Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-11

dent retorted.
Il deny tue assertion" MIR. Fraim
replied.
''Your record don't show that you
did, said the president.
"Oh yes it does,'' Mr.. Frain replied,
81 defy you to prove it. ! have always
had the interest Of the pubic schools
at heart, but believe in doing things
legally" ),
the president
~ am not" Mr.. Fraim replied,
land defy you to prove ii.
This ended the discussion and Mr..
Carter's amendment and the amended
motion Ito draw the certifieatesl were
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Alfrey, Barnes, Buck
master, Carter, Frantz, Green, Kersey,
Morrow, Rommell Ross, Spruance,
Veasey and Milliken and President
Shortlidge-14.
Nays--Messrs. Adair, Ford, Fraim
and O'Donnell--4
Excused McGovern. Mr.. Nc
Govern explained that he would like to
| see the work go on, but he could not
see his way clear, under the law, to
vote for the motion.
| Mr.. Ross said he would not pay any
more bills in that manner.
| Mr.. Carter said 1T was his idea that
the finance and new buildings COM
| mittees could meet and devise some
| plan for paying the bills and report to
the board, and if the board did not see
fit to approve the Elan the work could
be ordered stopped. But in the case OF
the bills under consideration they were
due and il they were not paid the crecti-
4 htf 10
DIR. Spruance said he was opposed to
this method Of paying bills, but as the
debt had been regularly contracted he
was in favor Of any means to pay honest
debts.
TROUBLE OVER INSURANCE.
Some of the insurance policies on
some of the schools will expire next
Friday, and Chairman kersey Of the
insurance committee reported that he
had arranged to have such insurance
renewed, with the following companies
Alliance, Connecticut, Spring Gaf den,
: Phoenix, .Etna, Delaware, Imperial,
/ Pennsylvania and Manchester. He had
, arranged to place the insurance as
, follows: No. 5 School, $1,000 for five
, years, premium, sl2; No. /, $4,000,
/ Ss4; No. 8, g., 600, s24; No. 4, 1000,
S96; No. II. 81, 400, s16.S0: No. IS,
3 s3, 200, s24 No. 9, $1,000, $50; No. a.
' SO, 500, S35; No. Z, 81, ZOO, Sl2; No. 20
!, $1,000, 1924; No. 10, $4,000, s67. 20
i, No. 3, $1,000, Sl2; No. "a, $1,000, $40
q No. IA. $1,000, s42; No. "a, contents
SC, 600, s72; No. II, $4,000, s4S; No. 16
n 81, 600, s24; board room, $500, So.
O Mr.. Kersey explained that the rate
d were not all alike, as there was differ
IS ence, according to the difference II
/ location. Gilpin u Co. represent on
j. OF the companies, E. A. Van Trum
IS some of the others and Others are rep
d resented by other agents. He made
motion that the action be approved an
d checks drawn for the amounts OF tn
+. premiums.
Mr.. O'Donnell, who is also Inenbe
1t Of the committee, objected and sut
g. mitted minority report, in which h
Nd held that the action of the majority {
the committee was irregular. be favore
rs placing the insurance with Gilrin
ve Co. and Il. A. Van Trump, with whoi
the board had had experience, and WI
at opposed to distributing it around anon
oy other agents. He thought the action
the chairman was clearly violation
M the rules President Shortlidge said tt
city has splendid fire department ar
re is carrying too much insurance. III
on report of the majority, handed in
i'll, MIR. Kersey, was adopted, and the mil
,st ority report was laid on the table.
Ter FOURTH WARD VACANCY.
Toward the close Of the meeting M
no Morrow called attention to the fact tn
10 no action had been taken looking iowa
ne the filling of the Fourth ward vacanc
ne caused by the resignation of MI. Han
lld man at the preceding meeting. FINAL
9d Mr.. Ford. the member from the -Four
lla ward, said he had not given the matt
1se much thought and was Of the opini
for that the filling Of the vacancy might
a deferred until another meeting, as the
On. had been no hurry about filling, I
haS Tenth ward vacancy.
i, THAT delay said Mr.. O'DonDe
W. one of the members from the len
ne ward, was to give them time to 10
ing around and find somebody" ~
OF Concerning the Fourth ward vacant
IN Mr.. Garter said no hoped when
ne. matter did come up Mr.. Turner, W
IGN had represented tho ward, would
dld elected unanimously, Us he had beef
'ur faithful member of tho board He {
:, not know whether Mr.. Turner woi
Mr. accept, hut hoped the place would
liar offered TO him.
ooi. hi. Ford said several reopls in
not ward he'd been speaking to HIM abb
and the matter and Mr.. Turner's name |
aye. been mentioned, and people who Q
the troll the ward and had voted for
Dit Turner said if he was elected by
y or board he would be defeated at the n
en- election. Personally, he liked
Turner and would be glad to vote
mai him, but did not want to offend him
ieVe having him elected by the board
defeated by the people.
"That is the way the people wan
new reward him for bis faithful service
'r remarked President Shortlidge.
Tor "Well," Mr.. Ford replied, II d,
ived know anything about that /
lem thought would tell the board pla
'tofs how the people feel about the matte
? Vi JANIToRs' SALARIES INCREASED.
tho On the recommendation of the C
rer1 mittee on fuel, heat and ventilat
-bba,,, the salaries of ianitors were incre
b;na as follows: e. w. Yarnall, School
,ered 2, from 5000 to 1925; James Maha
areot No. A, 800 to 1925; William Fl. G
,nnld we'll, No 5. 5000 to S22o: Charlie!
lila Nostrand, No.-6, S20G to S225; w
was Jones, No. IA, 1926 to $3.50; Stel
ne,ty Hinson, No. 16, $500 TO $3.50;
W. Kirby, No. II, $500 to 1925.
hive liam Kinslow, No. Is, 500 to
: thee Arthur N. Davis. No. 81, $3.50 to
hanf, Susan Zane, No. %, S125 to SEQ;
h"he ndarenr NJ, o. eDDr IN pD5(l