Daily Republican., 1879-05-13

mckinney to Remain I'm the Board
ID. W. Harlan Re elected super
inteudent-Orders Drawn, &c.
The Board of Education held a regu-
lar meeting lab: evening, Pres. Eckel
in the chair.
The President announced that ac.
cording to the usual custom the names
of the committees have been announ-
ced and printed in lie papers.
On motion of Col. Grimshaw the list
OF the committees we're read by the
President.
Mr.. Baird was excused from serving
as Chairman on the committee on FL
nance.
Col. Grimshaw also asked to be
excused from serving on the committee
as he found himself taking the second
place in the committee. He was also
excused.
Mr.. Lobdell asked to be excused for
serving as Chairman on the Normal
school. He did not feel that he could
hold conscientiously the position as
Chairman when such committees had
been made out by purely partisan mo.
tires.
President Eckel-The chair denies
the assertion and says it was false from
beginning to end.
Mr.. Lobdell. | simply take you
statement in an afternoon paper. Wha
right sir have you to class me as Re
publican. How do you know lam
Republican,
Mr.. LoLdell in speaking Of an af
ternoon paper alluded to the statemen
in every Evening" and not to the RE
PUBLICAN as Mr.. Eckel thought-Repor
teri.
Mr.. Lohdell was excused.
Col Grimshaw also asked to be ex
cused from serving on the same school
this year as he was not willing TO play
second fiddle The Colonel was excus
ed from serving on the Committee.
The President stated that the repor
which appeared in the every Even
ing' WAS correct, but that article in tn
Republican was false from beginning t.
end.
The finance committee reported 500 9
the amount now in the hands of tn
City Treasurer due the BOARD. The re
port was accepted and the amount or
dered to be drawn.
Tn" next business in order was tn
bearing OF the report of the Commi'te
on th- contested election case in tn
Fi.l'A Ward The following repor
was rad by H. c. Conrad, Chairman
WILMINGTON, DEL, May u, 1879.
TO tie Pres de,.f ant members Of The Board Q
Public Education Your committee TO whOI
was referred the communication of James H
Floyd and Lewis T. Grubb, would respect
fully report, that after full and careful e,
am nation into the conduct of the electio
h-,' "u saturday, Mays. 1879. in the Eight
ward for members Of this body they hnd
First, That the election officers were dul,
sworn ccOrding to law.
Second, That the election officers were NJ
qualified to vote, and did not vote, havin
failed to pay their city and school taxes (,
ISIS, and were all members Of the same pol
teal party. but were not Oh these account
dlsuUa life, from holding said ectUn.
Tnnd, That no full and ar list wi
kept nj The persons voting at said election.
Fourth, That no proof was adduced betol
your committee Of the admission OF any Ill
ual votes or the rejection Of legal ones.
While the members Of your commits
strong deprecdte the irregularity OF Il
election in the two particulars OF failing
keep a full and correct list Of he voters ar
oi having al OF the elect on officers membe
of the same political party, they do not fir
Fuch irregularity or ilegality IA in the
Judgment will sitiate or overthrow sa
e'cuOn. Respectfully submitted
HENIN G. CoNRAD,)