Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-09
A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
SEN ATOR RANDALL BILL
For y New Public school Building for An
napeIis-A Reorganization of the
school Trustees-Thrss Ladies'
aud Three Msn to Comprise
the Beard


the Board.
A bill isnow pending before the Legis-
lature, introduced by Senator Randsll
which authorizes the School Commits
of Anne Arundel county, and the Mayor
and City Council of Annapolis, 20 bor-
row money on the credit of the county.
TO erect and furnish q school building
for the city of Annapolis. Under the
provisions of the bin Messrs. Richard
II. Phelps, 4. Eugene Wathen, Frank
III. Stockett, Jr., Samuel Jones. Frank
b. Mayer, and William 7. Clason, are
constituted building committee for
the poTpose of erecting on the lot owned
by the School commissioners IN. An
nap0lis, and furnishing, free public
school building; four of said committee
shall constitute quorum, and the con-
currence of four of them shall be neces-
sary for the decision of all questions
which may arise in the discharge of their
duties. The said committee shall as
speedily as possible, procure and adopt a
plan and specifications for the erection
of said scheol building, and shall invite
proposals for the work, which proposals
shall be addressed to said committee,
aud sent to the School Examiner, and
at the hour named in said advertisement.
The said proposals to set forth the
amount of money for completing the
building, and the time or times at which
payments thereof ale to be made, and
the time when the building will be COM
pleted, aud the successful bidder is TO
file bond to the State of Maryland, in
such sum as the committees may desig
mia For. he faftbftl Yorfo,pa ,,na nf hfa
contract.
The committee is also TO advertise for
such furniture as may be required for
the suitable uses and conseniences of
the school building. The committee,
before entering into any contract, is to
report to the County Commissioners
and to the School Commissioners, and
to the corporation of Annapolis, fully
setting forth the terms and character
of said contract, and the debts incurred
thereby, which report is to be printed.
The bill provides for the issuing of bonds
for the purpose of carrying out the OBJ
jeet of its provisions. The total amount
OF bonds TO be issued is SIS 900, of which
the county is to issue $4,000 and the
City of Annapolis $4,000. Said bonds
to be issued in sums not less than one
hundred dollars, and not more than one
thousand dollars, and are to be dated the
first day of July, 1896, and to bear inter
est at the rate of five per cent per annum,
and to be exempt from all but State tax
alton. Provision is made for the pay
ment of interest on the bonds, and for
the proper securing of the same, and
their prompt payment when due. The
bonds are to be sold to the highest bid
der. The bill also provides that the
board of district school trustees for An.
dapols shall consist OF six persons, three
OF whom shall be men and three Of them
women; that for the first year, Begin
ning on the lrst of May next, the trus.
tees shall consist of the following per-
sons, viz James w. Cain, Mrs. Maggie
A. Moss, Martin NJ. Smith, Miss Kate
CAN'T, John 4. Strange and Miss Porter
they shall enter upon their duties with
in thirty days, and shall have the abso-
lutte power of appointment and removal
of the teachers of said district school,
without the approval Of the board of
County School Commissioners. The
trustees shall by lot at their first meet
ing divide themselves into three classes,
with one man and one woman in each
class; the first class shald hold Office one
year, the second, TWO years, the tnlfu,
three years, and they shall give notice of
such division to the secretary of the
board of County School Commissioners.
All vacancies in said board are TO be fill
ed 10y the County School Commissioners,
a woman shall always succeed woman
and man shall always succeed man.
The bill repeals all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with its provisions and
takes effect from the date of its passage.
The City Council at a special meeting
appointed City Counsellor Stookett to
confer with State Senator Randall with
reference to the bill. The council Ob.
jects to the issuing of bonds withoutsub,
mitting the question to the vote of the
people, because they say it would inter
fere with their charter and is mandatory
They are favorable, however. to the cree
tion of new schoolhouse and are will
ing to subscribe the amount, provided
the city is permitted to negotiate for I
loan. By this arrangement, it is claimed
the sum could be realized with advantage
to the taxpayers.