The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-03


Of Westminster having been held on the eve.
ming Of the 2Sdinstant. "wednesday. At which
resolutions were adopted, and q COMMITTEES
appointed to wait upon the President of this
Board and request him to call another special
meeting of the County School Commissioners,
to hear certain propositions affecting the
building Of the new school house for Central
Hall school, the building of which has inst
commenced, President Reese took the respon.
sibility Of converting the Board on Monday.
September 18th.
Accordingly, in obedience to the call Of
President Reese, Messrs. Mckinney. Zollic.
koffer, Herring, Prugh, and the President
being all the members-met at 20 minutes
past 10 clock, A. NJ, and organized in the
usual manner.
By direction Of the President the Secretary
withdrew for few minutes to notify the Hon.
John +. Smith, the counsel to the Board,
that, as his presence may be necessary, his
attendance was respectfully solicited. Soon
after the Secretary's return, Judge Smith an.
peared, to give council should il be needed
As this meeting has reference to the action
Of special meeting No. l, held on the 2sd in.
slant, on the subject OF the new school house
site, the reading Of the proceedings Of the
first special meeting was ordered after which
the proceedings were unanimously adopted.
The Board being thus ready to hear the
propositions coming from the "Beeples Meet
IN, President Reese arose and in appropriate
terms, said in effect, that keeping an econom.
ical and proper use of the public money in
view, this Board was from the first, and at
every successive step that has been ,aken,
anxious to do what was proper, honorable,
and right, and 10 avail itself OF the advice and
pecuniary aid Of the citizens of Westminster,
in erecting school house creditable to the
place and convenient to the children for whose
comfortable use it is intended; but that he was
unwilling that the school fund shouldbe drawn
upon to ornament Westminster without assist
ance from the citizens thereof, adding that it
gives him the highest satisfaction to find that
the citizens are willing to lend their aid so
far as may be necessary to complete proper
building in the best location without drawing
on the school fund for a greater amount than
that already appropriated for the purpose.
Charles L. Reifsnider, Esqr., in behalf OF
the committee, then addressed the Board in
suitable terms, in the course of which he said
that the people of Westminster are unani-
mously opposed to the location on which work
has been commenced-that DIR. Fouke' 8 three
lots, which, it is conceded, are the best for
the purpose to be found in the city, can be
bought for Sl200-that the Goodwin lots can
be sold for more than they have cost the
Board, as much, he thought, as SsO0-tha,
the citizens will voluntarily make up the ex-
cess OF expense over the appropriation already
made by the Board, so that the school fund
| will not be further drawn upon in consequence
of the removal-and that the style Of the
building is approvedby all who have carefully
examined the drawings.
President Reese having siRniied his salts.
faction with the remarks OF Mr. Reifsnider
Col. VIM. A. MeKelip arose and submitted
the following:
Whereas, The Board of County School
Commissioners heretofore appointed from
their number a special committee Of three "a
select suitable site and erect proper build
ing thereon for the accommodation of the
Central School district in Westminster;
And whereas, Said committee have Dur.
chased lot of land of Thomas p. Goodwin
situated on Green Street adjoining the Cath
Ole grave yard, and have submitted plans anC
specifications for, and commenced the cree
ton Of, a school house thereon;
And whereas, This Board understands ant
fully appreciates the economical motive,
which actuated the committee in making III,
selection Aforesaid, yet learning that such Sc
lection does not meet with the approval of tn,
citizens Of Westminster, but on the contrar,
is condemned by them;
And whereas. There is pressing neces.
sity for the speedy completion of said build
ing, and it is not likely, owing to the presen
condition Of the school fund, that the appro.
priation made by this Board can at this time
be increased beyond that already made
Therefore, Resotced, BY the board of coun
ty School Commissioners, that out Of defer
ence to, and in conformity with, the wishes Of
the people of Westminster as made manifest
to us, we hereby consent to change the loca.
ton Of said school building from the lot upou
which it is now being erected, and in iier
thereof to purchase and locate the same on
the lots Of DIR. George s. Fouke, on Centre
Street.
Resolred, That as tho Board has necessari
ly sustained some loss, on account of the pur.
chase of the Goodwin lot, and because Of
work and labor performed, aud as at this time
the appropriation is not likely to be increased
for the reasons already stated therefore if i,
shall hapren In the course Of the erection oil
said building that we will not have funds
enough out of said appropriation to complete
it, we will appeal to the generosity of the Cit.
zens Of Westminster whom we try to serve
and crafty, to furnish by voluntary contribu.
tons means TO assist US in the completion OF
a building which shall not only be useful and
adapted to the purpose for which it is design.
ed, but at the same time be an ornament 10
the city,"
Having concluded the reading of the fora.
going, Col. McKellip made q few proper re.
marks thereon.
President Reese replied TO Col. McKellip
in terms which appeared to be quite satisfac.
tory to the Board as well as to the committee.
Mr.. Herring then gave his views, in the
course of which he fully sustained the action
OF the committee Of this Board under the cir.
cumstances as they then stood, and charac.
terized, as it deserved, the intended insult Of
tered to this Board in public notice assum.
\ ing to call public meeting of citizens.
All the members of the citizens committee
who were present at this meeting, as far as
they expressed themselves, properly dsa-
vowed all connection with, or approved of,
the conduct of those who had by their ssNopIs'i
Of the "BEEPLrs MEEriS,n made an effort 10
insult, not only the School Board and the
public school system of the State generally, but
our whole German population.
AT the suggestion of the President, Mr..
Huber prepared the following resolutions
which were adopted:
"Resotred, That committee of FIVE of the
citizens Of Westminster be appointed by the
President of the School Board to act with the
School Board committee in the proposed
change of location of the Central School
building.
ResOtred, That the following gentlemen
compose the committee aforesaid Col. VIM.
A. Mckelhp, Charles T. Reifsnider, A. III.
Huber, David Fowble, and David H. Shriyer. .
To act with the above last named commit.
tee, the President appointed Messrs. Zollic.
koaer and Mckinney on the part ofthis Board,
and by unanimous approval President Reese
was requested TO act Us the chairman of the
joint committee.
IL was then ordered that the foregoing Joint
committee be charged with all matters grow.
ing out of the change of location, the sale OF
the Goodwin lots, the raising ofthe additional
funds that may be found to be necessary, &c.
Mr.. Reifsnider read the propositions which
had previously been read by Col. McKellip I;
and after due consideration, the propositions
OF the committee embracing tho foregoing
conditions, were unanimously adopted by the
Board, and were also unanimously agreed 10
by the committee.
On being applied to for an opinion, the
counsel to the Board, Hon. John L. Smith,
decided that none Of the proceedings were
illegal.
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