The herald., 1898-02-22

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ment. all under the usual contract for the
current school year.
We call the attention of the board to the
fact that the first eight names above Civ
en-, and also the three names above given
for the kindergarten department, are the
names of teachers who were on the roll
of city teachers for the school year ended
June 3O 1897
This recommendation is submitted as a
partial report upon the resolution intro
duced on February Sth, 1S9S by the member
from the Ninth ward, which resolution was
referred to this committee.
There are few other names of teachers
belonging to the number specified in that
resolution. We find that of the seventeen
teachers referred to in the resolution only
four have had a record in the department
that was as good as that of Miss Owen and
MISS Horgan. We have included all those
names of applicants for reinstatement
where our investigation led us to an opin-
ION clearly favorable to the applicant In
the remaining cases we do not expect to
make similar recommendation unless
upon other and more satisfactory informa-
ton.
This report. especially the latter portion
of 1t, did not seem to please Webb, and he
demanded to know how many of the teach
ers reported by the committee were not
included in his resolution. The question
caused much debate. some of which was
almost acrimonious, but after repeated ex-
plantations the report was adopted, Bart
lett alone voting against it.
AN INSURED SCHOOL
The matter of the insurance on the Pico
Heights school recently destroyed by fire,
was then taken up. A report was received
from the board of appraisers, or, at least,
two of them, the representative of the
board for reasons stated at the last meet
ing not having participated In the so-called
adjustment Of the loss. The report was
filed by j. II. Gray, representing the insur-
ance companies and Homer Morris the
umpire selected by the other two apprais-
ers. The offer was made to the board to
pay either $53T7.32, or to rebuild the school
for $5974.50, the board to pay $597.4S. The
appraisers stated that the building was
worth at the time of it's destruction S5914. so,
that estimate being based upon the actual
market value of materials for its con-
struction at the time it was destroyed. The
deduction of 10 per cent of this amount was
for wear on the building since its erection.
The report did not please the board at all,
and in the discussion which followed there
was an evident desire to demand of the
insurance companies the full value of the
building. There was also an assertion
that none of the companies or agencies
which had placed the insurance on the
ting more business out of that board. The
matter was referred to the building COM
mittee to report as to the best method of
proceeding at the next meeting.
Webb called attention to the fact that
the board would be called upon to place
insurance to the amount of nearly a quar-
ter of a million dollars next month, and
moved that the policies now held by the
board be closely examined by the building
committee, and that the same committee
make a careful appraisement of the value
of all school buildings with view to pre-
venting over-insurance on any of them
This motion was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS
President Davis announced that as Mr.
kubach had been succeeded by Mr.. Bragg
as representative from the Seventh ward.
1t was necessary to make some changes in
the committees. He therefore stated that
the following committees, of which Mr.
Kubach had been a member would be
changed as follows: Buildings-Bragg, Nc
1nerny and Mathis; rules-Conrey, Braly
and Bragg; educational supplies-Mathis,
Bragg and Poor; furniture, etc.-BraCg
Poor and McInerny.
Webb offered a resolution to pay H. G.
johnson a full months pay for services
as secretary during February. Mr.. Con-
rey, however, amended it so that Johnson
Will IeCelVo pay lOr services up 10 last
night, and the new secretary will be paid
for balance of the month. The amend
ment was adopted.
seemingly innocent resolution was in
troduced by Mr. Bartlett in which 1t was re-
cited that Johnson had served the board
as secretary faithfully and honestly, and
that he be given a vote of thanks Mr.
Conrey moved to lay the resolution on the
table, but this was voted down. Then fol-
lowed series of speeches in which every
member participated, some of them several
times. At first Messrs. Davis, Conrey and
Braly refused to vote for the resolution
on the grounds that Johnson had not acted
entirely as he should. They were induced,
however, to change their views, and the
resolution was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Poor brought up the matter of the
payment of the teachers for the Christmas
holiday week. This caused another long
debate, in which every member partici-
pated. The motion to make payment of
these salaries was carried by a vote of
7 to 2, Messrs. McInerny and Davis voting
against it.
Superintendent Foshay called attention
to the crowded condition of some Of the
schools at the beginning of the new term
yesterday, and stated that it would be
necessary to open halliday schools
Wednesday. He was given authority to
use mis- own discretion in the matter, under
the direction of the building committee
The superintendent was also instructed to
prepare display of school work, which is
to be made part of the chamber of COM
merce display at the Omaha exposition.
The board then adjourned.