Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-03
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
ORGANIZATION OF rnE NEW BOARD

ORGANIZATION OF TIE NEW BOARD.
A Democratic President and Secretary
Chosen and y lseadlOck on Treasurer
flow 's Was Accomplished.
The Lancaster school board met for or
ganizatiOn last evening.
Punctually at Z o'clock WIN. A. Morton
called the board to order, nominated Geo.
w. Zecher as temporary chairman. Tho
| nomination Was unanimously cOntirmd,
and Charles +. E6srman was chosen tenn
pOrary secretary. The returns Of tho
election held February 2lst were read,
from which it appeared that GeOrS"
Darmstetscr, J. NJ. Johnston, VIM. Nc.
| COmsey, 5. W. Raub, T.. RiemcnsDyder,
Christian Zscher, Daniel q. Baker, Mar
riOtt BrOsius. A. X. Srurrier, VIM. ..
Marshall, j. W. Byrnc and Henry Cast,
had been duly elected to serve Tor three
years, commencing November I'd, 1882.
Tno roll OF msmbers was called and the
follow :rS answered to their names:
Messrs- ID. u Baker, II. Il. Brsasman,
NJ. Brp>ius, j. Hay Brows, J. W. Byrne,
ThOs. Il C.,ohrau, Geo. Darmstetter,
Chas. F. Ebern,au, Il. A. Evaus, Henry
Cast, F. W Has. J. I. Hartman, J. NJ.
johnston, DR.. John Levergood, W. u.
Marshall, Wn,.sm McCOmsey, Peter Nc
COnomy, VIM A. Morton, Adam Oblen-
der, Simon w. iiaub, Rev. u. Seimen.
snyder. H. Il. Rhoais, Luther Richards,
A. u. RingwaIt, Joseph Sampson, Charles
Sohwebt ], II E. Slaymaker, Daniel
Smeych. A. J snyter, T.. q. Snyder, John
Z. Warfel, Christian Zecher, Goo. w.
Zecher.
Drs. Carpenter and Herr wcro absent
paired, and Alderman Spurrier was absent
impaired.
On motion tho board proceeded To nOm-
mate candidates for permanent president.
DR.. John LcvergOOd. Democrat, and ID.
q. Baker, Republican, wero nominated.
A ballot being taken resulted AZ fol-
lows
Messrs. Baker, Darnstetter.' Haas,
Johnston. McComsey, McCOnOmy, Morton,
Offender, Raub, Reimensnyder, lshOads,
Ringwalt, Slaymaker, A. j. Snyder, f.
G.. Snyder, Chris:ian Zecher and Geo. w.
Zecl,er-17, voted for Dr.. Lsvergood.
Messrs. Brencman, BrOsius, Brown,
Byrne, Cochran, Eberman, Evans, Cast,
Hartman. Lsvergood, Marshall, Richards,
Samson. Schwebel, Sneych and Warfel-
16, voted for Mr.. Baker.
DIR. LeversOod was declared elected.
For permanent Secretary George w.
Zecher, Democrat, and II. Il. Brencman,
Republican wore nominated.
Mr.. Zecher way elected, receiving II
votes, all Of them Democrats except Mr..
Breneman, to 1G votes cast for Mr.. Brene.
man, all Of them Republicans except Mr..
Zecher. n
For treasurer II. E. Slaymaker, Demo-
crat, and Wm. o. Marshall, Republican.
were nominated.
A ballot being taken resulted in 1S votes
for each candidate, Alderman Spurrier
having arrived and cast his vote for
Mr.. Marshall. Tho vote was q strict
party one except that tho two candidates
cast complimentary votes for each other.
A second, third, fourth and fifth ballot
were taken with like result.
Mr.. Rlemensnyder said it was useless to
continue the ballOting, - it was evident
night. lie moved to postpone the elec-
other important business that would como
before the board.
Messels. Evans, Brown and Hartman,
argued that no business could be trans
acted until the board was organized, and
that it is not organized until tho election
of treasurer.
Tho chair ruled Mr.. Reimensnyder's
motion cut of order.
A sixth and seventh ballot wcro taken,
resulting in tic IA before.
Mr.. Rsimensnyder renewed his mo-
tiOn.
Mr.. Morton moved to adjourn or take u
recess until Tomorrow evening, and then
renew tho ballOting.
After some further discussion, during
which Mr.. BrOsius read an extract from
the law. which provides that where
board of school directors fails to organize
tho court, can declare their seats vacant.
Mr.. MOrtun's motion was amended to adj
jOurn until next Thursday evening at z
o'clock, and, as amended, tho resolution
was adopted.