Show board of education all members of the board of education were present when president har combo called to order at 8 last I 1 night the matter of maguir service pipe connections with the madison avenue school horise wag referred to sir emer with power to act two bids were received from local plumbers A communication was received from professor george A eaton recently elected a principal of the city schools dated at boston mass in which be declined to the position at per month the clerk was authorized to notify the professor that the board could not increase the salary the annual report of superintendent R S page was presented and read at length after which it was filed alie report was a very exhaustive document full of interesting and important matter it gives a full accounting of the workings of the city schools and especially ally the high school for the past year the usual batch of bills were audited and allowed and alter transacting some routine business abo board adjourned for one week |