The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-08
FOR A $5OO,O0O BOND ISSUE
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 schools reported that during November, 1896, the salaries paid to teachers in day schools had amounted to $26, 593. 34, as against $25, 50 in November, 1885, In the evening schools during Novem- Der, 1896, the teachers salaries amount ed to $1,13475, and in November, 1895, to $1,004. He also reported that SIT more pupils were registered last month than in November of last year.
 MT. Manson of the committee on spe- cial instruction reported the appoint ment of MT. Stephen Jacobin as a teacher in Hillhouse elementary eve- ming schools at a salary of $1.50 per night, the appointment to date from December 1, This extra teacher was made necessary owing to the opening of class in the night school for Armen- ians, fifteen of the thirty who arrived in the city short time ago being now in attendance at this class.
 MT. Manson also recommended the appointment of A. c. Ward as a teach CT in the advanced evening school at a | salary of $1.50 per night, the appoint | ment to date from November 8; and of Miss Agnes Hassion as teacher in the Hillhouse evening school at salary of S1.50 per night, the appointment to date l from November 16..
 The building committee reported that 1 the insurance on the damage done by l the fire in Eaton school had been ad- l justed, and it also reported progress in 1 the builiing of the new Sherman I school It was further reported that the proposed layout of street back of | Quinnipiac school would not be oppos- ed, but to allow the street to be laid out after an assessment of damages:
 1 The necessity ofssnpplying increased | school accommodations in Fair Haven East was discussed at length by the board.
 | It is the intention of the board to either build an addition to Woodward school or to build a new school sbuild- l ing, and in the event of either plan be- ing followed out it is proposed to do away with the Center street school
 What will be done to supply the need of increased school room in that sec | tion of the city cannot be decided upon until the drift of population in that section Is seen in order that the school may be in q central location. The pu- pills living south of Grannis' corner l who are qualified to attend higher grades than are provided in Woodward l and Center street schools are accom- l modated at Strong school, and as they are obliged, from living so far from I the school, to carry their lunches, they have been given special permission to remain in the Strong school building l during the noon hour.
 There are now i60 pupils in Wood l ward school, in four rooms and five grades. Superintendent Kendall thinks
 that in two years the drift of popula- tion In that quarter of the city will be
 settled so that proper recommenda.
 tion with reference to Woodward
 school may be made It was settled by the board that something would be l done soon to meet the present pressing
 needs of the school It was decided i that the way is not clear to combine Center street and Woodward schools
 MT. Kendall read communication from Agent Preston of the Organized Charities in regard to the contributions made last Thanksgiving by children O
 the city schools for the poor of tht
 city. The contributions were distrib
 uted to the poor through the Organized Charities and MT. Preston aeknowledg
 ed the contributions with thanks on be half of those benefited by the contribu
 tions. MT Preston stated in his lette
 than seventy barrels full of useful ar
 ticles and provisions had been received
 sixty from the city schools and tel
 from the Branford and Allingtowi