Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
THE new SCHOOL ACCEPTED
Board of Education Assumes
Control of the Building.
MORE ABOUT JANITORS' SALARIES
Committeeman May Now Sign
the Vouchers.
business Transacted at Mondays Meet
ing Of the school Board = Discussion
Over the Payment of an Unauthorized
Printing Bill-School Furniture Loaned.


was accepted at the meeting of the
Board of Education Monday night. Mr..
baynard OF the building committee
announced that the members of the
board had inspected the building on
Saturday last and had found it nearly
ready for occupancy. On Mr.. Bay
nard's motion two orders were drawn
in favor Of the A. S. Reed & Bros. Co.,
the contractors, one for $4,000 to be
paid when the company surrendered q
certificate which has been issued, and
the other for $40, 800 to pay the balance
due on the building and to be delivered
to the company when the officers OF the
board are satisfied with the structure.
There is yet little work to be done,
which, it is expected, will be finished
during the week.
Mr.. Baynard also announced the con
tract of the B. f. Shaw Co. for steam
heating at the school was completed,
and on his motion two orders were
drawn in favor of the company, one fol
81, 600, the amount Of a certificate
given, and one for 1925 to pay the bal
ance due on the contract prices.
On motion of Mr.. Baynard 81, 500 was
transferred from the general fund ia
the building fund.
Mr.. Morrow moved the adoption oi
an amendment to the rules of which
the requisite notice had been given.
The amendment, which was unani.
mously adopted, requires the janitors'
vouchers to be signed either by the
principals or the chairman of the visit.
ing committees on the several schools
before the salaries are paid. Hereto.
fore principals were obliged to sign the
vouchers, and during their absence, in
vacation, the ianitors were sometimes
delayed in receiving their pay in conse-
quence of not having their vouchers
certified to. Now in the absence oi
the principal the chairman of the com
mittee can perform the duty.
Mr.. Baynard called attention to a
bill of the Republican Printing Co.,
amounting to S25. 90 for publishing
the statement of the board He said
that representative of the company
had told him the publication, while
not authorized, was made in good
faith, and it was done without author
ity owing to inability to find the proper
parties. Mr.. Baynard said he would
move the payment of thefbill, as the
newspapers do not receive nfsch patron
age from the board while they do ii
and the educational system of the city
great deal of good. He stated, how
ever, that he did not like the idea of
paying for unauthorized work and
would discountenance it in the future.
Senator Pyle thought it would be
bad precedent, but he said he would
vote for the bill, provided such thing
should not occur again. The motion
was carried unanimously,
The commissioners of the Rose Hill
School, between Wilmington and New
Castle, which was destroyed by fire a
short time ago and is now being re-
built, requested a loan of old school
furniture until provision is made by
the General Assembly for fitting up the
new building. Mr.. Baynard moved
that the request be granted, which
motion was unanimously agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Belts some old and
practically useless desks were ordered
removed from No. 8 School, and better
ones, which were taken from old No.
$ School, were ordered to be put in
their places.
Mr.. Carter stated that the black
boards at No, School were in had
condition, and on his motion they
were ordered repaired by the parties
who are now doing the same kind of
work at,No. 8 School.
Bids as follows were received for pro.
viding shades for the now Wolaston
School: A. B. Jones, all complete,
Sl42; II. E. Mechem, Sa5, 800, Sll0,
$l30; Megary & Son. $50; Forbes g.
Co, Sl10; Preston W. Yeager, s107.
The bids were referred to the committee
on new buildings, as were also the
following for mats for use at the same
school: j. R. Hudson & Co., $40. so (;
Adams & Bro, S26. 80.
A communication was received from
the Board of Health notifying the
School Board that the sanitary condi-
tion of Schools Nos. and 4 must be
improved. The matter was referred to
the committee on health.
The printing COMMITTEES reported that
the list of committees had been printed
on cards, according to the usual GUS
tom and delivered to the members.
President Baird stated that the super.
intendent's report was completed and
it was referred to the printing COM
mittee, with power to act.
Mr.. Morrow called the attention of
the members to the fact that next Mon
day will be Labor Day, but it was the
prevailing opinion that the board can
not take legal cognizance of it as
holiday.
Flags were ordered to be purchased
for Schools Nos. Z, 8, II and "a, each
one not to cost more than Sc.
Repairs as follows were ordered: No.
8, So; No. IS, "a; No. IL, Sl5; No To-
SlS; No. 20, S12; No. 20, IS. Mr.. Carter
asked to have new pavement laid at
No. 26 School. The mattar was re-