Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-09-12

lowing members were present: Mr.. ID.
Hopkins, President; Mr. c. Hazard,
Secretary; Mr.. A. E. Lee and Mr.. E..
Woolson Mrs F. Street, the fifth mem
S5sst OF the board did not attend; being
absent on vacation.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The appointment of Mr.. Robert
ellis as janitor was approved. Mr.,
ellis has been serving for the past
month cleaning and preparing the
school buildings for the fall opening.
He succeeds Mr.. Simpkins, whose
year recently expired.
A communication was received from
Mrs. NJ d. Nicholson, rendering her
resignation as teacher iii the first
grade The vacancy will be filled by
Mrs. Gordon Wallace, whose accep-
lance was received. The salary is to
be $11O0
An acceptance was also received
rom Mrs. Estelle Pettitt, who will fill
the vacancy left by the resignation OF
Miss Stellinger, of Burlington. The
salary is to be $1100.
The monthly financial statement OF
the Secretary indicated that $1,000 had
been placed to the credit of the board
by the City Council, together with
$41.O9, received from the State as the
balance of the years Manual Training
Fund
The following bills were read: Della
ware River Water Company, Septem-
Der, $3.50; August, $3.50; Delaware and
Atlantic Telephone and Telegraph
Company, $255; F. p. Jones, for
clerks bond, $3.50; ]. H. Dunn for lay
ing new concrete walks, from building
to property lines on three sides of the
school and for removing rubbish and
resetting flag stones, $145.4O; Joseph
Stockton, for new conductor pipes,
36.52; Theodore Martin, for cleaning
= materials, $3.50; David Weiss, tor
cleaning materials, $685.; Reubin Fish,
for painting floors and baseboards and
vanishing desks, sab; Leon Sever,
for two cars bitumious coal at $40
per ton, $456.57 The above bills ex-
cepting the bill for painting were
ordered paid.
The committee on teachers reported
that all necessary teachers were en-
gagged, with the exception of one
teacher for school No. 2, and that her
appointment was delayed pending the
reouirments in that school, which
would not be known until the opening
of the school.
The property committee reported
that the sidewalks had been laid within
the fence lines of the school property,
= but that it had been necessary to lay
same without meeting the city grade
at the sidewalk line. These grades
were requested but not received.
A lengthy report was received from
Mr. Louis J. Kaser, the County Super
intendent, showing the apportionment
of school moneys for the county OF
Burlington, for the present school
term. This report indicated that new
method of apportioning was i'll use for
this year and was based on days at
tendance, rather than on the custom
airy scheme of county ratables. The
total money apportioned to Beverly
City district was $9,54S,02, which is
an increase over last year of $4,175.45.
The secretary of the board stated
that the application for State aid in
Manual Training had been filed with
the request for $1,000.
The report of the Visiting Nurse was
received and ordered filed.
Under new business the question OF
remodeling the City Hall School,
known as school No. 2, and now oc-
eupied by the colored pupils up to and
including the fifth grade, was discussed
at length. BY recent decision OF the
Board Of School Estimate, the City
Council was requested to raise $lo,Ooo
to cover the reconstruction Of the City
Hall into a modern four room school
building. The funds were to be avail
able by October /, 1924 During the
later part of the last school term II
was necessary TO provide third room
for the accommodation OF the coloreo
pupils. This class was taken care OF
temporarily in room rented from the
First Baptist Church, at Broad and
Warren streets. The secretary OF the
board received the information that the
! City Council was willing to vacate
The Council chamber on the first floor