Daily Republican., 1880-05-04
TEE SCHOOL BoARDs
The Organization - mr.. COnrad
EIested President, mr.. Morrow
Secretary aud Mr.. DALEY BaitiM

Secretary aud Mr. DALEY Baiiin
Those members Of the Board Of Edu
cation, who held over from last year
met last evening for organization. DR.
L. g. Shortlidgs was chosen temporar,
Chairman. A committee, consistipg o
Msssrs. Conrad, Heisler and Belts, va
appointed to examine credentials.
THAT FOURTH WARD AFFAIR.
The Committee after y short abseno,
reported the result of the election al
stated in the REPUBLICAN yesterday
The committee also called attention to
the fact that in the returns Of the
Fourth ward, when William H. Brady
was elected, the name Of that gentle.
man appeared as one of the inspectors
of the election. "The committee sim.
ply state the matter as fact, said Mr..
Conrad, in concluding the report, '.and
state IL without comment, that the
members may draw their own infer.
ences."
The report was adopted, and tbs
qualification Of members was then csm
menced.
A QUALIFICATION TASGLE.
Four witnesses had taken the oath
when DR.. Grimshaw raised question
as to whether the qualification Of mem
bers as yell as their credentials had
not better be looked into. DR.. Short
lidge asked one or two members il they
were free holders ard paid their taxes
when this mode OF procedure was object
ed to.
The Board at once found itself in q
tangle, whom it was suggested thGt the
fact that the member elect being free
holder was sufficient qualification. NJ.
Lobdell advanced the opinion that il
should be shown that the member had
paid his taxes.
Mr.. Lally objected TO any such in
quiry, saying it was not at all proper
or necessary. Mr.. Ksnney held that
Mr.. Lally took the proper view and
that payment of taxes was none of the
Boards business.
Mr.. Baird read from the Rules of the
Board the clause concerning the quail
ication Of members, which required
members to be free and quali.
fed voters in the Wards in which they
lived. He drew from this the inference
that II o man was property holder and
a qualified voter he had necessarily
paid his taxes. However, he thought
some inquiry had best be made.
A great deal Of talk followed aud
much of it tSnded to obscure the sub
ject rather than mike it palmer. 1t
all ended where it commenced when
the mode of qu2liicationthat the chair
man had commenced was resumed and
the members were speedily qualified.
THE PRESIDENCY.
Nr. Belts moved that a nomination
and election for President be gone into
which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Belts nominated Dir. Baird; Mr..
Kyns nominated Mr.. Kenney;Nr. Furry
Mr.. Conrad; Mr.. Lally nom
mated Mr.. Hsisler.
Messrs. Furry and Lobdell were sp.
pointed teilers.
The result of the vote was as follows:
Mr.. Kenney, 8; Mr.. Baird, A; Mr.. Con-
rad, 2; Mr.. Heisler,2; DR.. Grinshaw, l.
fetal, II.
The rules Of the Board require that
in order to insure an election
shall receive majority Of all
the votes cast. The chair therefore de-
cided it no choice, and ordered . new
election.
Msssrs. Baird and Heisler at this
juncturs withdrew.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Mr.. Kenney, s; Mr.. Conrad, Z; Mr..
Baird, 2.
No choice still having been made
another ballo: was taken with this re-
,ult: Mr.. Conrad, s; Mr.. Ksnney, S;
Mr.. Baird, /.
Still no choice having been made,
mother vote was taken. The result
vas similar to the above. This was
he fourth ballot. On the fifth the
7oting was similar EXCEPT that the vote
heretofore cast for Mr. Baird was given
or Mr.. Lally.
At this point DR.. Grimshaw arose In
jocular mood and suggested that
dessrs. Conrad and Kenney withdraw
md the Board elect the temporary
chairman, DR.. Shortlidse unanimously.
Or. Shortlidge declined.
The sixth vote settled the matter.
The result was: Mr.. Conrad 8, Mr.. |
leuney Z, Mr.. McIntirs /.
Not knowing that decision had |
,een reached and thinking that ten
'otes constituted majority Mr.. Ken
lev, stated that he would withdraw.
he chair, however, had already decid-
d Mr.. Conrad elected.
THE TREASURER AND JANIToR.
Mr.. Conrad then took the chair,
hanking the Board for the honor con-
srrsd on him.
II. B. Morrow was elected Secretary
nd Treasurer Of the Board, and James
'. Daley Janitor.
A communication was read from Will
lam H. Brady, stating that at tho
chool election held in the Fourth ward
had received majority Of the votes
,ithout his consent and would take
his opportunity of declining to serve
$ a member. He suggested that Will
am J. Morrow be elected to succeed
i'm.
Mr.. Kenney moved that Mr.. Morrow
@ elected from the Fourth Ward to fill
ne vacancy. The chair decided that
his was foreign business.
A Communication was read from Con-
table John Brooks, member-elect from
he Ninth Ward, stating that he could
ot attend at this meeting but would
g punstual hereafter. /,
Adjourned. !,