Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-28
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
Salary OF Teachers Agreed Upon AZ Reported
by Committee-Secretary Selected
-Fegtly Resigns.

| The committee on buildings and grounds
| held meeting in the morning and pre-
| pared a report awarding contract for the
erection of the Burton building, also the
addition to the Emerson building. The
| committee was anxious to make report
and have part of their work go on the
records and thrown off their hands. The
members were on hand some time before
the time Tor calling the meeting and were
considering committee work in the many
branches.
The roll call showed Fegtly, McNair.
Campbell, Martin. Piatt. Lawrence and
SAWYER present. with President of the Board
Levy presiding. Howard arrived before
the work commenced. The chair announc-
ed that the first in order would be con-
slider contracts. The committee on heat
ing reported favorable to allowing con-
tract for repairing heating apparatus IN
Emerson and High school to Stocker.
The report was adopted, the consideration
being $1,000.
Mr.. CIapp stated that Lee Taylor had an
offer on $50 900 school bond and wanted to
know what the lowest figure the board
would dispose of the bonds 1t was sug-
gested across the board by Lawrence that
they would take ten per cent premium
The parties wanted sale withheld TO hear
from them and McNair favored holding
| off few Diary to give time to consider the
matter
| Fegtlev moved committee on ways and
means receive bids on $4,000 bonds to run
twenty years-no ten year clause.
| McNair wanted to know the object OF
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| Fegtley seemed to think the city would
not be able to pay the $4,000 before twenty
years and could get more money on the
twenty year plan.
Lawrence said it would do no harm to
receive bids and could tell after while
whether its best to accept one of the bids.
McNair thought it world take big
premium to get the bonds on the twenty
year pian.
| Clapp-Let US receive bids anyhow.
| We don't have to accept it,
Lawrence-Offer as an amendment to re-
ceive bids on the ten year plan also.
The amendment was accepted by Feg-
tley, he consenting that it would be good
plan to receive for both. The motion as
amended carried unanimously.
Clapp moved to proceed to elect secre-
tary of the board, with Sawyer second.
The motion prevailed. The names of the
! aDplicants-seventeen in number-and II
was at once apparent that some one would
get left with goose egg. The president
| inquired if any got away. Fegtley asked
to be excused from voting as he was an
applicant. He was excused.
Sawyer call ballots with McNalr keep
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| Fegtny; Jones, 2; Carney. /; Redheld, l.
| There was some discussion as to whether
there was an election as eleven members
seemed to be present, but recount found
only nine members were present, anc
hence Fegthy was declared elected.
Piatt reported Sixth ward eight-room
building contract awarded to K. NJ. Jacks
Burton four-room building to II. X. Liili
bridge, and Emerson addition TO Thomas
Rees The report was adopted.
McNair moved $500 be appropriated fol
a building between the rivers short dis
taiHce south OF Alamo.
Lawrence amended to sum of ''that
much or a much us necessary"
Campbell thought the committee on
| lines should investigate and see how fal
in the northwest direction it was allowed
to extend
The question passed without the amend
ment.
Lawrence moved the commi tee or
buildings and grounds be instructed tC
receive bids for four room building III
Fifth ward.
At this moment clerk read resignation
of Fegtley as member of school board t
take effect October at high noon, which
was duly accepted. Fentley responded
with expressing thanks for his election as
clerk and also for accepting his resigna.
ton.
There was some discussion about wha
is meant by the present law on electlns
clerk with relation to applicant being |
member of the board. 1t was finally
suggested by the chair that tn,
board refer the matter to y. d. Caldwell
and Col. II. l.. Taylor, who are credited
with having written the bill which finally
appeared in the session laws of Kansas o
1889 relating to the election of officers il
school board.
Campbell thought it impossible to cleo
a member of the board clerk, and Fegtl!
had best resign and run his chances of be
ing elected. He said he would move Fegt
" be elected clerk if he would resign so Il
could be legal The question was FINAL.
dropped, when Campbell read the repor
of the committee on salaries for teachers
Concerning the music department il wa:
reported favorable to appointing Geo. +
Young. OF Pennsylvania, to take charge o
the department at a salary Of 1909 an
nuaily.
The grade of salary to teachers was no
thought by Howard to be properly adjust
ed between age and ability.
Lawrence moved acceptance of the re
port relating to high school principal an'
teachers, which prevailed. 1t afterward:
appeared that Lawrence wanted to in
clude principal of ward schools and mad
another motion to include it. McNal
thought principal at Washington stree
school should have more than So pc
month. and moved :leper month be added
He thought the scale would cause the cit.
to lose some of its best teachers Iher
was no second and McNair moved s. b
added, with Fegthy second.
Compbell opposed the amendment.
Lawrence thought the change woul'
create more trouble than peace.
Piatt thought the increase Of salar,
should be made.
The vote vive yoce found only Campbell
in the negative who called fer names. Tn
roll call showed only Campbell In the neg
ative-the motion as amended prevailed
Piatt moved part OF report referring {
graduation of salaries be postponed uati
next regular meeting. There was no sec
ond aud it was moved the report referrin
TO three additional teachers be adopteS
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