Berkeley Gazette (Newspaper) - August 6, 1895, Berkeley, California BUSINESS i Berkeley Paine & 805 University Telegraph ry Stanford OFFICIAL VOLUME TUESDAY AUGUST 6 1895 NUMBER 94 FOR THE Lot Wanted for the High Bills Passed That Want Looking Additional School Rooms Much Director Norton Makes the First Move to Have the School Located In Berkeley of 00 00 00 00 88 85 00 10 00 00 00 It was about 9 o'clock last evening when the Board of Education was called to order by President and all the members answered to their various names except Director who is away on a leave of The delay was occasioned by the time taken by the Finance Committee to examine the bills presented and make a report on As will be seen in the minutes this delay will be remedied in the The Finance Committee reported on the bills found A for washing presented by Mr. was disallowed and another was taken under The following bills were allowed and ordered 75 00 C: V. 226 00 F. M. 80 00 A. 40 00 P. 50 00 Alameda Water 53 50 W. 17 Niehaus 98 R. 65 W. P. 335 L. M. 43 Schmitt & 5 George 15 Jos. 45 Odd Fellows Hall Association h. 5 Sunset Telephone Company 15 H. N. 5 J. K. 1 00 A. L. 21 00 Curtis & Welch 284 19 107 75 M. L. 25 00 A. 300 00 R. W. 211 00 E. S. 2 25 J. G. 10 50 9 H. 4 00 Whittier 442 50 High 605 00 Kellogg 550 00 440 00 365 00 West 725 00 282 00 B. R. 450 00 Frank Bambridge 280 00 W. O. 183 00 Gad 3 65 The committee stated that it was very inconvenient for them to have to examine the bills on the evening ot the meeting and upon recommendation of the committee a motion was made and carried that hereafter all bills must be presented on Friday previous to the first meeting of the month so that they may be examined and passed upon when there was more time to at tend to When the was called up for the payment of the teachers in the Lorin school Director Norton objected the payment of to Miss The after Some concluded to pass the and did Director Norton alone voting in the Director Norton then made a motion to increase the pay of Principal M. J. Congdon to Upon this motion there was quite a While the Board appeared favorable to the raise it did pot see its way to do it without opening a pretty wide it was finally agreed to take the matter under advisement to be considered more fully at the next The Committee on School Houses and Sites reported as That the shed and out building at the Rose Street School are finished according to contract and It will be necessary to have the shed on the side widened as that is the storm This can be done at little cost as the is already there and can be used as a The doors and windows for the basement have not been completed but will be We recommend that the old lumber be carried over and put in the and a portion be used for a coal bin The Lorin and Seventh Street Schools have been We also recommend school rooms at the Kellogg Primary School be whitened or papered as they are in a disgraceful We recommend also that the Rose street school be painted and a sidewalk be petitioned for from Rose street to Berryman on east side of George A. George August 5, 1895. Clerk Hanscom reported upon the Kennedy warrant He had interviewed both Mr. Hann and Mr. Spear upon the subject and they said that the warrant had been In the report of the expert who had gone over the it was found that he had put it down as Mr. Waterman stated that he had lately received a letter from Mrs. Kennedy in which she stated that she would make no further claim against the town for its to purchase forty to fit up the room in the Rose street J. W. Griffiths made an application for teacher of penmanship in the Principal Warnick submitted the following West Aug. 5th, To the Honorable Board of Education Town of West Berkeley Public Schools opened today with an enrollment of 421 It will be necessary to transfer pupils from Seventh and San Pablo avenue to relieve the Second and Third ary The following supplies have been 100 dozen 11 boxes rubber 10 reams D. R. 4 call 3 25 gross Easterbrook 6 gross lead 30 boxes German slate 50 boxes 80 No. 4 2 2 small J W. On motion Board high school After an adjournment of the Board of Education the Directors met as the High School The warrants for the teachers in the High School were ordered to be drawn and Director Norton called up the matter of obtaining a lot for a new H igh After talking the matter over the came to the conclusion to appoint committee and have it call Regents of the University and see if it is possible to obtain a lot in the University grounds on Oxford street lor the purpose of erecting a building upon it for the use of the High The committee appointed was composed of Directors and with the President added to it. Director Norton wanted an ex- of the most promising of the The abandonment of the office of Two Berkeley Boys Die Far District Attorney Snook a Little Around the World to Advertise The West Berkeley Progressive Club Will this Evening and Hear Trustee Philosophical An important meeting of the Philosophical Union of the University of California will be held at the lecture rooms of the University of