Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
Bonds Sold To The Annapolis Saw
ings Institution Other
Business

The Board of School Commissioners
met today in the office of the County
Superintendent of Schools, +. r.
Wathen. There were present Messrs.
Crisp and Murray.
The following trustees we're appoint
ed for school No. 4, district 3 X.
Harry Arnold, H. A. Bassford, Alfred
Stinchomb
The trustees of Magothy M. T..
Church, colored. petitioned the board
to establish colored school in the
hall of said church. The trustees
offered to furnish the building and
furniture without cost TO the board.
The board agreed TO establish a
school and pay the teacher and fur
nish books. The following trustees
we're appointed for the school: Thos
Johnson. Charles Dennis, Lloyd John
son.
The board decided to open the school
the first Tuesday of September 6.
There will be a competitive exami-
nation for scholarship in the Maryland
Agricultural College ON Thursday,
August lith.
A successor to Mr.. Howard Russell,
the manual training teacher of the
Annapolis schools has not been ap-
pointed. There is but one applicant
and he wants a salary of 81 900, which
the board cannot afford to give
Mr. George II. Woodward was au-
thorized to repair school No 6, dis
trict 4, at cost of not to exceed $50.
Mr.. l.. A. Palmer was authorized
to have certain needed repairs made
to School No. 2, district 2.
j. Wesley Dawson was authorized
to make certain minor repairs to
school No Z, district |.
John Woodward was authorized to
make certain minor repairs TO school
No. Z, district B.
Mr.. Beale Worthintgon was author
lied to have certain repairs made to
school No. 5, district /.
The board passed an order to exchange
the lot on which the present school is
for the lot on which it is proposed to
erect the new school.
The building committee received
bids for the new school, but as they
were far in excess of the appropriation,
the contract was not awarded.
The bids for the purchase of the 8
per cent. coupon school bonds issued
under the Acts of the last Legislature,
were opened today as follows: Town
shend, Scott q Son, 81. .0S. 81; Hamble-
ton a Co., 81 ,05, 566 and interest !;
Baker, Watts & Co., 1067e and inter
est; Wilson, Colston & Co., $1.03 and
500 bond; Savings Institution, Annap
oils, year bonds, $l.05. 65; 10 year
bonds, $l.10. "a; Is year bonds,
81. II. "a the entire series OF $ib, O00
$II. OO7; r. II. Stannwood 81 Co. !,
81. 49, IL and interest on $l06I 20 and
interest from each. 81 900; S. A. Kean
for SIS, coo, $l.040.0, 5000
The bonds were awarded to the An
napolis Savings Institution for SIG,
$40. 90 The School Board is to be
congratulated on the result of the sale,
the bonds bringing an excess of 81, :
$40. 90 The bonds are exempted from
all taxation except for state purposes
These bonds are dated July l, 1904,
and are in three series. payable in five,
ten and fifteen years. respectively,
from date. Each bond is OF the sum
of $500 and has semi-annual interest
coupons attached. The bonds are in
dorsed by the County Commissioners
of Anne Arundel county, and the
credit of the county is pledged for the
payment of principle aud interest.
Further, to secure their payment the
School Commissioners are required to
deposit annually in the Annapolis Say
ings Institution a sum sufficient to
meet the interest and TO create sink
ING fund to nav bonds at maturity.