Evening journal., 1919-09-09
CITY SCHOOL BOARD
MUST SAVE MONEY
Body Hesltates About Pur-
chasing Motor Truck
at This Time
BE
FUEURE KEYNOTE

"we'ye got to9 run very close to the
wind just now, said President George
Rommel. address ding the Board Of pub
Inc Education lest night
81 would recommend The board TO be
very conseryat Ne I'm expenditures
repOried Chairman Shermer Stradley,
OF the finance committee.
These and similar remarks by board
members gave notice last night mat
the Board OF Education is hard up for
funds.
With an this need for economy en-
phasized last night, the board members
were not pleased 90 learn that the
lights In the High school gymnasium
lhave carelessly been left burning the
entire night for ome or two nights eacn
week oscar C.. Draper, a member OF
the board tesln'sd 10 personal witness
OF this fact, and other members stated
people living neartthe school had spoken
Of 10.
Further emphasis on economy was
shown when the board, after opening
bids for a %-tOn auto truck, were uh-
decided whether 90 make the purchase
now or wait uQtil there' was more
money, Mr. Stradhey, chairman on the
finance committee. esaid he did not know
where the money Twas coming from TO
lbuy the truck. A special committee
will be named 20 cOnsider the matter.
Bids for one &-ton auto truck for
the use OF the board for hauling ma
terlals. etc. whem making repairs TO
{ school buildings. were received, as iol-
lows: Harry H. Loose. i5O0-pound Olds-
mobile. chassis, $3.50. with body siJ1o'
Gomerv- schwartz Motor Car Company
three proposti0nG siii0. sii2O ana
lSii5i; Walnut Strect Garage, 300 pound
Atlas. si375: r. b. Norman Company
d Ford chassis, S6iid9; Charles IL. Jes-
Ter. i5OO-pound International, si6J
with pheumanilc tires, $3.50 with SOLID
tires: Joseph W. Kitchen, i2oOpouno
Kissel used chassis. Si7O0' White Broth
ers. Si5OO-pound International llarNes'
ter. Si7i5. solid tires; $3.50, pneumatic
tires; The White Company, g. B. +
! White. $500 T. o. b. Cleveland; Ianc'
= Motor Truck Company, Inc i5lO-pounl
Vim truck. si237JO, Sl535 S2i75.
City solicitor Jo,m W. Huxley va
- named by the board 20 be the board
2 special repro sentative at The hear'n
iunon the new school cnde 90 be giyei
I lin Dovsr on Friday 10y The State iuds
p. Mr.. Huy.ev was asl3ed by the board q
{ sreak for .na c..y .uir4gard TO the COD,
2 The rejection was based upon Mr.. HuN
o. lev's opinion that the code was un
% constitutional. II the code shoulds D
] declared constitutional 10y the stat
Judges. it may reopen the question
e its adoption for Wilmington
r. The resignation Of. DR.. Richard
- Spahr as city school physician, was a'
% lcepied with regret Or. Spahr said o.
Il RESIGNATION was prompted by the oi
poriunity to enter a partnership Wi
large practice. AMI the need or
change ofcllrhate for Nlrs. Spahr' oWii
TO IN health.
school No. 81 was reported by Mr.
\ Drsper TO be "in a terrible condition
y ID ia walls floors. desks and window
He said it was not no for anyone
p enter and would tak9 a weeks Moi
~ TO clean up.
\. In school No. i5, repairs are onlg
% third finished. reported Erdman Hoi
al man Mr.. Hoffman als0f said much dah
Is age fo school property had been cause
Re- nv coal deliveries, The coal coniEt
a TORS will be required TO make repal
at their own expense.
.r ,rhe expenditure Of the departmei
X during August were reported as 10
If lows with balances remaining.
IA salaries. si.73Oi3 balance cemainin
s9q5 269.57: books, S3912, balance, si1
oiOSS. fuel. no expenditures, balanc
$40 600. interest. Si.237.j0: balance slE
AZ so. bonds. balance S21OOO; rellr
,ornf fnnd balance. 81 900; graduate
n evnsnses balance 500: Eight ana poN
" or s25i 40. balance. Si5iJth telephone
e29 "A balance. s261 %; repairs, =
~ ko0 "A balance. SiOjO9 Sc: plumDn
20 balance $4,000: printing balance, 500
j, disinfecfanfs balance. $500: building
n Ibsiance si5OOOO: contingent fund s29'l
No balance s2Oi 81: total eXpend lures il
ed Auo1Ist s2G. $50 %: balance on hand Se
tember 4. s69i. .22OSi; balance on nan
RI end of flrst week in September so'i
ap 22OSi .,,oir
d, al. Verna Brown. No. 2il School; Je'
n cbslfant No. Al school; Robert DUN
,s nigh school: Erna Birath .lempo ofa
anDointmen). High school; Stel
pieber6son No. p school; Jenn
Piev No. II school; Jean Fulton, y
Miss Elizabeth Prltchett was tran
Il ferred from the principal snip OF no.
" and schools 30 The principaishlp
Nos 40 and Is schools, and inc tran
to fer Of clara sullivan from ne prn'
he palship Of No. p school to inc primo
a paiship OF schools Nos.,7' and 8.
's. Bids were opened for furnishing
er heating system for the four portaiI
he buildings 90 be placed adjacent TO \
ld % school. nj
rs. Thes designations OF Rosa DIX al
Is, Marian Thomas were accepted.
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