The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28
OFFICIAL school. BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

WICHITA, Kan, May 20. 1898.
The board of education met in adjourn
ed session on Friday May GO at S o'clock
p. ~. with President War,i in the chair.
The members present at roll call were
Messrs. Black, Ward, Powell, Campbell.
Goldberg, Gill, Keck and Cole. Messrs-
FanWerden and Casey coming in shortly
after roll cali. Being absent, Messrs. Fazei
and Davis.
The president called for the report of
the Judiciary committee to whom was re-
ferred at the last meeting the matter of
looking up the expiration of the term of
the present secretary and treasurer. Mr..
Casey. chairman of the committee, stated
that he had given the matter some atten-
ton and that as the present officers were
elected for one year be favored their being
allowed to serve out their term of office.
Mr.. Casey then moved, seconded by Mr.
Powell, that the present secretary hold
over till July Is, 1898, and hat the present
treasurer hold over till his successors
bond is accepted and he qualified. Mr.
Black offered as an amendment, seconded
by Mr.. Goldberg, that the PRESENT. treas
urer'S term expire at the first regular
meeting in July, and that he be requested
to have his annual report ready to submit
to the board at that time. The amend.
ment was put and CARED. The original
motion thus amended was then put and
carried unanim Ously.
Mr.. Powell offered the following amend
ment TO the rules of the board:
Moved, that commencing with July l.
1894, the terms of Office of the
secretary. treasurer, librarian, super
intendent of schools, and superintendent
of buildings and grounds shaft begin July
LIST of each wear and extend for the term
of one year, or until their successors are
duly elected and qualified.
The amendment was ordered placed on
file for thirty days.
Mr.. Powell reported that the Sedgwick
County bank had furnished the required
bond and that the same was satisfactory to
the ways and means COMMITTEES. The
bond was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee to pass upon.
Mr.. Goldberg reported that rooms had
been obtained for the library on the first
floor of the city building. On motion the
boa I'd Ten proceeded to ballot for libra
ria:.. Three ballots were taken and on the
third ballot Miss Blanche Martin received
seven votes and was duly declared elected
librarian of the board.
On motion of Mr.. Goldberg, the bond OF
the librarian was fixed at $4,000.
Mr.. Gill, seconded by Mr.. Cole, moved
that the Library committee check all the
books in the library and receipt TO the
pretent secretary for the same, and present
the bond of the librarian elect at the next
meeting and that as soon as bond was ac-
cepted that the, library be turned over to
the librarian.
Mr. Campbell, seconded by Mr.. Keck,
moved AS an amendment, that the libra
rian be requested to present her bond Tor
approval at the next meeting
The amendment was put and carried.
The original motion was put and declared
lost.
Mr.. Van Werlen, seconded by Mr..
n nf hA IL.
brarian elect be presented at the next
meeting and that her term of Office begun
July Is, 1893.
The roll was called on the motion. and
the members voted follows: Yeas;
Black, Van Werden, Campbell and Gill.
Nays; Powell, Casey, Goldberg, Keck and
Cole. The motion was declared lost.
Mr.. Goldberg seconded by Mr.. Black.
moved that the librarian be requested to
present her bond for acceptance ut the
next meeting The motion was put and
declared carried. Mr.. Black, seconded by
Mr.. Keck, moved that the term OF libra
RAN begin July ID.
Mr.. Cole offered as substitute, second
ed by Mr. Goldberg, that Mr.. Blacks mo-
tion be laid on the table. The substitute
was put and declared carried.
The matter of printing an ANNUAL report
was brought up au discussed, and on mo-
tion of Mr.. Campbell action was deferred
till next regular meeting in June.
The judiciary committee recommended
that the bid of Thomas Clegg for the TAX
ing of the enumeration of the school
being the lowest, be accepted.
On motion OF Mr.. Cole. the report OF the
committee was accepted and the judiciary
committee directed TO instruct Mr.. Clegg
when to commence work.
Mr.. Campbell, seconded by Mr.. Gill,
moved that the committee on buildings
and grounds request architects of the city
to submit plans and specifications for
building two rooms to the High school,
and two rooms TO the Webster school, and
that the architect whose plan may be re-
ceiyed bv the board receive such remunera-
ton for same as may be agreed upon by
the bolrd and the architect. The motion
was put and declared carried,
The president then excused DIR. Casey
on request.
The matter Of sewer connection was
brought up and discussed, and on motion
of Mr. Powell. was referred TO the com
mittee on buildings and grounds TO look
up aud report rs soon as possible.
On motion the board then adjourned
a II. WARD, President.
T ! IRWIN Secretary.