The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-25
needs OF SCHOOLS OF CITY
Recommendations of Building Com.
mittce Adopted.
WILL ATTEND A FLAG RAISING
Tho Visit Of the Committee Found Clean.
Illness TO DC the Order at All of tho
Schools Financial Report of
Commencement Exercises.

month Of June, as follows: Teachers
salaries, $ll. .32l 49, salaries Of officers
$a5S, substitutes, 1888 40; janitors.
81 l.25O50. The bill Of G.. B. Derman for
$50 was also approved.
The receipts from the sale OF seats
at the commencement exercises at the
rockingham amounted to sll2lO tn.
expenditures. SITS So, leaving u deficit
OF $50. Is. which was ordered paid.
| There VIII be u ias raising at the
new No. n school I'm the Nineteenth
ward on July Fourth under the aus
pieces of Moltke castle. No. 2GS. Knights
OF the Golden Eagle Of the South Side.
and the members accepted an invi-
taton ITO be present at the exercises.
which will be preceded by a parade.
beginning at $50 from the corner of
Cedar avenue and Willow street.
The finance committee recommended
the eXoneration Of $i0.65 from the col
| lectors accounts I'm the Twenty-frst
ward and $2S9.75 from the accounts OF
| the collector in the Thirteenth ward.
| The recommendations were adopted.
The high school committee reported ia
| vorably on the payment Of the fifth in
stallment, 100000, on the new high
| school,
Building Committees Report
The building committee submitted
the following report OF the condition Of
| the various school buildings in the dis
trict, as observed during its annual
tour of inspection, made June TO- H.
- and 49, 1885:
The general condition of the interior
of all buildings, with exceptions noted,
| Is the very best, and, as a result Of this
| state of affairs, but a small amount OF
repairs are required the present year.
| The repairs noted below are light and
| will involve very small outlay OF
! money.
The committee noted with pleasure
! the excellent condition of the lawns
! and grounds around the buildings at
| the following numbered schools, for
| which the tanitor5 are 10 be heartily
! commended: Nos. 3, 4, 8. Z, IA. IS, %, 81.
49, 80, IS and 36. The grounds around
the following buildings are all well
cared for and we'll cleaned. while no
| lawns are provided for: Nos. II, u, %,
%, 80 and "a.
The report of the committee on the
condition of school buildings is as fol-
| lows:
| No. 1.-Partition in class room en-
| trance ITO be removed.
| No. 2.-Water closet in bad condition:
needs thorough cleaning. School
rooms in good and neat condition, but
not room enough.
Needs OF No. Annex.
| No. 3.--New door and new sill to cellar
to be put on. Entire basement to be
| whitewashed. We recommend that the
/ 40 nitap h. pipan t.Uelpa p,,pthl' nav
this year, therefore
| No. AnneX-SiX recitation benches,
| No. 3 size, needed. Platform to be cut
! down. In our opinion No. 8 and the
| annex are totally unfit for school pur-
| poses, having no ventilation and very
poor light and not sufficient school
! ROOM
No. 4-Kalsomine walls in the build
ing.
No. 5.-The building to be given n
thorough overhauling and Cleaning in
| side. Book cases to go in rooms of
Miss Colvin and Miss Ruddy. Add-
tional blackboard in Miss Colvin's
room.
| No. G-kalsOmine rooms. Roof to
be repaired.
No. Flag pole on top of building
| to be taken down.
! No. S.--Small wall on south side to
be rebuilt for u distance of about fifty
| feet and iron fence to be put on the
same Cellar in good condition. Flag
pole supports to be painted.
| No. g.--Rook case and additional
| blackboard in Miss Mitchells room.
| Window shades in same room TO be
| changed: also in adjoining room: also
book case in adjoining room. Single
seats to be changed in Miss Moffat's
room. No. 3 size. one wall brush and
| handle to be sent to building.
No. l0.--This building il in bad con-
dtion for school purposes and should
be replaced by suitable building large
enough for the wants of the district.
No. 1l.-Curb at front steps and larger
CRATE for water pipe to be put in.
Blackboard for Miss Connell's room
Treads for front steps. Book case for
Mr.. O'Malleys room. Cornice of build
ing to be painted
No. 12.--Repair plaster In Miss Caf-
frey's room.
No. l3.-New building In course of
erection.
Repairs nt No. IN
No. 14.--Plastering throughout the
building to be repaired. Awnings to
be put on front windows. Change seats
in principals room In another position;
mating to be put I'm large aisles. Shelves
and curtain for book case. Desk to be
put In class room adjoining principals
room. Book case In Miss Walsh's
room. Window on skyllght to be fixed
50 1t can be opened. Organ ON second
floor for use in dismlssing pupils.
No. 15.--Rented building.
No. 16-To be replaced by a new build
ing.
No. 17.--Leall on roof to be fixed.
No. lS.--Shades for Miss Evans
room. Bookcase. for each room. Slate
urinal for boys.
No. 19-New building being built.
No. 20.-ln good condition.
No. 2l,--ln good condition.
No. 23.-rhe present building Is I'm
bad condition. The present attendance
would warrant the construction OF a
four-room building. We recommend
the erection of four-room building In
such a manner that a two-room add-
ton can be added In the future II found
necessary, the attendance at present
being an enrolment of 162. average 1l9.
No. H.-Plaster to be repaired. new
door sills, rooms to be kalsomlned.
plank walk from steps to gate.
No. 25.---ln good condition.
No. 26.--Water to be put on both
floors. The committee have under ad-
visement the question of building
two-room addition to No 20 and will
consult an architect as to the best man.
ner of making addition.
No. 27.--New building to be ready for
occupancy at the beginning of next
school year.
No. 2s.--The eXtersion OF the two
middle rooms In No % held under ad
vlsement.
Flag Walk nj No. 80.
No. 30.--Flag walk on the north side
OF the building; partition to be removed
In Miss Donahoe's ROOM new steps on
north side entrance.
lot.
No 32--Book cases In all the rooms