The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-31
edition.


There was q special meeting OF the
Board Of Education last evening ut
which much business was trans.
acted. MIR. Bayuard called up the mat
ter OF building new schoolhouse
whore No. 0 now stands. He had been
spoken to about the crowded cohdt-
,tion OF the school anu tine only relief |
nc cav was to build larger building.
Tie matter had been looked into bJ
the board long time ago, and 1t was
then considered best to build a new
school, but the Washington school
building was also being considered . o
the matter was dropped.
DIR. Morgan then moved that the
board take a recess and examine some
plans which had been substituted, but
Joseph Pyle objected because S25, 900
was still owed on new building and /
which amount will not be paid for o.
month yet. Dr. Morgan then wlthdre W
the motion and MIR. Baynard moved,
the new building committee la author
LEAD ia secure plans, which motion MIR.
Pyle sald he would favor II the board
would walt until the o.hsr debt was
pad. DR.. Shortlldge thought it would
bebest to first examine tho plans and
see whether proper building could be
put on the lot. This neither did not
suit Mr.. Pyle but the motion was car
ried.
Er. Baynard said the plans were be.
fore the board and tue recess was
h ken 10 examine them.
This lot on which the building will
Re erected is 7UA90 feet and tho estima.
ted cost of the proposed building is
t25. 900.
Mr.. O'Donnell said II the schoo
could be built for that amount il,
would favor 1t.
Mr.. Baynnrd said It would require
one week to secure plans and another
to secure estimates, He moved tina
the committee DO authorized to secur
plans and estimates for the building I,
present ut the next meeting. there t
be no cost attached unless the boar
goes on with the work. ....-.
DIR. Morgan said the building in
epectOr would tell the board that tn
present building Is bad one. Tn
now building is needed. The presen
debt OF the boari will be paid In low
days. The building OF No. "a schoo
was engineered successfully and thi
one can he handled as well. THIS tim
fayurs the project because 1t can b
built cheaper, In addition the boar
would be doing a good thing iu giyin
men work.
Joseph Pyle said the talk was all yer
NICE but II is not practical. The boar
will draw but so. 900 and will have I
pay ss7. goo with it. He saw no nece'
sity for hurrylng. He thought plan
should be secured from all OF tho a
chitects In the city. Nothing Is suar
ing hut finances. All OF '9i's apurt
priatlon Is gone and 95's is Icing al
t.cipated. The law says the boar
shall not do certain things. and yet
~ doing them.
Mr.. Baynard said It was tho duty o
new building committee to see that IL
new schools were needed Meme {
The members OF the committee live
in the ward the school is, and the con
nittee which secured the plans wa
one OF which Mr. Pyle was mcmbc
Mr.. Pyle replied by saying tho ma
ter had been sprung on him sudden!
lie had thought no new buiiuin.
would be needed for year. III
Bhortlidge thought the school shoul
lie built. The members arc not ii
spendthrifts Mr.. Pyle said II he ha
talked less ths board would have bee
in debt.
President Baird said tie more
beard OF tho matter the more
thought 1t was good thing 10 d
Precedent Baird ais" called attention
the manner in which the finances Of I
board were run. The board expendi
last year SiGG. OS5.6O. Towns proper
valued at 5000. 900 and the cost Of |
pairs was less than | per cent.
o. i95 II. There are $50 pupils "a
the total cost Of school ng each puI
g. Sl3 60 n year.
The board will do we'll 10 given
work on tLls building.
Joseph Pyle said II tho board wou
make the people ell the need of N
- shnn'a wDIIlH
granted.
Joseph Pyle moved that th0 comm
tee lie authorized to get plans FRI
various architects.
1t was finally decided to let the co
Mittee get bids to present ut tho lie
meeting, Mr.. Pyle alone voting no
The board adjourned ut 10 O'Clock