Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-11

board. but now the property Is consid-
cred unsatisfactory for the purpose for
which It's purchase contemplated
Or. Cooper supported this contention
as the property was not large enough
TO permit the building Of school OF
the Size necessary TO meet the require
ments OF that section.
The subject finally Was cryslallizcd
by motion by Or. Washburn that the
new buildings committee be authorized
To dispose Of the property at the best
terms and conditions possible.
The salaries Of officers and ianitors.
amounting to S2.7i7.99 was allowed.
The balance in bank 90 the credit OF
current expenses was reported as SOP. -
O2iGi, and the special fund as siOJ,-
i7i.is.
DR.. Cooper started a movement 10
have removed The alleged sound shell
I'm the auditorium Of the High School.
which he said was intended TO throw
sound out from the stage. II may
throw II out" he remarked. hut 10
was certain that 10 never threw any
SOUND out into the auditorium"
The matter will be made The subject
Of a special committee. but Mr.. Souder
was very anxious that the press
should make il clear that the board did
not intend TO spend any money on this
project or any other. unless the money
was in hand and available in a proper
budget appropriation.
The report Of the committee on fuel
and janltors submitted the following
recommendation and appointments
which were approved by the board:
George G. Oliver TO be janitor of
the Wilmington High School at sal
airy Of 800 a month.
George Hall TO be isnitor Of IN,
Evan G. Shortledge School, No. ID. ai
a salary Of S79O6 month.
stephen Anderson 10 be ianiior Of On,
Howard school No. i6. at a salary oi
s76.43 per month, in place OF Robert
Smith. relieved.
Joseph Zeiber 10 be ianitor Of schoo
No. 10. at a salary Of s3siS a month, In
place Of Henry Boyd, relieved
Nelson r. Walker TO be ianitor Of No
26 at a salary Of s3i.63 per month.
Arising TO a question Of persona
privilege. Or. 'Washburn. Of the finance
committee. invited the attention OF thl
board 10 the fact that at the las
OH" lo board he had used thl
word deficiency in a report Of hi
committee. as meaning that there werI
certain deficiencies in the school system
Of Wilmington. which would require
$4,000 approximately. TO correct.
This use Of the word was misunder
stood evidently, by a representative o
the press" he said, and the next da,
his paper printed the statement TIA
the board faced an ss4 900 deficit al
ready. In fact, this was the subject o
editorial comment and placed the boar
and its finance committee in a wrOn
light before the public.
II wish that this Impression coul
be corrected, and make the unequivoca
statement that this board faces no def
cit whatever. either Of $4,000. or an
other amount. Each and every mem
her Of this board Is pledged not {
spend any money other than what i
actually on hand, and will have no def
i cit
"Of course, there are many things W
must do II we do Justice to the childre
! Of the taxpayers Of this city. which
utterly impossible OF accomplishment
} with the funds allowed us by the Cour
p Gil. We will prepare a supplemental
budget and, at Tie proper time. apes
3 before the Council and ask for what
: absolutely needed. II we are refuse
we will have 10 do something. but
assure the press and the public tn
this board will not create any deficit
l am sorry that this mlsunderstandiI
5 occurred
Bids were received for furnishiT
J desks and equipments i'm the new His
P school from Joseph y. Snellenburg al
e Company; American Seating Compan
. Haywood Brothers and Wakefield, all
a philadelphia: +. /. Glover Compan
p Of Trenton, \. ]. All these were
e minute detail, and were referred TO u
y new building committee
b Proposals for new metal ceilings
r schools Nos. .. 70, II and % were 7