Telegram-herald., 1891-03-08


room nov occupied by the board FOR
the reference library and reading room.
The rules were suspended, and $50
anatomical study" was voted Tor
the kounliln-street school.
Madisen-Asenue school.
Plans and specifications for the I'M
provement OF the Madlson-avenue
school grounds were presented 10y
Trustee Clark. The plans were adopted
and bids Tor the work are 90 toe aeyer-
tsed. The secretary was instructed 10
transfer from the East BrIdge-st. build
my fund 10 the contingent fund the
sum OF g. 7,2l3.i9. TINS Is on account OF
loan made by the one fund 10 the
other.
Resignation Accepted
Trustee Wagner, OF the Committee
OH Teachers, recommended the accept
auce OF the res gnauon OF Miss Jennie
ID. March, OF the East Bridge-st. school;
also that NJ IS Ermmle j. Kinney 20 10
the East Brdge-st. school, Miss May
Cornell take the place OF Miss Kinney;
that Miss Marguerite Moore be trans
| ferred from Plne-st. TO Fountaln-st.;
| that Mrs Ida Madder be tran sierred
| from cadctshlp TO Pine-st. 10 the place
vacated by Miss Moore; that Miss Nc
| CULLEN be transferred from Henryst.
school to cadetship in f.ne-st. schooi;
that Miss Emma kims DC appointed 10
position II Plne-st. school; that Miss
Theresa Newman be appointed cadet ut
the Henrysl. school. The report WAS
adopted.
New Books to lie Bought.
The rapCrl Of the Committee On
Library, recommending the purchase
| OF 265 new books at cost OF $3.50, and
which has been lying on the table one
| mo nth under the rules was taken from
the table and adopted.
Miscellaneous business.
| On motion of Trustee Folger, the
| board proceeded to the election OF
| trustee TO take the place of A. s. Rich
| ards, deceased. The election resulted
| in the choice of Gerald Fitzgerald.
Trustee Maybury called the attention
| OF the board to a savings bank system
| which had worked with great accept
ance, and he asked the board TO study
| the matter, so as to come to the next
meeting of the board prepared to take
some acton upon 1t.
Trustee Fisher called attention to the
| fact that the city has just acquired, by
| the extension of ITS boundaries, .ae
school house on the east of the city, on
| Fouutaln-st., but that many residents
! of the old districts are yet without the
city, and those people are at loss to
know what they are going to do for
school privileges. Alderman Stein
called attention to case i'll the south
of the city, where the city has acquired
the district, but that the school-nouse
is Just across the line.
The City Attorneys Ideas.
The city attorney. being present, was
asked to instruct the board on the legal
aspects of the situation. He thereupon
spoke substantially As follows: "Where
the city acquires a whole district. very
little complication IS likely to arse.
This board acquires ali the property OF
| the district, has the care OF all It's
| pupils, takes possession of all taxes IN
| the hands of assessors, assumes all valid
contracts, and takes upon itself all
| liabilities. But where only part of
district is taken into the city, the situa-
ton Is somewhat different, and COM
plications are quite likely to arise, un-
| less amlcable negotiations can I've carried
out. IL seems To me that, Tor the exist
| ing school term, matters ought TO re-
main in statu quo, and let negotiations
go on, meanwhile. for all equitable
| division of tue property"
| On motion of Trustee Felker, the
Committee on Ways and Means, in con-
| junction with the president, were IN
structed TO carry out the suggestions OF
the city attorney wherever practicable.
! In connection with this subject, the
| school district east of the city, whose
| building out ON FountaIn-st. has been
acquired by the enlargement of the
city, was particularly discussed. Mod
orator Hosford. of that district, was
| present, and was asked TO address the
board. He stated that the district ex-
! pected TO comply with the provisions of
the law. but that the officials were re-
solved not to act hastily. There might
be defects in the law. and hasty action
on the part OF the officers might work
! injustice TO their constituents.
Doe. the hoard Controis
The mayor here stated that the law
had already gone into effect. and that,
by virtue of 1t, all the property of that
district had become the object of the
control of this board. But Mr.. Hosford
Interposed this bold expounding of the
situation as a quasi declaration of war,
and stated to the board that the officers
of the district can be better coayed
than driven. and that they would GER
| tainiy take reasonable length of time
| IN performing all their acts N eonnec-
ton with the change. Al ono point OF
/ this discussion Il seemed as # had blood
WAS about - he stirred. but the moment
| this possibility became apparent. all
hands forced the irritation into the
hack ground. and the best of good feel
/ ings prevailed when the board sd-
/ iourned- The board aiourned to meet
/ again next Saturday night, IN the hope
that the committee vii have effected
BY that tine a. satisfactory arrange
ments 10 take the district into the arms
Of the caty's Board Of education.
seven sehscl-hsu.~. Aeqafr-d
After the al lournnae ut OF the hoard
Superintendent Chalmers stated 30 the
TEHEeRsw- -HERs1B that the re-adiust-
naent Of the educational machinery Of
the rev and enlarged ctr of Grand
Rapids has been taking aauch Of hIs
thought and attention Last week he
went ever al the new ground s1d
made many observations. lie ssys that
the clty acquires, ky toe change, seven
rev school-bouses. Tweutv-sT rev
TEACHERS come aadsr tie control = the
Board Of Edacatsoa. ard chfseTen
enough I'll be sddes 70 TIE cty - re-
qaire Ten nsors teseaers than the city
acquires hy tie essHgs,