The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
Usage County Coal Accepted
For the Coming Year.
City Schools to Close for Fall
Festival Week.
Assignment of Teachers Made and
Other Board Matters Looked After.

county coal a disturbance was threat
ened. The bids for furnishing coal for
the city school buildings were opened
and read by Clerk Farnsworth. The
board members copied down the figures
and discussed them. Bids were receiv-
ed from the Hughes Coal company,
Wear Coal company, Topeka Coal COM
pany, Southwestern Fuel company,
Chappell Coal company and a North
Topeka individual dealer. The adver-
Dosage City shaft or coal equally as
good The various grades of coal
were discussed. The Chappell Coal
company offered to furnish Usage coun-
ty coal at $2.3S per ton. This bid was
accepted. Mr.. Chappell was present
and said: ''Our coal is equally as good
as Usage City shaft. Our shaft is 81
feet deep. L will allow my coal to be
tested with Usage City shaft and 1 am
willing to put up bond to prove that
my coal is as good as the shaft coal"
coal of you at that price if it is as
good" remarked J. w. F. Hughes. In
vain the other dealers sought to have
a favorable decision, but action had
been taken.
There was talk of putting Mr. Chap
pell under bond to make sure that the
coal was as good as Usage City shaft
coal, but no action was taken.
The Wear Coal company received the
order for furnishing Topeka Gas house
coke in lump form at So per ton.
The city schools of Topeka will be
dismissed for the whole of Fall Festi-
val week. This matter came up for
discussion and it was the unanimous
opinion of the board that it was i'm
practicable to hold the attendance dur
ing the week of festivities. The time
lost in the weeks vacation will be made
up at the end of the term. President
Priddy said: ''I went to the Commit
tee of Fifteen and asked them of they
couldn't hold the Fall Festival before
the schools opened. They stated that
they had copyright on the date and
couldn't change it"
The Central National bank submitted
a letter concerning the time deposit in
terest rate in which it was stated that
the bank and board differed honestly,
but that the bank felt it was in the
right. 1t offered to compromise by al
time deposits instead of three as de-
manded by the board or two as decided
at first by the bank.
The bank is under bond to pay per
cent time deposits. Since the coun-
ty receives but per cent the bank also
reduced the rate on the board deposits
and notified them. At the last meeting
the banks proposition was rejected and
3 per cent demanded. Last evening
this was still adhered to and it was
/ decided that the bank must pay the full
amount and that by the next board
meeting new bids for handling the
boards funds will be received.
The board decided that an apology
was due the board from the taxpayers
league. This organization sent com
mittee before the board which made
statements regarding the boards action
in the matter of delivery and keeping
of coal. They stated that inside of so
days they would prove their statements
that coal was being stolen from the
hence the demand for an apology.
The assignment of teachers for the
schools was read by the superintendent
and the report was adopted. The schools
| open next Monday. Following is the
official and corrected list of the teach
ers for one year at the various school
buildings in Topeka:
CLAY SCHOOL-O. p McClintock,
principal; Helen M. Stauffer (half time),
Helen T. ButterfieId, May Monteith,
Anna NJ. Hagar, Elmora McCay. Nan
ME NJ. Schenck, Beulah Lee, Maggie
Nesbaum.
HARRISON SCHOOL-EH G. Foster,
principal; Helen NJ. stauffer (half time1
M L. Tuckerman, Camilla Campbell
Mabel Smith. Daisy McCampben Mary
c. Corman L. T. Gage, Marie Wester-
field. J. M; sturgis, N G. Price.
MADISON SCHOOL-Reuben H.
Wade, principal; Natl Sawyer, S. Nora
Sexton, Ella M. Guy.
PARKDALE SCHOOL-Elizabeth C..
Samson, principal; Jessie NJ. Beck, Cora
NJ. Hopkins, Callie S. Newell, Winifred
Vanderpool, Elizabeth Gridley.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL-John l..
Harrison principal; Ezekiel Ridley, Lulu
M Jamison, Julia B. Abbott.
MONROE SCHOOL-F'red Roundtree,
principal; Celestine NJ. Johnson, Matte
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! George, principal; Laura D. Bailey, Julia
s. Tripp, Alice Mccoy.
VAN BUREN SCHOOL-Jean NJ.
Hay, principal
JACKSON SCHOOL-Mary c. West,
101-iI1 l. r
Smith, Florence Griest.
POLK sCHOOLELinda r. Haines,
Kirk, Lizzie J. Davis, Ida Macferran,
Flora A. Bunker.
EUCLID SCHOOL-Elizabeth Tharp,
principal; Ida Hosack, Sue Benton,
Madge Moore.
LOWMAN HILL sCHOOL-Fenella
Dana, principal; Harriet Mccoy, Ida
M. Zellers.
BUCHANAN SCHOOL-C F. CIink-
Johnson, Dora H. Watkins.
SUMNER SCHOOL-Anne r. Nom
tieth, principal; gertrude Willett, Sue
HIGH SCHOOL-John L. Williams,
principal; Viola Troutman, Effie NJ. Gra-
ham. Laura L. Ewing, Anna Murphy,
M: W. Doran Mary Barkley; b; f. Eyer,
Alice B. Patterson, Anna S. Douglass,
f. H. Heacock, Lillian NJ. Freeman,
Bessie Boughton.
GRANT SCHOOL-E. A Simerwell
principal, E1ulCu OdNAS NASalL tlLAeJ ,EAoAtA
Moore, Mabel Miller, Manetta Burdge,
Anna Kelley, Roberta Snyder, Ellen
Heartburg, Bertha White, Maud Patti
son.
LANE SCHOOLS. G. Watkins,
principal; NJ. E. Langston, David De
Frantz, Mary Jamison.
QUINCY SCHOOL-W. H. Wright,
principal; Edith Davis (ha1f time) Lulu
Gardner, Lenora Henry, Grace Root,
Jennie NJ. Clarkson, Anna Banks, Laura
Holland, Miller Maddox. Kate E. Smith.
LINCOLN SCHOOL-M. L. Field,
principal; Irene w. True (half time),
Maggie s. Mitchell, Ida NJ Stanfield,