The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-14

A resolution calling on the Council to
govern Itself in accordance with the above,
and to lew tax of at least one-qaarter of
enc per cent to pay the proportion OF the
city, together with the report and budget, was
adopted.
President Di5ble lsft the chair calling
Judge Lynch to iD and read the report of the
committee to whom was referred the commu-
nication of the Citz ms Committee:
OFFICE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS,
New Orleans, La, Oct. IS, 1875.
Messrs. P. NJ. Baker, B. J. West, I. N. Stoute-
myer, William L. Gushing and Charles f.
Buck:
Gentlemen-In reply to your communica-
ton to the Board OF School Directors, bearing
date October 6, instant, we have the honor to
say:
We recognize in the fullest degree the duty
of this board, as it is the duty of every officer,
and, also, of all official or representative
bodies, to entertain and consider petitions or
complaint, from any citizen or number of
citizens, when couched in respectful Ian
guage. While approaching the responsibility
of this duty, however, we respectfully suggest
that the assumption 10 your communication,
that the resolutions Of the mass me etiDg
which y0n transmit express the almost unaui-
nous sentiment OF the community, IS some
what or atui.ous. Of the A. 600 male citizs rs
of New Orleans above twenty-one years of
age more than 40 900 were not at the meeting
and did not participate therein. 1t would not
De greater violation of logic to say that
those who remained away thereby refused as
sent to the resolutions than to assert that
those present expressed the feelings of those
who were absent OF the 1000 or 5000 who
were present at the meeting not 100, nay not
So had any voice in the preparation and
| adoption Of these charges against the School
Board. Nevertheless, we will consider them.
Were it possible for this board to institute
an investigation into the vague and general
charges of incompetency and immortality
made against the directors, the character OF
the organic ation would preclude the proceed
ing. The board has no power OF impeach-
ment of it's members. They are appointed
by tue State Board of Education, and may be
removed by that body for cause. We, there
fore, respectfully suggest that, in this regard,
you have sought the wrong jurisdiction.
With reference to the demand contained in
| these resolutions for the resignation of the
board as an official body, we say: The reso-
| lutions containing this request Eve waive the
objection that might be made to the malevo-
lent Language used) assunR that the DO re
| has been convicted Of t1hmoikli ual-admin
| istratiop, and ine pan3ncy as an organza.
| ton. We eQeHe1zA there has been nj
hearing - cause The Judgment upon
which q 1htions ask execution is null
We der trial We express our willing
| ness to put ourselves upon the country, and
we plead that the ayerments ale false.
| Should the committee with whom we are
communicating see fit to request the indi.
vidual directors to resign for special reasons
in particular cases, we can see no objection,
as board, to such demands being made.
We presume that each director will meet any
such request in his own behalf.
In general reply to the resolutions trar IS
misted 10 US we now respectfully submit
While mal-administration. incompe aanc
and immortality are chargedsg the hoarC
We suggest that not single violatio- of la
upon the part of the board has be o;,te
out and the charges of immoral 3n i,
competency are as utterly with IVY s a +.
tons. We will not characteriz '1s ..a.,s
| to explain the probable orig nor s''e o.,
plants. ID VI Su0A '''
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