The Portland daily press., 1899-07-24
SOUTH PORTLAND.

OF South Portland was held Saturday
afternoon whIoh was presided over by the
mayor. all the members being present. II
was Of more than ordinary interest for Il
considered many important matters. such
as the selection of text books, the salarie.
Of teachers and the choice Of janitors, eto
After the records OF the previous meeting
Ind been read and approved bids were
read for the repairs OF th.
Pleasant street sohool and they ranged
from $3.50 to s7p.s5.
The board appeared to be staggered By
this great range Of bids and many won.
dered II the l,west bidder. Bred E. Deer
ing, OF Scarboro. would be ab 10 to do Q
good job. He had acquaintance on tbs
board who spoke OF his trustworthinesl
and this matter was left to DIR. Brown.
A. q. Moors'a bid was SIG and bstween
him and Mr.. Deering the CONTRACTS will
most likely fall.
Text books came up for consideration
and the bone OF contention was over the
geography. Tho matter had been left to
a committee, but they saw Ct to report
AhoAfA0t9tAJ efAA bhs AsAoW - rSt VIZ 0ntt
going by declaring in favor of CHM &
Co. The American Book company. how
ever, had its friends on the board and
when the decisive vote was taken their
book WAS adopted by the following vote:
Yeas, Cobb, Weeks, Delano. Dawson.
Nays, Brown, Tilton, Lombard. Books
ON history were talked over aud no par.
ticular ons was adopted Ii being the
sense of the board that the matter was
safe In the hands Of the teachers, by the
use OF certain reference copies with which
they would be supplied
When teachers salaries were reached a
snag was surely struck. DIR. Brown
moved that the salary of Miss Bolton be
raised from ss7s to $500. whereupon came
like demand that the pay OF Miss
Hutohin. Miss Piilsbury, Miss Mabel
Rogers and others be raised and where
the end would have been reached. the
Lord only knows had not Mr.. 1ilton
withdrawn his motion for an increase of
Miss Hutchin's pay and the question
turning ON the reconsideration Of sal
ries, reconsideration was voted down and
thus the matter ended.
Superintendent Kalex called attention
TO what might be called the improper
equipment of pupils received In the gram
mar schools. notably SO among many sent
to MIR. Henley's school and dwelt upon
the tendency which this would have to
lower the standard all along the line,
from thu High school down. The matter
was considered and the regulation Of
grades was lsft to the superintendent.
Next came up was the choice of janitors
and those chosen yesterday were: Thomas
b. Place. High school, 81 per week; Mr..
Loveltt, Willard. SO SO; No. 10, Edward
Skillin. s25 per year; No. ], Irving Pea
body, s25; No. 2. John Murray. $40; No.
Is, edward Thomas and Norman Fox.
hart, ss5; Knightyilie school. John A b.
bott. "a per week. At South Portland
Heights the small school was left to the
local committee and so far as relates &c
Pleasantdale schools the choice OF iani-
tors was deferred to the next meeting.
In addition to these matters the repairs
needed for tie different schools were duly
considered and the nee dsd appropriations
for Knightvilie, Willard ana other schools
were voted.
The Uniyersalist Sunday school and
members of the parish and their friends
will go on their annual plonic next We'd
nosday, the goth. to Underwood Spring.
Falmouth. The cars will leave Portland
two or thres times an hour. The picnic
will star. from Wilson'S drug store. at
9.16. All are invited
Miss Ada Cribbey, an employe Of the
Peoples Ferry company, Is on two
weeks vacation. and her place is .supplied
by Miss Leila Broughton.
Miss Estelle Davis who mas been q guest
of K. NJ. Cole has returned to Haverhill.
Z Capt. Herbert Wallace has returned to
South Portland after seven months
voyage to south America.
N ews from Hawkswell, the conductor
on the Cape division railroad who 81
mysteriously disappeared some weeks ago
b as bcen received in this city. A lettel
has been received from him written ir
England, stating that he was drugget
and put aboayd the steamer and thai
when he regained his consciousness hs
was well on his way over.
Warren left. evangelist of Westbrook,
recently from N ew York, will speak thi'
evening at Mr.. Wilson's gospel tent.
South Portland.
PLEASANTDALE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morse and son Of
Dorchester, Mass. are being entertained
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. Charles
Hamilton, Elm street.
Miss Gertrude Hanblen has returned to
Br idaton.
Mr.. John Morrison of Portsmouth N.
H., is the guest of his son, w. W. Morri-
son, Elm street, where he will pass the
summer.
Herbert Strout of the Perkins Institute,
South Boston, Is enjoying his vacation at
the home Of his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
George Strout, Chestnut street.
Mr.. Bert Hayes Of Somerville Mass. II
passing two weeks vacation at the
home Of his uncle, Charles K. hayes.
Miss Myrtle Copp Of Cornish Is the