California the 30th of this at which the eminence of Californian professors as dealers in the mysteries of practical professors of the The topic of discussion at the meeting will be and modifications of the doctrine and the argumentation of Royce's religious aspect of The meeting will be opened by Professor Royce in an address in which he will set forth the supplements and modifications he would make to the arguments of his which was written ten years some of his ideas contained in he has on that account changed he still in the main to the beliefs he held at the time of Tour of the County Game Warden is also under it is pending the settlement of the legality of the office by the A. W. J. Gibbs and Mrs. A. W. J. Gibbs of are making preparations to leave September 1st on a trip around the Mr. Gibbs is a member of the sons of St. and it is his intention to visit every place in the world where a lodge Wherever he goes he intends to advertise He will take with him a stereopticon and a of California views which he will He has selected his route as To British Columbia and the northwest then across the continent to the Atlantic He will cross the big pond and visit England for Then he will travel extensively through and before returning will visit Africa and Bad pression of the Board as to whai wisdom will be At that be done towards getting the Wilmer ding school located in He had been expecting the Board of Trus tees to do something but as they had not he thought it best to make some kind A public expression was not A motion was passed authorizing the renting of the room in Shattuck's building on the now being used three nights in the week by the The Committee on Supplies reported j Salvation for per that most of the supplies had been Miss rl tuition for attending the High School the remainder would be | but was taken sick after being at forthcoming as they were j a few days and could not attend the The Committee was authorized to remainder of the It was agreed that the amount should apply for her attendance this A poor boy who purchase desk books for the new rooms just fitted also to purchase two clocks and one gallon of liquid Principal Waterman then made the following To the Honorable Board of Education Town of j schools opened today with the following Kellogg 302; Whittier 326; Le Conte I 255; Lorin 24a; High School 242. j No Sixth Grade has been reorganized for the Kellogg school there being no It will be necessary to rent a room in the central part of town for this grade or else use the unoccupied room in the Rose street The enrollment in the High School is 31 more than on the first day last Another room will be needed for a recitation room for this A room in the Shattuck occupied for three nights in the week by the Salvation can be rented for a month and I earnestly recommend that the Board secure this room at S. D. Aug. 5 1895. On recommendation it was agreed to start a new Sixth grade at Rose street school house to accommodate the overflow of Kellogg and Whittier The grade to be placed under the charge of Miss Graser of the school in the Maloney Miss Woodworth was selected to teach in the place of Miss Graser for awhile and if satisfactory she would remain Committee on Supplies was claimed residence in Berkeley was also given the privilege of attending the High On motion Something As will be by the advertisement in another column of this day's issue Rod Cameron & Co. have established undertaking parlors on the northeast corner of San Pablo and University Something of this kind has long at the West These gentlemen understand the business thoroughly and have everything necessary to conduct the business in a first class In addition to the above this firm has opened a furniture and carpet store where they will keep a good new stock to select Residents of West Berkeley will now be able to procure everything needed in this line without going away from Their prices will be as low as can be obtained for like goods Take a look in the store and find what you To See is to By giving us your trade you will be convinced that your prices and the quality of our goods will satisfy alL B. R. 51 Alcatraz Rare Four room cottage near Bancroft fine well of water which affords supply sufficient to irrigate quite a lot 50x135 it Apply at this 94. ' 1 v Subscribe for the meeting two native sons of graduates of the U. who have won renown tor their original views as will address the union on the relation of philosophy to The Philosophical which was founded by Professor George H. the Mills professor of philosophy at the studies each year a book on philosophy by some eminent and at the end of the year pays the expenses ot the author to come to California and discuss his This is a new inaugurated in the past which it is intended shall be During fhe year past the union has been studying Religious Aspect of by Professor Josiah Royce of and in accordance with the plan will be present at the coming Professor Royce graduated from the State University in 1875, receiving his degree of doctor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University