Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-02-04
SCHOOL BOARD
FINALLY MEETS
First Session in Two Months-Janitor
Gonzales is Exonerated Of Charges
Fire Drills Recommended.

A meeting of the city board Of edu-
cation, the first session in two months
was held last night. President Thomas
IB. Catron presided and the other mem.
bers present were Judge N. B. Laugh.
lin, Charles F. Easley, James L. Selig-
man, S. Spitz, Jose D. Sena and Jose
|C. Sanchez. Superintendent J. A.
Wood was at his post as secretary.
Considerable business was transact
ed during the two and one-half hours
the board was In session. including
the auditing of bills which had &C.
cumulated since the last regular ses-
sion of the board. Jesus M. Gonzales,
the janitor Of the Central school
building, against whom complaints of
alleged derellctlon Of duty had been
made, appeared before the board and
denied the charges with reference to
neglect in running the steam heating
plant. His statements satisfied the
members and he was exonerated of
any blame or censure. He was zorro.
borated in his statements by Super.
intendent Wood.
Recognizing the importance of fire
drills in the public schools the board
instructed Superintendent Wood to
have them at least once a month here
after Fire drills are held at intervals
In most Of the public schools through.
out the country, and It was deemed
advisable to have them here regularly
to prevent any confusion in case of
fire.
The superintendent monthly re-
port for January was read and ordered
placed on file 1t showed that the to.
tai enrolment in the public schools
during the past month was GAS, the
average daily attendance 442, or 55
more than in the corresponding period
lin 1907.
The treasurer's report for January
was also submitted and filed. Accord
ing to it there was total cash on hand
and in bank in the various funds of
$3,G17.63, exclusive of the regular ap-
portionment made by the county SUI
perintendent which amounted to ST.
560S The disbursements for the
month aggregated $1,445 GS, and the
receipts in the general fund not in
cluding the apportionment were
$583.26.
The teachers committee reported
the employment of Mrs Estelle Car
rier of Wabasha, Minnesota, as an ad-
ditional teacher in the Central school.
This action was approved by the
board. Mrs. Carrier has already as.
sumed her duties and is giving emf.
lent satisfaction.
Mr.. Easley, who is member of the
building committee was instructed to
communicate with l. H. Rapp, of
Trinidad, Colorado, the architect who
prepared the plans for the Central
school, asking Mr.. Rapp to come here
lat his earliest convenience so that
the board might make final settlement
with A. Windsor, the contractor who
erected the building. The board all.
thorized that warrant be drawn In
favor of Mr. Windsor in the sum Of
$500 as part payment.
The rent Of the brick building which
lis part of the local school property
and has been utilized as a steam laun-
|dry, was reduced from $1S to 80 for
1.-THE months Of February and March
H. l.. Miller who has been operating
1.-THE laundry has closed it temporarily
to make repairs and the reduction in
1.-THE rent was made at his request.
The board ordered twenty tons of
screened Cerrillos lump coal for the
Central school building.
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