Evening journal., 1895-11-26
THE BOARD SURRENDERC
BUT IN ITS LAST MOMENTS IRE
6PECTFULLY PROTESTS"

Ex-MayOr shortIIdRe Pronounoes the
Closets at Nos. and 4 a Nuisance
and Senator Pyle Declares the Action
Of the Board of Health TyrannioAl.
The ssweriDg WIN Now Be Done-Other
Business Transacted.
After making vigorous kick against
making sewer connections with the
closets of Nos and schools the Board
Of Education has succumbed to the
inevitable and the work. delayed for
several years twill now be begun. The
matter came up under the head Of
referred business at the meeting of the
Board OF Educ alton last evening, Dut on
request OF L Morrow 1t was deferred
rs new business.
Mr.. Carter member Of the Committee
en- Schools, asked to read = report but
was shelved, and Mr. Morrow handed up
a resolution that it was the sense of the
board that the out houses of schools Nos
and should be drained into Jefferson
street sewer, and that the secretary was
authorized to advertise for bids for the
work, to be opened at the next meeting
Of the board
Mr.. Bsynard said he considered Mr..
Carter's treatment very discorteous. and
on motion the resolution was tabled
Then Mr.. Carter read his report, which
related to the. unsuccessful attempt Of
the School Committee to have q con
ference with the Health Board. Then
followed a preamble setting forth the
stand taken by the Board of Education
that the out-houses were not a nuisance,
and were In 3 better average sanitary
condition than many Of the closets con
nected with the sewers.
The resolution WAS as follows: Re
solved, That in the judgment OF this
board that we do not wlsh In any way to
obstruct the Il sAlth Board in their
determined effort. but 40 respectfully
protest against said work being done.
Then followed q hearty discussion
opened by Mr.. Morrow. He said that ne
was sorry two bodies representing the
city should be at logRerheudE. He thought
1t would be admitted that the Board of
Health had 4 right to order the work
done and the best thing the Board Of
Education could do was to submit grace
fully He cited numerous complaints
against thsse closets and read the report
OF the Committee on Health submitted
July last.
Senator Pyle said only one side had
been heard aud said there had been no
more tyrannical act than the judgmen {
In the case tried bsfors the Municipal
Court In the past 600 years
Mr.. McCsusland said there appeared
to be considerable offended dignity in
this ctss and said he doubted II the
Board OF Health had not the right to pat
In the connections If it wanted to do 50.
Then eI-MAyor Shortlldge took turn
at the wheel. He said It looked 70 him
as though several Of the members were
going around with chips on their
shoulders he pronounced the closets a
nuisance, and that the Board Of Education
had had years In which to confer with
the health board.
Mr.. BAYnsrd thought the Board of
Education had been acting ss "wet
nurse fer the Board Of Health. Mr..
Ross said be thought the schools would
be better II attached to the sewer.
President Baird said that there was a
principle ut stake, and sentiment OF
dignity had nothing to do with It, The
Board Of Health had right TO order the
closets connected with the sewer, but he
thought II the Board Of Education &C
quiescsd without protest, It would lock
as though It had been maintaining Q
nuisance. he had found No. 3 and 4
closets in good condition.
After more discussion 3 vote was
taken on Mr. CArters resolution, result
ing as follows:
Yess-Pyle, McCausland, Lsitch. Prssi
dent Baird. Baldwin, Baynsrd, Finley
Belts. Ross Brierly, Turner, Carter
Orossan. Frick, Hartman, Huey.
Nays Frederick, Morrow and Short
lidge
The Committee on Books recommended
the placing Of jennings rhetoric. Milne'l
algebra, Tolmon's CelAr and Harper Z
Miller's virgil on the book list. The
Committee on Teachers recommended the
opening of q room in No. TO provide fol
the overflow from No. 2 This wal
ordered
It was decided to close the schools from
Wednesday evening until Monday
morning and an order TO that effect wal
made.