in 1878. He was instructor in English at Berkeley from 1878 to 1882, when he became instructor in philosophy at From this chair he was advanced to the professorship of philosophy in 1885, and from 1892 until the present time has occupied the chair of professor of Besides Religious Aspect of Professor Royce is the author of another work much valued among professors entitled Modern Spirit of and he is a frequent contributor to the philosophical and psychological reviews on philosophical and educational The forthcoming meeting will not only be an exceptionally important one to those interested in the study of philosophy from the fact that Professor Royce will discuss his own but because another native son who has won distinction for his views on the same line of thought will be present take part in the He is Professor Sidney E. professor of at the University of Professor Mezes graduated in the class ot 1884. looked upon as one On Sunday morning last E. H. the well known dealer in coal went out tp his barn to hitch his horse up in order that his children might ride to Sunday school While he was placing the harness upon the he in some unaccountable manner slipped and fell directly underneath the This scared the animal and it began to and in its fright nt brought one of its hind feet down upon Mr. back and breaking a couple of he also narrowly escaped having his head crushed before he got away from his perilous The accident will confine Mr. Driggs to the house for several Two Died of Yellow Solomon formerly a student of the Berkeley died of yellow fever recently in San He was educated here and went home to take charge ot his mother's Word has also been received of the death of Henry well known He was in the employ of Henry the commission merchant of Golden Mr. Bauer went to to go into when he was stricken with the The young man was 26 years ot age and recently married a Central American Will Withdraw It- A month ago the District Attorney asked the Board of Supervisors to make an order appointing a county detective to aid in working up county The Supervisors did and selected ex Claims Adjuster Herbert of the Southern Pacific to fill the position at a salary of a Since then the District Attorney has been looking into the matter and has come to the conclusion that the Board had no legal right to make such an appointment Yesterday he requested Supervisor Church to withdraw the appointment Because the request was not in the Supervisors asked that it be withdrawn and put in in proper torm to considered at the next meeting of the It is that the District Mr. Herbert to aid him at bis own Don't borrow the sulk scribe for it is only 25 cents a month delivered by case of John vs. his creditors comes up in the Court at Oakland James L. L. Hatch of Oakland who claims to be a Unitarian minister has got into a controversy with the Rev. Dr. Wendte on The trial of for a murder committed at the Red House some months commences today at Garrity is counsel for the The work of making the Town Hall look a little more descent was commenced yesterday and now the carpets are being removed and the ceilings and walls Miss Kate Simpson and Charles McGren of Lorin were born upon the same day of the viz. August 4th, and it was duly celebrated by themselves and J. at the corner of Eighth street and University has a large truck in which he can move All persons desiring to their furniture or other wares moved cheaply and quickly should apply as 93 im The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnson died at the home of its parents on Sunday The funeral took place from the residence of Captain Smith in San Francisco this afternoon at 2 Get your clocks and jewelry repaired at R. A. Curry's 2124 Center jewelry of all kinds on Work postoffice at San Francisco during this nor will the same parties find time during the next Eighteen tuition pupils have entered the High School for this One is from one from San Luis Obispo county and the remainder from various towns of Alameda two coming from Professor E. W. Hilgard of the agricultural department of die University is convalescent He has been confined to his home by illness since his return from the educational convention at The amount of income tax actually collected is given at The cost of collecting it was The collections will he repaid and the cost charged to profit and principally to Francisco For fine cakes and notions call upon Mrs. G. D. who keeps a branch of the Golden Sheaf 2010 Shattuck opposite Dwight way 88 The tack fiend got in his work on Sunday at San He took advantage of the presence of a large number of bicyclists and spread a quantity of tacks on the bridge at that by which several pneumatic tires were The people of San Leandro should make it a business to discover the miscreant and give him the punishment he The funeral of the late Mrs. S. H. Borkheim will take place tomorrow at 9:30 a. m. from her late residence 1808 Fifth West thence to St Joseph's ehurch where a solemn requiem will repose of her commencing at zo Interment at St Mary's Friends and abr are respectfully attend
