The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26
SCHOOL BOARD.
Superintendent Presented Report at
Last Nights Meeting.
School Boilers 10 Be Tested Estimates
For Next Year.

The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held aJ the philo-
sophioal High School last evening Presi-
dent Barney in the chair, with rather
slim attendance. a quorum being barely
counted at Sl5 o'clock.
The report OF Supt Tarbell showed that
the number of pupils enrolled for the
quarter ending Jan. 2s was: High
school, 1913; grammar. 5OOS; primary, IA,
s95; special, 305; kindergarten, 7l6; to-
tai, 81, 939. Increase over corresponding
quarter last year is as follows: High
school. 100; grammar, lOl; primary, Gil /;
special, 81; ksndergarten, 3o; total 9i7,
Report ordered received.
Mr.. Gardner, from the committee on
accounts, reported fayorably upon 80 bills.
amounting to S4G0. - and they were al
lowed and ordered paid.
An invitation received for the school
CONN ittee TO attend tpe exhibit of draw
ings executed by the evening school pu-
pills at the High school building. after
the meeting, was unanimously accepted.
Mr.. Catlin presented. resolution in
structing the committee on relations to
the City Council To apply To the City
Council for the inspection and testing of
all boilers used in the public school build
ings in the oity of Providence.
MIR. Manchester said the matter was a
Important one. particularly as it was an
most imposs: % to get first class engin-
Ger for $50 or s40 "a month.
Mr.. Gardner followed in the same strain.
and DIR. Hill suggested that it would he
well iu all future school buildings TO put
the boilers outside the structure proper
and not under where the pupils swere
conoregated.
Mayor Baker said that he had been told
ttnt tha. mi tan m nif IN nf
the City Council had put in competent
engineers and that. the school committee
had removed these men and put in Others
less capable.
Mr.. Catlin and Mr.. Gardner replied
that such was not the case, but that the
very CONTRARY had occurred.
The resolution was thon unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Massie, for the committee on ap-
portionment, presented report of es-
Inmates for the support of the public
schools for the fiscal year ending 1850
accompanied by a resolution. The esti-
mates included: Salaries, $3.50 325; fuel
S35, 200; evening schools, $50, 600; hooks,
supplies $40, 300; water $4,000; misce Ian :
eous items, Sl4, ,0G4; contingencies, 5000;
jauitors and supplies, s5l, 2S3 96; furni-
ture and repairs, $l2 500; total, s6SS,
672.96.
These estimates exceed those submitted
at the February meeting OF last year by
S4l, 106. 40. OF this amount S36. 22S. 40 was
for salaries; s72as for janitors and sup
plies, and furniture and repairs. and
smaller increases for other departments.
Mayor Baker asked certain questions
about some of the itsms, and wanted to
know about transportation.
Mr.. Massie was glad that the mavor
had called attention to the amount asked
for transportation. Last year IL cost
$1,000 for transportation, and now $1,000
was asked for mainly that pupils might
use the cars TO learn how TO run sew
ing machine or make pies and cookies
Mr.. Massie answered several questions in
relation To the estimates made by the
several subcommittee and submitted by
them to the committee on apportion-
ment, after which the resolution was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Manchester, the
school committee then adjourned, to
meet on the evening of the last Friday in
March.