Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
BOARD IS TO PAY TUITION
Arrangement to Be Made in Omaha
for Children al Cut-0f.
PLANS FOR ANNUAL ELECTION
Estimate of Expenses for the Coming
Year the Same as for Current
One-No New school
Buildings.

The Board % Education last night decided
to nay for tire tuition in the Omaha schools
Of those pupils in the Cutoff district whb
have passed TIE sixth grade. which IS the
highest grade taught at the CORTLAND
school superintendent Beveridge reported
TIA there were six children who had passed
above the sixth grade al the CORTLAND
school who should be permitted 70 attend
the Omaha schools AZ the cost Of the dis
trict The board viii arrange with the
tchool authorities Of Omaha 20 paw the
tuition Of these pupils on the basis OF 10
for the school vear Of thirty-eight weeks
z r Jackson. county superintendent Of
schools. reported that the commission ap-
pointed By HIM TO appraise the property
at the corner Of Broadway and Oak street.
selected by the Board Of Education as the
site for the proposed new school building
in the eastern part OF the city. had placed
a value 4 E.Eo upon the lots and build
ings. The owners Of the property asked
the board sseo for the lots without the
buildings or S.Wo for the lots including the
buildings.
The board did not take any action in
this matter beyond instructing Secretary
Hughes to advertise for bids for the three
buildings on these lots. The owners Of the
property have the right TO appeal from the
award OF the appraisers If they gee fit.
Nctos OF appeal viii have to be given
within twenty days after receipt Of notice
Of the appraisers valuation.
Arrangement for Election.
Arrangements for the annual school cleo
ton 10 be held Monday, March S were made.
Secretary Hughes was authorized 10 secure
the polling place and make other necessary
preparations. The same registrars who
served last year VIII be resppointed for
this election. For the purposes OF the
school election the district is divided into
six voting precints. A member OF the board
under the law is authorized 70 act a. judge
IN each precinct and a second Judge and
clerk will be appointed for each OF the six
precincts. These will be named by the MEM
bers Of the board during the present week.
The following estimate OF expenses FOR
maintaining the schools for the ensuing
school year. which is the same as that OF
last year. was decided upon. Teachers fund,
s$.oo; contingent fund. p.eo. school house
bond fund. $50, total. ~, 30. Last year
the people voted to levy S00o for new
schOolhouses but no such levy will be asked
for this year unless the board decides prior
TO the school election 10 build an addition
TO the Thir7y-second street school Member
Schoedsack stated that conditions at this
school building were crowded and urged
an addition be built. No action was
taken. but Il is understood that the matter
viii be given further consideration, prob
ably during the present week.
General Dodge in a communication 70 the
board requested that the children OF the
public schools be requested TO contribute
towards the Allison monument fund. Su-
perintendsnt Bevsridge was authorized TO
bring the matter before the children
through the principals OF the different
buildings, but no specified amount that the
children should contribute is TO be sug-
geSteo. a similar request from The Daugh-
ters OF American Revolution. conveyed
through President FINLEY OF the board.
that the children be asked TO contribute to-
wards a Lincoln monument fund was re-
ferred TO Superintendent Beveridge with
power 10 act
The resignation OF Prof J. A. Meade. in
structor Of physical science in the nigh
school. vas received and accepted. A. $.
Benham Was elected TO fill the place. his
salary being placed at goa.
Roy Wilson OF Shenandoah. was elected
instructor OF German in the high school
At a salary OF Sa.
Mss Elsie Powers Of CaEtana. Ia. was
elected a teacher to fiji a vacancy in the
Third street school. her salary being placed
at Ss5