The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-09
School Will be Closed Until
Monday, Jan. A.
Trustees Accept City's Proposition 70
Connect Lee and lincoln Build
ings with Sewers.
NO EXAMS. FOR THE JANITORs,

Supt. j.. A. Cdrnagey is IN reccape
lof a letter from John G.. Crabbe,
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion, stating that the Paducah schools
win be given tin January to elect
a truant officer as required by law,
and If the officer is not elected then
the state funds win be withheld. Mr.
Crabbe stated that he had given the
question of the bad financial condi-
tion OF the Paducah schools due con-
sideration and had referred the mat
ter to the attorney general. On mo-
,tion of Trustee Kelley the commune
cation was received and IL was decid-
ed that truant officer shall be elect
ed at the first meeting in january
The salary of the truant officer is fix
ed by law.
Mr.. Dan Fitzpatrick was present
at the meeting and presented to the
board estimates on the sidewalk i'm
provements at the Lee and Lincoln
buildings. amounting TO s793.S7,
which he has been holding for six
months.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick's claim are for side
walks put down in June by Contrac-
tor George Katterjohn. The claims
have been presented TO the city OFF,
cials the mayor and city solicitor.
and they referred the claims to the
school board. Mr.. Fitzpatrick offered
to take $500 and wait for the rest of
the money, but the trustees did not
feel able 10 give that large amount.
Trustee Winstead made the motion
that the board allow 1900 on the
claims and on vote the motion was
lost by the vote of yeas and 3 nays,
as II takes a majority OF the trustees
to pay out money. Those voting yea
were Trustees Clements, Kelley, Max
well and Winstead. Those voting nay
were Trustees Bondurant, Byrd and
Karnes. A committee was appointed
on motion of Trustee Kelley, oompos-
ed Of the president of the board, J.
X. Bondurant. and the finance com
mittee, Trustees Clements, Hills and
Karnes. TO act with Mr.. Fitzpatrick
in asking the city to pay on these
claims.
Health Ofticer DR.. II. P. Sights sug-
gested TO the board that il is just
as essential TO have the janitors OF
the buildings examined as II Is the
teachers for the health OF the chill
dren Trustee Clements put the mo-
ton that the janitors and all their
help must pass the same physical ex-
animation as the teachers at once.
The motion was seconded by Trustee
Winstead. The motion was lost by
the vote OF nays and yeas. Trus-
tees Bondurant, Clements and Win
stead voted yea. and Trustees Kelley,
Byrd, Maxwell and Karnes voted nay.
The board decided 10 dismiss school
on Friday, December is. for the hol-
idays and to resume Monday. January
4. The teachers and employees will be
allowed their half months pay roll
Saturday, December 10. The report
of the finance committee for Novem-
Der. showing accounts for payment
of s5,41l5.45 pay roll and incidentals
was received and ordered paid. The
report showed a cash balance on hand
of '7,O70.s4
The report of Supt. ]. A. Carnagey
for November was received and filed.
Reports of the building committee
and the superintendent of buildings.
Fred Hoyer. were received and filed.
Prof. ]. T. Ross. principal of the
jefferson school reported that the
furnace in that building does not heat
the rooms properly. Superintendent
Carnagey thinks that the trouble IS
in the piping. On motion OF Trustee
Mr.. Mart Coulson was EN-
ployed to look over the piping.
The proposition of the city to pay
for the sanitary connection at the
Lee and Lincoln school buildings was
accepted, and the school board finance
was instructed TO have
plans made and secure bids.
Trustees present were Bondurant,
Byrd, Olements Karnes, Kelley, Max
we'll and Winstead.
Superinfendents Report.
Supt. Carnagey's report is:
Board OF Education, Ctty:-Gen-
tlemen: The third month of school
began November 9th and closed De-
cember Attn. As this month Included
the schools were closed
on Thursday and Friday, November
&c and 81. The attendance OF the
schools has been very Irregular dur
ing the month owing to the prevail
ence of diphtheria and scarlet fever.
The secretary of the board OF health
and other physicians OF the city have
carefully examined the children in all
schools twice and the buildings have
all been thoroughly fumigated several
times. The teachers have examined
the throats of the children and sus-
picious cases among the children
have been sent home. The teachers
have co-operated heartily with the ef-
forts of the board Of health and as a
result. as far as | can learn, no cases
of contacfon has come from the
schools. The sources of contagion
were all in places outside the schools.
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