Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15
MORE SCHOOL FACILITIES
Four Rooms to be Opened by
Board of Education
FOR ACCOMMODATION OF THOSE
Who Could Not Previously be
Seated.


Arrangements MADE Tor Seuuing iWo nun
dred Children to schools Nos. D, IL, ID and
I7-sixty Applications for A Adinission Re
fsrred TO tho Committee on Teachers.
The Board Of Education, at its meet |
ing on Monday, decided to open four
new rooms, at Schools Nos. s, II, IA
and II, and appointed teHcher for /
each one the object heing to accom-
modate some OF the children who have
applied for admission to the schools |
and up to the present time could not |
be accommodated. Provision can be |
made in these four ruoms for over 2O0
pupils. The matter has been under
consideration for several days. and on
tine Recommendation OF the COMMITTEE
on teachers, new rooms ordered opened
and teachers appointed therefor as fol
lows: At No. 8 School, Miss Emily II.
Toulson; No. II, Miss Bessie Royal,
No. ID. Miss Mary Il. HILL; NO. ~,
Miss Meta Kettlewood.
The report of Mr.. Rommell That
there were 60 applicants at No. 10
School who could not be accommodated
was referred to the committee on
| teachers.
Complaint having besn mads that
some rainters who had been working
at some Of the schools had not cleaned
the floors whers they had been soiled
| by paint on motion of Mr. Morrow. all
hills for painIing we're laid over until
the next meeting. 1t having been
intimated that the specifications did
not requirs the painters to cover the
floors, Mr.. McCausland said the rules
should require the floors to be cleaned.
He said il would cost s2b to clean the
fluorS and hlackboards at the High
School. He asked for permission to
speud S25 TO have the work done, with
the understanding that the contractors,
Messrs. Keenan, aud Parker Il Co., be
asked to pay the bill anui they refuse
that no more work be given them until
they do pay the bill. Mr. Carter did
not see how work could be kept from
those painters IL they should be the
lowest bidders. He thought there
shuuld te an understanding before
hand. Mr.. MoCausland thought the
floors should be left 10 good shape.
Mr.. Rommell said the same condition
existad at No. 10 School. He thought
ths committee ON repairs should in
spect the work and approve it before
the work is donH. MH Frame com
plained OF a similar condition at No.
IL School. Mr. Kersey thought the
: committees of the several achouls
\ should keep an eye on the work, but
! Mr.. McCausland thought the repair
r committee should keep the visiting
8 committees advised. BY d vote of II
to a, tha High School committee was
! allowed S25 to have the cleaning done.
Z Chairman Turner OF the new build
= ing committee reported that the ad
= dition to No. II School had been COM
pleted. with the exception of the
= hlackboards, and ON bis motion ar
y order wHa drawn in favor Of william
H. Foulk d Sun, the contractors, fol
!, 2,6S7. This clears up the entire cost,
= except $50, which is to be paid wher
i the plackDoarda are in.
An order was drawn in favor of j. q
j. N. Hartman, for 1868. 81, for furni
Il ture for several schools.
,3 The finance committee reported thi
% following statement for the month end
ing August 3lst, which was approved
RESOURCES.
u Balance, new building fund. $50, 500. z
Il Annual appropriation, new build :
20 ing fund. .................-..... 20,UOO.0
,, August appropriation, current ex-
II penSeS. ......-...-....... .'s.-... tz,oV9 Z
II Interest on deposits for June...... 24.3
% Interest for July. 2OS
80 0verdraft, current expense fund. 5.l57.2
81 --
S,074,
40 ExPENDITUREs..
% Salaries, officers and janitors.. ],015s
Paid for new buildings. ........... Ia
"a Manual training. g................... 77t
Books and stationery. ............. 1860
Fuel. ...... 4503.s
Is Free library. ...... 53l.7
10 Miscellaneous bils...... S9.s
r Oyerdraft, July account. .......... 1851
rs Balance, new building fund. 1852;
s5s,074t
Tha mattar Of intrnlucinp Scntt