The herald., 1896-07-28
The BOARD Of EDUCATION
Fight Given Up to the Receiv-
ing Reports
CITY SCHOOLS FINANCES
Talk About the Instability OF the High
School Building
Detailed Financial Statement for the School
Year Bids Asked for Typewriters.
Little Spat About nacy Street.

was largely formal and given to the re-
ceiving and approving of reports with
out much criticism or discussion.
A communication was read from Su
perintendent Foshay, wherin he re-
quested leave of absence for two weeks
for the purpose of attending the bien-
NAL convention of school teachers to be
held at San Francisco. The request
being granted the superintendent read
the annual report of the condition of the
public schools of the city for the year
ending June 80. 1896, as follows:
OUR CITY SCHOOLS.
Number of classes employing one
230; number of grammar schools, SO;
number of boys enrolled, 1927; number Of
girls enrolled, S207; total number en-
rolled, 1904 average number belonging,
12O31; average daily attendance, IL, 40I;
percentage of attendance on average
number belonging, 95; number of seats
in school rooms, IA, 527; number of visits
made by city superintendent, 1863; num-
Der of visits made by board of education,
Al, number of visits made by other per-
sons, 15,445; number of grammar grade
pupils enrolled, 9742; number of primary
grade pupils enrolled. 1922; total num-
Der of pupils enrolled, 1904; length OF
time in months school was Maintained.
9S4; length of time the same teachers
have taught in the city schools, IL $685.
number of male teachers employed 49,
number of female teachers employed,
S2S; number of teachers holding hign
school certificates, 80; number of teach
ho1 ;oJ
Der of teachers holding grammar grade
certificates, 2tl number Of teachers
holding primary grade certificates, %.
number of teachers holding kindergar-
ten certificates, 5S; number of teachers
attending city institute, 3S5; number of
teachers subscribing for some educa-
tional journal, 329; average monthly
wages paid male teachers in primary
and grammar schools $93.S1; average
monthly wages paid female teachers in
primary and grammar schools, S16.13,
monthly salaries paid to teachers, $685.
1S5. 10
High school-Date of organization,
1872 when accredited by state univer-
sity, 1883; number of months school has
been maintained, 9@i; number of male
teachers employed, I; number of female
teachers employed, IL; number of boys
enrolled, 202; number of girls enrolled,
259; average daily attendance, 391; num-
Der of graduates, Ill value of lot and
buildings and furniture SIS. 600: value of
apparatus, $500; number of volumes in
library, 1000; value of library, $1,000:
average monthly salary paid male
teachers, S12505; average monthly sal
airy paid female teachers, S10364; total
expense for the year, S25.17S.15.
Number of children attending private
schools, 1052
FINANCIAL STATISTICS.
Balance on hand at beginning of
Amount received from state ap-
portionment ..................... 100. 7a2 20
Amount received from city taxes 91,7l9 10
eous sources ...........:..... 225 10
bonds ........................ s2s. .ooo 90
Total receipts from all sources. .s7l8 8oS 81
Amount paid for teachers salar-
les .s241, ,597 35
fuel, etc. ...............!...... 431G1 II
Total current expenses ..;...... s2S4 759 46
AmSp5s ana 5pTni5TFs a5Ij ssr i5rsry
Amount paid for apparatus ....... 800 90
Amount paid for high school...... 2577S 70
Total expenditures ............... .s644 ISL 63
year Observation-Disclosures g., 146 IA
furniture .....: ..:...,...:..........s 1,13s $50 90
Valuation of school libraries. $500 o.
Valuation of school apparatus. 600 90
erty 81 14s, $50 90
Bonded indebtednie;s;ss Of Of the dis 0''0'
trict ........................... M76. $50 On
Number Of school houses built of wood. 81
Number of new school houses erected :. II
Total number of school houses in city,. "a
Mr.. Seamore, who is about to move
his house onto Burlington avenue and
finds 1t necessary to cross corner of the
lot upon which the Union avenue school
is built, was granted the permission de-
sired upon his depositing 800 to cover
any possible damage that may be done
a communication was received from
the city council enclosing a deed convey
ing from the city to the board of educa-
tion all the school lots. Secretary Dan
dy intimated that no comparisons had
vet been mode to judge of its correct
ness. The matter was, on motion, re-
ferred to the building committee.
The following report was then read by
the secretary:
FINANCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Your committee on finance report haV-
ing approved the following bills and rec
ommend that they be paid, together
with the salaries of the department for
the current month:
Lazarus & Meier supplies, 80 G5; CAL
ltornia Printing company, printing, $4
ltozeil Bros, lumber. $16.95; John Ditch,
labor, SIG; John Hayworth, labor, $23;
g. f. Watson, labor, S24; Byron Story,
labor, S24; w. =. AXtell labor, $50; w
c. Mathews, labor, $50; A. Majors,
foundation for closets, Seventh. $3S; Ra-
mish q Marsh grading Cambria street
lot $40; Ramish & Marsh, grading YER
non street lot, .26; Fruitland School
district, tuition to June 80. 1896, $92 20:
Off & Vaughn, alcohol S1l190: C. III.
Squires. kalsomining Macy street school
house $52.77; total, sS6673
The chairman Of the building commit
tee reported that, with regard to the i'm
proVements on Twenty first stp.et. the
contract had been signed. The grading
Is to cost 80 cents, the curbing so cents,
and the cement sidewalks 20 cents per
square foot. This latter estimate is in
excess of the usual rate, but, as the con-
tractor will fill in two cesspools and sup
ply the soil for filling at Is cents per GU
bic yard, the entire contract is quite
satisfactory
Three bids were received for the Sew
enth-street improvements, and work will
commence today.
In consequence of the large increase
that promises in September of the pu-
pilage at the High school, the sugges-
ton Of the High school committee that
the commercial department be trans
ferred to the Sand-street school, and
thus relieve the congestion, while not