Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-13
A LONG HOLIDAY.
Schools to be Closed From December 21st
to january ed.

to January ed.
Tho Board OF EDUCATION met Monday
evening in fortnightly session and
transacted much business. 1t was de.
cided, on motion of Mr.. Morrow, that
when the schools close on December
2lst they remain closed until January
I'd, 1901.
Bids having been solicited for fur
nishng 507 curtains for the new high |
were read, as was also the following |
letter from M. Megary & Son, which |
had been sent to the board in lieu OF a
bid:
Wilmington, Dec. 10.-Board OF
Public Education--Desr Sirs: We
herewith return your specifications for
window shades for the new high
school building deeming 1t useless to
l estimate on same. as our past expert
ence has proven that favorite bidders
only receive consideration, and that
estimating ia only useless waste of
time. Very respectfully.
| NJ. Megary & Son.. ="
. No action was taken on the letter and
it was not commented upon. The bids,
which were referred to the committee
on new buildings, with power to act,
were as follows;
| d. O.. u. IN. ItdTuhu-CDiO to-ts
according TO make.
Rosin { bro. -si45. sc, s457. "a, 497. %,
or $52l.75.
Edward II. Brennan-s475. SO, or
s4O5. 10.
The committee on new buildings re-
ported that it had awarded TO }. " j.
N. Hartman the contract for bookcases
ct the new high school, at their bid
of S249, and also for Gates drawing
tables at sll. 50 each. The report was
accepted
The following bills, on account Of the
new high school work. were ordered
paid: The A. S. Reed s Bro. Co.,
5.G25. rs; Harry A. Miller. Sl2, 000
Storm doors were ordered put up at No
il School. at cost Of s57.50. Two bids
had been received, the other being S66.
! 1t was decided to have the manual
training pupils make lesson case for
, tho new nigh school. Repairs are to
be made at Schools Nos. IL and 81 and
, No. 16 is to receive flag.
A request was received from colored
0 school at Odessa to purchase some cid
desks. The matter was referred to the
] committee on repairs.
: Chairman Turner Of the new build
! ing committee reported that Mr.. Nor
. row had donated 6,000 new bricks fol
: paving at the new high school. The
, gift was accepted and Mr.. Morrow wat
given vote Of thanks.
The finance committee made the fol
D lowing report for November. which wal
8 approved Resources Balance. curren
9 expenses, S., 500. SO; appropriation from
a City Council. sl3, $685. Oh; dividend
from State school fund, 1929, 5l5. 70
colored school tax from county treas
urer, 1915; interest on deposits il
Union National Bank, s12.G6; total
J. S42, 299 II. Disbursements-Teac
|. salaries, S12, 40. GA; officers and JAM
> tors salaries, 81, 256. 50; paid on ao
IS count of new buildings, S442; paid 70
n books and stationery, 81, 636. 60; man
ual training supplies, S2l4. 81; furni
D. ture. sl9 70; heating apparatus, s475
d repairs, $3.50. AZ; supplies for sewin
q teacher and supervisor, SIG. 30; lnsti
- tute Free Library, S5S6.30; fuel
a S240. 05; miscellaneous, 81, 40S. 10; over
I draft paid ON new building account
S609. CO; balance, new building fund
Of SO, 101.67 balance, current expens
10 fund, S13, 6S3. 70; total, 5I2, 2a9. IL. TIL
ls sum of $4,000 was transferred froI
IN the fund for current expenses to th
OF fund for new buildings.
i. Treasurer Bartram reported that !
nv comparing the accounts of last yea
se with those Of this year he had disco,
ms cred that the current year showed a
ut excess of expenses over last yea
he amounting to &c, 452. 90, as follows
b. Manual training department, 1885, Al
re supplies. $4,000; salaries, 81, 100 5t
sp books and stationery, So 9Sl.79; fue
In $6i5. "a repairs, 1893. O3; miscellaneou
Oh S649. G5; furniture. $3.50. 81 heating oil
of paratus, Si75. On November 30th, 1850
yn the balance was SIG, 053. II, and Il
" balance this year was Sl3, $685. 70. Sui
sequent to November Both, 1899, the
Nv was transferred from the current O.
d, pense fund the sum OF 81, 05S. So. I'll
in excess OF receipts from City Counc
In for the current car over last year, will
ns at the end of the year, amount to "a. 81
In No action was taken on the repor
u but President Shortlidge called the a
Of tentIon of the members to its signit
to canoe and said the expenses must
as. curtailed. 1t was explained that Il
oils large increase in the book and 81
OILS tionery account was due to the 10
nd that change had been made in art
,rs metics. President Shortlidge sa
me some OF the members had been orde
zen ing supplies for the schools which hi
;he not been authorized by the board, al
The the practice must be stopped. 1t W
md not right and had created some iei
sas ousy among some Of the schools
the Twenty five copies Of the prose a
ZEN poetical works of the late Fannie
est Kitchener were received for free dist
cts button in the schools, with the rogue
cry that additional copies be purchased
the the four remaining schools. The matt
the was referred to Superintendent Tw
use myer, with request that he report
the the next meeting. The author was
ore time an attendant at No. 4 SchC
and has endeared herself to the pub
school pupils by her writings. 4
donation was FROM q relative and "
on. in the nature of memorial 10 the {
, NJ ceased.
i'm. 1t was expected that the matter
rom engineer, fireman and ianitor at
md new high school would come up,
the committee on fuel, heat and ven
ate lation, to which it had been referr
ges MAD no report 70 nnke.
hat LETTER FROM MANILA.