The herald., 1894-09-26
AT SEARCH'S SALARY.
THE REASON WHY MR.. PLATT
OBJECTED.
Some Pertinent Comments on tho Pc
cultar Actions of the School
Beard on Monday
Night.

There was consi derable comment yes
terday among those interested in school
matters in regard to the actions of the
members OF the school board at Monday
nights session. 1t was the general re-
mark that several OF the members had
acted in a most unexplicable and un-
satisfactory way.
"The mem bers seam to forget" one
gentleman said, ''that they are repre-
sentatives of the people, elected to the
Offices which they occupy for the pur-
pose OF doing the business OF the people
as far as it pertains to school matters.
On Monday night several of them acted
as though they were on the board for the
purpose of serving some private end, and
even then they adopted methods which
would hardly be called SO uare dealing if
used by private individ ual in his own
sffairs."
The chief objection to the action OF the
board is directed against its handling the
bills for the month. MIR. Platt was the
first and chief obisctor. He wanted the
bills segregated and acted on, but in-
stead of asking that each one be taken
up in turn he wanted to bunch them in
groups under tie heads of labor, Office
salaries, rent, supplies. etc., and vote
upon them in this manner.
1t was at once evident that there were
billa among the lot which Mr.; Plsst
very evident that Mr.. Platt did not care
to name the particular bills he objected
to or havs it known which ones they
were. In this he was assisted by Mr..
Buehler, Mrs. Hughes and DR.. Pepper.
Afterward, when portion of the bills
were allowed, upon motion of Mr.. Trask,
Messss. Buehler and Plast both voted
against allowing any Of them.
1t never did come out at that meeting
just what Mr.. Platt objected to- There
wae bill of 500 from K. Magee for win
dow curtains which was Dot allowed.
Yesterday, however. it was freely cir.
culated as rumor that Mr.. Platt will
make bitter fight against the claim of
the new city supsrintendent, Prof. P.
w. Search. Mr.. Platt has openly
stated, it 10 claimed, that he will carry
the matter to the supreme court before
he will allow the auditor to paes the
claim or any claim on the part OF Prot.
Search.
Among the claims passed Monday
night was one presented by Prof Search
for $l93 50 for salary for September.
This claim has not yet gone to the au-
ditor. 1t is understood that when it
does Mr.. Platt will be on hand with his
robust objection.
Mr.. Plstt evidently sees q chance to
make q great amount of trouble. If
upon hia objection the matter of paying
the new superintendent's salary must
go into court, aud if further Mr..
Platt sees fit to carry the
matter to the bitter end,
it ie apparent that serious trou BILE will
ensue. PROF. Search might be kept for
months, even years, without his salary,
and there would be no way to get
around the matter.
The grounds upon which Mr.. Platu
will base his legal objection. it ia said,
are that Prof. Search was not a resident
of Los Angeles st the time his appoint
ment wac made, and that it ia unlawful
to place NONRESIDENT in that posi-
tion.
The city attorney is of the opinion
that Mr.. Platt is building on sand if
such is his real intention.
III. after the refusal of the auditor to
audit the claim, il is passed second
time by the board" he ssys, then the
claim would be paid by the treasurer.
The matter might be taken to the courts
by Mr.. Platt or any body elhe, but the
chances would be against it. There Ia
some such a case now pending before
the supreme court"