The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-04

Regular Meeting Of the Board of
Education Was Held Last
Evening.
MANY MATTERS ACTED ON

session last night with Trustees Ba-
con, Troutman and Gallman absent.
Supt. c. NJ. Leib presented his
monthly report. He stated that the
Mckinley school experienced little
difficulty from an overflow and also
from the fact that the school has
just been completed and some few
fnishings were necessary. He also
stated that there was some falling
off in attendance due to the scarlet
fever scare. He recommended several
bills for supplies in the department
tai work. He stated that the teachers
and pupils seemlng'y were taking
more interest in the work and that
better results are being had. He also
set out several defects. The clocks
are not all in good condition and the
matter Of securing ice water has
caused trouble, this having been a
great expense heretofore. He sug-
gested large casks doubly packed for
holding several hundred gallons of
ice water for each building. He sug-
gested that electrical self-windIng
clocks be installed. the repou was
received and fled.
The finance committee report was
received and filed, 1t showed a bal
ance on hand Sept / of Sill, 429.11;
collections for tuition $73.75; expen-
ditures, $S.sSs.G6. leaving balance
of $7.664.2o on hand at the close of
the month.
Bills, accounts and minor ex-
penses amounting to total of $S64.-
IL were allowed.
The monthly payroll, amounting
to $3,S0530. was allowed.
A bill from Mr.. Ed ID. Hannah for
putting in the furnace at the Nc
Kinley school, and for other plumb
ing was allowed. The bill amounts to
$1,59520, which is 80 per cent of
: the contract, the board decking to
wait for results before the. entire
amount is paid.
Chairman Peter, of the building
committee, stated he was dissatis-
fed with the plastering at the Nc
Kinley school. He stated that II was
soft in some places, and hard in 9th
ers, and did not seem to be very
good job.
Supt of Buildings Fred Hoyer
claims in his report that the plans
and specifications which the plaster
er contractors claim they followed
TO the letter, called for certain
grade of cement. or 'other just as
good and that the cement put in
the plastering at this school is made
up of an inferior grade to that spe-
cited in his plans. He reported the
job not satisfactory one.
No action was taken in regard to
the plastering matter. but $3.50 was
held back until something is done.
q Mr.. Frank Smedley offered to give
2 the Mckinley school the old bell.
n formerly on the market house and
q the board accepted and extended
2 thanks to Mr.. Smedley.
: The building committee suggested
. an investigation of the plumbing at
: the Longfellow school. The base
ment is made damp and the chair
man thought 1t might be due 10
: stopped up sewer. No action was Ia
: ken.
motion was made to allow the
Paducah Construction Co, for work
. on Mckinley school, the balance of
= contract money, except the amount
: Of two garnishees lodged against
o sub-contractors.
/, Secretary Pitcher stated If this
: bill amounting to s3,437 be paid
q along with that of Plumber e. ID.
? Hannah, 1t would mean the board
a would have to borrow about $1,000
for thirty days. The motion to allow
this sum, minus $3.50 to insure the
remedying of the plastering, and the
. amount of the garnishees. was adopt
. ed.
The motion for the president and
secretary to borrow 1900 for thir-
. ty days, was adopted.
q Inc resignation OF PfO1 "A. NJ.
Rouse, effective the 9th, was receiv-
ed and fled
The committee in examination
a and course of study recommended
, that Prof. A. M. Ragsdale be elected
D successor 10 Prof. Rouse, at the Nc
o kinney school. Prof. Ragsdale was
? elected to fill the vacancy.
On motion 1t was decided that a
5 committee OF three. composed of the
. president. secretary and Trustee
Sutherland. be appointed to examine
q applicants for schools to decide II
they are entitled to free schooling or
D be made to pay tuition. The school
authorities have been having a great
: deal OF trouble from this source.
: Children are brought here from the
!, county and even from out of the