Evening journal., 1897-10-26
MORROW'S NEW RULE.
He Takes Exception to Mr..
McCausland's Amendment.
Mr.. CARPENTERS PLEA GRANTED

Mr.. UARPENTBR'S PLEA GRANTED
WILMINGTON CONTRACTORS PUT
IN BIDS FOR THE BUILDING OF
A CLAY ROOM AT SCHOOL NO. 8.
A. S. REED AND BROTHER COM
PANY TO BUILD A FENCE AT
SCHOOL NO. 4.
The stormy weather Of last night pre-
vented several members of the Board
of Education from attending the
boards meeting, but their absence had
no effect on the passing Of the busi-
ness.
Mr.. Baynard, chairman cf Committee
ON New Buildings, reported that the
bid of II. E. Thomas for furnishing
twelve clocks to the various schools for
$415 apiece had been accepted by the
committee. He also reported that one bid
had been received for building the
cloak room at No. / school. 1t was
from A. w. Brilely. His bid was S49.44.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee. The bids for the building of the
clay room at school No. s were read
These were the bidders: w. II. FOulk.
S233; A. S. Reed and Brother Com
pany $500; B. f. Shakespeare. S239:
Alfred Downward, 1868; A. Eckman.
S259. The bids were referred to the
committee with power to act.
Mr.. Belts, committeeman OF school
No 6, reported that the boiler at No.
school needed repairs. Mr.. Belts said
that the boiler was old and in a di-
lapidated condition, and the school
would, at some future date, need new
one. The repairs were ordered made
These bids were received for build
ing fence around school No 4: John
Carr, s1SS.95; Alfred Downward. $50:
A. S. Reed and Brother Co., brick. STA.
The bids were referred to the Commit
tee on Repairs.
MIR. Singles. committeeman OF school
No. 10, asked that cloak racks be Duf
in that school 1t was so ordered.
A hot water system for cleaning
school No. 16 was ordered put in. A
bell was ordered to be purchased for
school No II.
| Mr.. Pyle. committeeman of school No
%. brought up the matter CT hetter fa-
cilities for school No %. The matter
was brought to the boards attention at
the last meeting by Joseph l.. Carpen-
| ter, Jr., who, in a letter to the board
said that the property which he owned
in that locality (Which is at Thirbeth
| and Madison streets), near the schoo
had decreased in value on account ol
the poor school facilities. The children
of the people who live in the houses O.
Mr.. Carpenter could not get admission
to the school for lack OF room. Mr.
Pyle asked that School Supervisor Tai
ley be instructed to make additiona
room in the school.
} AT the last meeting of the board Mr.
| MeCausland offered an amendment Z,
the rules relative to salaries OF teachers
Last night Mr.. Morrow took exception
to the amendment and offered the fol
i lowing substitute: "All salaries shal
be paid monthly en- the first Thursdal
after the second Monday. Teachers an
nual salaries shall be paid in ten edua
parts, one for each month that tn.
schools are open. In reckoning salar'
for a part OF a month, in making de
ductions for absence, and in CALCULATING
, substitutes pay, a days salary shall ID
one two hundred and twentieth Of tn
regular teachers annual salary.
"The salaries for holidays shall b
paid to regular teachers, except il
cases of absence containing one montl
or longer, in which cases the substitut
shall be paid for holidays.
when the board orders one session
of the schools, that session is to be con
sidered full day, not a half day"
Mr. COyle, committeeman of schOC
No. "a, reported that the teachers q
the school we're complaining about tn
conditions of the towers. When tn
J wind is high it enters the towers. whic
are unprotected from the weather. max
ing the rooms of the school unfit fO
study He asked that trap-doOrs be Du
+ on the top OF the towers. Mr.. COyle
] request was granted.
= A number Of tables and an umbrell
l. stand were ordered for school No. 6.
d Mr.. Morrow brought up the matter {
enlarging No. II school. He said this
K the school was overcrowded, and aske
e TO have 1t enlarged. The matter wa
+ referred to the New Building COmmi
I tee
[ The Committee on Repairs he'd
= meeting after the board adjourned an
o awarded the contract to build tf
IS fence around school No. 4 to A. S. Rec
r and Brother Company. The fence is
be Of brick. Reeds bid was $3.50 for
stone fence.