, 1889-08-15
NEW SCHOOL BOARD.
Two Additional Members APP
pointed by the County Super
intendent and Qualified.
The Reorganized Board Meets tc
Discuss the appointment Of
Teachers for Next Term.

Prof. /. G. Libby, county superiu,
tendent of schools, finding on file, among
the records of the county, the assessors
census, which was required aud provided
for by law, showing within the corporate
limits of the city of Spokane Falls, tho
required number of inhabitants, pro.
ceeded to declare the city district n sep
arate organization, under an act of the
legislature of February ?, 1883, to be
known as district No 81.
All of the officers OF the old district,
No. Al, residing within the city limits, be-
came officers of the new district under
the general law. These officers were AS
follows; Directors, p. d. Mickle L. NJ.
Spain and j. b. Jargout clerk, Richard
Miles.
In addition to these DIR. j, L. Candy
and Il. Dempsey We're appointed to ill
out the required number. They have
ALREADY QUALIFIED.
This action leaves district No. Al in
sort of an irregular ring outside of the
city limits proper, and including two
substantial brick venoered school houses.
This district, being stripped of its oiii-
GERS, required IA complete new set, who
have been appointed and qualified as
follows:
Judge l.. II. Prather, w. II. Wiscombe
and Montgomery Hardman, directors;
Charles ii. Straton, clerk.
| The present organization Is supposed
to be on firm legal basis and 1t is hoped
that this will meet the wants of the peo-
pie. The election of teachers Is now
thrown wholly open and any previous
action is not binding.
The new board appointed for district
No. 81 met last night ut the office of
Clerk Miles, all being present but Judge
Mic<le, who was out of the city on bust
ness.
The board organized temporarily by
electing j. b. Sargent temporary chair.
man.
The minutes of the last meeting ofthe
old board were read, but were not adopt
ed as a part of the record of the new
board, and several features of the last
meeting We're taken up for considera-
ton. The matter of the
ELECTION OF TEACHERS
was taken up and discussed. DIR. Candy
asked Clerk Miles to read the names Of
the teachers that had been elected, that
the new members might inquire con-
cerning them and learn something of
their qualifications and fitness for the
position to which they had been elected.
Mr.. Dempsey suggested that he could
not vote intelligentIy upon the election,
more concerning them, and
thought it best to defer. action
in the matter for a few days, and ac-
cordingly motion was passed postpon-
ing the election of teachers and such
other business that required investiga-
tion to, Thursday evening, August 10.
The board then enquired into the
CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS
and the buildings or room that would be
necessary for the accommodation of the
scholars.
Mr.. Spain stated that the old board
had bargained for property with A. NJ.
Cannon in Cannon's addition, agreeing
to pay $4,000, and that 5000 had been
paid He stated that the properly was
sold to the district at that low figure
upon the express condition that a SIC, 600
brick school building be erected on the
property within q specified time under
forfeiture of the money advanced
upon II.
The board in view of the fact that it
would he impossible to comply with the
conditions of the contract and not desir-
ing to lose any money, thought they
could persuade Mr. Cannon 10 extend
the time of building, and upon motion,
Mr. Candy was appointed by Chairman
Sargent to confer with Mr., CannAn in
the matter.
4 BY consent, Chairman Sargent was
selected 10 look up a suitable
] SITE ON THE NORTH SIDE.
/ DR.. Candy moved that notice be In
Serted in the REVIEW to the effect that
no teachers had been elected for district
No. 81, and requesting all persons de-
sirous of obtaining position as teacher
in the public schools of the city of Spo-
kane Falls to file application with the
clerk of the board, X. lilies, on or before
Thursday evening, August 10, which
was carried.
The clerk was authorized to rent
room directly north of the Central
school house and to fix it up in suita-
BILE manner for the use of the board, and
to be used as the office of the clerk of
the board.
The board then adjourned to Thurs
day evening.