Daily Republican., 1889-05-28
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
WILLIAM kYNE GIVEN THE
GRAND BOUNCE.
Only One Member Voting In Favor of
Him-Diference Between "A Tech
nical and u Substantial
Freeholder.

The Board of Education met in regula
session last night.
The Committee on Books reported In
favor OF allowing the superintendent TO
purchase blackboard supplies for the
schools at cost not to exceed t93.
Orders were drawn in favor of the
teachers for one months salary, amount
ing to SO ,697.50.
The Committee on Repairs was In
strueted to secure proposals for furnish
ing ~ closets for the schools. The COM
mittee was also instructed to have the
fence around No. 2 school repaired.
The committee OF No. school were al
lowed $50 for repairs; No.9, IS for repairs
and tin cups; No. 13, $40 tor repairs to
yard; No. 20, referred to Committee
on Repairs, also IS allowed for repairs to
roof
Mr.. Smith, from the committee on
Manual Training School, reported pro.
gress.
ol motion of 8. R. Smith an order was
drawn In favcr of the Wilmington I'M
provenent Company for 81, 900 In part
payment for lot In Twelfth ward.
The committee on election contest in
the First ward between john Pyle and
William Kyne, returned member -el ct
from said ward, reported that PERSONS
were not required to show that they were
registered; that the polls were not opened
at the time required by law; and that
even If the Irregularities of the electi, II
were not deemed sufficient to declare It
void, 1t is doubtful if Mr.. Kyne is eligible
to the 81 1t. While his qualification witt
respect to the freehold poesessi ms. so ia
ae the record discloses, technically com
plies with the conditions imposed by the
law in volume 10, page 5Gi, yet morally
and practically 1t is an evasion of the
obvious intention Of the law. The inten-
tion of the Legislature as gathered from
the fact that this provision is expressly
added In the amended law (whereas 1t Is
omitted in the original enactments,
volume Il, thus showing that the i'm
portance of a substantial freehold quali6-
cation was felt and recognized) is that
memb'r of the school board shall be a
responsible property owner, who will feel
directly The elects of taxation, and who
will be comI elled to bear a portion of
the burdens which extravagant and uu-
wise management OF the board imposes
upon the community.
The piece of land conveyed 20 Mr..
kyne is undoubtedly intended to secure
Tor him all the privileges conferred by
the act without giving 10 the community
the guaran'ee for economical and careful
administration which that act was in
teuded to secure, ard this effort is in re- |
ality failure to comply with the whole |
law and is virtually fraud on the pub. |
lie. Indeed, Mr.. Kyne testified before |
The commit that the sole purpose OF |
the conveyance in question was TO secure
to him the freehold right TO seat In the
beard without investing him with any
property of sufficient value to be levied
upon by his creditors The law, 1t is
true, specifics what shall constitute the
qualification OF it's members, but It pro-
yides further that the board shall be the
Juoge OF It's own elections, thus contem-
plating disputed Qualificati' ns and pro-
viding that the whole matter shall be
left 10 the board to decide upon the mer-
Its of the case, thus reposng in that body
complete power AID discretion in the
premises.
ave, therefore, In view OF the forero-
ing irregularities in the conduct of said |
election, recommend that the same be de- |
clared illegal and null and void"
Mr.. Trump moved that the report be |
adopted.
Mr., Msgee moved that Mr. Kyne be
heard.
Mr.. s. r. Smith opposed the motion,
stating that the com mmittee had made a |
full inyt stigation Of the case and had re
ported the facts as they found them to |
the board. Mr.. Kyne is not now on trial, |
and all who have sat with Mr.. Kyne p,e- |
viCusly In The board know how liable he |
is to get away from the question and to |
make statements entirely unreliable. Mr.. |
Kyre was before the committee and was |
patiently heard in his defense. lie could |
not more fully explain himself now than
he had done before the committee,
On the motion to hear Mr.. Kyne all |
the members voted no." except Mr. !
Magee, and the report of the committee
was also adopted by similar vote.
The following proposals for bui,din
tie new Twelfth ward school were re-
ceiyed and oIened; Hubert Cassidy,
Sla,977; II. +. Chrlsty, $50. 175; w. j. |
Hall, S20, 752; Philemma Chandler, 500. |
76s; j. II. d. Seeds s. Sen, S20, ,9a9; |
Hument Eakln and John Mulyena, S22.
925; A. S. Reed, S22, $50. Bids were re
ferred to committee on new school.
A communication from A. J. Mcguire |
was read asking pay as an election officer |
at the late school election. The commu- |
was referred to the committee |
on elections. Mcguire was placed at one |
of the Windows by candidate who |
thought he had the right to select one Of |
the election officers.
DIR. James ii. Morgan invited the mem
hers of the board aud the representative
OF the press to attend the memorial exers
cl es In the High School on Wednei day..
On motion of :. II. Smith, Messrs. |
FoLlk and Bailey were added to the com
mittee on the new school house In the |
Twelfth ward.
Mr.. Trump moved that when the schools
close to morrow for Memorial Day they
be closed until Monday morning next.
Secretary Jones announced that the
checks for teachers salaries are ready and
can be had this morning.