Telegram-herald., 1890-10-07


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ln19e All acton of .ae board thai ~
tlnlesne seemed confuiss1 y "A psssioa,
cQ4sia1tiy En1l1z fsglt zaA opleetns
- tAs arrangements sad appSrentiY
hzTh0nng more spleen Ana venom
against ME than any other, be knowing
tn4l tie res 9lutn3n adopted aud tho
poiley lnausu1zLed w4k Al my sus2es-
non. Had { no1 been for tfls meeting
and tie acton then taken Tie relations
between MeEroy and mys-u soald
d0utgless have proved pleasant anti
tbs day, provided | bad nleekiy and
mildly consented 10 allow him Al al
times and under al circumstances 10
shape the policy OF the institution and
determine every Ihing Tor ..
HIS idea OF the Board OF Control Of
sad institution Was that il should
ralIfy " whAteyer purchases or arrange
menls he IA his nignly wisdom had
seen NJ 10 make; but | was not built
that way; neither We're the other mem
bers OF ne board, and Il consequently
kept the orldle IN place As long ss he re-
manned IA charge OF the school.
The steward chosen a. ths meeting,
Mr.. l.. c. Butler. and Mrs. Butler, who
ever, constantly hsrassed ami annoyed
and differences were constantly referred
10 nae a. the referee named IN the reso-
luton above quoted.
You will notice that In order 10 avoid
friction between the new steward and
superintendent ID the conduct ot the
work or the school, the board took
great pains TO carefully define the
duties OF each as above, and also As
quoted above, that when any differ
ences arose they were 10 be referred to
the resident member OF the board Tor
decisiOn-l being the resident member
You will notice also IN the record
above quoted from that 1.-The board de-
cided To discontinue the use OF the
water from the we'll of the institution,
and 10 at once make the necessary con-
nectlons with the water works system
OF tine city,"
In explanation of this determination
of the board Will state that although
the institution at this time was pay lnS
stated amount per annum TO the city
! Tor ali the water 1t desired, certain
tanks IN a tower from which the supply
pipe led were not connected with the
! city water, and consequently Mr. Nc
Elroy, without regard TO expense, IN
sisted upon Keeping man most of the
time luggng water from the well TO hls
cottage, and TO the kitchen of the IN
stltutlon, whereas it could all have
been readily had without expense by a
simple change of water connections.
McElroy objected strenuOusly to this.
insisting that the city water was not
good, and that the we'll water was more
palstable to him and others at the
school. This IN face of the fact that
the citizens of Lansing were almost
without exception using the pnblic
water and generally satisfied with it.
You will notice in the minutes of
above meeting also at was decided to
close the Laundry as soon as possible at
ter vacation begins" This order was
found necessary to be made by the
board for the reason that McElroy was
disposed to retain the help and keep up
the expense of maintaining the laundry
during the vacation for his own person
al convenience and that of his family.
You will notice IN the above record,
"The board decided to discontinue at
the close of the school the use OF the
electric light and not use it again during
vacation, and the treasurer of the in
stitution was instructed to procure what
o.l and lamps may be necessary for use
III the buildings" This order the board
found necessary to make for the reason
the electric light was furnished to the
institution and the superintendenps
cottage by an Edison electric light sys-
tenn, established by the board on the
premises, which, when running, re-
qured steam to be kept up on the boil
ers and n man employed in attendance
on the engine. McElroy's idea was to
keep this up during the summer III or
der to properly light his cottage and
lend better effect to soirees and other
social entertainments held at his house
az the expense of the state.
The arrangements above noted SEEM
ed particularly distasteful 70 McElroy.
and as the resolutions were drawn and
sugge sted 10y myself, he seemed to feel
an especial antipathy to me. All this,
however. made no difference in my con-
duct. and 10 difference IN my deter
minatlon TO conduct the school IN ac-
cordance with well settled business
principals and economies.
1t would have been undoubtedly cas-
Ter tor me personally to have allowed
the thing 10 drift along, and avoided all
friction and unplcasautness.