I 13 19 A. A. MacDonald, Thomas Handrahan and E. J. Hcdgsen members of the School Board. Thus for seven months the Government members - Hon. James Duncan (Chairman), Dr. Richard Johnson , Hon. John Longworth and W. E. Dawson - carried on the business of the Board. Incidentally, only for a short time was the fate of the Public Schools'Act in doubt. Its many strong features carried it through its time of trial. This school property and furniture were leased to the Board of School Trustees on August 10, 1877, ftt $1,650 per annum, for 5 years. The owners were to keep the heating apparatus in efficient repair for heating the building at 66 degrees. When this lease expired in 1882, it was renewed for another 5 years. On August 13, L 87/5 th6 foroisr h6Sl6y3.& iicn&eniy v,\ib to-*- - * Prince Street Gity School." .The property .was sold to the City in 1890 for $23,000 - school, furniture and grounds I From 100 to 110 pupils in January, 1671, the enrolment increased to llfO in the next three months, and continued to climb steadily. In September, 1890, Principal Seaman reported it was simply J impossible for one person to properly tench 6h pupils, and supervise a large school. Also, he urged that an additional room be opened to relieve the congestion in grades 2, 3 and k - 169 pupils In three classrooms. The previous year a teacher whose classroom had a seating capacity for 70 had 107 pupils in attendance. It was nt thls time, September, 1890, Principal Seaman suggested that boys in grade 2 be transferred to West Kent School. By 1892 there were 57l< pupils in Prince Street School - total for City 1255- ' '