The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-07

By this cut 81. 61S. 80 is saved from the
cutting of salaries of 500 or more, ana
S4,1s2 by the per cent reduction
The Annual Meeting
Last nights session was the annual as
well as regular monthly meeting Of the
school board r b. WEIGH was re- elected
president by reclamation and Jesse Shaw
was chosen vice president. Had any
new mem bers been re- elected last spring
they would have been seated last nigh
As it was i've mem beers who had been re-
elected were re-seated.
Mr. Welch said in taking the chair: Il
consider this position the most honorable
/ have ever held. and l appreciate II
more" [Applause.l
The formal levy, the same as last years
was then declared, of which two mills IS
on the interest and sinking fund
High School Matters.
The high school committee through
Chairman Beck, submitted a report of
what is needed TO furnish the high school
properly 1t was decided that 4l0 single
desks were needed There Will be car
pet in The uperintendent's, principals
and ladies' toilet rooms, linOleum in the
board room and strips Of mating in the
assembly room. There viii be electric
lights in eight rooms and both electricity
and gas IN the laboratory. 1t was voted
to buy the superintendent d new desk
with d rOil-tOp and also type writing
table. The remainder of the furniture
VIII be that now in use in the high
school and board rooms
A big marble slab viii be placed at
the entrance Of the building with the
names of the present board upon it, SO
that their names may be handed down to
posterity. Ii was decided also that the
high school should be opened with for
NAL ceremonies on the first day of school,
and Dir. Welch is looking for some great
orator to make d speech on that occasion
70 faif IF
company has delayed the construction of
the Smead system at the high school, 50
the board ordered a number of Smead's
old employees to complete the work and
their pay will be deducted from the
Smead contract. Such an arrangement
is said to be perfectly satisfactory to the
Smead people, who appear willing to do
the right thing.
1t IS PROBABLE that contractors will be-
gin suit TO recover some extra pay from
the board. over the old cement argument
that occurred early last fall. Superin-
tendent Tromp compelled the contractors
to use Clover Leaf cement provided in
the specifications. after the contractors
had bought d lot Of cement said to be of
inferior quality
The mAtter Of the time for opening the
public schools was deferred until the
next meeting.
The whole board proposes to go out to
the new high school some afternoon and
examine the work. bIr. WEIGH went out
there. and found d room that had no out
let except windows, and the contractor
had to cut through the wall and make a
door. The board will try and find some
more rooms in which the contractors for
got to make doors.
JAnitors Elected.
The board elected janitors for next
year for the various schools at these sal
aries 1t will be seen that the high
school is provided with three janitors:
A r. Imbler. Branner. $40; A Camp
bell, Buchanan, $50; john Weinberg,
Clay, $45; VIM. Blythe. Euclid, $27.5J;
J. w. Tobias, Garfield. $50; J. Dake,
Grant, $40; Nelson Porter, Harrison, $40;
Thomas Gaines. Jackson, S25; Levi
Clark, Liberty, Si3: John hempton, Lin
coin. $40; G. w. Abernathy, Lane, 500;
A w. Moore, Lowman Hill, $50; Joseph
Pickens, Madison, $25; Charles Pillow,
Monroe, $50; Robert Roy, Parkdale, $35;
George Richardson, Polk, $50; J. M.
Griggs. Quincy. $40; J. r. Wilkinson,
Van Buren,, So; W. NJ. Page, Sumner,
$50; Larkin Oden. Washington, $25; A.
F. Barker. head janitor. $50; john b.
Mills, first janitor High school, $40; T.
E. Laird, second janitOr High school, $40.