Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-11

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inersley second assistant, Elizabeth
Harvey third assistant in the same
school, at a salary of $500 per year;
Julia Boulden second assistant at No. q;
Mary Shuster second assistant at No.
12; Mary j. Kane be transferred from
No. IA to No. 20; Mary Taylor fifth as
sistant at No. IA; Clara Mendinha,l
principal at No. %; Mary x. Thielman
fifth assistan: in the boys department
at No. A; Alice Jackman fifth assistant
in the girls department at No. a.
Marion Brown assistant principal at No.
2; Mary A. Whitford seventh assistant
at No. 3; that the board dispense with
the services of supervisor of drawing.
The changes mentioned are the only
ones where there will be change in
salary. The teachers not mentioned in
the list have been reappointed to the
positions they held at the close of the
last school year.
DR.. Shortlidge moved that in addition
to the suggestions the salary of the
principal at the new No. 9 School be
made $500 instead of $700. Tho matter
was referred to the committee on
teachers. He also moved that schools
be named as follows: High School to
be called the Willard Hall School; No.
1, A. H. Grimshaw School; No. H.,
james A. Garfield School; No 81, Fred
crick Douglass School; No. 26, Mendin-
hall School; No. 5, William S. Hilles
School. The names were adopted, and
on motion of Mr.. Hartman No. 7 was
named the John II. Adams School.
BIDS FOR COAL AND WOOD.
Bids for supplying the schools with
coal and wood were opened. They were
as follows:
George W. Bush & Sons Co., broken
coal, $4.05; egg, $420; Lehigh broken,
$685.; egg, 1895; stove, $4.20; pea,
S3.05; Henry Clay pea, $685. bitumin-
Gus, $3.25; wood, 5000 per cord.
Consumers Ice and Coal Co--650
tons broken, $3.77 per ton; 200 tons egg,
$3.S7; rs tons stove, $4.l2; 200 tons pea,
$3.07; As tons Cleariield bituminous,
$2.97.
John Hamilton-Wood, $5.s5 per
cord.
George Fl. Mccall Co.-white ash
coal-Stout Lehigh, broken, eg9s or
stove, $4.06; William Penn, $406; 1ast
Boston, 1896; Mt. Carmel, $391; Ma
talie, $3.91; Natalie. pea, $500; pea of
any of the above, $3.2l.
Charles Warner Co.--Hard broken,
$3.63; esg, $3.77; stove, $3.96; pea,s 12,
Clearfleld, $2.85; Lehigh, broken, $4. po;
egg, $4.20; stove, $4.40.
H. I. Sargent-Wooe, $500 per cord.
The bids were referred to the commit
tee on fuel, heat and ventilation, with
power to award the contracts.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
An order was drawn in favor of
Wilmer Palmer, treasurer of the Insti-
tute Free Library, for $400 to pay the
rent of the room occupied by No. 0
School from September 1st, 1894, to
June Goth, 1895.
The committee on manual training
reported that the motor at the High
| School is unsteady and needs new
foundation. The necessary work was
ordered to be done.
| 1t was ordered that the treasurer draw
on City Council for the monthly appro-
priation, and also that $459.37 be paid
the treasurer of the Institute Free
Library.
President Baird reported that the
deed for the William P. Bancroft School
| No. 81, had been executed and received
and it was ordered to be recorded. The
proper committee was instructed to have
the building insured.
The committee on new buildings was
instructed to have the pavement in from
of No. "a School finished.
The High School committee reported
chat the sale Of seats for the recent
commencement amounted to $246,60
and that the expenses of the commence
ment were $229.91, leaving q balance Of
$500, which on motion of Mr.. Baynard
was turned over to Principal Berlin to
be used for the orchestra.
Mr. Frick reported tnat the receipts
from the sale of seats for No. 16 com
mencement amounted to $155.55, and
hat the expenses were $154.S0
The secretary reported little encour,
agement concerning new pavement in
front of the Wollaston School, No. o
The Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department, he stated, had informed
him that others had applied for i'm
provenents which must be considered
nefore the application froul the Schoo
Board is acted upon.
The committee on fuel, heat and ven,
tilation reported that George McClant
had been appointed janitor at No. IL
Scnool and that Charles 5. Yates had
been appointed at No. 81, the salaries tc
be 5000 per year. I he committee recon
mended that new boilers be put in No
School, and on motion of Mr.. Belts
the committee was directed to ask fol
proposals for putting in the same.
An order was drawn in favor Of
Edwin w. Talley for $113, payment
for experimenting the construction Of
No School.
The matter of procuring flag for No.
19 School was referred to the committee
on fuel, heating and ventilation.
The resignation of jesse Baylis as a
member from the First ward was
accepted.
The committee on accounts reported
having audited the pay-rols and bills
and found them correct. They are as
follows: Teachers, S9,93944; officers
and janitors, $S3s.67; miscellaneous,
$2S5.12.
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