The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-24
NOT TO PARADE.
THEY PETITION THE BOARD TO BE EX-
CUSED FROM THE MEMORIAL
DAY EXERCISES.
A Hot Debate on EXOneratiOnS From
Taxes Leads to an Appeal From a
Decision Rendered by the
President.

The School Board held meeting last
night to wind up the business of the
fiscal year, but as the school month has
not ended it will be necessary for the old
members to meet again. Last nights
meeting was attended BY Messrs. Conry
Hanna, Stanton, Ogden, Baugh, Lynch,
Trezise, Hooks, Morgan, Burke, Manley,
Dewitt and Muldoon.
The secretary read petition, signed by
fifty one teachers, asking the board to
reconsider its action in requesting them
~ parade on Decoration Day, ds the
teachers and pupils are opposed to parad-
ing At the same time they offered today
anything they could to assist the Grs nd
Army Director Morgan said the school
teachers throughout Pennsylvania had
received a similar request and those at
Pottsville would decorate the ldiers'
graves. The board decided TO grant the
prayer of the petition.
The finance committee made a report
showing that to meet the demands upon
the board for the present month 1t would
be necessary 10 negotiate a loan of $4,000
and the officers were authorized to borrow
the amount for sixty days. Mr.. Hooks
said something ought Go be done to get
money from the tax collector, as the
borrowing of money by the board was
very much like the Bazpash Council
making notes when it nAs money in
bank.
A report by the committee on econera-
tions created storm. Mr.. Trezise, the
chairman of the committee, stated that
after revising the lists for 1898 submitted
by Tax Collector Scanlan it had been
iecided to allow S2.545 1S in exonera
4 lions for that year. A motion was made
70 accept the report and adopt the recon-
nendstion. President Conry said they
would rule the motion out Of order, oB
the ground that the tax collectors &C
counts for 1893 bad been previous y settled
and the generations for that year were
| liked at 81 200 at the last meeting of the
| s93 - board.
Secretary Hanna appealed from the
decision and President Conry vacated the
chair, requesting Director Muldoon to
jccupy it, which he did The question
] vas then put "Shall the board sustain the
lecision of the chair ?" A vote was taken
and the acting president was unable to
decide, Before division was called for
| Director Hooks said that in order to vote
inuellgently he would ask that the
minutes of the board be read, to decide
whether a settlement had been made by
he old board.
The secretary read report by the
| finance committee under date of April 5,
1895, in which it was shown that settle
nent had not been made and that the
BOARD accepted the report. President
Conry insisted that the minutes of the
last meeting of the old board be read,
but Mr.. Hanna objected, on the ground
chat the gentlemen who became members
hf the board after that time would not
understand all the circumstances, and it
would not be fair TO take the minutes into
consideration. He explained that two
and sometimes three settlements are
made on duplicate. The first is gener'
Il ally based on the personal taxes and
the subsequent settlements bear upon
property taxes, which cannot be acted
Iupon as early as the others. He added
that as far back as nine years ago the
board had allowed generations as high
as S2,2OO and since that time they have
run up TO as high as $4,000, aud it would
be an injustice to allow Mr.. Seanlan but
81, 200 Director Ogden, chairman OF th'
finance committee, made remarks sus
tanning Mr.. Hanna's stand.
Another vote on the question as tC
whether the decision of the chair shoulC
be sustained was taken and the acting
president was unable to decide. Upon /
division he declared that the decision wa
not sustained, the vote being 10 to
against it. President Conry asked t,
have his vote recorded in the affirmativ
and resumed his seat.
After passing upon q number OF bill
the board adjourned to meet on Monda
evening, June 3rd, for the purpose o
; closing the business of the old board, an
at the same meeting the directors vii
re organize.