The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-14
THE BOARD or EDUCATION.

Committee Authorized to Purchase
 Moro Land on Livingston Street.
 The board of education held it's regu- lar meeting last evening, all the mem bers of the board excepting Messrs. Hooker and Asher being present. The report of the committee on finance for the year ending with December 91, 1898, was received. It was voted to ask the board of finance to transfer S15,000 from the special fund to the current expense account, this board to be notified before January 27.
 The building committee was author ized to purchase the additional land re- quired for the building of the new Liv- ingston street school at cost of $1,750. The appropriation has already been made, but the committee is now au- thorized to go ahead and complete the purchase.
 The fire commissioners have granted the request of the board of education to strike the fire alarm, upon the request of the superintendent of schools, upon very stormy nights. The hour set for this alarm Is 6.20.
 The following communication has been received by Superintendent Ken dal from Agent s. o. Preston of the Organized Charities: "The Organized Charities association in behalf of one hundred families aided at Christmas time through the remembrance of the school, herewith renders hearty thanks to all who participated, and takes this opportunity of assuring you that your contributions added very greatly to the happiness of the unfortunate poor It is probable that nearly every poor per- son in New Haven had some holiday token through the thoughtfulness of kind-hearted people, and the true Christmas spirit, namely, gifts to the poor was largely emphasized"
 Miss Harriet P Marsh has been ap- pointed teacher in the Hillhouse high school at salary of $450 to date from January 10, 1899.
 The recommendation of the commit tee on school buildings that Alfred L. Tanner be appointed janitor of the Eaton school at a salary at the rate of $950 per annum to date from January 1, 1899 was adopted.
 The clerks account of the receipts and expenditures for the year ending December 31, 1898, was submitted to the board and was as follows:
 Receipts-Received from controller for current expenses, 66,220; received from controller for special expenses, $5,- 900; received from controller for free text book $7,311.54; total, $37S531.54.
 Expendtures-For current expenses: Salaries, teachers s275, ,152.9S, janitors $27,53017, officers $S,2O0, clerical assist ance $4,4S9.S0; total, $315, ,372.95; rent, $3,- 154; supplies, fuel $11,622.7o, stationery $6, ,636.6S, printing $1, ,420.21, janitors' SUD- plies $1,20220, miscellaneous supplies $6, ,362. .66, apparatus and library $1,640,25, laboratory supplies $49S.96, science sup plies STOOD; total, $29,553.67.
 Miscellaneous-Enum children s66S 30, gas and oil $6S5.43, telephone ser vice $S14.21, graduation exercises of the high schools s350,OS, express, carting, travel, etc., $S21.94 incidentals Sl,542.90, insurance $6S S6, electric current for mo- tors and light $1,203.64; total, s6,155.36.
 Repairs--buildlng and grounds $5,145.- O6, heating apparatus s74390, furniture $5, ,611.32, blackboards $4S3.30; total, $11,- 9835S; total current expenses, $366 6219.- | 56; for special expenses, site corner of 1 Livingston and Gamer streets, $5,000; | free text books, $7,311.54; total expendi- lures, 7S,53110; unexpended balance | returned to the city treasurer A cents. |