Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-06
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Indignation Over the Action of the
County Commissioners in APP
prOpriating the Use of
School Houses.

Had the members of the board oil
county commissioners been within hear.
ing distance of the meeting held last
night by the city school board, they
would have heard some comments upon
their action in appropriating to election
uses the city school houses that would
have made their ears burn.
In fact, the school board meeting was
red-hot all the way through and showed
not only the Indignation of the board at
the unwarranted assumption of authority
on the part Of the county commissioners,
but also made 1t plain that in the future
the school board will not tolerate any
interference in such matters. When the
meeting was called to order by President
Muller it was found that he had as com
panY in the meeting Messrs. Hudson,
Alarid, Coleman and German. School
Superintendent U. T. Curran was also
present. The ball was started by mo-
tion to the effect that the school board
take no notice of the announcement Of
the holding of polling places at school
houses to-day and that the schools be
held at the various places as usual. This
motion developed an interesting discus
sion in which it was shown that the
board was unanimous in denouncing the
action of the county commissioners. The
means of keeping the politicians out of
these houses to-day we're discussed fully
and it seemed at one juncture as if the
city voters would have to seek other poll
ing places. 1t WAS urged. however, that a
change of polling places without notice
might invalilate the election and while
the board heartily deprecated the impu-
dence of the commissioners they did not
feel justified in taking 80 radical step
as to endanger the legality of the cleo
ton. 1t was finally decided to denounce
their action and to send to the county a
bill for the salaries of the teachers and
others whose idleness is enforced to-day
by the commissioners action, as we'll as
bill for the rent o. the school buildings,
etc. This was finally embodied in the
following resolution, introduced by Mr..
Sherrard Coleman, which went through
with whoop:
Whereas, The board of couHty commits.
sioners of the county of Santa Fe has
seen 6t without authority to designate
the city school buildings to be used for
election purposes at the general election
to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6, be it
Resolved. That the board of educaticn
enter vigorous protest against such ar
assumption of authority and only submit
to the use of the said buildings on &C.
count of the late date. Be it further
Resolved, That the board of county
commissioners be made to pay the actual
costs incurred by reason Of the use Of
said buildings for such election purposes
and copy of this resolution be given tc
the board Of county commissioners.
communication was received from
Gov. Prince, chairman of the university
board, Offering to renew the lease of the
university building to the school board
for $3S3.33 per year. The matter wa.
referred to a committee consisting oil
Messrs. Coleman, Hudson and Spiess.
letter was read from Sister Anna
Mary, stating that there are 1O7 scholars
under the charge of the Sisters of Loretto
Sister Mary Regis alone having eighty.
four under her care. On account of the
large number, an additional Sister had
been aiding Sister Mary Regis in this
work. The letter asked for an additional
teacher and the matter was referred to
the committee on teachers.
After making the hearts of the children
glad by declaring tomorrow holiday on
account of the circus, the board ad
journed.