Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-07
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING,

A. T. kellison Claims Back Salary-In-
v%estigating Committee Discharged.
When the school board met Saturday
in regular meeting all trustees were
present.
Attorney George Fl. Stanton appeared
on behalf of A. r.. Kellison and claimed
for his client S5SS.75, wages alleged to be
due Kellison as a teacher since Decem-
her l., 1894. Mr.. Stanton stated that a
few days prior December l, a parent of
a child under Kellison's instruction pre-
ferred serious charges against the
teacher. The board suspended Kellison,
pending investigation, and afterwards
declared Kellison guilty. Later further
further facts were developed and the
board exonecated Kellison and expunged
from the minutes the record of his con.
v%iction. Kellison had been engaged by
the board to teach for ten months from
the first Monday in September, 1894, at
$50 per month. After generating him
the board failed to reinstate him. The
board has power to discharge a teacher
only when sufficient cause is shown.
Therefore, Kellison claims salary for
the balance of the term for
which he was elected d. A complaint had
been prepared and suit would be brought
Monday unless the board allowed the
claim.
Cooper said that it wae a question for
was sufficient cause for Kellison's dis
charge. However, Kellison could recover
for only the amount he had actually lost
by not securing other employment.
Hanks said that be thought a COM
expense of a slit. He moved that a
committee be appointed, with Cooper as
chairman. to investigate the matter and
determines upon the ACCESSIBILITY of a
compromise, and that the committee re-
port to the board at a special meeting
Monday evening. Luckett seconded the
motion, it was unanimously carried, and
Cooper, Gockstetter, and Hanks we're
appointed on the committee.
The building committee agreed to
visit the Boston and Montana smelters
next Wednesday afternoon and invest.
ate the necessity for a new school house
at that place.
The building committee was EN-
powered to have the holes dug by order
Of the Investigating committee filled and
the earth tamped in, the work to be
done by day labor.
Architect White asked permission OF
the board to hereafter present estimates
Of the work done by Mckay Bros. in q
form showing the amount due each sub.
contractor. Mckay said that he would
consent to such procedure if the esti
mates we're accompanied by vouchers
Cooper asked if Mckay would 80 agree
in writing. Mckay consented.
Mckay said that he had no desire Il
see the district injured, but after con
eultation with his attorneys he mus
decline to furnish a new bond.
Raban said that at the last meeting o.
the board McKay's warrant was allowed
on the ground that his employees hat
not been paid. Raban had since in
vestigated, and found that the employees
had all been paid at the time, but one
sub contractor is not yet paid. He pro
tested against such unseemly haste al
ndu Deeu uispldyeu, anu balu mat LUCK
cit was induced to vote to allow thu
estimate on account of the claim tina
the laborers had not been paid.
Luckett said he could answer for hi
own vote. The matter had been full,
considered by him.
Hanks said that the laborers had | Q y,
paid with money advanced by tho insti
tuition with which Mckay Bros. dii
%hair b,cipoao t. poolo Nh I;tTororoo 4
whom the money Vas due. Raban sal
it did.
On motion of Hanks, seconded b
Gockstetter, the investigating committe
was discharged with thanks.
i Clerk Garfield was authorized to al
} tend to the various school buildings an
grounds during the vacation, at a salar,