, 1876-12-23
THE NORMAL.

MEETING or THE COUNTY BoARp or EDUCATION.
The County Board Of Education held 4 special
meeting yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of
auditing tllo pay-rolls. Tho rev member, G.
C. +. Holden, was prcscnt IN the flesh together
with McssEs. Lewis, rIant, O'Conncll, md Card
ner. President Kenrney occupied tho chair,
and, IN calling the mcvttng 10 order, said hu
desired to have the pay-rolls aulitcl lGfurc lc
left tho city for Il time. Alter that, anvv busl-
ness would be In order which the members de-
sired to call up. liz took great pleasure In In
PRODUCING the new member, Mr. Holden, and
hoped their association would be MS pleasant rs
tlus which formerly existed bctwecn The Huarl
"a H.. III Iiolden e' ss'i,s I aud % eaKea plcased.
Tue Secretary real tho salary.llst for Dcccm-
bcr, Wentworth l.avIng takcn It upon himself
to ra,sn hi. satary frnnl 3a.s'0 to $500 m,on,h.
sr. Gardner moved tint tho salarIcs b. the
same as laet year.
Sir. Plant moved rs m amendment that III
nsnll,rh ns tho County commissioners had Ee-
lccte'l teachers temporarily In consequence tf
the lcadlotls IN tho Hoard, thy action Of the
80 fur US tho selection Ut teachers wns co1-
cerned. Mr. Plant was ntoycd tn do tl,ts In
Hr4cs, y. s sud- to pluec tile wl'o'o matter on
The record.
their connection with tho selloolby giving thirty
days notice, and tho Boarl could DO likewise
viii, the tcavhcrs.
Mr.. plant sa!t there waa no desire to change
expired lie Board would do what it plcuscd and
rs it htnestly thought was Its duty.
Mr. Holden colltGMtlesl that tho tcac,ers ought
to know whether they wcrc secure III their posi-
| tiOns Or 0tlIerwlsc.
Nir. uantlncr offered as a further amendment
that these te4cllrrs 6e employed until tho Board
otherwise ordered.
Sir Pint sa1tl tlle present status OF the poartt
Has the sanle as y llal bccn hrfur, thc ~tlycnt
| of Mr.. Holden. There wAs I'D why out uf ttu
difficulty presented by tourtn-f0nr fight but
| to accept tlle situation for thu present
Sir: Gardncr Withdrew Ills amendment and
Mr. Plants motion was passed..
Mr. Gardner renewed Ills motion to mike tho
salaries the sane ns lust year. Tic ,notion was,
| utter SONG little talk, carried, Mr. Lewis cx-
l'lalnlng tlat tho apparent increase n Went-
woEth'e salary WIS uwlng TO tho pcculEarlty IN
tho way In Which he drew bis sAlAry. Went.
wortll's SALARY, ior the current year, s, tlicrc-
fore, the satllo "a II wa last ycaF-$250.
| THE CHAtR&ANsHtP. ....
Nr* Plaut moved to continur Mr. kcarncy as
I Chairman of tho Boattl.
| MI. LewIs objected. No sus! motion waa
to bc sprlng, especially when It llMl toen repre-
sentcd that no matters outside Of auditing the
},ay-roils would bo nttcndetl to.
| Mr.. Plant insisted OIL Ills rsotton.
Mr., Lewis likewise Insisted GU l,is objection.
Ar. Gardner tnt!nla,cd that Nj. Lewis wa
over the ChairlnanshIp Of tho Board.
MF. Lewis said le hadn't Introduced tho sub
Mr. riant hoped l'ls lnotlon would prevail,
u tic cause of ali fhs tl'rbuenec
Tor the past sIx mouths or more. [1nttrrltptIol
tntcrruptlng. This ottler side had gotten every
eanccsson !u thu natter Of teachers tl,at It ID
sired, and 4 WAS no asnte than s'Tht that h!s
side shnu!d Insist IN eleettng Chairman. :.
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