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CARLISLE SCHOOL BOARD.-WEDNESDAY.

     Mr. JAMES presided.  There were also present-Canon CHALKER, Mr.
DOBINSON , Mr. R.S FERGUSON, the Rev. W.A. WRIGLEY, the Rev. G.W. WATERTON,
Cr. COWAN (deputy clerk), and Mr. DICK (Board officer).

    
The Denton Holmes School.-Canon CHALKER moved that a letter be written to
the Board of Health requesting them to arrange for the finishing of the
streets round the new Board Schools in conjunction with the Board, and
inquiring whether the Board of Health would be satisfied with cementing the
streets.-Mr. DOBINSON:  Instead of flagging.-Mr. WRIGLEY:  It is cheaper and
perhaps equally as good.-The CHAIRMAN said if the Surveyor were satisfied
with the work, the Board of Health would in all likelihood have no
objection.-Mr. FERGUSON:  I don't think the Board of Health would accept
this kind of work from a private individual.  You had better have a decided
answer from the Board of Health.-Mr. WRIGLEY said he believed the Surveyor
had stated that he would be satisfied with flagging and the Chairman of the
Board of Health had stated that he thought there would be no objection
provided the Surveyor be satisfied.  He seconded Canon CHALKER'S motion,
which was carried.-Subsequently, the question of procuring a staff of
teachers for the new school was considered, but the Board decided to discuss
the subject in committee.  
Free Teaching.- According to the quarterly report of the Board officers, 100
children had had their fees remitted by the Board.   They asked that39 be
withdrawn for various reasons, some having gone to the Workhouse, some had
left the town, and in some instance the parents were not in a position to
pay the fees.-Mr. WATERTON asked if there were any arrears for the children
who were understood to pay?-The Deputy-Clerk:   There are some arrears.- Mr.
WATERTON I think we should have a list.  We ought to know how we stand.-Mr.
WRIGLEY said now that the school pence came regularly to the Clerk, who had
the books to check, a statement could easily be got.

The Non-Attendance of Children at School.- Mr. WRIGLEY and Mr. WATERTON were
the visitors for the last fortnight.- Mr. WRIGLEY reported that the
attendance at Mary Street School was very bad, due mainly to the fact that
there was no School Board officer at work in that district, Mr. GOULD being
yet unwell.   Altogether, the schools seemed to be going on all right.
There was on matter to which he wished to direct attention.   Mr. WATERTON
had brought out this fact, that when a parent notifies to a teacher that a
child is to be removed from school, the name is removed from the register.
The consequence was that the child was lost sight of for a time.  He cited a
case in point at Mary Street School.  Something would have to be done in the
way of looking after children not attending school.   It would not do to
have half the town neglected.-The Deputy-Clerk read a letter that had been
received from the chairman of the managers of St. Stephen's Schools (Mr.
J.B. SLATER) enclosing a list of children whose names were on the books but
who did not attended school regularly.   "The list, " said Mr. SLATER , "is
generally given monthly to Mr. GOULD, but as he has not been seen or heard
of in the neighbourhood of our schools for some time I have been asked to
send it to the Board."-The Deputy-Clerk said he had written to Mr. GOULD
asking how he was, and he had received from Dr. CARLYLE a certificate to the
effect that Mr. GOULD was not at present able to attend to his duties.-Mr.
WRIGLEY said he supposed that state of things must have been going on for a
considerable length of time.   What were they to do?  He was supposed that
Mr. GOULD had not communicated with the Board on the subject before this
time.-Mr. FERGUSON:  We have just had six weeks' holidays.-Mr. WRIGLEY:  But
we have been about a month at work since the holiday.-It was decided to
consider this and other matters in committee of the whole Board.

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CARLISLE HEALTH COMMITTEE.-FRIDAY

Mr. HARDY presided.-The Rate Collectors reported that during the week they had paid in the sum of £550, making £5600 towards the second moiety of the current rate.-It was decided to continue the carting contract with Mr. Henry MILLER for another year.-It having been reported that Mr. NICHOLSON and Mr. MUNCASTER had connected their house property on Blackwell Road with the town
sewer, though < unreadable due to crease > within the borough, the Town Clerk stated that the owners had no right to do this and that they ought to be required to pay something annually.-It was decided that they be required to enter into an agreement to pay a small sum per annum.-
The Surveyor submitted a report as to the drainage in the different streets on the Duke of Devonshire's estate.   There were many defects pointed out, and a good deal of work is requisite before the sewers are satisfactory.-A copy of the report was ordered to be sent to Mr. C.J. FERGUSON, the Duke's agent.
Dr. ELLIOT reported that last week five patients, all of one family in Burns Street, Caldewgate, were admitted to Crozier lodge suffering from typhoid fever; there were now a dozen patients-six from typhoid, five from scarlatina, and one from measles.   During the week nine deaths were registered, including five from zymotic diseases.  The death rate was equal to 13½ per 1000 of the population per annum.   In the corresponding week last year there were 14 deaths.

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