Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-13
FIRST EDITION.
The Board of Education.
Secretary Xxi illgore Resigns.
VIM, H. ClOWaTd Elected TO Succeed him.
THE QUESTION OF WATER TAX.

THE QUESTION OF WATER TAX. a
ADJoURNED MEETING LAST EVENING. a
DISCUSSION OVER THE PAYMENT OF THE WATER
TAx--rHE BIII. ORDERED TO BE rAID-WHAT
WAS FOUND IN THE SAFE.
The Board Of Education held al adjourned
session, last evening President Shortledge in the
char
The resignation o Joseph l.. Kigore late
Secretary, was read and accepted.
Mr.. Mcintre presented the bond OF The Urea
sIrerclect Wesley 'faiiey, signed by Henry +.
Pickles aud DAVID Woolman, which, on hs mo-
ton, was accepted.
Mr. Taney ,ferwgrd4 came forward and was
qualified.
Mr. Moore moved that the Board now 20 into
a nomination aud election tor Secretary, which
motion prevailed.
Mr.. Lynch nominated Harry &. Conrad
Mi Pierce nominated Solomon Jersey.
Mr.. Mcntire nominated Wm, Ii. Cloward.
On the Irst ballot, Cioward received " votes,
Conrad and licisfy 4,
Whereupon the chail declared AIT 'loWard |
duly elected.
Being present The Secretary yelec came iorwai d. /
was qualified, and entered ut once upon the per
| ormance OF his duties,
| Col. drrnshaw moved a reconsideration OF the
| voto by which the payment OF the water tax had
been laid over until the first meeting OF October
| Adopted.
| MI Wooey then arose aud presented COM
municalion he had deceived from Chlef Engineer
Gallagher, to the effect that he regretted 10 resort
| TO extreme mearures, but that the bill must be-
paid or the water shut OH from the schools.
, Mi. Mclntre presented three communications.
One was that alludGd 10 in the GAZETTE, OF Thurs
day, wherein Mr.. H. A. Taylor, Registrar threat
enrd to withdraw water from the schools, II the
water tax was not immediately pud The others
| were As follows:
WIMINGToN, Del, June IL, 1874.
Col H. 4. MclETIKE Su.:-I was astonshed
at seem" my note to you regarding the water
rent due by the Hoard o Education to this De
| paitmpnt III the public paper'. did not know
that 1t had b,colne customary TO have published
| private communications, particularly as l was
only doug my duty as Registrar OF Water, TO
endravor h collect money due and further,
i did not know at the time Of addressing You that
note, OF any acton ol the Board in the matter.
Z / rS pectei better things OF you.
! Respectfully yours,
+. A TAYLOR, Registrar
NR. N INrIREs REPLY.
WIMINGroS, Del, June II, l314
Mr.. +. 4. Taylor, Registrdr IF Vate, Works;
A Dear Slr.-Iolr notes of the 10th and HI
r instauts are at hand. 10 the first would say
tuat al all times have advocated the psymcn
uf the water tax due by the Board OF Educa
t.tni to the City OF Wilmington, and was sur
ct pIised at receiving such note from you, ant
ic / at once exhibited the same to the reporters o
ct the GAZETTE, Commercial and Erery Eeenu,g.
III lu reply to yours of the llth Instant woul
J.. say that did not consider the communication .
IA the 10th inst. private one, aud as 1t contained
~ | threat ia which hl the citiZtns Of Wilmington
are interested i'll resisting, / deemed 1t my par
to make it public fouIs, &c.,
,e IL. Il. McINTIRE
Col. GIiu!Shaw renewed tue motion tu lay oNt
until October. lOst
=. Mr. WooIley Thought the matter should be u
tend "A to al once, and moved that check ior ii
amount ; - % be drawn
MIR. Mciutire always favored the pay
ment OF water tax by the Board but rs sue
strong threats had boen made he woul
yot, 40 he would defy the Water DE
partment TO cut OIL The water. They dai
not do II.
Col. Grlmshaw said that the Board LA
no money al present 10 pay the bill wit
There was no furry tor tho money, and l
danger 1t the bill was not paid. The Wat
Department would not thus threaten II
comuuonest lrishmau, aud there Is not
~ "Fifteenta Alnpudment' in the city who
y water, If he fail ed 10 pay his tax, would
- cUt otf beiore The city election Ihe b
should not lie paid until the money Is q
tanned
Tho vote waA taken bY ayes and nay
and when Mr.. htclntire's name was call,
~ he arose and slated that the Board had l
y money 10 pay %nch bills. During the day
note ior $1,000 had fallen duo. which h
With great difficulty, had got repewe
TIE BOARD Is too poar tc pay out money
this way, and II it was persisted in, he as cha
man ofthe Finance Committee, would d
cline 10 legislate the finances Of the Boa,
The vote resulted in favor OF the motto
as follows:
Ayes-Alessts. baird, Bird. Ferris, Ffai
Uilles, / j. Jenkins, III. NJ. Jenkins, Lyme
Speakman, Shortledge, Vernon, Noolle
L9hley Il.
Nays- Messrs. Fro1k, Grlmshaw, lila
san Heisier, Higgins, Moore, McInure,
s., J. Morrow Rice, Roberts, Rnth. IL.
Mr. MrIntiTe offered the following res
hN luton.
ReSoired, Thai the Secretary be instru
now ed to send all bills Immediately on th
receipt To The heads of the committees co
tracing the same, aud that said committs
4, send them To the chairman OF the Comm
y tee on Accounts, al least six days befi
each meeting OF the Board, IN order 10
ruIe prompt action on th6m.
The resolution was adopted snd ths Hoi
adjourned.
.--- After adjournment, the President, afte
deal of trouble with the com bination,
locked the safe door and examined the
,erior The books were found there
right. In small iapanned box were fou
checks drawn in favor OF different part
Amounting I'd nearly $1,000; several de-
1r ana OF her papers, and tilty-nine oents.tSo
St- OF The checks hal been laying back for
H. months, but they probably were not 5
out On account OF Inc loWheSs ol iuo poai
J, funds IN Bank.
D.. POLICE CASES.