Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-25
NEW SCHOOL NOT ACCEPTED.
All the Claims Against it Net Yet
Llquldated.

Therefore tho Board of Education, After
Full Discussion, Decided Not to Ar-
cept the Building An lndennifJinE
BUnd Demanded.
At the meeting of the Board Of Edu-
cation last Monday the committee on
teachers recommended that three rooms
in No. 8 school be opened as a primary
school on the 9th OF February for pri.
mary grades ranging from one to six
inclusive, and that there be no appoint
ment Of assistant principal al this time.
The report of tho committee was sup
plemented by the recommendation that
LGtitia Brown be made principal of tho
new primary school in No. B and Martha
\, Harris be first assistant and Rebecca
Stewar: second assistant in school No. B.
The following appointments and pro-
motions were made:
Annie Il. Shaw, fourth assistant In
girls department Of No. "a; Annie A.
Draper, fifth assistant in girls DEPART
ment in same school; Mary A. Camper
son, sixth assistant; Minnie Il. Harris,
assistant principal in school No. 10;
Ellen Samworth, assistant principal in
No. 7; Emily Baird, assistant in No. 10;
Alice Jackman, assistant in No. 2; Sallie
Il. Conway, seventh assistant in No. 10;
Ada NJ HILBERT, seventh assistant in
No. 20 school.
saulnGl II. Baynard of the public
building committee moved that the
Board accept the new grammar school
ut Fifteenth and Washington streets
and that an order be drawn in favor of
John Mulvena, contractor for $4,000,
the board rescrying the sum OF $6,754
until releases are received from all per-
sons holding claims against the school.
MIR, Clerk opposed this motion, con-
tending that the board should not accept
the building until MIR. MulYena gave
that body sufficient indemnity from liza
bility under The claims held against the
school. The member from the Fifth
ward was of the opinion that undue
haste in accepting the building might
involve the board IN litigation. He con-
tended that when tine board accepted
the building they cancelled Mr.. Null
vena's bond.
Mr.. Baynard commended that the with
holding of $6,754 from Mr.. Mulvena
would be sufficient security for the bills
outstanding against the contractor. He
was willing 10 draw an order for $15 900
in favor of Mulvena and reserve the
sum OF $6,754 until tho claims held
against the contractors are liquidated.
Joseph Pyle was not in hurry to &C.
cept the school until the board is re-
lieved from all liability under the bond,
lie offered the following resolution:
Rcsoiycd, That the committee and proper
officers OF this board and the new building
committee be instructed to settle with
John Mulvena and get from him an in.
Identifying bond sufficient to cover all
claims against the building and that SO, 75f
be held back until all claims against tho
school are paid.
The motion was adopted.
After the adoption of the above reso.
luton Joseph Pyle offered supplement
tary resolution and after considerable
debate some one asked that the resolu-
ton just passed be re-read. Then fol-
lowed complicated state of affairs that
plunged the board into sea of difficulty.
The secretary did not catch the first
resolution, but the newspaper men did.
Consequently when the board desired
to hear ii re-read il was non est.
Mr.. Baynard appealed to the reporters,
but MS the resolution taken down by the
latter cut no figure in the minutes Of the
only official proceedings of the board.
they were not read. Doubt then arose
us to whether the above resolution had
really been passed, some contending
that 1T was the supplementary resolution
that was adopted. The members were
here divided on the subject, Dr. Lukens
and Mr.. Baynard contending that it
had. They We're borne out In this by
the reporters. The board finally de.
cided that the above resolution passed
but the only record of it appears in the
newspapers.
MI. lyle then offered the second reso.
luton as substitute for the missing
one, which is as follows:
Reso'gcd, That the proper officers of this
BOARD ana the new building committee be
instructed to get from John Mulyenu an
lndemhifyins bond sufficient to cover ali
claims against the building and that Sc T54
be held back until all CLAIMS against the
Dtlldlhg are settled. and when the proper
papers are executed the committee be
authorized TO make settlement with Mr..
Muvena for Sl5,0O0.
The reader will rote the striking
similarity between the first and second
resolutions, both OF which were adopted.
Alter further discussion the whole
matter by resolution was referred to
the president Of the board and the new
building committee to adjust the matter
and secure the necessary legal advice ON
the same" This furnished the key to
the situation.
On motion of Mr.. O'Donnell, Charles
w. Grant was appointed to the vacancy
on the committees created by the resie'
nation OF Thomas Spallane, A mum.