Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-05-12
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A few bills were allowed The rcpo,
/, OF the clerk and treasurer was read an
adopted
! IN" COMMITTEE" appointed 10 audit IA
hohks of the clerk made several augg.a
tions luking Ia an improved m.,hul q
Keeping the books II the board. 1,
many resp"c,s these were found Ia hny,
been kept badly from the first nrgnniSa
tion ~ the boarl In accordance will
the suggestions II the committee III,
clerk was directed 90 open new account
aud put the books in better shape. tn,
object " the move IN ~ have the book,
~ arranged this, any one u, glance cat
ascertain the exact condition ~ the tinan
crr ~ the hnari aud the condition ur each
and every fund aud account
After quite warm discussion and
some opposition from some ~ the ,n-m.
here IT the h"ar,i, the following protest
was ordered spread On the minutes ~ the
boarl and the huarl ;hrn Adjournri sine
diuu,
! We, the undersigned. mrInhers II the
! Buarl ~ Education uf the city of Allu.
pucrIuc, desire To have entered on the
r'coi,is of the proceedings IL the said
huari. our solemn protest against the az.
,iun ~ the SAIL board IN allowing on IA.
ilsi day II March. 1874. the bill II San.
tIago Baca fr assessing city Schunl tax
aud special rch"nl tax. amounting Ia
$2Il ~, being ~ p-r cent. of the amount
nf the Till rendered. for the follow ina
reasons.
1t hat the law plainly directs that
the above AsSessmcnt should be- nal. ty
the probate clerk and without comIensa.
ti,u.
2l-That ia. amour, charged il e,.
rrssiv", hciug twirr the amount pnid for
III" assessment IL the city property by
the city council
al-Ihst the above Till was not AL
proved 10y ia" finance COMMITTEE" uf the
said hnarl
i,h That the sand till was allowed at
sl"cial meeting of the SAID board. and
the call tor the said meeting did not spec
lfy that action would be- taken on the IN i'll
bill.
9Th hat Mr-srs Warren. FERGUSON
X Brunrr. attorneys at law, were re-
qurst"d 10y the SAID bnai,i Ia give their
opinion on the question of the legal liza.
hIlity nf the said bnAr1i, in respect tn the
sad hill. and their opinion tn III" effect
that the said honri could not legally pay
said bill. was before the said board when
th" alTnVr action was taken.
The prutrHtants declare that in their
Judgment the SAID hill was illegal and
excessive and should M, have been paid
X. W. ID BRYAN,
J. T. ELpkR.
l. ID BARTLETT.
L +. kvass.
immediately upon the adjournment Of
IA. old B"ar,i II Education. last night. the
newly elected members qualified and ut
once proceeded To business. Karl A. Sny-
der war appointed temporary chairman
and l.. II. Chamb-rlin temporary clerk.
N"-......i".. si.s lee ",siv. Zoe I,-osiloa,
NJ &. Nettle,on and Karl A. Snyder were
placed in nomination and upon the bal
lots being counted NJ c. Net,le,on was
found Ia have n majority of those cast
aud was declared elected aud assumed
the duties Of the position at once.
DIR. l.. II. Chamberliu and Charles
Mausari then had a pretty race for the
vice presidency, but the doctor won cas-
ilv
when the order for the election " \
clerk was announced there was much ex-
cit-ment manifested, as the room was
filled with anxious candidates. The
Temporary clerk then read tn. applica-
tinns and the following were found will
ling IA serve the cause of education for
s25 per month W. \ Lowe, l. G. Hall.
W. X. Gcrharit. =. NJ. Saltmarrh, A. Y.
Coiipg,on, W. II. Long. Bernard A
Sleys,er. sigfripsi Grunsfeld. Percy J
Hawl.y, Harry Y. L-e, Y. NJ. Sims, W.
\ Burke, Harry p. Owen and Miss N. A
Everett.
An Informal ballot was taken, each
member being allowed three ballots
Some one suggested that they we're at
tempting Ia import Valencia county
methods in,o city politics. but he was
frowned down upon M disrcrIectful.
The first formal halo, resulted In Civ
ing two votes Ia W. II, Long. Sigfried
Grunsfeld and y, NJ. Sims, aud one vote
tos II saltmarsh and Percy J. Hawley
The second ballot gave three votes
each to sigfried GrunSfeld aud Y. M
Sims aud two votes 10 W. H. Lang
The third ballot placed sigf-ied Drums
field ahead with i've votes, Ia three votes
for Y. n. Sims.
II was = very lair contest. and none OF
contestants need feel ashamed - the ~
suit. Mr., Grunsfsld was presen, and
publicly thanked the members VI tn,
board Tor their favor, and AT adjourn
ment being taken Ia allow him To secui,
n bond. he seized the opportunity To in
vite the boari to accompany him IN hi
search for bondsmen. Mr. Grunsf.ld II
n gord republican, and will make an sx'
cellent school clerk.
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