The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-10
WANT THE MONEY RETURNED
The Board of Education After
the Council
AMOUNT OF $4,000 INVOLVED
Some Strong Resolutions Adopted Last
Night
The Board Meets In Regular Session and
Iransacts Considerable Routine
Buslness--What Was Done


Director Garland was the only member
absent at the regular meeting of the board
OF education held last evening.
request for permission to hold SEES
sion OF teachers interested in the classic.
on Saturday. December %, was granted
The order that the board connect the
Hewitt street school with the sewer in tina
vicinity, sent in by Health Officer Steddom
was turned over to Superintendent of Jan
itors Axtel. An invitation from the
pupils of the Cromwell street schoo
for tho board to be present at the fiai
raising at that building on Friday after
noon, December %, was accepted.
The sunset company made proposition
to furnish an additional telephones for a!
many school buildings. If the phones are
not used for central connection they can be
rented for 81 per month each on years
contract and a rental of 81 so month pei
mile or fraction thereof for all lines neces
sary to make new connections.
Among the statistics in Superintendent
Foshay's November report, we're the fol
lowing:
Boys enrolled, G17S; girls enrolled
$500; total enrolment, 1857; average
number belonging, 12,O5S; average daily
attendance. ,4S3; per cent OF attend
ance, 90; number of new pupils, 435.
The finance committee presented bills
for November, aggregating in value S744..
rs, which were ordered to be paid. Among
the various items enumerated was the sum
OF $3.50 for the recent city institute.
The teachers' committee made the fol.
lowing report;
We recommend that the application OF
Miss Helen Demens for leave of absence
until February /, 1896, be granted. Rec.
commend that Miss Isolda Butler be as
signed to Ann street as assistant kinder
garten teacher in place of Miss Demons.
We recommend that halliday school be
opened at San Pedro-street school, and
that Minnie Taylor be assigned to the
room.
Also, that a one.half-day school be
opened at Macy.st, eet school. and that
Miss Ida E. CarricK be assigned to the
room. Also, that there be established a
head Of the science depar ment in the
High school, and that Geo. L. Leslie be
assigned to the position of head of the
science department., to commence Deem
Der 8, 1895
The above was adopted.
The committee on rules and regulations
reported as follows:
We recommend that rule No. los, page
224 of rules and regulations, be amended
to read as follows: Teachers shall not
award prizes or give any presents to any
pupil or pupils, neither shall teachers re-
ceive any presents of any kind from their
pupils. Contributions for any purpose
shall not be permitted in any school, ex.
cept contributions for flag and for such
other purposes as shall meet with the
sanction and approval of the superintend-
emit OF schonls and the committee on rules
and regulations.
The new rule was unanimously adopted
Superintendent Foshay, at the request
of President Hale, brought up the subject
of certain advertisement distribution ir
some of the schools. The charge of such
distribution was printed few weeks age
in a morning paper. The superintendent
denied all knowledge of the charges made
Director Grubb reported the purchase by
the furniture committee of stoves for the
Gates street, Union avenue and San Pedro
street schools. The purchase was ap.
proved.
The following resolution was introduced
by Director Putnam:
Whereas, The secretary of this board
has been notified by the city treasurer that
the $ 900 carried by the city as a loan
to the school department has been drawn,
thereby reducing the amount of the school
fund that much; and,
Whereas, At the time the estimate was
made for the amount necessary to run the
schools for the ensuing year the amount
asked for was 81 / 900, and at the same
time the city auditor considered and stated
that inasmuch as this 81 5000 was an out
lawed clam, that the school departments
could make no estimate to cover this
amount, and thereby reduced the estimate
to $lO3.OOO. which was further re-
duced BY the city council to the
sum of $4,000. making a total
reduction of $4,000; and
Whereas the cost to the school depart
menu for the year 1896 for paying the
kindergarten and high SCHOOL salaries will
amount to 5000, and when the 81 ZOO
above menttpaed is added, it will make a
total of $7ONOO, leaving the small bal.
ance of $4,000 to cover all other ex-
penses.
And further. that the school depart.
ment 90 considering the Judgment of the
auditor TO be correct, and with the i'm.
preston left us by the members of the
council that this money would not be de.
manded OF us, we have contracted bills for
q large amount of the small sum left
for all purposes. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we protest against
the action of the city clerk
in demanding and collecting this
amount, and that we request the city
council to restore this sum of ~ 8 900 &c
the common school fund.
he above was adopted and copy or.
dered sent to the council.
rhe report Of the special committee hav.
ing the matter in cha xe, stated that the
property in the Highland district had been
turned over, to the mutual satisfaction OF
all concerned.
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