Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-29
A Morbid Love OF Office Still Consumes
Them-A Long and 0rat0rieal
Meeting.

be styled School Commissioners. and be
chosen at large from the citizens of the
Taxing District of Shelby county They
are TO have the same privileges accorded the
present board. The FIVE members of the
Board OF Education for the year 1888 SD ali
be appointed BY the governor within ten
days alter the passage OF this act, who shall
hold their offices until the general election of
| Taxing District officers in January, 1884,
| and until their SUCCESSORS are elected and
! qualified. Eut at The general election of
/ Taxing District officers in January 1884
and regularly at the general elections Of
said Taxing District thereafter, the members
oil the board shall be elected by such voters
| as are entitled 10 vote for officers of said
] Taxing District; and the sheriff of Shelby
! county shall cause st least ten DAYS
previous notice of all elections for
said commissioners 10 be given in
one or more newspapers of said city, aud
said elections shall be conducted by the
sheriff at the same time and place as for
other Taxing District officers, and the cost
shall be paid by the Taxing District Two
OF said commissioners so chosen in January,
1884, shall hold their offices for one year and
the other three for two years, and in Janu-
airy, 1885, two shall be elected for two years,
\ and in January, 1856, three shall be elected
for two years, and 30 on regularly thereafter
in this manner. AT the fret meeting of the
board in January, 1884, it shall be deter
| mined by lot whether the candidates were
elected for the long or short term.
BE IL further enacted, That at The annual
election in January, 1884, as provided in
section OF this act as amended, the quail
fed voters of said Taxing District shall be
called upon TO give in their ballots for mem
| bers of the Board of Education OF the Mem
| phis city schools, and the five persons who
receive the highest number OF votes, or in
| case two or more of them Two receive the
| same Number of votes, the person or persons
| senior OF age and residence, so that only FIVE
are chosen, shall hold the office, and the
| members so chosen shall take the seats of
the members appointed by the governor, and
regularly in January of each year thereaf
ter elections shall be held as provided in
section 8 of this act.
The persons appointed by the governor
shall meet on the first Monday after their
appointment, and those elected in January
of each year thereafter shall meet on the
second Monday OF said month aud orgsnize
by choosing president, vice. president, sec
rotary and treasurer, before transacting any
business. The board shall choose from their
number president and vice-president; and
appoint, either from their number or with
out their body, a treasurer and secretary,
and such officers and servants as to them
shall seem necessary TO accomplish the OBJ |
Ject oil their corporation. Each one of the
i've commissioners shall enter into bonds in
the sum of $4,000 each, with two good and
suffi lent sureties, which bonds ehall be ap-
proved in writing by and filed with the presi-
dent Of the Taxing District, for the faithful
performance OF their duties, and the presi-
dent of the board shall also enter into an
additional bond of $4,000, secured, approved
and filed in like manner, for the faithful
performance OF his duties as president. The
president of the board shall receive a salsry |
of $500 per annum, payable in equal monthly |
payments, and each one of the Other commits
sioners shall receive salary Of $500 per an |
mum, payable in like manner.
The governor shall fill all vacancies in he |
board whether occassioned by death, resigna- |
ton or removal.
No member of the Taxing District gov |
ment, or officer OF the same, or any person |
elected or employed by same, while in such |
office or so employed, shall be eligible to mem
b.rship in the Board of Education nor any
person who has not been resident of the
said Taxing District at least twelve months
next preceding his election or appointment.
and il any person who shall have been
elected or appoiated from the said city shall
move from The said city, he shall vacate his
seat in the board, and the vacancy shall be
filled by the appointment by the governor,
as soon as may be, OF person possessing all
the qualifications required by this act, who
shall serve Tor the remainder OF such term.
JUDGE HEIsKELL's BILL sQUELcHED.
A bill prepared by Judge Heiskell was
submitted by Msj. DuBose as a substitute.
DR.. Rogers said the bill read by Mr. Lynn
was much more carefully prepared and
much clearer than that OF Judge Heiskell,
and he saw no especial reason why a paper
from an outsider should be entertained. The
committees report was subject TO amend
ment. He, therefore, moved that the Heis-
kell document be laid ON the table. Carried
unanimously.
A TIMELY OBJECTION.
Maj. DuBose, in regard TO the original bill,
said mat he was opposed TO the section pro-
vidiug salary for the commissioners. The
public would say that the board was prepar-
ing salaried Offices for some of its members
to fall into. He thought that five repre-
sentative citizs could be obtained who
would accept the responsibility without paw.
BoYLE's BLUNDERBUss.
The bill was then taken up by sections.
When the first section had been read Mr..
Boyle said he was opposed to the whole lay
out. He thought The bill was confession
of the inability of the members of the board
10 perform their duties. He offered an
amendment TO the first section to he effect
tha their should be ten com missioners, one
from each ward.
MAI. DUBosE HITS THE NAIL.
Maj. DuBose said that Mr.. Boyle missed
the entire point of the matter. He wanted
the election of school commissioners taken
from the hands of the ward bummers. He
said there was no question that the School
Board had come in for its legitimate share
Of criticism, and that the public were entirely
dissatisfied with it.
CAPT. JACKS VETO.
Mr.. Walsh said that he did not like this
thing of appointing by the governor. He
fhnnotf he hoo cd |
the financial affairs of the county as we'll as
any bodv of men from Memphis to Philadel-
phia. When he came into the board there
was debt of $4,000; now It was only about
$1,000 or $4,000, and he thought in a short
time it would be wiped out entirely.
THE BILL KILLED.
Mr.. Boyle's amendment was adopted by
the following vote:
For.-J. Walsh, A. Walsh, James Degnau,
Boyle, Ferguson, Linkhauer, RaIston and
Burke-S.
Aqainst-Duffy, Gronsuer, Lynn, Rogers.
Rsmbaut, Jordan and DuBose-7.
Maj. DnBose moved that the entire bill be
laid upon the table, as the manifest senti-
ment of the board was against the BILL
Mai. Rambaut stated that the bill had
been carefully prepared. He regarded the
newspapers rs the opponents OF public opin-
ion and he believed that without an excep-
ton they favored the change in the form Of
the School Board. He was in favor Of pay
ing the school commissioners.
Mr.. Lynn said that the amendment of Mr..
BOYLE practically killed the bill. While be
was the youngest school visitor, he was an
old citizen. He took an interest IN school
matters and he did not think he misappre-
hended public sentiment. He was confident
that Major DuBose voiced that sentiment
He said there were no wards in the Taxing |
District He wished 10 conform to The gen. ,
aral progress OF government and simplify The
operations Of the board. He thought that
through the public press of Memphis the 1
Legislature would be called upon 10 make I
he proposed change He thought It would {
be more graceful as coming from the board .
han the general public.