Evening journal., 1919-11-11
To APPRAISE lITY
School PROPERTY
Object is TO Have Adequate
Insurance Protection
for Board
TWO NURSES ARE
GIVEN POSITIONS

Employment Of professional apprais-
ers TO value the local schools and their
contents in order TO adequately insure
them, was decided on by the Board Of
Education last night, the appraisers 10
be selected by The Insurance commis-
sion.
oscar e.. Draper termed some Of The
schools as nothing more than timber
boxes, and declared that the board
should have a standing record of the
schools and their contents. Nothing
should be lost in case OF a fire, he as
serted.
Mr. kersey opposed the employment
/ OF professional appraisers, and remark
/ ed that i'm the biggest business houses,
such accurate records are not even kept
as l0 the value Of building and con-
tents To This, Mr.. Slradley took eX-
cepliOn. declaring that business houses
insist on accuracy. and he declared that
/ the board wants accuracy in every
thing
Insurance Of Si700 was placed on the
new portable schools. which cost 81 500.
on suggestion of Mr.. Stradley.
Mr.. Campbell reported that It was
found impraclicale lo convert The port
able school ordered for school No. IS
into an Open-air school and that 10
has been set up at No. Is school He
was authorized TO secure fire eXtin-
guisliers for the portable school build
lngs.
Elizabeth Rogers and Elizabeth Nc
Laughlin We're appointed nurses in the
medical department of the schools at
a salary Of 500 a month, commencing
December ]. The appointment were
made on Recommendation of DR.. Beck.
Bids were received as follows and
referred 10 the repairs committee with
power 10 act. for the building Of stone
wall at school No. ii: Stewart and
Donahoc, siSL10; John Lynn. Elsmere,
3235. and =. II. Robinson. S2i1
\ request from 4. :. Reed and Brother
Company for the balance Of a bill for
The building Of the annex 10 the VIII !
mington High school was referred to /
the law committee. It was said that !
the bill is an OutgrOwih OF insurance !
placed on the building while in the |
course of construction by the COM /
pany. \ llve-year policy. il was stated. /
was taken out on the building. while /
10 was evident that the building would
be completed in less time.
While the matter was being discuss
ed. Mr.. Draper declared that all dis
puted bills should be brought before
the board so that proper action could
be taken.
A resolution Of regret on the death
OF Miss Mary Jones, who was a teacher
in the local schools for a number OF |
years was adopted.
communication was received from
the Street and Sewer Department ac- 7
knowledgng their obligation to repair |
the sidewalk along Delaware avenue |
from Tainal 10 NanBuren streets, /
which was torn up in The widening OF /
Delaware avenue
DR.. Beck suggested that the teachers |
committee, which has been meeting I.
prior to the regular meeting OF the /
board, be held at some other time i'm /
order 10 permit the board meeting TO |
gel under way on time. While the /
board is supposed 10 meet at s O'Clock, /
10 was $50 o'clock before The meeting /
was called 60 order last night and il
was in session until ii.30 O'Clock.
Miss Mary keenan, was appointed
teacher in School No. 3 TO succeed Miss "
Marion Weaver resigned; Miss Jessie Il
Agnew was appointed a teacher in L
school No. If. and Miss Mable Lynn L
was temporarily appointed teacher in II
School No. f. 10 succeed Miss Mary Il
Jones, deceased.