The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-07
NEWS In GENERAL.
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OLYMPIA. Ang- 5-The Territorial
Board Of Education met 1t 2 ,. m
pursuant 70 call Of the terYisoria. su.
perinfendento Of pubic instruction. 4,
the request Of the attorney general And
st the suggestion Of Governor Moore.
The members Of the heard present
we're J. H. Morgan. II. ]. swim aDd
W. B. Turner: absent. ]. e FoIlsns
bee aud A Z. Mcbride. The foi.o~.
ing y copy Ut the call read BIZ the
secretary
Dsay szrs--fou are hereby E0ssEed q
appear e . meeting Of :he board of eds.
ezs1on In Olympia, W. T.. Moaacar. Auruxr
). Is-s. a. ,. M Respectfully.
A letter from Secretary FoIsanxbee.
wf1o declined 20 be present. was read
giving the reasons for bis absence.
Judge w. Lair Hill announced 10
the board that he appeared in thu in
serests OF A. 6 Barnes * Co. Christie
pher scser & Co, and himself. .As q
citizen OF Washington. p said Mr.. Hi.
Il have children to educate
j. w. Robinson was present and
said be cared Simply 10 place in the
hands 81 the board the soiioxing tele-
gram:
>. W. RoBsSSoS- Restraining order csp
not lssue Ia ease IN against the beard Of
education osder 50 shD& for SATURDAY..
FRANZ r. ALLYN
The foIloxinr telegram 20 Attorney
Gsnerai Metcalf was read ard given
t. the board:
An order ~ sfos eaass merely Is net 20
ius-sfsre with She Contemplated sgsisn OF
the hsasd Of education. II they cor sstssr
they hare . duty 10 fsrrforlr. faey should
do IL Their seton may be reviewed after
wards II desired. Flask r. AflYs
i. wss moved and carried that the
board reconsider It's action i'm this mat
ter of adopting certain text books and
making contracts for tie same at its
July meeting.
The following preafnbFes and re~o-
iu,ions were offered by W. B. Turner:
wHEREAs, The Httorney general OF Wash
iHgfon territory advised ne officers OF the
Territorial Board of Education ia March
Of this year lisa, thai the prospects Of near
state hood should not affect the action or
prescribed duties of the board pertaining
10 sesosl book ssssiitlons proyidsd fof
every eth year. and
waEaxAs, TIE t,0srsi. f. loving this al.
vice, did advertise for bids rsd ~ It's sn-
nuai rseefssg make snail number of
changes. VIZ. Two and one-:Ialf chang of
series ous OF a possible eight, aud ssch
oaIy ~ seemed nee sszrs f1E tac gssst OF
the sehaols. end
wnExsss. Ia the stsepeeos the s,t0r-
ney general i,oBa said ANIMAL IN tiag the
b. - lsgzi advice ebtais able received
- The effssef fhaf the sn1~rs had TIE right
under the ls. 10 make short term eon-
tracts that shoaii be biniiIg on tie future
state Tor the new books 30 adopted. and.
WHEREAS, sueh contracts were made
and the whole action of tse toad pertain
iag to text books Was afterwards submit
ted to the attorney general for his ap.
rFovsl: and,
WBEKEAs. The attorney general now ex-
press . the opinion taAr after an exnsus
tive examination Of the entire subject the
tosri hsd got to refuse so make any
sdapt.oHs anf fs let the old books hold
over a. the pleasure Of the state. but had
no right 10 maxi any short term contra II.
and that such short term contracts as were
made are Illegal. and
wHEeEAs, one book that was not adopt-
ed. bat formed portion Of the series.
which WAS partially adopted. was mater
isIlv iaelufsd in CA one OF the contracts:
Therefore, be if
Resolved. That this hoard does now ~
sciad all text book a5Optiaus aud all con
tracts maize Al the lest annual July meet
ing aud does hereby fBstiaet It's secretary
to Immediately notify all parties % those
contracts OF the seton thus taken.
After due consideration of the reso-
iutions aud the attorney general had
expressed the opinion that they COW
cred the ground intended. they were
adopted unanimously. Secretary
swim was ordered 10 notify the pub
fishers interested in the contracts re-
seiptled by the board OF its action.
The minutes were approved aud the
board adjourned