, 1891-05-05
THE SLATE INTACT.
1t Slides Through as Though the
Wheels We're Creased.
Some of the Causes Which Contrib.
uted to Its Success.
A Special Meeting to Consider South
Side Bonds in June.

oIue bOHuS l1 JuIl6.
The annual school meeting Yesterday
was the most largely attended in the his
tory of the district. The degree of inter
est manifested was very great, although
1t was evident very early in the afternoon
that the school board slate. backed by
vehicles to carry voters, a large group of
hard workers Including some top lofty
people who believe that no w%orkingman
should find a place on the board) and the
energetic assistance of the friends and
collateral connections of the members of
the school board would certainly carry the
dav for the stated candidates. In their
favor could certainly be counted the fur
Their facts the hours of the meeting, be.
tween ~ a. IN. and 4 p m, were very
Inconyenient hours for getting out the
vote in the district now unrepresented on
the board; that many OF these were work
ing people unable to get away, and the
further TACT that many votes were polled
before the printed tickets of the citizens
put in an appearance.
The ticket put up by the school board
received the following vote ont Of a total
of 3l5 ballots cast:
q. y.
Gibson CLARK
On the Citizens ticket Warren Richard
son received 81 votes and Thos. r Reid
SO votes, there being 9 scattering. Messrs
Potter and CLARK were declared elected
trustees for the ensuing three years.
There we're $2l 900 in bonds authorized
by a vote oil 22O for and Is against.
A rather noticeable discrepancy is
apparent between the vote cast for Mr..
Potter and that cast for Mr.. Clark who
was on the same ticket. There is a
difference OF 46 votes in favor of Mr..
Potter, from which it is evident that the
friends OF the latter to that number voted
for Mr.. Potter alone so as to insure his
election without regard as to what should
become of Mr.. Clark.
The business meeting was inclined to
be breezy, and President Voorhees, had a
contract on his hands which was not
always easily disposed. The discussion at
times assumed a rather lively air and
pithy speeches we're popped which had a
good deal Of the d~irectness OF pistol shots.
Mr.. Hicks, DR.. Quimby, Attorney Gen
eral Potter and Judge Lacey we're the
chief champions OF the board. while on
the other side Judge Bergman. Or. Bark
well, Prof. Stanton and a few others
helped to keep the ball rolling.
The polls were opened with Judge
Slaughter and Thos. F. Durbin as Judges
and Miss EstelIe Reel and R. B. Durbin
and Mrs. Rocker as clerks.
At the morning meeting the following
resolution was introduced by Prot. Stan
ton:
Resolred. That this meeting request
the board of trustees of school district
No. l to call a special meeting of the
electors, in accordance with the statutes
On June /, 1891 for the purpose of sub
hitting a proposition 10 bnild a school
house south of the Union Pacific railway
depot and to provide for the bonds neces-
sary.
n me resolution was nnnHy adopted
me Ioio"'og r~eSoiu.ton' introduced by
1uuge nerRmAn' was adopted rescued,
tnAt lne ooaru oil trustees OF school
uis'tict NO, De anu are hereby
authorized TO sell the Inns or South
oloe Schooi ahd site lor the largest sum
o~DIalhaoie' anu that the proceeds De ap-
piied TO tue erection OF such buildings as
district