Daily Republican., 1881-05-10
A SCHOOL BOARD BOMB.
GRUBB CON TESTS KENNEY'S
SEAT LAST NIGHT.
The Board Organizes by Electing
MIR. Conrad President Again
other Officers, &c.

ganiZe. Mr.. Furry OF the holding over
members was absent, leaving DR.. Grim.
shaw, and MessrS. Brooks, L0bdell and
Hazlett TO take care of things. DR..
tirimshaw was made chairman protein
and on Mr.. Lobdelps motion MesSrs.
Brooks, Lobdell and HazIett were a.
pointed IA committee on credentials.
No sooner was this committee an
nounced than the Eighth ward case
came up. Mr.. Lexington Barney, for
Mr.. Lewis r. Grubb, walked forward
and presented a protest against MI. d.
orc. Kemey taking his seat, which was
read, and referred to the committee and
reads like this;
To THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD or PUBLIC EDuCATIoN:--
Gentlemen Icing fully convinced
that ID. orc. krnnrv, who is returned to
yuur body as having been elected u
member OF the Board Of Education at
the school election, held in the fLghth
ward OF the city OF Wilmington, on the
7th dav of May, 4. d. 1881, IS not legal
lv elected member OF said
Board. as according to the returns
made by n portion OF the persons who
held said e.ectiun there Were counted
ont of the ballot buN 0S votes tor ID. ot,
kruney, and 9S votes tor your pcllt!on-
rr, Lewis I. G,rubb; and James Daley
paye the casting vote for ID. Ot. Ken
uey. and declared hiin elected u MEM
her OF said Board Of Education; and
further your petitioner wouIu a!ege
that solomon Cook, til" duly elected
CITY Inspector OF said Ward, who was
present. and Lexington Barney, who
acted as one uf the clerks ~ said school
election refused TO sign a certificate
certifying that u. orc, k"mcy was
elected a member OF said Board from
the Eighth Ward, of this city. COOK
ard Barney both claim that there were
% votes Io,led for u. O'C. kenncy,
and that n recount oi the
votes in the ballot box OF said
ward will establish the fact that
your petitioner is legally elected amem-
bcr Of the Board of Education from the
Eighth ward. And further that ii tn"
said ID. orc. keuney and Lewis l..
Grub did each receive 9S votes, that
said James Daley had no right to give
the casting vote in favor OF either OF the
candidates and that if either OF the
persons holding said election had right
in case OF a tie to give the casting vote
it was the right of solomon Cook, the
legally elected CITY Inspector OF said
ward, and not James Daley who was
never elected aS an Inspector in said
ward, but who was appointed by the
LEGISLATURE of Delaware ~ its last SeS-
sion, as Inspector for one Of the precincts
therein, which was not created at the
time said Cook was elected us City In
spector by the citizens of said ward.
| therefore protest against the seat
being given to said ID. orc, kcnney,
unless, after thorough investigation OF
the ease has been heard before your
body it shall appear that said kenney
has been le ally elected member OF
Board Yours Respectfully
(signeG) LEWIS 7. GEuBB.
THE COMMITTEE NOT SATISFIED.
The mnittee then at 7.4j retired
and did not return for fifty INMATES.
When it did appear it reported that
the members of the Board had been cleo
ted in accordance with the returns al
ready published except in the Eighth
Ward. Sin the case OF this ward, re-
ported the committee, 1--WE tlnd two
sets of certificates, neither OF which Is
in accordance with law, and Il protest
against one of them. We would recon-
mend that the ballot box be opened and
a recount had.
The report was adopted. Subsequent
ly a committee, consisting of MeSSrs.
Belts, Baugh, Hazlett, Mclntire and
Dr. Wales, was appointed to hear the
contest ant the Board decided to meet
next Monday night to listen to the re-
port OF the committee.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The new members were sworn in,and
the Board then proceeded to the cleo
tiOn OF officers.
Mr.. Belts nominated Henry c. Con-
rad.
Mr.. Ruth nominated Edward Mcln
tire.
Mr.. Palmer (eagerly)-I nominate
Daniel orc. Kenney.
Mr.. BettS-Mr. Kenney'S seat is con-
Mr.. Palmer, (apologetically)-Oh, I
see withdraw the nomination.
MeSsrs. Kync and Lobdell were ap-
pointed tellerS and the result was Con-
rad 10, McIntire s, blank |, and Mr..
Conrad was declared elected.
On taking the chair Mr.. Conrad made
a very appropriate speech returning
thanks, &c.
For Secretary and Treasurer Mr.. Lob
dell nominated IL. B. Morrow and Mr..
Hazlett, Harry EmmonS. The re
suit was Morrow IA; EmmoM &, and
Morrow was declared elected.
A communication was read from
George w. May, principal of the Brown
town school, asking as to his chances
for reappointment, and about his salary
for May and June of this year. Eeler-
red to the teachers committee.
James f. Daley was elected bailitf.
FINANCIAL.
w, w. Lobdell, as chairman of the
Finance committee, presented the fol,
lowing as the estimate of expenses ana
probable receipts from June |, 1881, TO
y uuO L, loo-'
EXPENSES:
SdurlcS. ,n, ,,,
BO0kSand Stationery. .............,.. t.oVo.uo
Repairs. .......' ''................ o'LU'uo
Fuel. neutrality-suspicious., 0VVV'uo
Miscellaneous items. 27E8uo
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 loSU0
RECEIPTS:
The receipts can not be accurately estima-
ted. hut will be, say, from IL, 400 t0$l, 500
Cash balance on hand May l. 1881. "a ,0IS. As
May appropriation to bereceived.... 5,7l6.66
Total 80 sos. IA
In order to cover the additional ex-
pense in The new Eleventh ward, of
building, teachers, supplies and books,
more than the lawful increase of 8 per
cent. on the appropriation will be re-