Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-07

a called meeting OF the board OF
education was held at the Office of the
president at nine o'clock yesterday
morning; I'LL The trustees were present.
President McCabe said he had called
the board together to take some action
in regard to the condition of the build
ing, also to determine what was best to
do in regard to continuing the schools.
The report of Messrs. Stanton, Clark,
Curphey and Carson. who examined
the Main street building on Saturday
was read, the same as published in the
G. H. Sunday morning. Mr.. Mount
said he was not fully satisfied with the
experts report, as they realistically
styled themselves. 1t was stated
that the Cherry street school
building was equally as danger
Gus as the Main street building.
Mr.. Conway thought it best to Sc.
cure sufficient rooms in other build
ings in the city and continue the
schools until the 18th of June, the end
of the session, as he thought it COM
pulsory on the board to keep the
schools open eight months.
Messrs. Paxton, Ehrman and Pea
tross did not think it would be advisa-
BILE TO continue under such disadvan-
tages for so short a time.
MI. Peatross moved that the Main
street school be closed for the remain
der of the session, which was amended
by Maj. Paxton to include both the
Main and Cherry street schools. The
amendment Was adopted, only n vote
against, Mr.. Conway's.
Secretary Mount stated that there
was on hand $4,050. After paying the
salaries for April there would be some
$500 remaining, with the July dis
tribution from the State to be added,
which would make the cash on hand
something over $4,000. This in the
opinion OF a Lumber of the members
would be better expended in a new
building than in running scattered
schools for six weeks.
A very lengthy discussion was in
dulged in by the members in regard is
their powers under the law in regard
to building school houses. Maj, Pax.
ton in the course Of his remarks sta
ted that he had betn a trustee
Of the school for almost fifty years. He
said for four years he was quarter
mastt in the army, and much depend
ed on the construction put on a word
10 regard to disbursements, and
thought as the law read the board had
the power to construct the buildings,
if they had the funds.
Mr.. Mount asked for the report OF
the special committee, Trustees Pax,
ton aud Peatross, who were appointed
by the board 10 go to Jackson and con-
fer with Representatives McCabe and
Magruder and ask of them the passage
of u special bill to authorize
either the board of trustees o.
board of may or and aldermen to issu,
bobd3 for the erection Of city Sch0o
buildings. The committee did theil
DUTY but the bill was never introduced
by Mr.. McCabe. which the comm unity
now realize to be very unfortunate.
Mr.. McCabe, who Is also presiden
of the school board, said that when
the committee came out it was toe
late, it was in February. He said be
had consulted Mr.. Miller aud Magru
der and they did not think the schoo.
board could be given the power to levy
taxes; he did not say that the aldermen
could not have been vested with thai
authority.
After a very full discussion in regart
as to what could be done by the board
looking to the erection of a suitable
building for the schoo', it was finally
deemed best to confer with the boar(
of mayor and aldermen.
On molten of Mr.. Conway a com
mittee of three was appointed
consisting of Trustees Conway
Mount and P%eatross, to confeI
with a like committee of the board il
regard to the erection of the necessary
school buildings. The joint committee
wAB requested to confer with Attorneys
Gillabu, Hirsh and McCaOe in regard
to the lel al matters pertaining to th'
question.
The board adjourned to meet mex
Wednesday.