The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-08
CITY SCHOOLS TO
Be ENUMERATED
Board to Take Up Outstanding
Bonds
IN THE SUM OF $4,000
Appropriation of $500 Made
for Library Books.

At meeting of the board of education
In their rooms at the city building last
evening the contract for the enumeration
OF the city schools was awarded TO j.
NJ Martin at rate of $35 per thousand
pupils BY ruling OF the state truancy
law the enumeration Of the schools for
this year requires that much more care
shall be used in the taking of it than has
been done in the past. There are more
questions to be answered and the state
ment must be sworn to by the parent
giving the names. Besides giving the
age and residence it is necessary to give
the place of birth AS the matter re-
Quires much time and care it was decided
that the figures spoken of at the last
meeting of the board were entirely too
small and therefore the proposition Of
John Martin at S35 per thousand children
was, upon motion. accepted. The com
nittee was also ordered to secure bl5hnks
for the enumeration.
Upon motion it was decided by the
board to take up The outstanding bonds
of $4,000 at per cent and refund their
indebtedness in bonds to the same amount
at four and one-half per cent.
The secretary read the monthly trial
balance of the treasurer. This report
was as follows:
Cash ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,1G60 90
National City Bank, N. N......... 67i.S4
Building nd........................ 6046-91
General fund Observation-Disclosures. 526-o-56
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS '5,44o-oI
Library fund ..........-.........-.-.$ 6i9-5o
Interest fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l7''2Z-'O
Sinking fund Neutrality-suspicious.. 5',Ol6-zo
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 73,z4S.31
Cossitt of the committee on accounts
then submitted his report The bill Of J.
z. Jackson of SO for papering and var
nishing in the Irving school was approved
as was the balance of the bill of The Pea
body Steigleman company for $50 for the
replacing Of the defective seats furnished
in schools
The matter of securing proper place
for heIding the annual commencement
exercises was referred to the building
and grounds committee.
DR. Horner of the teachers and salary
committee handed in The formal resigna-
ton of Miss Ella Benschedt. who left the
CITY February 18th. and went to the
schools in Hutchinson, which resignation
was accepted and Miss Cora Z. Becker
was elected to the regular corps Of teach /
ers to fiji The vacancy. The names Of
Miss Mary Showalter and Miss Lille
Northcott were placed upon the eubsti-
tute list At present these are the only
BY motion it was decided to pay in full
the salary of Prof Isely. who was i'll dur /
ing the months of January and February. /
The request of the teachers of the city !
high school for a raise in salary was re
jected, although the work of these teach /
ers is very satisfactory and highly COM /
mended it was decided that for the pres (
cnt the request could not be granted
Mr. Francis of the library committee /
then presented the new catalogue of the I
religious books in the city library, and it 4
was decided that charge of five cents /
should be made for the said catalogues. /
A request from the Women's Mission .
Union was read in which they asked that .
&c books on the study OF missions be /
added TO the library. The request was also /
seconded by Miss Weigand, the libra /
rian. who said that the books in question
would be of general interest and should /
be added to the library. They authoriz-
ed the committee to purchase the books (
as requested al cost not to exceed $500.
VIM. Truesdale presented for the con-
sideration of the board some patent win
dow shade brackets and explained their
advantages over the old. The matter
was continued until the next meeting Of
the board, when some action viii be
taken
Fred Cossit Of the accounts committee
made motion to the effect that the
Janitors be invited to attend the meetings
OF the board The matter was taken IN
der discussion and an amendment was
carried to the effect that the general
public were also invited To attend. The
motion proper with the amendment was
that the general public including the
school janitors be invited To attend the
meetings of the board, which motion
carried.
The committee on the Irving school in
vesugation then reported Mr. CosSit
the chairman of the committee. submitted
q proposition from Crib & Brant 10 the
effect that they would agree 10 give I
guarantee bond for the placing in proper
condition the stone Jams in the basement
when they showed on the inside of the
agreed upon by the committee and 10
keep up and put in proper condition the
stairs for an allowance OF $500. 10 be
made on account This was referred 10
next meeting. The balance Of the Crib
bill for Sl25 was allowed
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