The record-union., 1897-01-28
TEE PENALTY OF MARRIAGE.
4 Recently Wedded Teacher Bounced
Last Night.
The Board of Education Transacts
Quite Volume of Bus
mess.

At the meeting of the City Board of
Education last night all the Directors
Were present except Crouch, who was
out of the city.
Director Whitbeck reported that four
bids had been received for the plumb
ing required by the Board of Health,
and that c. B. Conn had made bid of
$134, which was S21 lower than the next
lowest, and the board decided to ac-
cept the bid and the contract was
awarded to him.
An enlargement of the Office of the
Principal at the school at Twenty-fourth
and NJ streets was ordered to be made
by the carpenter.
n. n. Denton appeared before the
board to ask for a test of a floor dressing
for the schools to lay and keep down
the dust in the rooms. The inventor,
La Motle, also appeared and offered to
do the experimental work on one school
room free of charge. Referred to the
Committee on Furniture and Supplies,
to report at the next meeting.
The telephone at the Orphan Asylum
was ordered changed to the school build
ing.
J. 0. Rue of the Blue Canyon Water
Company appeared and asked to have
an opportunity to put their water in the
schools and furnish tanks free of
charge. He submitted a verbal estimate
that the cost would be about $500 a
month The matter was referred to the
Committee on Furniture and Supplies.
Major Sherburn for the Committee on
Furniture and Supplies, asked for a new
Ha of \
streets, and the committee was given
power to act in the matter.
The Building and Repair Committee
was authorized to attend to some spad-
ing and grass seeding at the Hardness
Grammar School.
The Committee on Building and Re-
pairs recommended that no more Gin
ders be laid in the school yards. So or
dered.
The Superintendent was authorized to
have detention notices printed for the
use of the schools.
Director Driver for the Committee on
the Course Of Study asked that the
meeting of the teachers be held weekly,
and that the Directors be notified OF the
time at which they would meet.
Some new maps that were required
were ordered to be bought by the regu-
lar Committee on Supplies.
When the Finance Committee made its
report, there was a little discussion over
the cleaning of the stovepipes and CHM
news. which some members thought
should be done by the janitors, but the
matter was eventually dropped.
The regular salary bill of S9,3O2 4o
and the bills for supplies amounting TO
S751 9S were ordered paid. and the same
action was taken with the bills for the
High School. amounting to 81, ,221 20.
4 discussion arose over the salary OF a
teacher who had not worked during the
month of November, but had been al
lowed her salary for that month because
her schoolroom was not finished, and a
proposition was made to withhold the
salary for January to make up for that
time.
AS. however she had actually been
elected and had placed herself at the
disposal Of the superintendent for work,
the motion to retain the salary was lost.
Principal Potter of the Twenty sixth
and Y-streest school made plea for an
increase of salary. ON account of the
fact that the amount Of work was
much greater than he had expected.
The matter was referred to the Com
anittee on Salaries, and that committee
reported in favor Of raising the salary
no $50 a month which was adopted.
The question of the continuance of
the employment of a teacher who mar
ries during her term of employment
came up again, and the Superintendent
reported that the lady in question had
declined to resign.
It was decided to declare the position
of the teacher in question-formerly
Miss Clara Barton, now Mrs. Ogden
vacant at the end of the present month.
The school at Twenty-siXth and
streets was ordered named THE New
ton Booth" and on the Ex-Governor
anniversary appropriate ceremonies viii
he held in the school. president Davis
refused to entertain a proposition to ask
the present Governor Ito proclaim
general holiday on the occasion-)
Director Brown reported an offer Of
ST 300 for the colored school lot, but the
sense of the board was that the lot was
worth at least 81, 800, and the matter
was dropped, but came UP again at the
close.
The report of superintendent Erie
wine. which appears in another part of
fhe paper, was presented and approved.
The Committee on Buildings and Re
pairs was authorized to attend TO the
trimming Of the trees around the school
grounds.
Boards with the names of the schools
on them were ordered 10 be affixed TO
THE buildings, and the Building and Re-
pair Committee was authorized to look
after the work.
Some other matters, of piano-tuning
and painting blackboard, were referred
10 the proper committees.
The communication from the Board OF
Health which has already been pub
lished, was ordered received, and its rec
concentrations were promised TO be
carried out as far as the finances would
allow.
On motion of Director Buchanan, 1t
was decided TO sell the lot of the col
ored school and use the money for I'M
proving the sanitation of the schools,
and the board agreed to hold the lot
open for sale until the next meeting
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