The herald., 1894-12-02


the number of books loaned out and the gen.
eral character and kind of such books wi tn
such Information and suggestions as it may
deem of general interest.
ID. The report of the park commi ssioners
shall show the condition of the parks with
the kind. cost and the expense of the improve
ments, including the entire cost and expense
of the department for the year ending Novem.
Der 30th last preceding,
Sec. 81. The following named officers OF said
city shall respectively execute to said munich
pal corporation bonds in the following sums
respectively, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge by them OF the duties OF their respecti
Offices, to wit:
The bond OF the city auditor is fixed at Sio.
600.
The bond of the city treasurer is fixed at
$3.50, 600.
The bond of the city engineer is fixed al
$4,000
The bond OF the city attorney is fixed at SIS,
600.
The bond OF the water oveseer is fixed al
So, 900
The bond Of the street superintendent 1,
fixed at $1,000
The bond of the chief OF police is fixed at
$4,000.
The bond Of the health officer is fixed at
$4,000.
The bond OF the city clerk is fixed at S. 900.
Sec. 65. The officers of the city shall receive
In full mpensation for all services OF every
kind whatever rendered by them, the follow
ing salaries, payable in monthly installments
al the end OF each calender month:
The mayor shall receive $1,000 per annum.
Each councilman shall receive $1,000 per
annum. e.
The city clerk shall receive $24O0 per an
nun.
The city auditor shall receive $74oo per
annum.
The city treasurer shall receive $24OO per
annum.
The city engineer shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
The city attorney shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
The superintendent of buildings shall re-
ceive $500 per annum.
The chief OF police shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
The health officer shall receive $4,000 per
annum.
The street superintendent shall receive
$1,000 per annum.
Sec SO. The government Of the school de-
partm mt of the city shall be vested in q board
OF education, to consist of seven persons to be
elected as herein provided, to be called mem
bers OF the board oi education, who shall serve
without salary.
one of its number president and shall hold
regular meeting at least once in each month,
and special meetings at such times as shall be
determined by rule of said board. A majority
OF all the members shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business, but smaller
number may adjourn from time to time. The
board may determine the rules of its proceed
!ngs. Its sessions shall be public. and its re-
cords shall be open to public inspection.
sec II. The board of education succeeds to
all the property rights and to the obligations
Angeles heretofore existing, and it shall have
sole power:
l. 10 establish and maintain public schools,
including high schools, to change, consolidate
and discontinue the same, and to establish
school districts, and to fix and alter the
boundaries thereof.
2. To appoint or employ and dismiss the city
school superintendent, a deputy superintend-
ent, clerk and such teachers, janitors, school
census marshals, mechanics. laborers and
other emp oyees as may be necessary to carry
N to effect the nd dI1 ties n Ia n ard
to fix, alter and allow their 4laries or wages,
and 10 withhold for good and sufffaient cause.
the whole or any part OF the salary or wages of
any person or persons employed as aforesaid.
g. 10 make esta blisn and enforce all neces
sary and proper rules and regulations for the
government of public schools, the teachers
thereof. pupils therein, and for carrying into
effect the laws relating to education; also to
establish and regulate the grade of schools,
and determine what textbooks. course of
study ana mode of instruction shall be used in
sa id schools.
d. To provide for the school department fuel
and lights, water, blanks blank books. print
incidental expenses as may be deemed neces-
sary by said board.
5. To build, alter. repair, rent and provide
school houses, and to furnish them with
proper school furniture, apparatus and ap-
planes.
&. To take and hold in fee. or otherwise, in
trust for the city, any and all real estate and
quired, or may hereafter be acquired, for the
use and benefit OF the public schools of tn q
city; and TO sell or exchange and to lease any
OF such property; provided that the proceeds
of any such sale or exchange shall be exclu-
sively applied to the,purchase Of other lots, or
the erection of school houses.
T. To grade, fence and improve all school
lots, and in front thereof to grade, sewer or
pave and repair the Streets and to construct
and repair sidewalks.
8. To sue for any and all property belonging
to or claimed by the said board of education
and to prosecute and defend all actions at law
or In equity necessary to recover and main
lain tn full enjoyment and possession Of said
property, and to require the services of the
city attorney, free of charge, in all such cases.
D. To determine annually the amount of
money required for the support of the public
choos and for carrying into effect all the pro-
visions OF law in reference thereto: and, in
pursuance of this provision, the board shall,
on or before the 10Th day of July of each year,
submit in writing to The city council careful
estimate of the whole amount OF money to be
received from the state and county and the
amount required from the city for the above
purposes, and the city council shall, in each
year. fix the percentage OF taxes to be levied
and collec ed for school purposes; provided,
that the amountto be thus levied for school
each one hundred dollars valuation upon the
assessment roll, and that when collected it
sh all be paid into the school fund.
10. To establish regulations for the Just and
eq uitable disbursement OF all moneys belong
ing to the scho hool fund.-
II. To examine and approve, in whole orin
part, III tQe manner PROVIDED IN section III.
every demand payable out of the school fund,
or to reject any such demand for good cause.
IL. TO discharge all legal membranes now
existing or which may hereafter exist upon any
l3 TO prohibit any child under six years Of
age from attending the public schools.
IA. In its discretion to establish kindergar-
ten schools for the instruction of children be-
tween the ages OF five aud six years, and indus
trial and manual training schools or depart
ments.
15. To receive and manage property or money
acquired by bequest or donation in trust for
the benefit of any school, educational purpose,
Ii. And generally to do and perform such
carry into force and effect the powers conferred
on said board, and to increase the efficiency of
the public schools in said city.
II. No member of the board of education
shall, during the term for which he shall have
been elected, be eligible to any Office to be
filled or confirmed by the board of education,
ton be selected to fill any vacancy that may
occur in any office when such vacancy is to be
filled or confirmed by the board of education.
Sec. ~. Al contracts for building shall be
given 10 the lowest bidder thereof. offering
adequate security, to be determined by the
board after due public notice, published for
not less than ten days in the official newspaper
of the city. 1t shall be the duty of the board
to furnish all necessary supplies for the public
schools. All supplies, books, stati onery, fuel,
printing, goods, material, merchandise. re-
phlTluB uAu cNCly OtHcl hItlClo uuu tuluS sup
piled to or done for the public schools, or any
Of them, when the expenditure to be incurred
on account of such matter may exceed three
hundred dollars, shall be done or furnished by
contract let to the lowest bidder after like pub
lie advertisement; provided, that the board of
education may reject any and all bids under
this section.
Provided, that the board of education may
by requisition authorize any appointee, com.
mittee or agent OF said board to bind the said
board for the payment of any sum of money
not exceeding three hundred dollars; which
requisition shall be approved by a two-thirds
vote OF said board, spread upon the minutes