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Show .'. THE SCHOOL BOARD. Cost of Oporatlns the Schools for a Single Year. The school board met last night in regular session with President Scott in the chair and Messrs. Tike, Nelson, Pyper, Young, Newman, Colbath and Johnson in attendance. The matter of books for indigent stu- dents was referred to tho committee on 6chool work. The following standing committees were recommended. A committee on rules, consisting of three members. , A committee on sites, consisting of ' three members. A oommittee on school buildings, consisting con-sisting of three members. A committee on school furniture, consisting con-sisting of three members. A committee on general supplies, consisting of three members. A committee on teachers, consisting of three members. A committee on school work, consist-' consist-' ing of five members. A committeoon finance, consisting of five members. . Also, that the whole board constitute a committeo on visitation to visit the ' schools. Action on the report was deferred until the next regular meeting. It was explained that the delay in the ' deeding ot school property was occa-' occa-' sioned by examinations of deeds. Tho proposition from T. W. Jennings to present the board with two school lots was refeircd. It was ordered that the building adjoining ad-joining school building NTo. 4 be put in .' condition for occupancy. It was ordered on recommendation of Mr. Colbath that the school buildings be allowed for political primaries and other public uses when it was not inter-. inter-. foring with school work. Several new janitors wero appointed consisting of J. A. lJorlhmau, A. lint-tenon lint-tenon and P. L. Squires. The finance committee was authorized to overdraw at tho bank when occasion .' required it to meet expenses. Thetreas- urer was also authorized to pay $i000 , on contract for tho Fourteenth ward school building. The finance committee also reported that the board was without money on hand and that a deficit existed. This would be remedied, however, in an ac-! ac-! tion against Collector Hardy. The estimated expenses per annum ' was placed at $U1, 017.18. Tho hoard voted to increase tho salary sal-ary of its clerk, Mr. Moreton, to $12(5 per month. On motion R. W. Young substituted Mr. Williams on all committees in which the latter had been serving. Adjourned until Monday night. |