The herald., 1898-03-01
WAS ALL ROUTINE BUSINESS
BOARD OF EDUCATION HEARS
VARIOUS REPORTS
MIR. Poor Asks a Conundrum About
Pianos and Pauses for Reply.
He Still Waits

When the board of education came tc
order last evening at 7:45 there were pres.
ent only President Davis. Directors
Mathis, Conrey and Bragg, Secretary
Averill and Superintendent Foshay. A
recess Of FIVE minutes was taken to give
the five absentees chance to arrive, there
being no quorum. Mr.. Poor showed III
shortly after, and the board proceeded tc
business.
A communication from the city auditor
respecting the demand of ]. A. Foshay foi
his expenses to the Milwaukee Nationa
Teachers institute, which he returned
with his reasons therefor. was referred &c
the finance committee.
Superintendent Foshay reported tna'
the second semester had opened last week
with the schools In several localities very
much overcrowded, causing considerable
trouble in readjusting the numbers fol
this term. All had been received, how
ever but many had been required to sc
outside their own districts. 1t was also
found necessary to establish several max
day schools. Additional halliday schools
had been opened as follows: Two at Boyd.
street school, two at Ninth-street school
two at Harper school and two at Seventh
street school. 1t had likewise become nec-
essary to use the vacant rooms in the
Cambria-street school, Olive-street school
and Rosedale school.
The superintendent announced that the
date for the Southern California Teachers
April LIST and I'd. He would therefore sug-
gest that the annual teachers institute for
the city be held during that week, begin
ming March 2Sth.
The report Of the superintendent was ap-
proved and his recommendations were
adopted.
The insurance committee reported In
favor of placing one of the policies on the
Harper-street school with the Sun Insur-
ance company, in lieu of one which expired
on Sunday. The report was adopted.
The committee on educational supplies
recommended that the bid of +. D. Jones
for 1892. 10 for certain books needed imme-
diately be adopted. On motion. it was so
ordered.
The report of William Rommel. the ar
bitrator for the board. showing an itemized
list of the cost to be incurred for the re-
placing of the Pico school house, which
was lately burned down, aggregating
$7165.SS, was read to the board.
Mr.. Bragg stated that he had demanded
that sum of the insurance companies, but
he could not report any progress yet. A
long discussion ensued, in which the in
surance companies were blamed for not
having selected another umpire, when they
knew that the appointment of Mr. Norris
was not satisfactory to the board. One of
the insurance agents claimed that they
had never been officially notified of the
prejudice in the premises by the board of
education. although he admitted that he
knew OF 1t. as we'll as other agents. He
failed to explain why the umpire had not
been changed when they learned of it, no
matter by what channel Rommels report
was finally referred to the building com
mittee.
Mr.. Poor stated that there were two kim
dergarttens without pianos. He moved
that the supply committee be authorized
to provide them, whether it be by rent
ing or purchasing them
Mr. Conrey seconded the motion il the
motion was made to read rent" and not
purchase"
Mr.. Poor accepted the amendment. al
though he wanted to know why the
board could not buy two pianos this year
when there wasn't any trouble in purchas
Ing twenty-nine last year?