Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21


At the annual school meeting of District No. /,
held at the ychoOl house in Dodge City. August IA,
1891, the following business was transacted:
Treasures report was read, moved by ". H. Har-
ris and seconded T. II. Borton that the report as
read he approved; motion prevailed.
Moved by Mr.. Barlow, at the suggestion Of Bat
Nasterson and seconded by Mastcrson tina. levy
of 10 mills the dollars on the taxable property
of school district for teachers wages. Motion
prevailed
Morcd by =. f. Sughrac ami seconded by Bet
Masterson that leavy OF mills on the dollars De
placed the taxable property Of District for
incidental purposes. Notion prevailed.
Moved by n. Collar and seconded by Bat Mas
tcrson that a levy on one half mill on the dollars
be placed on the taxable property of Distr;c:
for library fund. Motion prevailed.
Moved by A. Glucl. and seconded by Bat Mas
tcrson that nine months of school be had in Dis
trict 70. the coming school year. Motion pre-
vailed
Moved by n. Collar AID seconded by Bat Mas
trson that the meeting proceed 10 the election of
of officers. Motion prevailed.
Prof Milton moved TO elect by ballot, and that
the name of candidate for treasurer and clerk Yot-
ed for, be both placed upon the same ballot.
Moved by Ba; Masterson and seconded by Z. II.
Borton that the voting be BY viva vocc.
Moved by Z. j. Durand and seconded by Capt.
Dienst that the voting be by ballot, and that The
polls b. kept open until four o'clock.
Prof Millions motion had second.
Frost as chairman, by virtue of his Office of ,li
rector, undertook to SIT down Oh Durand's motion
and to force Masterson's motion through, but by
bal .;A.t,
more interest in school affairs than Harris, Mas
tcrson 6 Co., had made their appearance and the
consequence that Mastcrsous motion was
lost. l: was really amusing to see Frost's counte-
nance fall and AIti,ony's eyes snap with indgna-
us a result ofthc lost OF OF Nastersous motion.
Frost Harris, Mastcrson & Go. expected TO do the
thIcUD by viva voce and declare the result IN
about ivc minutes or less, and they came very
near doing it. Moved by N. Collar and seconded
By Mr. Mul,cndorc to amend Durand's motion By
making the time Of closing the polls 1870 o'clock.
Moved b. Mr.. Nhitelaw and seconded By Mr..
Tcpc to amend Il. Collars amendment by making
the tine OF closing tao polls six o'clock White
laws amendment was lost. Collars amendment
prevailed. Then Durand motion as amended,
prevailed.
The name OF \. J. Anthony placed in roD,ina-
ton by Eat Masterson. candidate for treasur-
CT, N. Collar was placed in nomination by Chuck,
as a candidate for treasurer. ?. Widen was p'ac
cd in nomination by E. II. Borton candidate
for clerk.
Capt Welch was placed in nomination by z. d.
Durand as 4 candidate for clerk. Nomination were
then declared closed. Chairman then appointed
A. Glack and NJ. Coiiklic Is te!Ie-s. After the
-, hal Err,cy 40
oat tally sheet and handed ii to the tc!lers and
told them 10 begin 70 couat the votes which they
did In the meantime Harris. Naster-on, Eor,oa
and Others inade rush for the saloons and bagnios
of the city 10 rs,le out all those who have il,
tersi in the school affairs OF Dodge City After the
votes of the first crowd had been counted ont. rs
soon as voter had deposited his vote and turned
his back, his vote canvasscd and Of course all
present knew FOR whom he HAD voted as well as nc
did and Frost and Anthony k:.c', how each csnd!-
dsts. progressing v
Result, Anthonv was declared tn havXecccived
20 votes for treasurer: Collier 81: Widen Yves
declared to have received = votes for clerk: Capt.
WeiSh b: when this meeting opened, g voters q
were present. o: the Is were taxpayers and
patrons of tine school: the bilsnce, alEos. 20 a
man belonged To the sporting fraternity. These
ere the men who have leyicd the tax for the tax
payers of school District no. for the coming year.
These the men who told the patrons Of this
school who shall govern this school fer the next
two years Al least. These are the men who have
virtually hired the teachers, and have said 10 the
parents of the scholars Of this District under whose
charge their children shall be for at least nine
months IN each year for the next txo years
slow muc. longer OF LORD
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