president of City Council, chairman OF the
finance committee OF City Council, the
president of the Board Of Education. the
chairman Of the committee on teachers
and the superintendent of public eduea.
ton. members Of the Institute board OF
managers; the Board Of Education shall
pay to the library managers the. sum OF
| 5000 annually, the sum to be increased
| five per cent annually, providing that tins
| increase shall not ut amy time make the
| sum to be paid by the individual citizens
| Of Wilmington more than II cents per
CAPITA 1t also provides that the property
| Of the Institute shall be exempt from all
| taxes levied by authority Of the State.
| MIR. Smith objected to the bill because il
would take $1,000 from the fund which
| the Legislature gives the board for school
PURPOSES and give it for the maintenance
| of the institute. He could not see why the
mayor, the president Of Council and the
chairman of Council finance committee
should be included in the board of man.
ayers when Council had shirked the re-
sponsbility Of taxing the people to raise
the s5. 900. 1t would be altogether wrong
for Council to be represented OH the board
of managers He would like to see where
the s5U00 was coming from and like to sea
some provision where the 5000 would
cease ii the managers decided 70, not keep
the doors Of the institute opeN free
library.
Mt. Roberts objected to the bill because
it made the payment of the $1,000 to the
institute mandatory for all indefinite time
without providing for any transfer OF the
property OF the Institute to the new board
Of managers or trustees for any length OF
time or in perpetuity for the Use OF inc
citizens and also because 1t did not pro
vide for the raising of the sum named by
some specified means that would not ental!
| additional expense upon tnepTesell SCHOOL
fund Of the city.
Dr.. Shortiige said he was surprised
The bill. he declared, was mess and
ought { . be killed.
! After further discussion the bill was, on
motion Of Joseph Pyle, returned to this
committee with instructions to have II
amended.
Mr.. Baynard moved that there be pur.
chased SO feet Of ground at Fourteenth
and Washington streets adjoining the 10
recently bought for the new gramma
SCHOOL, 1T a cost not to exceed $1,000. Ill
| explained that the area OF the lot recently
obtained is not sufficient. On motion .
: Joseph Pyle action on the motion was dc
ferred until after the board has viewed tn
property. A plot of the ground and plan:
Of the new building were exhibited.
The board adjourned until o'cloGl
G saturday afternoon, when the propose
G purchase will be viewed.