Daily Republican., 1882-05-09
CITY EDUCATORS.
,xv BOARD OkGANAzAD
h NE MbERs SWORN IN
SEATS CONTESTED.

SEATS CONTEsEh~
p,.rd of Education rooms wa
The eon ,ast eyening, with persons whe
Fowdeo 10 lSe that there would DC some
pticipaIeuu uo contested election cases
7a5 y u o'clock Mr.. Baird arose, nSn,,nated Ga,aed
Q meet.nfs ns,s for temporary chairman. Mr..
r. beN0 .as also nominated by MI
ennsyM W. w. Betts receiving the majority
yne' ~" las declared elected temporary
votes, wa, aftsr which H. B. Morrow
lsll%"s' 0hosen temporary secretary. ,,,,.,
" Ts.srs. S Palmer, Conrad anu hii.on, w.
hess,, motion appointed a committee
pre- Oh oaantials, The committee retired
c,ou l'r;ns theIr absence a short recess
y ouL tan After an absence OF about
!tnIy ranort recommending the admis,
lsn nf iV The following newly elected
gu hars o from the face of the returns;
einDei Hiuot ward Frank W. Reeve; Second
iR rii'I R, Heisler; Third ward, j.. +.
aIu' arh'ateI. Fourth ward, II. D. Nick
~ Fifth ward, n. r. Benson, Jr;
9TH ~1 ward, Stansbury D.. WHEY !;
Avn n.b ward, j. II. Hotfecker, Jr.;
vst.D rsth ward, Thomas A. Keables, M,
tnsn N;n.h ward, John Brooks; Tenth
- 'iR Read j. Mckay; Eleventh ward,
Cevton c. Sample. a,,h
'Tns committee, at the same time,suD-
ino .sa oU ta the Board for action the certi-
u..s ,,.sI of Pancoast Allen, of the Ninth
"ri I which was signed by one inspec-
..u and one clerk. Chairman Belts then
rors Sr' in the members'elect and the
osrd then proceeded to effect a perma-
"l0 "at orcapi5ation. Mr.. Conrad nom
s.sd @ Mr., Baird for president, and Col.
aisIar a,gs was nominated by Mr.. Kyne,
=, Jsclined. There being no further
ominations, the election was proceeded
m Wessrs. Conrad and Morrow being
anoin,ed tellers. After the votes were
PInted Mr.. Baird having received
Tote, and Mr.. Heisler l, the former
y, declared elected and on taking his
Al thanked the mem bers for the honor
rs conferred upon him, and stated
AT he would do all in his power to
md aignity TO the office and for the
bccess Of the schools.
Henry B. Morrow was nominated tor
.crstary and beiog the only candidate,
received q votes and was declared
acted, He was also nominated for
Feasurer, without opposition and was
Unanimously elected.
James L. Daley was reelected bailiti
kithout opposition.
4 On motion of Mr.. Conrad, the rules
jere suspended, and the matter OF con-
listed seats taken up.
4 The petition of Pancoast Allen was
Bad 1t claims that Mr.. Allen re-
eiyed a majority of the legal votes
sstat the election in the Ninth ward
b Saturday, and asks the Board to in
Suire into the facts surrounding the
lection, and if they find the petitioner
b have been duly elected to award him
be seat of John Brooks.
David R. Powell. the claimant for
b. seat of B. Il. Heisler of the Second
Yard, bases his claims on the ground
bat the votes cast on the tickets not
described by the statutes are illegal,
|nd that all the ballots cast for Mr..
Hesler were printed on paper not pre-.
fnbed by law.
The petition OF Harry Emmons, Esq, (
kpreSeDts that the electioniheld in the
Inst ward was illegal and void, owing
J the fact that none of the officers hold
bg said election were qualified to act
such ottiC ers, because Eugene Sayers l
hd Thomas Walsh neglected to take
heoath or affirmation which the law
las expressly prescribed as necessary ,
Publication lor officers holding said
lection. The statement was accom- .
Rnled with the affidavit of Mr.. Sayers ,
crroborating the allegations of Mr..
!mmons.
Jacob Pusey of the Eleventh ward,
ontestant for the seat of N. G. Sample,
lalms that all the votes cast on the 9
ckets not prescribed by the statutes 6
70 illegal, and that there were about Z
1ty votes cast for him Oh tie paper a
'gally prescribed by law, aud that all a
INC ballots cast for N. G. Sample in |
Nd ward for member of the said t
oard were printed on a different kind
paper than that prescribed by law;
la number of persons voted that {,
ere disqualified from voting by not /
wing paid a city and school tax for !
year 1881; that several persons vot- +
between the age of 81 and SO years {
10 never paid any school tax what
'er
fEesiTent Baird, on motion, appoint
lac0mmlttee on consisting Of Messrs. Con- y
n hickman, Hilton, Hotfecker and .
l1mer 70 examine these petitions and
cure 4, into the Legality of the elections. q
Inc regular order of business was :
'ain taken up and the minutes read
u ~ approved. Committee on No. IA
uoGl reported the furniture procured Il
NJ in tie school. p
tv.aMittee on lightning rods, Mr.. n
Asyn, chairman, reported broken rods
maaOols, Nos. 2, 7, 8, 9, and IL and
~ iOus on Nos. l6 and II. Mr.. Wiley e.
AZ Aea II there was any difference in the 8,
~ s'pet cent. on insurance when there q
@ ~ 10 lightning rods, and if so how a
M uva' 1t was stated that the Insur-
1ateyer. ' ''A'0' o.
,nos m,ef considerable discussion paper U
'ueu py one member of special =
. AuiitIee appointed to consider char. y :,
against teacher of No 5 school, "
u a,Seu with inhuman treatment, was
W ss; auu recommitted to the committee
,oaasl a'on Mr; Wiley was added as the k
,,ossVf ,s,' OF DR.. Grimshaw, whose term ef
:. 51.,ssmi1Oership si1 has expired. tt
,avid W. Harsl was re- erected e
iJmins!n Jin.euuent Of tno public SC chools for
,ns'on nn"ss for three years without
mm;..s uoies were filed in Building ~
'nma 'i,''ees OF new school houses az -, .,
..,rs mo No. ~, Mr.. Reeve +; No. 10, ~
!, Wilin" VI lMirckmau and Benson; No. 5,
x..y mn,'y; DR.. Mckay and Mr.. Con.
ybtn;e" "Gued TO the Committee on to
'HiuS EOuS at
rqd o'aoh ~ y The election hills were re- N
war W )" committee on elections with
p' H. u 70 pay the bills if correct. in
,rrow,a ,nay made objections to Mr. th
ctio" olli tor b for holding the of
civa nos as member had no right to
,rro,r v p;ay Tor services rendered, Mr.
M, M. ,n lnlormed the member THAT he o
H. ieiiuer service to .he Ro,rd but 10