Daily Republican., 1888-04-25
Hoard of I'd, ,natrun.

The Board of Education met last
evening IN adjourned session to hoAr
the report OF the Oom mittee on Eiec.
tions The question arose at the meet
i ing on Monday ever ing as to what
power or authority tho Board had an.
der the new election law, 10 appoint
inspectors and designating polling
place, and by motion wss referred back
to the committee with power to employ
counsel. The com uittee engaged
Messrs. Bradford and Vaudegrift, who
rendered the following opinion:
"You have ahked ohr opinion upon
the following pointe: Fret. Does the
registration act passs, ct Dover, April
/ 81, 1887, apply 70 the election to bs held
in May, 1888, for mem bsrs Of the Board
OF Public Education OK the city OF VIII.
mington?
.In our opinion the provisions OF tho
said aut do not apply 10 the election 10
be held ct the time last aforesaid,
further than to desiRnate who shall
hold said election.
Second. Who are the proper officers
Ito hold the next oleotipn for mem bers
LOT your board?
"The election 0fficdrs appointed by
the present Department. OF Elections 10
hold the election in June are the offi-
GERS TO hold the next election for mem
bers OF your board, provided they are
the election offioers for that precinct In
which 10 situated the places designated
by the Board Of Public Hincation for
holding the election for mem bers OF
said board. II said Q cotton officers re.
fuse TO act or are not at the place Of
election at the time Of opening the
polls, the voters sh All, by plurality,
without ballot, choose an officer for
holding election In thP place OF the enc
refustng or not present.
third. WEo or what body desiRnates
the places for holding the next election
for members of the Board OF Public
Edueation?
1.-THE Board OF Public Education bRs
the right TO appoint aplaos for holding
the election In each wnrd and mast
sivo notice thereof in The wsy provided
by law. Where any one ward contains
more than one election precinct the
ELECTION officers residing In the precihot
In which the respective polling places
d designated by said board Are situated,
Ishsll be the tffioers to hold the election
lin the ward for members Of the Board
lof Public BiuoAtion.
After the reading OF the opinion the
Ioommtttee submitted the following re.
iport, which was adopted BY ths board :
"That the polling places most osn-
trally located In each ward OF the city
OF Wilmington be appointed IS the
Iplaoe OF holding the election for mem.
bers Of this body I'D their respective
Wards, and that the secretary OF this
: body be instructed to give notice there
tof 10 the manner preAcribed by law"
The report WAS adopted and the fol
lowing designsted As the polling places
Fir1 ward, school No. %, Second and
Washiueton streetit Second ward,
northwest corner Second and Walnut
1rhird ward, school No. 10, Adams and
{Elm ; Fourth ward, kohool No. z, Fifth
and Pine; Fifth ward, school Nc. o.
Eighth and Wolla.t9n; Sixth ward
sehnol NO. 8, WSln nt near Twelfth
, Iseventh ward, schob bl No. Q, Eleventh
land Washington; Eighth ward, sobool
I, No. 8, Seventh ami Spruce; Ninth
0 ward, Old Academy; Tenth ward,
v Ischool No. Is, Thikd and Harrison
Eleventh ward, sohobl No. 10, Oak an0
Harrison; Twelfth wsr1, eouth weBi
oorntr OF Fourth aud Rodney streets.
The report Of the q nance Committee
AsEine for an appropriation OF t109,
1856 26, which WAS adopted on Monday
President Baird stated that in hi
Iopinion the amount wonid not BE- need
led, ss the board Iow had gurplu
from the present f1seal year. He though
it would be unjust 10 ASK for the amour
jthe board was emit tied to, as 1t Nigh
Ibe the means OF raising the tax rate
which Was high eno1 gh 1T present.
After some discussion, on motion o
Mr.. Morgan the figures $l00. 1856 20 wer
strioken from the report and $50, 600 in
serted In lieu thereof
The board then adjourned.
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