Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-01

ulnance as passed because
II seems to reserve to the council con-
troll over the action of the board of
trustees In the selection and employ
ment of superintendent and teachers |
OF the schools, whereas, 1t is evident to |
my mind that the act of 18th April, |
1883, entitled, IAN act to authorize |
the council of certain cities and towns |
TO appoint u board of school |
trustees" was intended to and does |
vest in such board of trustees when |
appointed the entire control of such |
schools.
/ feel that the city council ought not
and cannot legally reserve to itself the
power which this ordinance seeks to
reserve to 1t, and trust that the coun-
Very respectfully,
j. p. SMITH, Mayor
Fort Worth, July oath, 1883.
NO. 307 REPEALED.
On motion the vote passing ordi-
nance No. 307 was reconsidered and
the ordinance was then brought up and
rejected, Messrs. Elser aud Andrews
voting no.
ANOTHER TRUSTEE. LAW.
An ordinance was lhereupon offered
bodies these points:
!. The council appoints six trustees
with the mayor as eX-of1icio chairman.
2. The trustees are 10 serve without
compensation and hold for
three years or until their
successors are appointed, and
an appointment to fill a vacancy shall
be for the uneXpired term only. But
the terms of two of the trustees first
appointed shall expire on the first
Tuesday in April, 1884, and two on the
first Tuesday in April of each sue
ceeding year, the term of each to be
determined by lot at the first regular
meeting of the board of trustees.
3. Before any trustee enters upon
the discharge of his official duties, he
shall swear that he will faith
fully and impartially discharge
the duties of that office and
that before his election he was not
pledged to vote for any particular per-
son for superintendent of public
schools, and file the affidavit with the
mayor.
4. The board to adopt such rules and
| regulations for their own government
as they think proper.
5. The public schools to be under the
control of the board, aud the board
shall have the same power to govern
that the city council now has.
6. The ordinance to take effect from
and after its passage.
Messrs. Elser and Andrews voted
no on the adoption of the ordinance.
A REINFORCEMENT WANTED.
Mr.. Andrews offered resolution re-
appointing Dr. G. M. Peake and
Messrs. j. p. Alexander, John Nichols,
G. c. Cummings, w. =. Wilson and j.
q. Reilly, as the board of trustees.
Lost 4 TO 2.
ELECTION MADE EASY.
Colonel Hickey offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That the city aldermen
now in session, do each furnish to the
board of aldermen the name of
one trustee, and that each name SO
furnished by each u said aldermen
be ratified aud confirmed by the board
OF aldermen and that the six persons
so nominated and confirmed constitute
the board of trustees.
The resolution was adopted and the
board adjourned to four o'clock.
OTHER TRUSTEES ELECTED
When the council reassembled, Col.
Hickey nominated Mr.. &. b. Daggett
rs a school trustee and he WAS elected.
Messrs Andrews and Elser voted
no on the motion to elect MIR. Daggett.
The former remarked that he ala so
because six trustees had already been
elected and he did not feel disposed to
say by his actions that the council had
| no confidence in them.
Mr.. Askew nominated Mr.. M. G..
Clarke.
Mr.. Andrews wanted to know how
long the nominee had been in Fort
Worth.
'LoNG ENOUGH TO VOTE
and hold Office replied Mr.. Askew.
Mr.. Clarke was then elected.
Messrs. X. NJ. Van Inndt and
Josenh L. Hatcher were next
chosen. aud Messrs. Elser and Andrews
were called upon to nominate the
other two trustees They nominated,
under protest at the passage of the
new ordinance, Messrs. John Nichols
and c. G. Cummings, who were
elected. The board then adjourned.
THE UNDERLYING CAUSE.
During the interim between the two
sessions of the council. an alderman
remarked that lie had heard that TWO
| members OF the DoaIu vi trustees e'ec,c"
at the former meeting were pledged 10
candidates for the superlntendency OF
,i,a nnhIic schools, one TO Prof. Hogg
and The other 10 Mrs. Warren. This
remark gave rise to a spirited protest
hy Alderman Elser-who said he
,youId her 500 that no member of the
board had so pledged himself. No
body cared to put up the amount
against his assertion, and the eonver-
sation drifted back into the regulation
aldermanic channel.
SUITS IN PROSPECT.
It was stated er-cdthedrd. that
two members of the BOARD
of trustees elected at the former meet
ing would bring suit 70 ssla 'pn eneir