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Show The board then adjourned. i SCHOOL BOARD. Trastees AsBemble at the City Hall md Transact a L argo Amount of Business. OEEES AND THEIE SALAEIES. Enrollment of Pupils-Looking For-ward For-ward to Ganeral legislation. legis-lation. ,e board of school directors assem-ia assem-ia regular session last evouing, or Scott presiding, and Trustees lsoii. Armstrong, Newman, Snow, r Xelson, Colbath and Mitchener ieriug the roll-call. mites of the previous meeting were and approved. ijerthe head of "petitions" a previa prev-ia submitted front the inhabitants at portion of the city bounded by i South and Eighth West, thence e County Road, thence to Tenth !i, thence east to Eighth West .and ee north to the place of beginning, vhole containing fifty school child-asking child-asking for a school. The matter referred to the committee on scho o ; and school buildings with instruc-; instruc-; to enquire into it. ie report of tho treasurer of tho .1 was read, in which the receipts shown to be $5915.08, and tho dis-ements dis-ements $8500, leaving an overdraft 2384.92. The treasurer explained the overdraft was authorized by inance committee, and the board asked to ratify the action. Re-d. Re-d. ie committee on furniture and sup-i sup-i reported the sale of old furniture .'47.50, also that it had purchased i the Grand Rapids Furniture com-supplies com-supplies of the value of $1612.20. their report the committee recora-led recora-led the appointment of janitors li was done, and the following til: Mr. Brown, Thomas Timmors, is G. Dinwoody, Mr. Reynolds, iam White, T. Harris, William Ayl-Olto Ayl-Olto Eichnor, Mr. and Mrs.' Har-(ieorge Har-(ieorge Carter, Charles Hunt, C. uderson, Gcorgo II. Harrison and sWelland. The recommendations 'confirmed. 10 report of the committee ' on hers was then read and fixes grades of teachers for tho en-K en-K year as principals, assistants to lipals, intermediate grade, second iary and first primary. The salary e different grades was fixed as fol-i; fol-i; For first year's teaching, $50 per ;h; second year, $60; third year, The principals and attendants to cipals are to be paid in each case i compensation as the character of labor to be performed and the re-:sibility re-:sibility to be assumed shall war- The sum to be fixed and agreed 11 on behalf of the board by the mittee on employment of teachers, committee also recommended the loyment of two teachers on vocal io whose services shall be given to weral schools under the direction superintendent. ie matter of signing the contracts the teachers was left with the pres-t pres-t and clerk of the board. I;s was followed by a somewhat wted and protracted discussion on HWe salaries for teachers. Mr. advocated the payment of $75 a io lor the third year without refer-to refer-to ability. 1 amendment was urged by Mr. 1 that the matter be amended so as to exceed $50, $00 and $75. The ndraent was carried, although je Nelson held that the minimum '.a. be fixed at $30, and from that 1 increased from time to time as Jients of the teacher justified. 's- Colbarth and Millspaugh both m 'be figure too low, the former amending that the minimum be 0 while the latter held for $40. te I ike held with the latter but 'mendnients were defeated. lls'ee kelson then moved to amend iKing the maximum for beginners in.a the minimum $30. This was ejected by the board. The figures m the report were also rejected. matter was referred back to the ""t ee with instructions to report higher grades also. ; portion of the report having nce to vocal teaching was adopted 'd backatraCt aS amencle was re" p committee on school Work i,iu lts report final action Wb was deferred until the next aS- bpeaking to this report Mr. .marked that the school census '2 an enrollment of 8815. The or"oneX,Pect that about 60 ion tk ldren wiU appJy for ad' ,M , ,f ,aere are accommodations 'children, leaving 1683 children provided for. On motion of Trus-; Trus-; a e cmmittee on school C -ii cmmittee on school rt . . act in conjunction and 1 M to the needs of the city, both aggregate and in different por- iar I. ?!ty- and rePrt at the next 'w meeting. tff'tteeon finance at the re-ortim re-ortim chairman was allowed labia . t0 render its report on ;D'e revenues. 5" bioined resolution was offered ike and adopted: "4to'fumitrernest aU the outpoint vm thMlS aillnventoryof the school -abiefdltri-ta and affix thereto a Lle count? ?,luatlon for the same, and he Bet . 01Iwtor be requested to fur-h fur-h dit I??nnt ot ta to be collected "JhinJ thl n 189J: ,OT tn purpose of i:' tee cltTtitaiamount ' school rrp-'arthat rrp-'arthat ,f7 tbe accessible collections hich it .P1 nte of t1 can 08 com' to njT fTi? be necessary to assess tf 'ue hi ,1 bis Property, and that this '"sor , .?zed Procure from the '"Tinthc oo Ul assessed valuation of rttieold".;iynownby the amount in I !!tte the t 1 (ll3""l from which to I I hv ,p,?,PeI Proportion each district ",!.f!?este.i under a uniform tax as :1',U''llLat,,?ach iatrict be then chareed 'tween .Ie re may be. with the dlfler-"e dlfler-"e aoioB actuauy turned over |