Evening journal., 1889-05-07
KNOCKING OUT KYNE.
JOHN PYLE SAYS HE WAS NOT
LEGALLY ELECTED.

The Board of Education VIII Investigate
the Matter-Organizing the new Board
Old Ohcers Elected.
The Board of Education met in special
session last evening, TO swear in the
newly elected members, and organize the
new board. w. II. Foulk was called to
the chair S. N Trump, John II. Dandy
and H. p. Mason of the holding over
members, were appointed a committee on
credentials. Before the committee re-
tired, the receipt of petition from John
Pyle was reported, asking that the elec.
tion in the First ward be investigated
and that William Kyne be not sworn in,
pending the investigation. The petition
was referred to the committee ON creden-
tials in substance. 1t is as follows
Your petitioner charges and AYERS that
the polls at said election held at school
house No 23, in said ward, were not
open in accordance with the require
ments of the law the same not having
been opened until 35 o'clock. That a
large number of Illegal votes were cast
for said William Kyne, by persons not
lawfully qualified to vote at said election
amounting to al least twenty-three votes
! William Kyne, member elect from said
ward, was not, at the time Of his alleged
election, lawfully qualified voter at
/ said election, inasmuch as the said kyne
was not bona fde freeholder in said city
during at least one month before said
election. William Kyne did not exhibit
to the inspectors Of said election any evi-
dence that he had paid a county tax
within two years, and also said Kyne did
not exhibit, to said inspectors, any evi-
dence that he had paid a school tax for
the preceding year; and also because he
did not exhibit any evidence that he was
duly registered voter at city elections.
your petitioner alleges and AYERS that
he received a majority Of the votes Of
the lawfully qualified voters at said
school election, and was and is the duly
elected member of the Board of Public
Education from said ward for said term.
The committee retired and were out
half hour. Returning, they reported the
following persons elected and qualified as
new members of the board Charles L.
Simmons, Second ward, for years; Pey.
ton g. West and David H. Coyle, Third
ward, / and years respectively; viii
liam H. Turner, Fourth ward, years
S. Redmond Smith, Fifth ward, years;
S. F. Belts, Sixth ward, ? year; John
Palmer and Charles Baird, Seventh ward
huu . years respectively JdAhtS II.
Morgan, Eighth ward 2 years; David r.
Smith and Dr. G. Shortlidge, Ninth
ward, and years respectively; Thomas
O'Donnell. Tenth ward, years; Patrick
Magarity, Eleventh ward 2 years; Joseph
Pyle Twelfth ward, years.
The case of contest between John Pyle
and William kyne, as a member from
the First ward the committee had not
been able to decide and referred the mat.
ter back to the board The report was
accepted.
James A. Magee amended motion that
the members-elect as reported by the
committee be sworn in, to make it in
clude William Kyne. The amendment
was lost and the members elect were
then sworn in and took their seats as
members Of the board. The old officers
were unanimously re elected, as follows:
President, Charles Baird; secretary and
treasurer, L. b. Jones; bailiff, John
| McAtee.
John Pyle's petition was referred to
special committee consisting of Messrs
Trump Mason, S. r. Smith, Foulk and
Morgan. Mr.. Trump moved that Mr.
Kyne be allowed to make statement 10
the board. 1t was objected to on the
/ ground that the matter had been referred
to a committee, before which everything
concerning the matter must come.
The board then adjourned.