Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
CITY SCHOOL BOARD
FACES SOME PROBLEMS
It's Short Life Raises Question
a. to lts Authority in
Some Matters.

Meuyncre Of the Board of Education
at their regular meeting last night in
the public Building. were called upon
90 decide about the pay for teachers
who are absent from their school duties
because of quarantine. due 10 contagious
diseases I'm the homes in which they
reside. A suggestion of Clifford ]. Scott,
superintendent of schools. that the board
allow teachers full pay up to % school
DAYS in such cases. was not adopted.
hut instead the board decided to act
upon each individual case as it arose.
Attention was called by DR.. Scott TO
che case Of one teacher. Miss Emma
Recl. who had been quarantined be-
cause Of case Of scarlet fever. While
teachers are not allowed % days sick
leave. with pay. IL was suggested by
Dr. Scott, after conference with a COM
ntttec uf teachers. that inasmuch that
teachers were forced to be absent when
auarantined. il would only be fair that
a special rulin~ be made by the board
60 cover such cases. DIR. c. Anthony
Reck in addressing the board, declared
that the quarantine law does not place
restrictions on the head of the house
and only in cases where the particular
Jsarry concerned visits the sick room.
~ the quarantine enforced. After much
discussion II was decided 70 act upon
each case as il arose and consider II
on it's merits. rather than make
hard and fast ruling in the matter.
on the ground that the present board
had no right TO make a contract run
ming into the term Of the incoming
seven member board, a motion that Miss
Mary Mcguire be given the position of
and ending October /. at salary Of
s 30 for the FIVE months. met objections
cn al sides. After referring the mat
tcr 10 the law committee. il was de-
cded 20 engage Miss Mcguire at salary
of $50 month up to June leaving the
matter Of the remaining three months
up ~ the incoming board. 4 resolu-
ton was adopted to this affect.
The contracts for sanitation i'm
provcments FOR which bids have been
submitted 10 the board by the various
city contractors was not only the cause
~ much confusion at the meeting. but
also a heated argument between mem
hers. When motion was made by
Erdmsn Hoffman. chairman Of the fuel
and ianItorS committee 10 award the
contract for toilets and sanitary work
'a public schools Nos. g. 10. and -.
fh. lowest bidder. Frank +. Conner DR.,
Z. Anthony Beck threw the meeting in
= coutu~.au when he claimed that two
U.ff,ncf; a,tS Of plans for the work
existed u Reck wanted assurance
WA x awarded the contract il should
d Understood that Conner had hid on
tne ~po,ifeatjons as finally approved by
'ar ,ne-inyer.ns DEPARTMENT Of the High
; haa, anI there should be no mis-
Understanding as 20 the work he would
q, required IS perform.
~ wasn't bidding on a pig in
I.kt =" declared Mr.. Hoffman. What
lou W4nt 70 DO IS 10 frame the specih-
cations and have them for next year
Mr. HTman declared addressing Dr.
Eo~l " this point. Or Seek with both
s,.s - plans in his possession paced
over tho floor The discussion waxed
81 warm President Rommel was obliged
declare IL. EecA out OF order
o~ear g. Draper said he had two sets
a. psrs uoe ~ which omitted certain
rk uc.udrd in ,hc other SGT Of plans
and suggested that all the bids be
'araRn out and new ones advertised
far Ny Camfbeu said that the bids
had been advertised for extensively
enough and if those who bid on the
"a ork had not applied 10 the engineer
i~S department for proper information
. 20 what 70 bid on, il was no reason
"a ~ the time of the board should he
taken up with the discussion OF the
matter
May 7 ask a question:" Mr. Strad-
is interrupted. Is the board propos-
ing 10 reject these bids because the
board didn't know what il wants"
Here IL was announced that the low
sst bidder. Mr.. Conner. who was present.
had signifed his willingness TO meet the
requirements Of the board and the board
voted 70 award him the contract with
Mr.. Draper dissenting.
motion by Mr.. Draper that Is per
cent OF the amount Of the contract be
retained until 80 days after completion
and fnal acceptance of the work and
that the contractor be required to fur
uish a bond with a security company,
vas carried.
motion by Mr.. Hoffman that the
contract be awarded to the lowest bid
der for toilets in several schools was
lost when II was pointed out by Mr.
Stradiey that owing TO confusion in the
bids. II had been decided at the last
meeting of the board to reject all bids
and advertise for new ones. Mr.. Hoff-
man said he was having plans and
specifications made for the toilets for
three additional schools, which will be
named when the fuel and janitors com
mittee makes its report al the next
meeting
The Lindsay Tucker Company was
awarded a contract for canbric and
curtain fixtures for the various schools.
their bad being the lowest
Some Cellars Need Cleaning.
The "wretched conditions" of the
school cellars throughout the city was
brought 10 the attention Of the board by
Nj. Draper. be claimed that many had
not been whitewashed for a period Of
five years. He said the janitors should
get busy and do such work during the
vacation period instead Of merely
drawing their salaries for two months"
lie was reminded by Mr.. Campbell that
a. the present boards term expires
June 80. the present board would not
lave the authority TO tell the janitors
20 do work after that period Presi-