Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-06
BOARD WILL RENT PIANOS
Ten Of Them to Be Placed in the Kinder
gartens,
ATTENDANCE LARGER THAN LAST YEAR
County Commissioners Urged To Take
Action Against Frank Moorcs for
Money Alleged to lie Due the
school Fund.

II Member Turkey Of the Board OF Educa.
tion succeeds in executing nefarious plan
that he incubated yesterday the sporting
element Of the Omaha public will be treated
TO an exhibition within the next few weeks
beside which the Corbett-Sharkey talking
match will be Insignificant Mr.. Turkey pro
poses that the members of the board shall
play the members of the city council game
OF foot ball for the benefit Of the Old Ladies
home padding to be unnecessary and
Queensbury rules to govern. He sent
resolution embodying the challenge to the
board at the regular meeting last night, and
in his absence 1t was adopted The ar
rangements for the ARRAY are yet IN pres
pect, and some OF the members are devouiy
hoping that the city fathers will see fiji 10
decline.
The piano question was again discussed.
\ committee report recommending the rental
of ten pianos at $3.50 a month each Tor use
in the kindergartens was not adopted Dut
resolution was subsequently passed au-
thOrizng the committee to make srrange
ments for the rental Of ten pianos at me
figure named, subject to the approval OF nc
board. The hitch lies in the fact that a
majority of those present can authorize the
arrangements, but it requires majority ot
the full board to approve -hem aud au-
;horize the expenditure.
The report of Superintendent Pearse indi-
Gated 1896 pupils in the schools at the
end of September. This is decrease OF
l75 from two weeks ago and an increase ol
sos over that of one year ago. The report
also stated that 30S teachers are now en-
ployed. There are only halliday sessions
in sixty rooms, and 1t would require thlrty
additional teachers to complete the sessions
There are only seven rooms in which the
,i,, han y fl
equal number in which it is over hlty-lVe'
The reduction in the teaching force had re-
duCed the monthly pay roll by $2,5UO.
The report of Treasurer Edwards showed
a total balance of $17,S52.4S in the schooI
fund There are interest bearing warrants
outstanding which aggregate $39 ,5S59S
Teresa v McArdle applied for a position
as teacher in the High school and the ap'
plication was referred to the High school
committee.
Dennis. Akin and Lowe Of the financial
committee submitted a report in winch
they recommended that the proper steps
be taken to compel the Board of County
Commissioners to collect from Frank E
Moores q balance alleged to be due to the
school fund The committee reported tha'
Moores was in possession of fines collected
amounting to 81 553 and unclaimed witness
fees aggregating upward of $4,000 additional
The report further stated that a warrant
for 81 26O in favor of Mr.. Moores for serv
ices as an insanity commissioner was about
to be given him by the county clerk and
immediate action was necessary in order
to collect this amount. Lunt and Others
suggested that it would be a good idea tc
make a formal demand for the amount
due before beginning suit, out the report
was adopted without serious opposition. A
resolution by Edwards covering the same
ground was also adopted.
Supplies were ordered for the chemica
tNh,r artr ,tc nf hn iph
to the amount of $100 each.
The committee on supplies was authorized
to arrange for the rental of ten pianos at no
more than ST. so a month each.
The police were requested by resolution
| to see that due caution was exercised b.
| the street railway people in passing tht
| Leavenworth school during the hours wher
| the pupils were passing in and out.