The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-02-09
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
ANNUAL REPORTS SUBMITTED AT
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Plans for the New Cedar street school
Accepted-Brown 81 VonBeren the
Architect.

AT the meeting of the board of edu-
cation last night the annual reports or
the president, SUPERINTENDENT and the
various committees were read and &C
cepted and ordered referred to the may
or for approval. Aside from these re-
ports regular monthly reports were sub
mitted to the board.
1t was voted to have whole holiday
on Washington's birthday, and plans
for the proposed new Cedar street
school compiled by Brown & Won Beren
were accepted, providing the price for
the construction of the building can be
made to come within the $4,000 which
was appropriated by the board Of
finance The architects submitted esti-
mates for the different work on the
proposed new building, that would
bring the price UP to $4,000, $4,000 more
than was allowed. The building COM
mittee was ordered last night to see the
architects, and, if possible to have
them cut down the expense of building
SO that no more than the specified sum
would be used. The new building will
be three stories high and will contain
eighteen rooms. 1t viii be similar in
many respects to the new Washington
Hooker school, az the corner of Living
ston and Gamer streets, and when COM
pleted will be one of the most attrac-
tive in the state The plan of Brown
& Won Beren was the only one submit.
ted last night.
"A communication from the court of
common council, concerning the en-
nj IF in 10 hIIi1dincr
of new buildings, was referred to the
corporation counsel for an opinion.
The annual report Of President Whit
ney gave an abstract of the more i'm
portant business Of the year, dwelling
principally on the resignation of former
Superintendent of Schools Kendall the
appointment Of Superintendent Beede,
and the question Of the new high school
The report was an int resting one, and
was followed by the report Of the COM
mittee on schools, the chairman of
which is Mr.. Harmount. This report
gave an account of the improvements
in the different buildings during the
years just past, the transfers of the
japitors, etc. The report of the COM
mittee on finance was made by Thomas
Hooker. Probably the most interesting
part Of the report was the account of
the property owned by the district. es-
timated as nearly as possible at it's
original cost. The figures show that
the district owns property to the
amount of $1.545517.36. In the annual
report of the committee on finance was
also list of the appropriations by the
board from the board Of finance.
The monthly reports were heard, the
report Of the committee on schools be-
ing az follows:
The committee announces the resigna-
tion Of Miss josephine A. Sheehan, room
2, grade, 1. Lloyd street school, the
resignation Of Benjamin A. Cooke, in
structor In Mechanical drawing at the
Boardman advanced evening school.
: Owing to the resignation of Mr.. Cooke
the superintendent has placed in charge |
of the department Of mechanical draw
ing at the Boardman advanced evening
partment, and the committee recon-
mends that Mr.. Ebel's salary be in
creased from ST to $1.50 per night, to
take effect Monday evening, February
4th
Miss Marie r. Dillon, room l, grade /,
Ferry street school. has asked for a
leave Of absence until September 1, 1901,
and the request was granted.
The monthly report of the board of |
finance showed the following summary:
Total receipts January /, to December
81. 1900, $3.50, 26oo6: total expenditures
January 1, to December 81, 1900 $780,
26006.
During the week ending January 81,
1900, there were ten more pupils regis
tered in the evening schools than during
the corresponding week this year The
superintendent announces the transfer
3f Miss Nettie E. Hall and all her pupils
from room s Lowell school to room 9
Worthington Hooker school,
The committee on schools was order
I'd to secure room near the Woodward
school for the accommodation of the
oupils in that district who are not able
% secure room in the school building.