The record-union., 1896-02-27
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Overwhelmed With Offers Of a Building
Site for a School.
The Board Will Visit the Various Lo-
calities and Make Up Their
Minds Which to Buy.

N4ss DRYER, Brown, Perkins, Crouch,
Sherburn and Whitbeck being present.
Salaries were allowed, as were the
Following bills: Capital Telephone Com
pany, S32 90; Protestant Orphan Asy-
lum, S25; Ella Dorsey, $16: Frank
Hickman, $40; A. Lothhammer, $S; c.
Estes, 81; John Lafferty, So; o. w.
Erlewine, So; I. o. o. F. Temple Asso-
citation, $50; F. NJ Heusted, 81; F. H.
Gleie, 81 70; Day & Joy, So 30; Gruhler
q Kimbrough, $40 5S; w P. Fuller &
Co, 81 70; Ingram & Bird, S15; ]. H.
Harvey, 81 10; Dave Ellis, 81; Charles
F1ohr. 81 90; Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son, $40 30; H. G. Megerle, 81 10; Rob-
fnette & Harrison, 81 80; Sullivan.
Kelly & Co., So 20; Cooper Music Store,
81; Capital Furniture Company SIT 10;
Frank Lyman, 81 90; A S. Hopkins
Company, $S1 50; S. Morris, Sc 20;
John Breuner, So; w. F. Purnell, $11 SO;
James McClatchy & Co, 50 16; w. N.
Morris, $14 80; Simon Sturmer. So;
). ]. Jackson, $15 40; Abe Moose, ST 80;
c. B. Conn, So 50; Capital Gas Com
pany, $50; j. M. Hastings, S24 30; n.
s. Crocker & Co, $159 80; Crouch &
Co, 500 20; F. A. Langton. $40 80;
Hammers Music Store, $780, total.
81 ,091 A
school was ordered repaired.
Director Sherburn, for the Committee
on Furniture and Supplies, reported
that four six-foot benches were wanted
at Twenty-s at J, flag rope at
the High School and Twenty fourth
and n streets and a blackboard at the
Kindergarten A number of chairs
were needed by the different schools
and some furniture for the Foundlings'
Home School
Bids were opened for lots for a school
site in the southeast part of the city,
as follows E. \. Holloway, 160x160
feet, sos Twenty-third street, 81 600:
w. p. Coleman, two lots between and
u, Twenty-third and Twenty fourth,
81 900; two lots between U and v
Twenty-second and Twenty-third,
$1,000; two lots between u and v
Twenty-third and Twentyfourth,
$1,000; two lots between V and W.
Twenty second and Twenty-third,
$500, and two lots between Y and w,
Twenty-third and Twenty fourth, at
$500: Mrs. NJ P Stone, two lots be-
tween S and T, Twenty seventh and
Twenty eighth, for S2,100; N. ]. Toll,
two lots on the southeast corner of
Twenty fifth and V streets. 81 900;
two on the northwest corner of Twenty
eighth and streets, 81 600; two on the
northwest corner of Twenty-fifth and
v streets for $1,000; Charlotte Nc
Clatchy, lots Z and s, r and S, Thir-
tieth and Thirty-first 81, 200; lots .
and g. and S, Thirtieth and Thirty
first, 81 600; " S. McClatchy, lots >
and 6, r and S, Twenty and
Twenty sixth streets, 81 600; lots
and S, same block, 81 600; lots 6 and Z,
u and Y, Twenty seventh and Twen-
ty-eighth, S1,700; lots 1 and 2, same
block 81 500; lots / and ?, and V,
Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth, 81, 100;
lots 3 and 4, same block. $500; lots
and >, and V, Thirtieth and Thir
ty-first, 81 300; lots 3 and 4, same
block 81 100; James Brady, lots / and
2, T and U, Twenty-fourth and Twen
ty-fifth, So, 600, with house; w. F. Rem
fro. lots and 4, T and u, Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth, 81 200; Cur
It's, Carmichael & Brand, lots l and
2. Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth S
and T, 81, 300; lots and 8, same block,
81. 200; E. K. Alsip lots and Z, and
T., Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth,
81 600: lots ) and 6, S and T, Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth, $1,000; lots / and
.. Y and w, Twenty-sixth and Twen-
tv-seventh. $3.50: lots 5 and 6, same
block. $3.50: lots 3 and 6, and T,
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth, 81 600
Whitbeck moved that the board go
in a body to look at the lots, and that
the matter be referred to the Building
and Repairs Committee, to be re-
ported on at the next meeting. Carried.
The superintendent reported that the
city wanted the use of a little building
in the rear of the Perry Seminary for
oTf-
ment. The Mayor said that the city
would move the stuff now there into
the Seminary building. The request
was granted.
The ianitor at the Foundlings' Home
school had quit and it was necessary to
have some one to do the work. The
matter was referred to the Superin-
tendent.
The matter of allowing Mrs. Harmon.
the teacher of stenography at the night
school. an assistant was taken up and
she was allowed extra compensation
for two months at $40 a month
Applications for positions were re-
eeived from Flora Hartwell Anna Ait
ken. Mrs. s. Wurst and Mrs. Jessie
Fortson as teachers and S. Proctor for
ianitor.
President Davis suggested that the
abstract of title TO the lOl dt NifllH
and Tenth. o and P streets, where the
co1ored school used to stand, be referred
to the Judiciary Committee, with power
TO secure the abstract
The Superintendent suggested the ex-
nenditure Of $500 from the library fund
for library books.
Director Driver suggested that some
educational journals be purchased for
the various schools for the teachers
use. He believed that it would be an
incentive to them to keep abreast of the
times. He moved the matter be re-
ferred to the Library Committee
The disposition of the library fund
was referred to the Library Committee
with power TO act
President Davis said that he had un-
darstood that maps published by the
Tinted States Government could be had
hv the educational department at
nrminal cost. Grove L. Johnson had
nromised to Investigate the matter and
he Davis) suggested that the Library
Committee look into the matter
Director Perkins said that the Wash
inrton Primary School at Thirteenth
and @ streets. needed piano very
badly and he thought il should be fur
nished with one. He moved that one
be purchased at a price not to exceed
$500. tie organ being taken in ex-
change. So ordered
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