Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-13
$Sl,OO0,.
Or More, For City
Schools
New Apportionment Is
Nearly Due.
Lack Of Funds Delays
Present Plans.
~
Board Voted Down a Much.Dis.
cussed Recommendation.

So far as cash is concerned, the
Board Of Education is at the end Of its
string, and yearns for the February
apportionment to inspire new energy
into the execution of plans formed
some time ago, and which have been
thoroughly discussed.
The August opportionment aggregat-
ed nearly $4,000, and more. is expect
ed from that of February. The ex-
pectations for an increase are based
upon the fact that Akro.i will now Sc
cure the apportionment for the schools
added to this city by the annexation
of new territory. More than $S1,0 IS
expected. The apportionment will be-
come due within the next ten days
RECOMMENDATIONS VOTED
DOWN.
Lack Of funds in the treasury, with
the fact that competitive bids had net
been advertised for, caused Messrs.
Slabaugh and Millikin to vote against
the recommendation of the heating and
Yentllating Committee to award to
Englehart & Eckart the contract to es-
tablish the Bartlett system of water
closets in the Kent, Henry, Crosby ana
Allyn schools. President Otis and
Messrs. Kelly, Reed, Talcott, Hartzell
and Gibbons voted to adopt the recon-
mendation. Messrs. Frese, Kingsbury,
Endres and Harpham, were not pres
ent; consequently the recommendation
was lost, 1t requiring a majority Of
all the members to adopt it. The bid
for furnishing the equipment was
$1S.79 for water closets and the same
price for urinals. 1t. was figured that
all expenses for equipping the schools
named would aggregate nearly $4,000.
The law requires that COLI
tracts involving 81, 500 or more, shall
be advertised for competitive bids.
The committee having this matter
bin charge talked very,strongly in favor
OF the Bartlett system, but Messrs.
Slabaugh and Millikins argued that ii
would be well to try more than one
system, and to encourage, rather than
shut out competition. Col. Gibbons
had several letters of Recommendation
of the Bartlett system TO read, but the
board did not deem 1t necessary to
hear them. This matter will rest for
the present.
L ANOTHER ANNEX.
During remarks, Col. Gibbons, re-
marked incidentally that It would soon
be necessary to build an annex to the
teggett school.
/ INVITATION ACCEPTED.
The Hoard accepted an invftation to
send a representative to the meeting
; Of the state Directors Association,
to be held at Columbus, Feb. 10 to e.
It was decided that President Otis
should go.
GRANTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Supt. Hotchkiss was granted leave
OF absence to attend the national con,
vention of superintendents to be held
at Chicago Feb. 81 and %.
CLAIMS eRDBRHD PAID.
Payment Of the following slatns was
ordered:
East Ohio Gas Co., gas, labor. s 55s1
D. w. Leopold, carriage. e........ 100
Dickson Transfer Co., same. 400
Geo A. Whyler, plumbing. 49,. 1924
; N. o. r. Co., light and power. 77.sO
Henningcr g. Elton, labor and
Z material .......... 62.3s
D.. Crankshaw, carriage. e......... 1880
Akron Foundry Co., plates and
, bars ...''.''''.'.... oVoo
l.. 70. Knott. apparatus. ....... 251.1
Peter Leizer plastering ....... 1900
Cen s. Dales. stand. ..,.... 500
A. T. Thompson & Co., lanterns. e3.Sb
Klages Coal & Ice Co., coal.... 1926
r. r. Mailer, placing water col
+ umn 6229
TRUANT OFFICERS REPORT.
During the past month, Truant Of
Z. ficer Watson made 40 visits to schools,
visited 1888 homes and sent for 1s4 pu-
nils; absentees from school %; truants
apprehended and returned to school 6;
pupils under Ia compelled to attend,
%; pupils under 10 compelled to at
, tend, 4; pupils excused upon physi-
clans certificate, g.; pupils removed
from city. II; pupils who applied to
the Poor Director for shoes, 80; pupils
who applied for clothing, .; pupils
} withdrawn from employment and re-
turned to school, 2S; pupils discharged
from shops, 8; brought before Mayor,
, 8; parents prosecuted, q.
NOTES.
The claim OF the Main st. M. E.
church for 50 for gas furnished Kin
! dergarten school, referred to Schools
and Discipline committee.
, The Philomatheon Society was grant
| ed the use Of the high school hall to
give a reception to young women or
/, the school. The girls gave the boys of
B., the Philomatheon society a reception
: last fall, and the one now contemplated
+ will be return affair.
t The action of the Teachers and sal
) aries committee In employing Miss
, Maud Flower TO teach the primary de-
! partment in the Howe school was rat
{ fied, Miss Flower was employed last
fall, but on account of Illness, was un-
able TO teach Her salary is upOu the