The daily gazette., 1878-08-13
he School Board
A TEDIOUS TWO HOURS sEssIoN-No
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED
THE MEMBERS TRYING TO


A TEDIOUS TWO HOURS sEssIoN-No
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED
THE MEMBERS TRYING TO
oUT-TALK ONE ANOTHER.
One of the most if not the most tedi-
Gus sessions of the Board of Public Edu-
cation, was held last evening. Judgin
from the number of motions that were
passed, and their little import, the meet
ing might haue been judged to be very
unnecessary one. n- ..
! The whole two hours was given over to
a cross debate by two or three of the
members, which became very monoton-
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Previous to the roll being called, the
chair read letter from Mr.. w. III. Glow
ard the Secretary and Treasurer request
ing that the Board allow f. A. Taylorl to
act as Secretary until he was recoved suf-
ficiently from this present illness.
DIR. Grimshaw, was opposed TO making
him Secretary and Treasurer, as that Of
| ficer was bonded one. He moved that
he he made Secretary pro TEN. Adopted.
. The Finance Commiftee reported that
there was SAL ,2S4 Al in the hands of the
City Treasurer, due the Board, and on
/ niOtiOb piODtl WClC uCb-
ed to draw on him for that amount. .
The Committee also presented COM
munication from the Chairman Of the
Finance Committee of City Council, re-
questing the Board to draw an order in
favor of the Mayor and Council, for the
sum of So, 1925, the amount of school
taxes collected for the year 1877, since
the City Council had paid the Board the
full amount Of their appropriation for
that year. ~ AZ t
Mr.. Woolley stated that he had as
chairman of the Finance Committee of
the Board, arranged with the chairman
of the Finance Committee of City Coun-
ell, that if the City Council would ad-
lvance the Board the full amount of their
appropriation for the year 1877 that the
Board would relinquish all claim to
taxes collected for that year, and as there
had been $4,432,25 collected the City
Council had made the requisition on the
Board according to agreement.
DIR. Grimshaw, was opposed to draw
ing the order; the money belonged to the
Board, and the chairman of the Finance
Committee of the Board had no right to
make any such arrangements. G
Mr.. Woolley, called for the reading OF
the minutes of the meeting of April 9th
1873, in which resolution was passed
BY the Board, agre eing 10 reliDqush al
claims TO taxes for the y'ar 1877, In con.
sideration that Council advance certain
amount OF money. s. ..
Col. Heisler was of the opinion that II
was only paying back what had been
loaned to the Board. He would like to
know II the BoaId was so much in debt
as stated by the gentleman from the
Fifth Ward. He, thought that on The
lst of last January tn, City Counci
lhad assumed all the floating indebted
iness of tue Board and il was very strange
Iif the Board had run $4,000 In deb
since that time.
| DR.. Grimshaw moved that the mat.
ter be postponed until next meeting
night.
The ayes and nays were called and the
motion was lost by the following vote
Ayes-Baird, Davidson, Furry, Grim
shaw and Morrow. .--..--.-s-...---.-.....-
Nays-Bstts, Grubb, Heisler. johnson
Kendall, Kent, Simpson, Woolley an,
President Eckel.
The melton of Mr.. Woolley, to pas
the order, was then passed by the fol
lowing vote
Ayes-Baird, Bets, Davidson, Grubt
Heisler, johnson, Kendall, Kent, MOI
row, Simpson, Woolley and Presiden
!, Eckel.
/ Nays-Grimshaw and Furry.
Mr.. Wooley also presented bill iron
the Union National Bank for $l01.5C
for computation of interest on none,
, loaned the Board, on checks that wer
, presented for payment when the Boar
had no funds, and which cheeks tn
bank honored.
Col. Heisler, was very much SURPRISED
to hear of such bill being sent into th
: Board, he did not know that they wer
borrowing money ; he did not think tn
, bank ought to charge interest. Th'
Board had no right TO borrow money.
Mr.. WoolIey, said that in May last
i. the Board had no money, and that tn
monthly pay rolls were to be paid beside
sevei al bills. The Board did not wisl
their bills to 60 by default 80 In a con
, sultation with the bank officers, the.
, told the Board to send in all the check
they desired, and that they would b
, honored.
Col. Grimshaw said according 10 Law
, you cannot borrow any money, and nov
, this is the way you are trying to ..dodg
, the law. The bank could not collect tn
interest on an overdrawn account.
Mr.. Davidson. The bill was n,vr au
thorlzed by the Board and he though
Mr.. Woolley was trying to dodge tn
law. The motion 70 allow the bill wa
passed unanimously.
Five proposals were received TO
doing the glazing in the Public School
: during the year, and on motion the.
were referring to . special commtte
!, of three consisting OF Messrs. Simpson
Kent and Belts, with power to act.
repairs were ordered at Nos. ant
13.
DR.. Grimshaw offered the following
which was lost by vote Of 9 to 5.
Resolped, that the Finance Commute
of the Board be instructed to report +
: this Board the amount due this Boar
by the City Council, for the year endin
July 18th 1873, and further the amoun
due to July LIST 1879.
a Adjourned without debate.
: ORDERS.
John Palmer, 60 cents; j. s. Gallagher
q S4; Catherine Haughey, $50; q. II. Do
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