Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-14
MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD
Routine BUSINESS Transacted
at Monday Nights Session.
THE MANUAL TRAINING EXHIBIT
Fire Drills in Some of the
School Buildings.


School Buildings.
The Schools to Close at IL n. nj. on June
goth, on Which Day the Children WIN
Participate in the Floral Parade in Com
nection With the Eilts' Carnival.
The Board of Education decided, at
its meeting Monday night, TO close tile
schools at IL o'clock in the morning on
Wednesday, June Goth, and request
that all, of the schools that can do SO
participate in tho floral parade in
connection with tho lilks' street fair
and carnival.
President Shortlidge called the atten-
tion of the members to the fact that
the rules of the board require fire drill
once month at buildings where there
are fire escapes.
A communication was received from
the w. & j. Lang Co. Of the northeast
corner of Fifth and French Streets,
stating that the company intends to
enlarge its building and requesting per-
mission to place windows in the wall on
tie building line of the No. ] School
premises The matter was referred to
the committee ON law. The windows
would be on the school yard and high
enough to be out of reach.
The committee on books was i'm
structed 10 advertise for bids for new
hooks for the next school year, the pro.
posals to be in by the first meeting
night in July.
The committee on fuel, heat and
ventilation was authorized 10 advertise
for proposals for fuei for the next school
year.
In regard to the request of DR.. Crum-
baugh that the detectives papers in
tho High School Investigation some
time ago be returned to him, the law
committee reported that 1T had made
diligent inquiry and was unable to
learn that the papers ever had been in
the possession of the board. The report
was adopted.
Mr.. Carter reported that the motor at
No. 16 School was burned out during
the thunder storm on Friday and some
other damage mad been done, but the
matter had been adjusted with the In
suranoe company.
Mr.. Carter invited the mem bers TO
inspect the manual training exhibit of
No. 16 School on the night of the 2lst
and all day of the 22d of June. The in
viGation was accepted.
a report was read from Miss Mary O..
/. Williams, assistant Superintendent Of
schools, who had madeG an inspection
Of the primary schools, at the request
of President Shortlidge. She report ted
all of the buildings clean and in good
condition, except Nos. 10, IL, IA, Is, IL
and 81, where some mention was made
of dust, unclean windows, unclean floors
or something of that character. The
matter was referred to the several visit
ing committees. No. 90 School was re.
ported in bad shape and the matter
was referred to the new building oom-
mittee. The building is defective.
An order was passed for Sl7. 90 to. pay
for renewing the bond OF Treasurer
Bar tram, whichwill expire On juno 25th.
As the next stated meeting is to be
held on June 2lth, the night of the
High School commencement at the
Grand Opera House, it was decided tc
call the meeting OH that nigat ut Z. As
O'Clock and adjourn to some oGher night.
The finance committee submitted the
following report for May, which was
| approved:
! hESOURCES.
| Balance, fund for new buildings..S 44l.1i
| Balance, clrrent expenses. s....,.... 1,036.Sl
| Appropriation from City Council,
current EXPENSES. s................ 12,92o0l
| Recei, ed from School No. q, sale
| of old books. ks.................... 1.2
Overdraft, current expense fund.- 1.0l92'
| ..-l S15,4lS5'
| DISBURSEMENTS. n -.ss
| Salaries paid teachers rs............. Sl2, COZ q,
Salaries paid officers and janitors, 1,ls9.2
| Books and stationery .............' 4lS9
| Manual training supplies. u 1873
Fuel ...i............... 1887
| Furniture. ........................ 1861
| Repairs. ..................... ...... 26fT
Supplies for supervisor and sewing
teacher refS A.4
| Treasurer Free Library. 1888
| Miscellaneous. ......... ........... 5Si.3
S15,4ls.5
Note On May 18th, 1900, the boarG
ordered the sum OF S5S. IS to be trans
ferred from the fund for curren
expenses and placed TO the credit of tht
fund for new buildings. Nt
! After the regular business bad beel
disposed OF the board resumed recon
sideration of the revision of rules. A