Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18

SOUTH OMAHA NEWS

Last nights adjourned meeting of the
Board of Education was well attended,
especially by property owners who had sub
mitted bids for the site for a new school
building in the territory lying between Sew
enteenth and Twenty-second streets and n
and @ streets. These bids were opened and
read and referred to the buildings and
grounds committee:
Anton Belohlavek, Twenty-second and p
streets, 5000; James p. Cahill. southwest
corner Eighteenth and Q streets, $3.50:
John Mcmillan. Twentieth and o streets,
1850; Anna Schneider, Nineteenth and P
streets. 81, 200; Barbara Dilkea, Nineteenth
and P streets, 81, 700; P. J. Barrett, Eight
zenith and o streets, SO. 200; August Paper,
Twenty-second and o streets, 81, 500; T. ].
O'Neil, Nineteenth and o streets, 2 ,75O; B.
E. Wilcox, four lots, Seventeenth and p
streets, 81 800; B.. f. Wilcox, three lots,
Seventeenth and P streets, 81, $50; T. T.
O'Connor, Eighteenth street between P and
@ streets, 81, 300; Joseph Vachel, two lots,
Twentieth and p streets, 81, 900; James Dill
belka, one lot, Twentieth and p streets,
81 500; Mary King, Twentieth between o
and P streets. 81, 900; w. M"lek, Twentieth
between o and P streets, 81, 300; James
Novacek, Twentieth and p streets, s $500.
When the consideration of the bids came
up it was decided to refer the matter to
the buildings and grounds committee. Sew
eral members of the board suggested that
an informal meeting be held some day this
week for the purpose Of looking over the
various sites. In this the members of the
buildings and grounds committee heartily
concurred and Wednesday afternoon was the
date set for this inspection. On account of
the desire Of the board to commence work
at the earliest noSsih1p mnmaDt II iE likaly
that a special meeting will be held Friday
evening of this week for the purpose of
taking some action on the report of the
committee.
Superintendent Wolfe has made an esti-
mate Of the number of pupils who will re-
turn to school in September and also of the
number of teachers that will be needed.
This estimate follows: High school, 40
pupils, six teachers; Central school. 43O
pupils, ten teachers; High school annex, 10
pupils, two teachers; Highland school, 21O
pupils, five teachers; West Side school, 43O
pupils, ten teachers; Brown Park school, 600
pupils, thirteen teachers; Hawthorne school,
400 pupils, eleven teachers; Lincoln school,
1926 pupils, five teachers; Albright school, $50
pupils, five teachers; Lowell school, 22O
pupils, Ave teachers; Corrigan school. 100
pupils, two teachers. This makes a total of
NV pdIlAS III IL uNht ~ III
was made for the proposed new school house.
Superintendent Wolfe asserts that after the
first month of school the attendance will
be increased fully 200.
Member Brennan brought UP the matter
of the recent teachers examinations and
said he did not like the method employed by
the examiners. He understood that in some
cases the marking OF one of the examiners
had been decided as final. He thought all
three of the examiners should have a chance
to mark papers before a final report was
made. In order TO bring about the result
he favored holding back the pay Of the ex-
aminers until a tabulated report was made
showing the individual standing and aver
age markings Of each person taking the ex>
animation. The examining board has sent
in a bill for s105 and it is understood that
this amount will not be paid unit. the re-
port desired is in possession OF the secre-
tary of the board. Adjourned until Friday
night.