The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-08-07


the Labors OF the New-R -. IcrsIi-
field Counted Dat and e. - E.etner
Counted ia ~ Member From the
Third Ward.
There was a regular meeting last night Of
the school board, at which icC-Pres!deni
Wilson presided in the absence of the chair
man, and MeSsrs. Viewer, GRANGER, Mayo,
Callahan, Few, Nicely, west!ake, Jo5son and
Peaper answered to the roll call and Ketche-
son appeared later and took his seat.
After reed .ng aud approving the minutes of
the meetings OF July 18th and 1tJb, reports
from committees we're received
The committee on ways and means were
granted until mex, Monday night TO make re-
port
The committee on buildings and grounds
made reports as 10 the condition OF the vari-
Gus school houses and grounds, that they had
studied economy in al things and made as
few repairs as pnssIbie; but where repairs
Were needed that they had made them OF
the most permanent character, always chos-
log reliable mel. TO do their work. The Nor
rls building needed some repairs around the
grounds and some plssiering; the Usage street
building needed new roof and a new well
the High School building needed a thorough
cleaning: the Third Avenue school grounds
need ID d new fence, siJewalhs, etc , and the
building needed p!asteIiDS in numerous
piac -; the shawnee Street building showed
up badly bscaUS- it had ben imperfcc;ly
constructed in The FIST piac he best thing
10 be done with Normal Eai- was 10 sell it:
the North I-avsnworIh colored school
building needed great many repairs, as the
roof leaked badly and the sCuth Leayen-
worth colored school building was psssahle
for the next year. IL was eStimatg that the
needed repairs would cost out so. The
report WAS rtfcred TO the committee on
BuiIGinas ard Ground.
The committee on Text Books aud Course
of Instructors Furniture and Apparatus,
Teachers snd -alaries, School Libraries and
Printing, and CoIOrsi -c!Iools, had no report
10 make.
The committee on High School and Mod
ern Languages made an encouraging report,
but IT was reccmmIuted for further acton.
Ina committee 9 n awards end medals |
made TUpCrJ, which was ordered PUT
lIsh.d-
The ire surer'S report for July was read |
auce on inter. ru,ij, sl.lS7 IL: balance on |
Interest bond, Si7l.i; sinking fund, |
sl,lGS "a
A number Of rctftions FOR positions as
teachers We're properly referred. |
The school census for the yeaT ending /
July, 1873. was read, showing the First ward |
10 contain, al white pupils, $500 males and |
1 - f-n,rps; second ward, white pupils, 6l3-I
SO2 macs aud 81 iem-les; ThIrd ward, white 4
Fourth WAND, wiIile pupils, l,5s9-7j9 males l
and is females 1ossl, white pupils, &c /
2,cI males aud 2$Si females. The cploisd +!
pupils are follows: FlrS'fward, @,4-lIJ L
M. es AID Irg female. Second ward, iAS-.5 \
males and - females; Third ward, 4:S-lgS 4
males a'.d pa females; Fourth ward, 2.7-9s /
.V-HH a.. T.aF.n Loot a aH1
l5S. The total number OF pupis Is |
5,SIi, an lncrerse Of 50 over last year.
Tue contract tor cost for the use OF schools /
was let l. the LeaNeuworth coal company,
az -. c-rts delivered 81 the buildings In /
Soutn I.eavenGorth and % cents delivered 1
in Norm LsSven worth.
The old ISo4rti then adjourned sine dc.
aG-r a short recess without an election,
the old members Of the new board We're |
called together py The Nlce-f resident OF the
Old board, Mr.. Wilson. and on motion, |
committee OF three, consisting o. Messrs.
Callahan, Pesp-r ana WSstlake, were APP
poinitd on credentials
Mr.. -rshfleId called attention TO the ir-
regularity "I the proceedings, that tie old
board had rdjouTned SINE die and yet was now
acting virtually as sucn a board.
The committee on credentials reported
that they iou. that lie following gentlemen
bad been e.ect.d from The various wards:
FIRST ward, ID. r. Anthony; Second ward,
Joseph Lyon: Third w nd, X. y. HeTshfield;
Fourth we've. Lewis MayU- They further
iound that Mes-rs. Anthony, Lyon and Mayo
4
wer- .Ierter: but that Mr.. Hershfieid had re- |
moved TO IN. Second ward. They held that |
IN their opinion the hrst three We're entitled
70 seals In the bosrI, but that Mr. Hsrsh-
fields removal disqualified him as member
from the Tniri ward.
Mr. AnIhrny demanded that the law on |
this subject nf removal be produced, hut the
board declined u do so. He further asked
the acting president and the committee, and |
requested the members not To vote 10 adopt
the report without knowing whether they
Were night or wrong,
port
Mr. Anthony said that the law was absent
and IL shCu Il be shown to vote inteiiigently,
and he urged its producal as a matter of fair
ness and asked the members not to vote |
biipdly. He would further move that the |
que-tiop be postponed until next Monday |
I,lgnt; but the motion was not entertained
by the chair. he then demanded the ayes |
and avs on the adcplioa of the report, |
which were as follows:
Ayes-Weyer. Mayo, Callahan, Few, West
lake, Jobson. PeRper, keicheson, W Ilson and
Lyon-iu. Nays Anthony.
Mr.. Anthony offered a resolution that the
city attorney tie requested To give the law in
this Case snd also TO the qualification of
all the members. He hoped that the board.
in fairness woald perrni the law TO be pre- ,
sented. The motion was no, entertained by
the chair.
Mr.. Few moved that Il. A. Eetner be chos- !
en- 10 II present he Tnird ward, which mo j
ton wSs carried, Mr.. Anthony asking 70 be !
excus. d from voting, as he believed the pro- {
coed sngs were not legal.
An eiecttrn iot tieeiueBt ipT ire e.lsuioe 4,
year wss then he'd, the vote being s. fellows
Wiisou, /; Ca labsn, /; Bershfelo, !. Ar. q
Wilson wss declared eaecfad. 1
Mr.. Callahan was then chosen vice presi- .
dent. receiving votes, being scattering.
The new officers then took the oath Of I,
ONCE. Il
1t was resolved that when the board ad- !
iourn IL be 10 next Monday night.
Mr.. Anthony asked To be excused for the !
next SIX weeks, saying that he knew that IL ;
was not customary, but new customs bad
originated this evening and he wsntef ~ b |
right His request Was granted, as also iLyt :
Of MI. Lyon.
The hoard then adjourned.
II Is understood that Mr.. Eershfeld will !
test and settle the question as to whether the =
board can remove him in the absence oil
positive law to that effect and without prece-
dent- II Is also understood that he was t,ut
out because he fAyoss compromising ihei
school bonds.
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