The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-22
BARNARD NAY FIGHT.
School superintendent Claims
Three Years Contract.
INTENDS TO SERVE FULL TIME.
Ready to Go Into Court To Enforce His
Ciaim-He Criticises the school
Boards Attorneys.

Tho question raised by the opinion OF
whits Munday & Fulton that Superin-
-endent Rarnards salary ended with the
~xpiration Of the contract al the end OF
ire wear is likely to be settled in the
s,on-ts II the board Of education concludes
"a ag~t I'm conformity with the opinion Mr..
barnard said Saturday evening that II
such action was taken he would or1ns saie
against che district He does not believe
m. hoard requested the attorneys for any
s,scn oninion and he intefds to continue
tight along until action Is taken He said:
at consider my contract With the board
q nerfsr-lv good not only in q legal sense,
hut above all. IN moral sense. made
the proposition IN perfect good faith, II
was unanimously accepted, and the hoard
has received one year OF the three years
OF my services and cannot now torminate
the contract
ryni.e Nunday 4 Fulton contend that
INV SALARY. not having been fixed for the
three wears the term for which / was en-
r1oxed but only fixed for one year. termt-
mates the contract at the end OF the hrst
wear hold that N Is the duty OF the
hoard to Ak the salary for the remaining
two wears and my duty then 10 accept II,
or the contract becomes void.
1T am acting solely under the direction
~ the board OF education and can take no
notice of the opinion, as II was unauthor-
,zea and uncalled for by the board. / am
Uniformed nv the very best legal talent in
tha CITY that my contract is legal in every
way.
"V-ben took charge there were sixty
Eve teachers. and today there are IA. and
nearly all the work is doubled, ana when
the board decided to reduce my salary 10
Ger cent. / had no word Of complaint, but
the reduction was made with the proviso
rf,ra a
years"
Afr BARNARD stated that II Is the custom
the world over for universities to elect
professors to chairs or 10 positions in the
institution for life, but the salary Is sub
iesst TO change from year to year as to ad-
iustment as the governing body may de-
termine. He said he would continue 10
perform his duties as in the past until the
hoard takes official action. and II II Is
against him he will seek redress in the
| courts.
The following Is a copy OF the letter
written by Superintendent Barnard TO the
board in regard TO his contract and the &C
ton taken. from the minutes OF the meet
ing of July 10. 1894:
Gentlemen: In view OF the fact that
my present contract as city superintendent
of schools expires on the first day OF Sep
TENDER next / hereby make application for
the same position under new contract for
a period Of three years from September i.
1894
Regarding the salary Of the position
permit me to say that although sc duties
have increased more than 100 per cent
since my first election in June. 1890. the
number OF teachers having more than
doubled. and hence an Increase In salary
merited. still am not unmindful OF the
great financial stringency and the neces-
city for refrenrhu1eut.
"I therefore beg to say that the salary
as fixed for the coming year Is satisfactory
and ask that the salary for the succeeding
years be Left for future consideration
Mr. King moved that the proposition be
accepted, and that Mr.. Barnard he en-
gagged at a salary of s., $50 for one year.
The motion was carried unanimously.