The sun., 1901-10-15
NEW MEMBER
TOOK THE OATH
Mordecai Barnes Sworn in by
Board of Education.
TEACHERS TO BE CHANGED
Several Transfers Among Teachers
Dacided Upon by the Committee.
New Machinery for Manual
Training Department.

fM MOTutPui DafUeS WIS SWbTl III as wv
member of the Board Of Education from
the Sixth ward at the meeting of the
& board last night. He takes the place of
Walter II. Buckmaster, resigned. Th"
& teachers committee presented the follow
ing report, which was adopted:
10 the Board of Public Education:
Gpntlemcn:-Y Your committee on teach,
ers would report that they have opene!
81 new grammar room i'll school No. l6.
and recommend that Lillian Byrd br
transferred from the primary department
of School NO. 1G to the new grammar
room. at n salary of $500 per year.
That Geneva NJ. Lawrence be appoint
cd to the position made vacant by the
transfer Of Miss Byrd, ut salary Of
5000 per year.
Your committee would also report that
they have opened II new primary room
in School No. 49, and would recommend
the appointment of Ida Caldwell to take
charge of this new room, at Il salary Of
$500 per year.
Your committee would recommend The
transfer of Lucy NJ. Davis from tn,
grammar department of School No 16 10
the High School department of the samn
school ut salary of $500 per year
Your committee would ask that all the
recommendations in this report take
effect September /, 1901.
Treasurer Bartram reports as follows:
October |, to balance. fund for new
buildings, etc, $3l.OSS.41; appropriation
from City Council, $14244.3l: amount
received from nonresident pupils. $40;
interest on deposits Union National
Bank $49.O4; total $45,491.76.
Credit BY salaries paid officers and
janitorS, $l,567.64: amount paid for new
buildings. 81 1866: amount paid for heat
ing apparatus. $405.95; amount paid for
furniture, $1.044.70: amount paid for
books and stationery, $42.25: amount paid
for repairs, $2,44S.14; amount paid foi
fuel, $40; supplies for supervisor, 81 &C;
treasurer free library. $615.61; miscelanc.
olls, $Sl.52: paid overdraft August ac-
count, fund for current expenses, 81 ,794 go,
balance fund for new buildings, etc.
$29.S5S.S5: balance fund for current ex
penses, $6,4251S; total $45,491.76
Authority was granted the manual
training committee to buy drill press
for the forge room and n small ease foI
the machine shop in the High School
The matter Of buying two blackboards
for use by Miss Mclaughlin, drawing
teacher in Schools Nos "a and 2S, wa,
referred.
The committee on printing recommend
al that on accounts Of the bids not hen.
uniform, all proposals for printing tlr
Suprrintendent's report bc rejected aud
new proposals he asked for. The report
was adopted.
Mr. Baugh of the repair commits,
said the floors of several rooms in NJ
school need repairing badly and tha
there is danger of the children falln!
through the floor IN some places Mr.
Carter said that while il is generally
known the old part of the school is goni
down he thought it II broad statement Il
make that there is danger of the child
rcn falling through the floors. The mat
ter was referred TO the repair commit
tee.
Mr.. O'Donncll stated that Contracto
William NJ. Connolly is building Il stor,
adjoining No 10 school, and Mr.. Connell!
had asked iim to say TO the board tina
wall that supports an cmbankment an,
holds up the fence on one side of TIN
school is not constructed in accordan,
with the law. MIR. Connolly asks per
mission to take down the wall and con
Strllct another wall in its place, remove,
some distance back from where the pres
lie is 10 make no charge if permission i
given him to go ahead ms he requests
The matter WAS referred to the law an,
new buildings committees.
Mr.. Morrow said the Teachers Inst
tnc which was held last November ha,
undoubtedly done good and on his motion
tn" matter of having an institute thi
Year was referred 10 Superintendent
Iwitmyrr and the teachers committe
With power to act.
An amendment to the bylaws, maxim
l.incnlns birthday holiday, was IL
fcrrrd to the law committee. HrovSo
is made that if the date of the annivci
sary falls on Sunday there shall he II
session of school On the day that
legally observed.
Mr.. Carter reported that Il sewer fO
the accommodation Of NJ. II school
about completed and that it will neceS
sary now to make arrangements for III
sewer connections. This was refcrrc
to the new buildings committees.
bids Tor new trc-cscape at No.
school We're received MS follows:A. Eel
man, $ah3; William j. Brown, S697: wi
liam II. Foulk & Son, $725. The hi,
We're referred to the new building con
mlttee with power to award the coI
tract.
The Ferris Industrial School is in no,
OF hooks and on motion of Mr. Carter ii
transferring of such books as are on han
and can he made use of in the scbo
was referred TO the book committee.