The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-24
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
FOR BUILDING EL1r
 STREET SCHOOL AWARDED.

KendalPs Recommendations.
 At the regular meeting of the board of education last evening the principal business was the opening of bids for the building of the new school on Elm street and the appointment of night school teachers The following bids for the Elm street school were reoeived:
 For mason work-E. H. Sperry, $27,- 325; the George H. Grant company, $26,- S65; c. D. Kinney, SS0, 0,4oO; Sperry & Treat, $29,296; Bates & Townsend, $27,- O63; German, Wharton & Bowden, $26,- 643; A. J. Carmichael, $27,973.
 For carpenter work-James E, Todd, $19,S60; David H. Clark, $21,4S7; Nc Williams & McArthur, $19,44O; John S. Osborn, $20,6S4; E, Larkins & Son, $20,- 570; Scott & Barnes, $26,497.
 For plumbing-Daniel F. Kelly, S,- 955; Sheahan 6 Groark, $2030; Rourke Brothers, $2,4S0; Foskett & Bishop $2, 6S9; Buckingham Routh company, $2,- 761; J. H. Buckley, $2,237; Curtiss & Pierpont, $2,297; T. W. Corbett, $2,o40; Hayes & Rourke, $2,567.
 For steam heating-Sheahan & Groark, $500; Foskett & Bishop, $6,- 734; Rourke Brothers, $6,775; Bucking- ham Routh company, $S,100.
 For painting-C F. A. Westermann, 1925; A. P. Smith, $1,147; John A. Fra zier, $S93,S5; T. W. Ennis, $666.
 The bids were awarded as follows: Mason work, D. G. Carmichael; car penter work, McWilliams & McArthur; plumbing Daniel F. Kelly; steam heat ing, Foskett & Bishop; painting, T. W.. Ennis In addition to the work for which the bids were accepted last even ing there will be additional expenses for the new building of 5000 for furniture and shades and $8,39610 for equipments and sundries The total cost of the building, including the work for which bids were accepted last evening and the two amounts mentioned above, will be se2, ,944, $12,O56 under the maximum figure voted at the district meeting.
 The bids on mason work received last evening included bids if light brick were used, in addition to the bids for red brick previously mentioned. The general opinion of the board, however, was that red brick should be used, and the consideration of the bids was re- ferred to the building committee with the understanding that red brick should be used The committee awarded the contracts as above..stated.
 The committee on special instruction recommended an appropriation not to exceed s125 for the equipment of the biological laboratory at the Boardman school This laboratory is in MT. Ad- ans department and was equipped be- fore he came He has since found that additional equipment Is nsc3 ssary. The committee recommended that Carhart s Physics be used by the class in elec- tricity in the Boardman school. The rules were suspended and the books were ordered purchased.
 It was then recommended that the evening schools open October 26, and that they be divided into elementary schools and advanced schools, the for mer to teach reading, penmanship, English language, arithmetic, spelling, and geography, and the latter to teach mathematics bookkeeping, penman- ship, English grammar and compost. ton. English classics, German, history, civil government, physics, freehand drawing, mechanical drawing and ad- vanced geography.
 It was also recommende&Sthat the night schools be closed on the evenings of election day and Thanksgiving, and that there be the usual vacation from Wednesday, December 23, to Monday evening, January 4, 1897.
 The committee reported that 1t was not necessary this year to make use of any rented rooms for the schools, thus making a saving of $431 over last year, this saving having been made possible by the completion and opening of the Zunder school.
 The following teachers were then rec commended for appointment in the night schools, the salary of each being given with the name:
 Advanced schools-H. F.. Gregory, principal, $2.50 per evening; Benjamin A. Cook, $2; w. B. Boardman, $2; Lil- Han A. Gladwin, $2; Paul McQuadd. s1. 50; M. J. Gibbons, $150; P. J. Don- nelly, s150; L. B. Matthias, $1.50.
 Hillhouse elementary schools-F. J. Brown, principal, B; c. E. Seashore, $2; w. Candee $1.5O; Krull Bruns, g; George Cartier, s2; Mrs. A. J. Enstan. $1. 50; W. P. Judson, $1.5O; H. W. Loom- is. S2; l.. c. Oakley, $1.50; A. H. Kirk land, s1 50; Mary F. Tucker, s1.5O; Miss N. L. Hills, $150; F. E. McDuffie, $1.bO; Paul Larkins, s1.5O.
 Cedar street school-J. G. Greenspun, $2; J. Koenig, $1.50; Mrs. Alice B. Thomburg, $1.5O.
 Whiting street school-A. J. Verde, $2.
 Hamilton school-E. $. Del Grego, S2.
 Washington school-Samuel King, $2.
 Strong school-A. O. Abbott, S2.
 It was also recommended that Henry Houston be appointed to teach pen- manship two evenings a week at the rate of s2 per evening. The teachers will be subject to trans fer or dismissal whenever 'the interests of the schools may require 1t. The re- mort of the committee was adopted.
 Superintendent Kendall submitted a comparative report of the attendance at the city schools during the months of September, 1895 and 1896. The total during September of this wear was 14,521, of which number 1882 were boys and 7,139 girls. In Septem- Der. 1895, the total registration was 13, ,946.
 The committee on schools recom- mended that Katharine Dargan be transferred from the substitute list to the position of teacher in room of the