The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-10

TO make a report On the Green Donohor
contest. This WAS due, he said, to thu:
fact that through misunderstanding
the committee was unable to get at tn"
papers in the matter at the meeting of
he committee last Monday night Mr..
Green, he said, had apparently abondoil-
cd his contest so far ms illegal votes wrr"
concerned and the matter had narrowed
down tn IL protest from salnescitiZens Of
the Second ward.
In reference to the charge that Mr..
Morrow had the keys to the safe np!
access to the papers, md did not put in
an appeara,ce when. the committee was
ready to proceed last Monday night.
Mr.. Morrow said he had not the keys
nor possession of the ballot box.
1t developed that Mr.. Morrow and
Secretary I;artram were in'o'"nt of all
CONNECTION with the matter and that tn.
ballot boz was on Mr.. Fraim's desk and
the papers wrr" in drawer Of the desk
ut til. time in question.
Dr. Fruntz of the new building commit
tee reported that the new coal cellar in
the High School will he completed i'll
a few days and will he ready for use.
he INV NH' e"fse
orizrd to secure plans, specifications and
bids for Il fire escape for No. II school.
Through the chairman of the printing
committee Superintendent Twitmyrr sub
mi,trd syllabus OF professional work
for teachers which is I" he circulated
among the teachers monthly. The com
miltrr was authorized to have the cilcn-
lars printed.
Mr.. Ford of the Fourth ward called Lt
1cnton to the fact that the oder from Il
stable next to No. S school is a, times
! very offensive and that ten window $
open ON that side of the school. Mr..
Ford will bring the matter to'the at'cn'
ton of the fence viewers.
Mr.. Adair said that number of resi-
dents of No. " school district are attend.
ing the Howard School which already
is uvrrrrowdrl whereas there are vacn;i-
cEs-/fn No. 2G school, Superintendent
Twitlnycr had no recommendations to
make in the matter.
In response to Il request or Principal
Berlin the nigh Scnool Committee wa
authorized to buy chemicals and appar
:tuS such AS are needed III the HIGH
School, the expenditure not TO eXc"ri
$50.
Mr.. Ford Of the Fourth ward said the
ianitors of some of the schools bad in
formed him that less coal had been nut
in this year than usual. He found that
tn, records called for more coal TN;
season til. - last year and suggested that
Il committee he appointed to investigate
the natter.
nr. Frantz of the heat. fuel and vrutl.
alton committee. said he had approved
the hills for coal because h. had no way
! of measuring the coal. He was lcati,
TO believe that any reputable firm would
| give short measure.
Mr.. Ford thought approving the bills
without knowing they were correct y
| LOOSE way OF doing business and said!
| that even some reputable firms deliver
1000 pounds for IL ton instead of 224o
! pounds.
Mr. Brown of tn" Twelfth ward no.
| puii"l for No. IS school that the janitor
! had told him he had not received more
| ll,nn twothrtls of the usual quantity
| of cool.
Owing to the condition of affairs. il
being found that in some of the schools
coal was left over from last year. Moth.
| in" could he done in tho matter though IL
! is likely that some provision will he made
/ in futur" for knowing that the proper
quantity of coal is delivered.
On motion Of Mr.. O'DonncIl the mat'"r
| Of giving old seats and desks to St .lne
ppr's Coior"d Home and TO Mr.. Mo"rn
| a school commissioner Of New Castle
county, was referred to the new huidinG
| committee AND the supervisor of school