Daily Republican., 1882-11-01
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
A SPECIAL SESSION LAST EVEN
ING 10 TAKE ACTION ON THE
PAYmENFOFTAETR DEBTS.

A special meeting Of the Board OF
Education was held last evening, Prest-
dent Baird in the chair and Messrs.
Sample, Grier, Morrow, Hotfecker,
Brooks, Reeve, Belts, Kenny, and Drs.
Keables, Mckay and Shortlidge an
swered to their names. After reading
the call Of the special meeting Presi-
dent Baird stated that the agent OF the
Keystone School and Church Furniture
Company was in the city and wanted
the money due the firm by the Board.
Upon being told that the fluid for pay
ing the same was exhausted he, (the
agent suggested that the First Nation
al Bank would advance the money tor
the payment OF the bill by discounting
the Keystone Company's note and re-
tanning certificate of Indebtedness
from the Board. Mr.. Hoffecker, in order
to make the matter plain said that the
Board owed the Keystone Company
81, ,3H.74; the debt was past due and
the First national Bank offers to help
us out; the Keystone Company give
their note and realize the money, the
Board giving the bank as collateral
security an order for the amount.
Mr.. 5hortlidge was opposed to paying
one firm without making provisions
for the others and could not understand
why City Council should not loan the
Board the money, as they have $50, 600
in bank, to the credit of the city, at
the present time, and under the cir
cumstances they should loan the Board
the money, thus saving us from paying
interest on our indebtedness caused by
the misappropriated $4,000
Mr.. Kenney was in favor OF paying
all the creditors that came within the
limits Of the $4,000, especially some of
our own Cttizeus who want their
money, and did not think 1t just to the
other creditors to legislate for any
special case. He was willing, however,
tc do anything that was right, in order
to get out of this dilemma. The sub.
ject was further discussed by Messrs.
Reeve and Grier, the latter faVoring a
postponement until the next meeting
OF the Board, when there would be q
fuller board. Mr.. Belts favored a
simple acknowledgment on the part
of tie Board that they owe the money.
Mr.. Hotfecker moved that q certiti-
cate Of indebtedness be issued to the
Keystone School and Church Furniture
Company showing that the Board
owed them the money.
The resolution was discussed by Mes
srs. Shortlidge, Kenney, Belts, and
Grier, and when put to a vote it was
lost.
Mr.. Kenney then moved that a Ger.
tiicate of indebtedness be issued to
every creditor of the Board who should
have been paid out Of the deficiency Of
$4,000. This resolution created an an.
imated discussion INDUCED in by Mes
Srs. Sample, Belts, Morrow, Kenney
and Shortlidge. The latter gentleman
condemned the inactivity. Of Finance
Committee of the BOARD in fulfilling
their instructions toNconfer with the
Finance Committee lof Council. Mr..
Belts OF the Finance Committee denied
the assertion and stated that Council
could do nothing Mr.. Sample amend.
ed the motion by making it read that
these Ger tifcates be issued only on the
demand OF thelcrsditors aud the,amend-
ment was accepted by Mr.. Kenney.
The motion after discussion was
changed to read as follows:
Resolved, That the Board may is
sue to Its creditors having claims upon
the $200OO fund certificate acknowl-
edging its indebtedness on their respec.
tive claims" and in that form the re-
solution was passed.
With unanimous consent of the
Board, Mr.. Kenney asked the Board to
concur in his appointment of P. Car
roll as janitOr .of No. 20 school vice
Elisha johnson, removed.
On motion the Board accepted the
appointment and the Board adjourned.