Evening journal., 1894-06-26
SCHOOL FOR EAST LAKE
The Board of Education Pur-
chases New Property.
EVERY MEMBER IN FAVOR OF IT

Tho Last Meeting Of the Fiscal Year
Held Last Evening aud Much business
Tranaaotod- Teachers Reappointed- Re
pairs 10 school. Properties Ordered
Made.
Much business was transacted by the
Beard Of Education last evening. II was
the last meeting Of the fiscal year All
the teachers were reappointed for one
year except the first assistant in school
No. 4, aud the third in school No. %.
The ones named were reappolnted for
three months.
Two boys, John Mailer aud James
LysnRer, who broke the hag-pole at
No. 10 school, were before the board
and received a reprimand from President
Baird.
A Church Building Purchased.
The most important business trans
acted was the purchasing OF new
school building in East Lake. Chairman
Baynard, of the New Building Commit
tee, said that the 6fty.two scholars who
attend school Ia this suburb are all
crowded into small room In an old
stable. The heat In summer aud the
cold In winter Is almost unbearable.
He stated to the board that at Thir-
tieth and Madison there was church
property that could be bought for SO 600
It could DO utilized as a school and
would seat about 400 pupils It IS built
ON lot 100 feet deep and 1870 feet wide.
The cost of alteration would be small
and II would accommodate tho children
for eight or ten years.
The price, 50 000 he considered very
cheap. He asked for S., 500 from the
Finance Committee with which to make
the purchase and pay other bills al
ready contracted by the Building Com
mittee. Joseph Pyle. chairman Of the
Finance Committee. said that the state
OF the boards finances was too low to
grant that amount but he would be will
ing TO transfer S4 eco to the Building
Committee Mr. Pyle gave a few figures
which showed the state of the board 3
finances In bank, $6,6i1 25; payroll,
81, 100; other bills. $500; due from Coun.
Gil next month, $4,000. After other ex-
penses bad been met about $44 would re-
main IN the treasury.
A motion TO transfer s 700 from the
fund for current expenses TO the new
]
Pyle, Belts, Bayl5 and Clark spoke In
favor Of the purchase and considered the
building very cheap. A motion that the
board buy tho school was passed
An orier presented by the Mulvena
estate drawn in favor OF the George W.
Mccall Company for 81 1878, was
passed A check for 81 800, drawn In
favor Of HeRld & Company. was ordered
drawn TO pay for the lot adjoining
Washington School.
Want to Get Some Pointers In PhIIadeI.
phia.
A communication received fromithe
manual training teachers. asking that
their expenses be paid while attending a
meeting Of manual training teachers In
Phi adelphia was laid over
The Delaware Kindergarten Associa
tlon asked the morning use of the cook
ing room in No. rs school, The matter
was left to the committee Of that school
to report st the next meeting. The High
School Orchestra will play at the com
meucement exercises aud In considera.
tion of this Mayor Shortlidge moved that
it be paid 500 The motion was adopted
Repairs were ordered to be made TO No
6 school not to exceed $75 and also 10
No 2 not to exceed $l0O Mr.. Belts
was appointed a member Of the Repair
! Committee to FIJI vacancy.
The Cost Of Coal and Wood.
D Bids for fuel were received as follows
: The Charles Warner Company. coal
81 % ito $A75 per ton; the George ID
Mccall Company, coal, SO % to 81 4S
% the Combs Coal and Lumber Company
D wood, at $5 % a cord; the Consumers
Ice aud Coal Company, coal, SO 13 q
3 81 81; the George w. Bush aud Son
Con pany, coal, 50 0s TO 81 80; wood, 3
a cord The bids were referred TO th
Fuel Committee.
Nearly Ten Thousand Pupils.
4 10 was reported that the total numbe
' of pupils in the schools at present ar
4 9, $40
Before sdiourning Joseph Pyle enter
A tanned the members and reporter
= present at Whites ice cream parlors.