The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-04
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD.
A Special Session Was Hello to Con-
sioer Various Matters.
REp0Rr nF IHH TREAsuRHR sUBMITTED
Nesriy TWO tauntlred Thopaana Dollars
Spent on the Schools During the
Fast Year.

This board OF school truBteag held apc-
csai session Inst night. Vice President
Tarkar, Chairman Shepherd n the griev-
ADre committee, Mr. Freeman, Treasurer
EetseEaat, superintendent Barnett aud
&rehitect Cooke were present. The call
hud been issued for meeting Of the full
hoard but Presidert Dow secretary
Trauey and Captain Schneider were I'M
nvoidably absent
The board tlrst considered charges Of I'M
becoming conduct brought against james
r cottreIl. q negro Teacher in the Second
Ward school. rhe charge wes made by
Caesar Gamble, negro druymun who al
legged Enrpbling. Several witnesses were
called. Instead Of substnntiEtiug the charge
the witnesRer testified TO Ignorance OF the
whole mstter and to the high character Of
the defendant. Since no evidence was at-
dnced tending 70 support the charge made
by Gamble the trusteen acquitted Cottrell
upon Recommendation Of Chairman shep-
herd.
NJ. Parker and othes members declared
however, thai such charges would uiwuys
he prubed to the bottom.
Inc hparc then proceeded 10 cnnasdera-
tluu q reports on building and repairing
of school buildings The work which hne
been done wac Described ~ mennherN vSo
hHNe inspected II The plumbing work nn
the IouElass achoo Ia prugresalnp rapidly
anu RI oIney contracts are nearing cum
be In apple-pie order for the opening q the
Bcho0l on Eaptnuhef ID
The building committee, composed % Ave
EacnbeSs Of tbs board, arranged &c meet
ATehttecf Choke r. Stephen r AuBlp
school tcaAy Is 7, M FOR tbs purpose nf
snapectinE tins building; They VII meet at
ERyaiED street school Saturday Ut 3 ~ M.
and then proceed 10 Cnscarn Echoul
superintendent Barnett was requested To
norEy atesHrs. Cooke End Meyer 10 put ia
QeHkb ~ the stephen + AuBttp and the
SECOND Ward negro ach0ut
Upon noriun 81 Mr. settaEaHs Ia wnE de
gideo % put the 1eniforH 70 work Mt the
Chacara, Justin and Mlvaan schpuls
superintendent BRrmett was authorized
10 supervise the work Of inn,tors
Ok Parker remarked that uagcnra pubool
wssslo Soon need an baditionol lGritor. but
the helesTtion ufna deferred
hI bettegHst reported that There were
annzy nlAaKbneruE on hand for which there
would be ne nae II the order Tor new onos Is
SUed Ae cuuntermnnded the order hy tele
graph, but Il may he too late tx stop the
shipment. III this nase the board win dfR
pose n the old boards as advuntageouBlg
as poeHire.
X developed that the present work o;
contradiction and repBir would deplote the
treasury and provision must be made FOR
meeting Future requirements. Mr. settle
east SuEGente1 that q comm ttee be appoint
ed 10 visit senh school and aacertutn jpM
what was absolutely neceHBary. Zach priu
c,psi hns submitted lengthy ssquisitior
Tho woodwork o. the CascarR and Dong
lass schools COST 500
fpbe chairman q the building communities
was Hutbegi2e1 to contract for pXteer
closets aud a partition fence af the Fourth
ward negro school
Mr. James Eharitan, formerly president
~ the board 80 trustees was a visitor III
last ulgbt session, DE was asked ne to
tho condition Of the hniief OF the Tgnuiu
Fcito de descrfbe6 II RH being iu firsi
ciHa condition, the inspection last winter
N TTrf Htal
employed Hn engineer 10 tn-ke ohRrEs Of this
heaEhg appRratHs
10 request the city boiler iuRpector TO Ell
anime The Fannin street boiler before =
placed III use.
me natter o. janftorsbipt NJ the Huw
thnrne school was deferred until the mex
Nh Freemun called for the trensvrer'
annual report. whiun was formally sub
II ives buily document, u book form
and throughout was modal Of b1okEeeT
Ing. II gave the following figures BaiGuo
brought forward from the past year {eBs
on hand August 81 1AoN S21I0.al; amour
received from State Hvallhhle school FUN
appeJ1loumgn 1877 laOl-o2 up 10 Angus
Amount received from county treasure
81 apport1onment Of county school fund.-
Amount received from ioca taxes. sgs
Resolved from .rnition pupils mot eptitie
tn tree tuition s2564 g1
Bond issue, 500 600; incidental IS: dnuI
1iong 500; remittance on Insurance, f40.5,
GotGl $50 151.b0
Total amount Receipts from state M
county appnrf1onmentH and from trnnEfsr
9a9 .54I ba from local tRxeE. tuition ETC
klB1, 72q. B9
Iota reeeiptn from all SOURCES sisb
DaFlbu-Hern Cath paid for teacher
rnialdes from State and county hpporrioi
ments 81, .sSi from local tazes, etc
LS0, Dab 81
Salary Of county superintendent m