Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-02
BOARD VOTES TO BUY BOOKS
Mcintosh Objects 10 Investment, but Finds
Himself a Minority.
ANIToRs MUST WAIT FOR INCREASE
UOunciI BIuHs Desires TO Have Omaha
Educate the children of East
Omaha, hut board VIII
investigate

In the meeting OF the Board Of Education
last evening Mr.. Mcintosh did a major part
Of the talking, but by way Of compensation
the other members had their way in the
voting. Perhaps the point OF most pro-
bounced divergence between them and Mr.
Mcintosh was reached when the committee
on textbooks submitted a report recon-
mending that the board purchase for sup
Elementary use in the teaching OF music
LOO copies of the Melodia song book No. 1.
by d. Appleton e. Co. II was explained
that the cost Of these books would be $500
and that by making this purchase at this
time the board could secure as a ~gratuity
from the Arm 1000 copies Of the Melodla
book No. 2, which would be equivalent TO
$500. In short the board could at this time
secure $500 worth of books for $500.
Mr.. Mcintosh protested most vigorously
against the adoption Of this report and
backed up his protest with an impassioned
grafton to his fellow members, In which he
warned them to regard the welfare OF the
school district or prepare to suffer the con-
sequences. With rare precedence he fore
cast that the board would probably adopt
the report in spite OF his protest, but he de-
clared that he would at least have the
comforting thought that he had raised his
voice against this act Of unwsrranted eX-
NThNabhuits "Is N1N1htOah oNoNNN NhHN NAS
books were wanted by the supervisor Of
music, but were not needed and their pur-
chase had not been fully approved by the
superintendent Of schools.
Mr.. Pearse being called upon to state his
position said that he had not felt that the
books were imperatively needed at this
time, but that as the offer had now been
presented by the agent for Appleton & Co.
he regarded 1t as a good business invest
ment.
After some further discussion the report
Of the committee was adopted.
Janitors Must wait.
The mi on heat and ventilation
reported upon the petition Of the ~janitors
that their salaries be restored to the status
which pertained before the cut OF 1895, pre-
sented a report recommending that salaries
be increased as follows:
Janitors of buildings having eight rooms
in actual use, IS per month additional OUT
ing school months, to take erect Deeehoei
"janitors of buildings having more. than
eight rooms in actual use 70 receINe Sw Pc
take effect December l. 1902.
The janitor of the Saunders school 70 re-
ceIye IS additional per month during ,scnool
morths and the janitor Of the board room
10 receive IS additional per month, to lake
frhs isnitor of the Gibson school to re;
ceive IS additional per month during school
months.
A motion to suspend the rules for the
adoption of this report was lost and the re-
port therefore must lay over unuer lhe
rules until the next regular meeting.
On recommendation OF the same commit
tee +. @. Munson was appointed fireman
at the high school in place of Phil For
gan. who recently resigned. Munson's sal
AIRY was fixed at SOS per month, which Is
Is more than the position formerly paid
Offers Pupils to Omaha.
From Burt NJ. Sargent, president Of the
loard OF Education Of Council Bluns, came
. communication. rather Informal In tone,
n which he urged upon the Omaha boaro
he propriety of this city furnishing &C
,ommodation for the pupils Of the seventh
Eighth and high school grades who live at
last Omaha. AS reasons why Omaha
,ather than Council Bluffs should care for
these children MI. Sargent argued that the
retail business of East Omaha came to this
lily. that the distance for the children To
travail would be less and that Omaha
would find less trouble than Council bluns
in accommodating the small number OF al
eitional pupils involved In the arrange
ment proposed. The communication wal
referred to the committee on boundaries.
The payrolls for the Judges and clerks
CT election In the Eighth district OF the
eighth ward, which were held up because
those officers had failed to perform thell
Guties as required by law, were allowed
ON recommendation Of the committee OF
buildings and property the bill OF W. p
Deverell, in the amount OF $500 for tn
construction Of the new smoke stack a
the high school. was allowed. The repor
Of the committee on claims, comprising
miscellaneous bills to the aggregate
amount Of sS7. 524.O4. was adopted.
Insurance on High school.
AS recommended by the committee oil
finance, the board authorized Insurance.
upon the high school property which vii
bring the amount Of insurance on the build
ing up to $780, 900 and on the fixtures u
1 1000. OF this $4,000 on the building an
5000 on the fixtures is new and the re
mainder is for the greater part to be re
written and newly apportioned among tn
agencies.
The judiciary committee furnished som
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