The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-12
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Anthony Carrolps Btn Not Approved
 An Interesting Report.

An Interesting Report.
 The board of education held short meeting, at which the bill presented by Anthony Carroll for services as inspsc- tor and weigher of coal for the district came up for discussion. The bill was for s15S. It was referred at previous meeting of the board to the committee on buildings and this committee last night reported that it had no knowi- edge of any services as weigher and inspector performed for the district by MT. Carroll and reported that it did not approve the bill. This report was ac- cepted by the board and ordered on file
 During the meeting the matter of building a new high school was infor- mally discussed and plans and pictures of various high school buildings were looked over. A request was received from the mayor for any suggestions as to changes which the board desired in those sections of the city charter which affected the city schools and the work of the board of education. The only change suggested was one which is de- sired by every department under the city government. This is the repeal of | the section which requires the adver- Using for bids on all supplies and other things entailing an expenditure of $100 1 or more. This section has been found to operate with much inconvenience 1 and to cause considerable extra ex- pense, as many of the supplies which | ,fc .1,r G,,NN | have standard prices and the expense of advertising for bids is therfore need i less.
 The building committee reported sal aries for the janitors of night schools, as follows: Boardman, w. H. Wake man, $1 per night, and Isaac W. Bishop, s1 per night; TIillhouse, Frank T. | Clark $2 per night; Hamilton school, 1 Michael Hughson, 75 cents per night; | Webster school. John Shaugnessy, 75 cents per night; Fair street school, Hugh J. McNamara, 50 cents per night; Whiting street school, William F. Short. 30 cents per night The report was adopted.
 Speaking of the Cedar street school last night, Superintendent Kendall {. stated that the building had not been condemned. notwithstanding reports to the contrary. He said that the build ing had been simply officially aban- doned, as the ventilation is natural and not according to modern ideas of sani- tation and the light is poor. He said, however, that the building was per fectly safe and would be used until a new building is erected on it's site. MT. Kendall reported that the average at tendance at the night schools for the week ending November was 656, an incrase of twenty-four over the average attendance for the corresponding week last year. .. Superintendent Kendall submitted an interesting report as to the occupations of the fathers of pupils in the Hillhouse high school The report follows:
 Employees of manufacturing concerns, 5S; travelling salesmen, salesmen and clerks, 45; carpenters, Az; members of business firms, 35; merchants, 35; fore men, 19 machinists 12; saloonkeepers, Il; clergymen. Il: lawyers, 10: police- men, 10: secretary business corpora tiors. 10; superintendents business cor porations, g; masons, T: Yale profes- sors, T; agents, T; business managers. i 6; painters. 6; locomotive engineers 6; teamsters, 6; dentists, 5; bakers, ,; bookkeepers, 5; teachers. 5; drivers, 5; coachmen, 5; cigarmakers, 5; plumbers, 4: treasurer business corpora tions, 1; laborers, 4; feed, grain, etc, dealers. 1; barbers, 4; florists, 3; carmen 3; mold CTS. 3; conductors, 3; polishers, 3; bank cashiers. 8; physicians, 3; students, 3; shoemakers, 3: missionaries, 3; tea pedd1ers, 2; real estate agents, 2; butch CTS, 2; shipmasters, 2 detectives, 3; porters 2; orchestra leaders. 2; engin- eeTs, 2; bank tellers, ?; stair builders, I2; canvassers, ?; lumber dealers, 2; stone cutters, 2; blacksmiths ?; watch makers, 2; bricklayers, 2; proprietors of restaurants. 2; vice presidents business corporations, 2; carpet layers, 2; one