The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-23
WANT new SCHOOL
AT WEST END.

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INTERESTING WORK TAKEN UP BY
THE BOARD.
At a meeting vi the trustees of the
/ Westminster High School held in tn
once of Till Board of Education of
Carroll County, this city, February
18th. Mr. Charles H. Kolb, principal
! VI the Westminster High School, came
before the Trustees and made, a report
regarding the suspension Of William
Townsend, and the motion was made
and seconded that tha Trustees ratify
Mr.. Kolb's action.
Following this the regular meeting
\ Of the Carroll County Board Of Edu
cation was held and all members were
present. The meeting was called to
order at 1920.
a After the reading and approval of
\ the minutes ON the previous meeting
the regular order OF business was
taken up.
The presentation and passing OF the
unpaid bills was next taken up and it
was moved, seconded and passed that
all bills be approved and paid.
Senator Warfield of Gykesville, next
came before the board regarding the
vacant Senatorial Scholarship tO St-
Johns College, III behalf of VIM. 3.
DeVries, and it, was moved, seconded
and passed by The board THAT VIM ~
DeVries be allowed to use the Sena-
tOrial Scholarship tO St Johns Col
lege for the balance or the year, with
the understanding that the scholar
ship would be opened up tO COmpeti-
tive examination during the summer
in order that any candidate may avail
himself OF the scholarship LII the fall
Senator Warfield also, in behalf OF
Walter L Hawkins, one ok the trustees
| of Sykesville school, and the citizens
of that community, presented the
question OF new High School for
\ lSykesville, and the Board intimated
that II would want tO 40 something
flor Sykesville and If the Sykesyllle
community would furnish the neCes-
sary amount OF land the Board would
then take iii under consideration
Teachers Institute W.. Summer
School was next presented to- the
Board, and III WaS moved, seconded
and passed by them that the Instnate
the eliminated and instead authorized
the money being spent In sending
teachers to SunmaA School sessions
The following BIDS fOr the Hamp-
stead school Cecil A. Snyder and
\ Matthias Lang, $l4,269.00; Eline Bros,
$14,930; N. Q. Erb, $14,672.00, we're
discussed, and the motion was made
and seconded that all bids be turned
down. In this connection special
meeting will be called February 21st,
at which time some final action will
h be taken.
The report of the Committee sent to
Investigate the Frederick school sys-
ITEM was next brought before the
Board and it was moved, seconded
and passed that the entire report b.
accepted and adopted I'm this county
and be spread on the minutes.
Consideration OF proposed new
buildings: Westminster, Myers and
New Windsor was next taken UP, and
no action was taken regarding the
Westminster building. Concerning the
VI Myers building, after the reading and
filing Of a petition signed by 105 resi-
dents of the community, and after "a
hearing from various members OF a
i delegation of 57 representatives of
that district which appeared before
the Board, it was moved, seconded and
passed that the Board build the
Myers district school, and that the
two old. buildings and land be dis
posed pf AZ follows:
That the Silver Run school and
grounds b. put up att public sale and
be disposed OF in this way. Regard
ling the property at Union Mills, the
v ground tn be sold and the building re
Iserved, the sale of this to be left in
VI the hands Of a committee composed of
Superintendent UngeT, Commission
Ier Feeser and Commissioner Allender.
Regarding New Windsor, 1T was NOV
ed, seconded and passed by the board
that they buy tha additional land ait
New Windsor and build thu school
h building.
Contract with NJ. C Erb, architect,
in the matter of the settlement with
NJ MIR. M. ~. Nicodemus and Messrs! E. y
Bankard & Son for repairs needed to
the heating plant att the High School
building. MT. Airy, after a presenta-
tion of the various facts in this mat
ter ~ was adjusted as follows: The
Board to pay Mr.. Nicodemus' bill Of
bLSl-J0 dLlQ LO Icy NAA NM PD1+D1-
The motion was then made, seconded
and passed that the Superintendent
b. authorized to make these payments
at once and to take a release from the
payees-
The question OF purchasing land at
Union Bridge was discussed, and it
was moved, seconded and passed that
the Committee be authorized to pur-
chase this land ait Union Bridge
\ Appointment OF trustees for Deep
Run was brought to the attention of
the Board, and it was moved, second
ed and passed that Messrs David o.
Wentz, Edward Wentz and Harvey
Starner be appointed trustees.
The matter of purchasing school
furniture and typeWriters on account
of increased prices, was discussed, and
1T was moved seconded and passed
that we buy 100 desks and typewrit-
ers before prices advance
\ Regarding Miss Sixx's request for
contribution from the Board for the
purchase off VictrOla for her school
at Slack's it was moved, seconded and
passed by them that they contribute
$40 toward same.
The matter of Mrs. Josephine Wine
brenners refusal to allow the child
ren Of Chestnut Grove school to use
her pump was hrough- np ana lt was
moved, seconded and passed that the
Board pay her $500 this year for wat
go rrrnnIw Fn~ that aRh0RI