Evening journal., 1896-04-28

The School Fathers Stin spunky Over the
Payment OF the Board OF HeaIth's Bill
for Drainage of Schools and 6-More
Investigation at the high sahool-Other
Business Transacted.
The bill for work done at schools Nos.
3 and in connecting the closets with
the Jefferson street sewer, proved q
stumbling block In the Board of Educa-
tlon meeting last evening, and for about
two hours the members ratified around
and lodged the payment of an account
which will sooner or later have TO be
paid, and finally let 1t 90 over till the
| next meeting.
The bill is for 81, Oso SO and was
accompanied by a communication from
the Board of Health to the effect that
unless payment was made at once suit
would be begun.
The argument started over the resolu-
tion presented at the last meeting to the
effect that the Board Of Education
assumed responsibility for no bill unless
| contracted by one Of it's own committees.
Mr.. Ross startsd the talk by stating that
he found the stencil worse at the schools
/ than II was.
DR.. shortlidge said that the bill had to
be paid and In the event of law suit
the Bosrd Of Education would "get
| licked"
Mr.. Morrow aSksd for the report from
the heat, ventilation and fuel committee,
but instead OF 1t communication was
read from the Water Department that
water had been shut off In the closets. as
1t was being wasted. Mr.. Belts said it
was no concern OF the Board Of Educa
tion, as the closets had never been &c
cepted, when Mr. Morrow very sensibly
re marked Lets be men and stop carry
In & on this baby business" and again
asked for the report
The Water Boards communication was
sent to the Board Of Health Mr. Morrow
then moved that the communication be
accepted and filed, and followed with q
request that q report OF the Heat, Fuel
and Ventilation Committee bs heard.
Mr.. Belts, chairman of the committee,
presented = lengthy report, which stated
that the work WAS very unsatisfactory
and the closets we're leaking In many
PLACES. There is more odor than from
the old wells, and the work Of the Board
Of Health Is q failure. This report was
adopted and the committee stated that it
would make report on the bill at the
next meeting.
Mr. Morrow then moved that the bill
be paid but withdrew his motion pending
the report OF the committee
The Committee on New Buildings re
ported that work on the Howard school
mad been begun, and q motion that
| Edwin J. TRlley be appointed TO SUPER
vice the building Of the walls was made
/ Senator Pyle opposed this on the ground
that Mr. TAlley was a carpsnter aud
remarked III we're golag to have a
leg out of, | wouldn't 60 to = cabinet
maker, but get q man experienced 10
cutting Of le rs Me- Ross could not
see the necessity Of supervisor. bat the
board thought otherwise aud Mr. Talley
WAS elected The committee was then
instructed to secure plans for heating
the building and get Dids for heating
apparatus BY the nsxt nesting OF the
board On motion OF Mr.. Baynard $500
was paid to K L Rice. srchiteot, the
check to be drawn In favor OF Edmund
Mitchell, Jr.
The Teachers Committee reported
favorably on opening an additional
school room beyond Eleventh street
bridge In September, II school No. II
will not hold the scholars
The board decided to Instruct the
Legislative Committee to bring the
matter of normal school for teachers
before the next General Assembly. Also
to open in Septemo Der a school for colored
children at Second and Washington
streets.
Full pay was allowed Mrs. Semple.
teacher In the High School, detained at
home by contagious disease A complaint
made by Dr. Crumbaugh that gas had
been allowed to remain turned on 10 the
High School assembly room all Saturday
and Sunday, was referred to the con
/ mittee OF that school. Miss Sarah L
Wheeler resigned ss sixth assistant
School No. 20, An invitation to attend
the Turngemeinde fair was accepted.
A proposition from the University Of
Pennsylvania in relation to it's Summer
school for teachers WAS read, but no
action taken The usual price of the
course is $l5. but the college offered to
take fifty or more Delaware teachers at
80 each, provided the Board OF Educs.
tion wnnld Cfva eQ00