The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-30
SCHOOL BOARD.
An Amendment to the By
Laws Was Adopted.
Truant Officer Authorized
to Employ Clerk.
Report on Janit0rs' Salaries Adopted.
More Land Wanted.

The following business was transacted
at the meeting OF the school committee
last evening:
President Barney called the committee
to order soon after s O'Clock with quo
rum present.
Chairman Joslin Of the committee on
bylaws submitted amendments to Sec
tion q OF article 4. He explained that
uuder the present system whenever IL was
necessary to employ a person temporarily
the compensation must be approved by
sry work comprised only the removal Of
ashes.
The amendment was adopted.
The amendment to section Ia of article
| 6 OF the bylaws as reported Mt the last
meeting was taken from the table and
| adopted.
Mrs. Kendrick for the committee on
gsrding cooking aud sewing in the
schools. The report also referred to the
effort made last year TO obtain permission
from the City Council tn employ a super
visor Of sewing, and offered a resolution
appointing Helen l.. Rlcnards to that
position at salary of 5000 year. The
appointment was confirmed.
Chairman Barney, for the executive
COMMITTEES, reported that under the statute
the truant officer is elected by the Board
of Aldermen and his salary fixed by tnat
body.
After full consideration of the subject
the executive comDittee decided to
authorize the truant officer to employ
clerical assistance in his office at an ex-
pense not to exceed s400 year. The CON-
mites recommended the adoptions OF the
accompanying resolutions:
Resolved, That the executive committee
be, and they are hereby authorized. to
cause the truant officer to be paid from
the school funds during the current
financial year, his salary, as fixed by the
ruls OF the board of sldermen; and
Resolved, That the action of the execu-
tive committee in authorizing the trusbt
officer to employ clerical assistance in his
office at an expense not tc exceed {400 per
year. be,and the same hereby Is approved.
The resolution was passed.
Committeeman Smith, for the COM
mittee of grammar and primary schools,
presented the following appointments.
Brancn avenue, Jennie McCready; Can
dace street, Emily A. crosby and Joseph
inc B!snop Branch avenue, Emma l..
Johnson; Thayer street, Minnie T.. Niles;
Messer street, Grace II. Bardeen; Willow
street, Ida Blinkborn; Jacksoh avenue, L.
Marion de Gruchy; Ruggles street, Ger
trude M. Keach; Berlin street, Edith nj.
Lewis; Admiral street, Bertha q. Sails
bury; Covell street, Edith M. Short; Put
uam street, kindergarten, Rose l.. Kel
ley: Smith street Kindergarten, Fannie
r. Keen: Smith street, kindergarten,
Carolyn r. Smith; Covell street, Pearl M.
Jilling mast; Peace street, Jennie L. Aull;
Plain street, Elizabeth III. Kerr.
The appointments were approved.
Ihe committee stated that the grammar
grade pupils from Manton avenue and
Covell street schools have been trans
forTed to sisson street, which will become
four-room grammar school building.
Chair nan Hunter C.Wbite. for the COM
mittee on school houses, presented a re-
port on the matter of fixing a schedule OF |
salaries for school jaritors.
In view OF certain con siderations the !
committee believed it is not good policy |
for the school committee to establish an |
arbitrary scale of ianitor's salaries, but to |
provide that the committee on school |
houses fix such salaries in the several |
cases according to circumstances, as has |
heretofore been the custom OF those in |
charge of bis mstteF. Methefetere racom- |
mend that the school committee amend |
section l6 of article " by striking out |
the word recommend, where ii appears in |
said section.
The report wes received and the |
was adoptei. General |
White also reported that necessity exists |
for the establishment Of store house
for storing school furniture, now in the
custody of the school committee by the |
provisions OF the law, but which is now
stored in several places scattered through
out the city in ocilcings over which the
com mittce has no control. shop for
the repair OF school furniture and de-
pository for the keeping and packing OF
school and jsnitors' supplies and from
which they can be shipped to the several
schools are slso needed.
The committee recommended the passage
Of the following.
Resolved, That the cummlt,es on re-
lstians To tie City Council he and is
nefery directed TO apply to the committee
on city property of tne City Council. for
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