The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-06
MONDAY, SEPT, 8
City Schools viii Open on
That Date.
MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS
Superintendent of Buildings
Gets an Allowance.

The board Of education at its regular
monthly meeting last night decided that
all the city schools should begin Monday
September g. DR.. Hunter was in the
chair in place of Mr.. Grafton.
-Four hundred and thirty-eight desk:
were ordered purchased for the ingalls,
and the addition to the High school
These dess are manufactured by the Cax.
ton Desk company of Richmond, Ind
and VIII cost from s2.65 TO 1926 each
They are noiseless and OF the latest pat
tern.
The ways and means committee report
ed its tax levy for the ensuing year
The committee decided on a tax for all
the property of the city of ten mills for
the general fund, two mills for the inter
est fund, two and three-fourths mills
for the sinking fund and one-fourth mill
for the public library fund, making If
teen mills levy for the year. The com
mittee reported that on their examina-
ton Of the treasurers books everything
was found correct. Mr.. Jackman moved
that SO per month be allowed the super
intendent Of buildings and grounds FOR
feed for his horse owing to the high price
Of feed and the expense the superintend-
ent was put to in order to promptly at
tend to his duties.
The buildings and grounds committee
made it's report for the month and bills
were allowed by the board. The commit
tee reported that the Ingalls, school build
ing was almost ready for the roof. but
would not be completed in time for the
opening Of school owing to the accident
to the contractor, Mr.. Walters. The High
school building was ready for the root
and would be completed in time for the
opening Of school. The roof of the Frank
lin school was being put on and would
be ready for use on time.
The committee recommended that the
Sanitors Of the various wards begin work
on the 18th Of August instead Of Septem-
Der !, so they could have more time to
clean up the buildings. II was also rec
commended that permanent walks be con-
structed on the west side OF tIe Washing
ton and Kellogg schools. The matter
was referred 70 the buildings and
grounds committee with power to act.
The committee on teachers recommend
ed that Miss Nellie Dryden be appointed
to the position vacated by Prof. Vernon
with salary of $50 per month. Prof
Enfield was appointed TO the position Of
assistant master of sciences, with sal
arv of $50 per month. Misses Mary Ear
nell and Catharine Bowdish were placed
on the teachers Substitute list, and Misses
| Bessie Laid, Edna Hutchinson, Bessie
Moore and Lula Kaufman and Mrs. Mag
gle Cummings were placed on the regular
! list. The report was adopted.
The committee on furniture and sup
plies was ordered TO purchase nine desks
| for the teachers of the ingalls, schoo
at the price of s96 for the lot.
The committee on heating and venila'
ton was empowered to award the con
/ tract for repairs on the Washington
school to Bosworth & Hahn for SIS.
| Major Casteel was before the board and
/ wanted a write-up of the schools and
/ cuts of the buildings for a souvenir Of
/ this city. He offered to do it free If th'
/ board would furnish the cuts and arti
Gle. but the board decided that the cos
/ OF new cuts would be too great to war
rant the board getting them.
The board rescinded its action In elect
ing Mr.. Holmes janitor Of the new In
| gals school building and elected Mr.. Ma
son in his place by vote Of to 2.