The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-25
THE ADDED DISTRICT.
Law Bearing Upon Extension
of School Limits.
DIRECTORS TERMS TO EXPIRE.
The Recent Election Considerably En-
Iarges school District No. 1-steps
to Be Taken by the Board.

The annexation OF several townships enecteo
by the last election, which viii become COM
plete on June |, the date when the certificate OF
annexation, will be filed with the secretary OF
state, viii considerably augment the Seattle
school district. The law under which the
transfer of authority is effected is the act o. the
legislature approved March 26, 1890, entitled IAN
act to establish system of common schools In
cities OF 1000 or more Inhabitants, and to pro-
vide for properly maintaining, governing ana
grading the same This makes each oil such
cities separate school district TO be governed
by a board of FIVE directors. There is nospecinc
provision for the annexation OF territory already
under school regulation, but section Is heid
by some authorities to apply. II says shat the
board Of directors, should there be more than
one In any city, tn which the provisions oil TINS
act apply, shall continue to serve out the unex-
pired term and shall constitute the board OF edu-
cation of the school district prov ided In this
act.''
The states attorney general, according TO
synopsis OF his opinion, quoted by State superlh.
tendent Bryan In his report for $780, has declared
that when cities, In extending their limits,
take in other districts, or parts OF DISTRICTS ana
In so doing take in part or all OF the scnooi
district officers OF such included school districts,
the officers 80 taken into the city district DO not
become part of the board of directors OF the
city districts so extending their limits
Salmon bay; No. 81, Ross: No. &c. Fremont; NO.
30, Iatona and Brooklyn; and part Of Rayenna,
No. %. Each of these has three directors, ana u
will have to be decided what action the law re-
quires The opinion OF the attorney general ID
that the directors do not become part OF the city
board, but the only section bearing upon the
subject says that where there is more than one
board, the old boards shall serve out their term.
As directors are elected for three years, one re-
firing each year. 1t would seem as If the term OF
a board expired with the term of that member 10
whom 1t was beyond the pale of the Law to elect
q successor.
Superintendent Pusey is OF opinion that the
directors will go out of Office in June and allow
the transfer at once to the Seattle school district
with the exception OF part of Ravenna, which
he will attach to another district
Mr.. Thomas W. Prosch, who ID one OF the
board of directors of the Seattle district, IL OF
opinion also that this course will be pursued,
but the subject will be discussed at q meeting OF
the board to be held tonight The Only question
likely to arise Is to the payment OF the teach
ers for June, the Seattle term expiring at the end
of that month. He considers that the city will
have to assume that liability at once, but In the
absence of precedent and specific provision In
the statutes 1t may require submission to the
states legal authority.
The schoolhouses at Ross and Salmon bay
viii be sufficient, but new one win be wanted
at Fremont and temporary structure will be
put up at Boulevard.
The county districts lost by the application of
the new town law, but Notwithstanding that the
organization in the county was increased by
nineteen new districts, which number has been
still further increased since the publication of
the last report of the county superintendent from
seventy-sx to ninety According to the last report
the following were the directors for the districts
now absorbed by the city, except No. 90, which
il a later creation:
No. 80, Ross-H. A. Smith, Christopher schea-
man, ODE Chilstad.
No. 80, Salmon Bay-O. /. Foote, w. L. Craw-
ford.
No. Is, Ravenna--W d. Wood, r. Weldon, J.
Kracht.
No. 66, Fremont--o. ]. Carr, W. Harding, N.
Densmore