The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-29
From Tuesdays Daily
DOWN WITH TEE DEATH TRAP
Inc Trustees Dance-Lust the
County Pay the Piper ? Pub
lie Opinion that the
Trustees Should
Resign.

We publish below interview. with a mum
DER OF the heaviest taxpayers of Butte on the
school house question. The current of pub
Tic opinion lie setting so strongly against the
incompetent action of the school trustees in
this matter, and wrstched stone and brick
work which has bsen palmed off on this
school district, that action will be at once
substituted for words. There is Il universal
feeling that the trustees should re-
sign or yindicate themselves al
once, and most people believe the latter
course impossible. Especially is there a
strong feeling against McMurphy, who has
held his office so long by sutfersnce, aid who
has with unheard of insolence and an ilnpu-
dence which is absolutely startling to tax
payers, refused to make public the terms of
the contract under which the attempt was
made to foist this wretched wreck on a con-
fding community. Now will AcMurphy re-
sign, Or will he attempt to stem the tide of
popular indignation? Win he explain, since
he thinks be is the body and brains Of the
Board, and keeps its public documents in his
private safe, how it is that the SOU h wall of
the old building was taken dom? Why WAS
it done? Will he explain by what title he
attempts to exercise the powers of a School
trustee? Was he ever elected trustee? Or
has he dreamed himself into a great man /?
If he wishes to escape a position which pub
lie opinion is daily rendering more and more
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the assurance that he will never be burde ed
with this office again. Why even the Coroner
DR.. Thompson, holding an Office which finds its
occupation on the victims Of just such neLli-
gence, cheats himself Of his subjects in pros
pectu, and says this building ought to come
down TO the ground.
Judge " ilcox-Ths papers have not been
half severe enough on the trustees in this
matter. They should have beeh asked to re-
sign long ago. They heve squandered the
peoples money, and are no more fit for the
position than a four year old child. l would
have signed a petition to remove them. The
school no Use ought to be rebuilt from the
foundations.
Robert McMinn-I would rather have some
one kill my children than sond them &c
school in that school building. 1t ought &c
come down to the last stone. What did the
contractors tear down the south wall of the
old building for? Such a course was the
most miserable folly.
john Noyes-I think such 3 use OF The
public money is scandalous. Who are tht
contractors bondsmep? That building shout,
be torn down to the lowest stone of the foun
dation walls. l went and looked at it tn
other day, and Am utterly amazed that sucl
work should have been done. | suppose Wha
was eyerybody's business was n)body's bust
ness. The refusal of the trustee to exhibi
the contract was the most outrageous impu
dence.
G. B. Houser-This is a scandaleus piece
business. Go ahead and give tito these fel
lows; you have the whole community bacI
of you. This whole affair is an outrage OF
the community, on whom the loss will pr
ably fall eventually; that building should b
torn down to the very bottom. | will sign
| pSUltlOh W lVIAoNS siio
trustees. They ought to be removed.
w. A. Clark--I cannot express an oplniot
as q builder or architect. | approve Of til
cour.. of the MINER in this matter. l woul
never be willing to send a. child OF mine
the school house, even after it is patched up
Il might be made secure by removing thu
stone work entirely, and replacing it fret
The ground up. If the brick wo!k is cracked
| think the building ought to come down t
the ground.
Lee W. Foster-I hare already expressed
strong approval of the AISER's courss in tn
matter. That building should be torn do"
to the ground at once.
VIM. F. ShanleJ-T-sri it down to Ihe las
stone.
Col. Prcsco.t-If that building should ia
on the school children Ct his commuli.,
the civilized world would never forgive i
No chances should be taken where chlldre
are concerned. Better spend twice t.
, money, and take down the building t. II
ground and buili the walls ten feet tine
) than run the slightest risk.
Mr. d. y. Dcllinger--I approve of tn
t MINERS course emphatically, and think thu
building ought to CONF down.
/ James \. Murray--My opinion is That II
f school building ought TO be torn down, and
: suit fer damages brought against tiIe truste
and their bondsmeu ior having s4uandere
!. the peoples money. This course wonI
: have 8 healthy influence on other publ
officials, and so many Irresponsible and IN
bcci,e persons would not run ior oiAee'
$ thew lined that building With non /. "o1t
h never do for sc>ool building | wou'd il
walk Jy it.
John Hauswirtlr--l agree exa.l.y wit
what Mr. Murray has just said An ae''1