Evening journal., 1894-07-10
FUEL CONTRACTS AWARDED.
ALTHOUGH THE MEMBER FROM THE
ELEVENTH FILES OBJECTIONS.

Salaries Fixed by the Board OF Public
Education at Last Nights Meeting The
balance In the Treasury the Lowest In
Years,
Nearly all the members Of the Board of
Public Education were present last even
ing when President Baird's gavel fell.
The session was an uneventful one,
although for few moments IL looked as
though there would be slight breeze
over the awarding Of the coal con-
tracts
The committee on teachers reported In
favor OF increasing the salary Of the
teacher of drawing in the High school,
Arthur A. FELTON,, from 5000 10 81 600
The salary OF the principal OF school No
"a was Fixed Rt $500 No change was
made in the balance Of the salaries.
The committee on repairs reported
numerous repairs needed and the work
was ordered done.
The committee on fuel, heating and
ventilation submitted a report, in which
the contract for furnishing ths coal for
use IN the school buildings was awarded
TO George w. Bush & Son. at 81 % for
stove aud crate, So O5 for pea aud SO 90
for Cumberland. The contract for the
wood was given to the Combs Coal &
Lumber Co., for IS 20. Mr. Magarity
said that his attention had been called
TO the awards by the George II. Mccall
aud the Warner Company, which com
planned that they had not been fairly
| dealt with, and that their bids were
lower than those Of g. w. Bush q Co.
you can't get Lehigh coal from
Schuylkill county" said he, "and it's the
latter that the board has been supplied
with. You may call rose by any other
name and Il may smell as sweet, but you
can't call Schuylkill coal Lshigh and
have it do as we'll Silver Brook coal is
simply Schuylkill coal and that was
what we got / don't believe Ia having
to screen It after we get It.
Mr.. Belts said that the coal used last
year was hard and gave the best of salts.
faction and the bids this year were based
on a like coal. The report was adopted,
although Mr.. BRynard laughingly sug-
gested that in order to be in the fashion
the board might have a "Lexow" com
mission investigate
The Finance Committee reported re
ceipts for year. $2S 40l 81; disburse
ments, $27, 964 ST. leaving a balance OF
1926 80, which Joseph Pyle stated wal
the smallest he hsd ever seen at the
close Of the year Salaries of teachers
SO. SIS. AZ; officers and janitors, 1929 "a
bills for books, $l25 O6; miscellaneoui
bills, 1926 "A, and S4l6 81 for the fret
library, were provided for.
The report of Professor Berlin showed
expenses of the High School at $2O5 "
and receipts $l04 80. The balance wa
ordered paid, as well as bill OF $26 q
for training the orchestra
The committee on school No. 10 wa
authorized to notify the owner Of prop
erty adjoining 10 build a stone wall be
tween the properties. The Delawar
kindergarten Association was granite
permission TO use the basement OF schoc
No 10, and the Repairs Committee wa
! directed to prepare II for USE Professo
Berlin asked that power be furnished th
manual department of the High Sehoo
and the Committee on Manual Trsinin
was directed to look into the matter
A communication from John Mulvena
estate, relative to the balance due q
school No "a, was referred.
= Ouite a discussion arose as to whethe
) the visiting committees hal power owe
, the ianitors and the board was prett
evenly divided on the subject No actio
= was taken, although It was coneede
5 on all sides that the principal {
0 each school was responsible K
. the action Of the janitors and Il
; condition of the schools. Hereafter 1
: salaries will be paid to the janitors III
less they file the requisite certiheat'
from their principals.