Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-04-26
EXCITING SCHOOL MEETING
BY Nute Of tNur to Three the
Board Elects a. +. CuufiriG
Clerk.
GOchst. tier. Pouln and Hanks the
Buil',ing Committee tee-GOckatcttrr
and Cooper lave II Tilt.


regular session. President Holmes pre-.
sided. II trustees were present, includ-
ing George Itaban, whom County Super.
intendent Swan appointed yesterday
vice Brown, resigned. A. f.. Cauiield
was acting AS clerk.
When the president called for the
reading Of tho minutes, Gocketetter
asked: "Who is the clerk of this mrct
lng?' Holmes replied that that was for
the board to decide Gockstetter stated
that }. z. Fitzgerald had been elected
Cooper moved that the boards previous
ac ion in reference to the clerk be recon-
Hidercd and the board proceed to vote by
yeas and nays for clerk. lie stated that
he bad nothing against Fitzgerald, but
thought that Cauiieid WAS more in nJed
Of the position and that it WAS
due to the laborip.men to elect hln.
Gucketettoi opposed the motion and in
sisted that ae Cooper had voted for
Canlield he had no right to move to
reconsider. Cooper asked how Cock
stetter knew how he had voted lta oan
bcCDulcu tUDpcI HlOllOu. IIhHhS
moved to amend that the vote be by bal
lot. Gockstetter said that Fitzgerald
would claim salary for his term and
that Cooper, his Il lawyer, knew 1t.
Cooper SAID that he would abide by his
opinion, and would engage to pay any
thing Fitzgerald might recover. lie
matched his decision against "Attor
ney' Gockstetter's. Gockstetter warned
Cooper to employ no SARCASM, or he
would get right back at him. Holmes
said Lets proceed to vote by ballot
on the question of reconsideration.
lie put the motion, which
had not been made, and
declared it carried. Cooper called for Il
rising vote. II resulted: Yeas, Hanks,
Gocketetter. Luckett; nays, Cooper, I;a-
ban, Poole. Holmes declared the motion
carried. The ballot on the motion to re
consider resulted: Yeas 4, nays 3.
Cooper moved to elect clerk by IA yea
and nay vote. Poole seconded the mo
tion. The vote resulted: Yeas, HAban,
Cooper, Poole; nays. Hanks, Gocke:ettcr,
Luckeit. Holmes declared the motion
lost. Cooper moved that tho board pro
cecd 10 elect Il clerk by ballot. kaban
seconded the motion. which was carried
unanimously. Cooper nnminated Cau
field and Poole seconded the nomina-
ton. Gockbtctter nominated fI1zgcr
aid ard llank1 seconded the nomination.
The ballot resulted: Cauiield 4, lltzger-
aid 3. The result was received with ap
pausr from the spectators.
GuckHtetter moved to reconsider the
election Of the chairman. Cooper said:
"N" are all eA,i fled With ths chairman"
IIoImrs appointed Luckett on the
committee to hppoln, permanent com
mttece, vice Brown. the committee re
tired TO prepare this committees. During
the recess Holmes SAID:
"iSuppoan We discuss TIVE 1RIHt NJ
and Standard articles Ihcr'. il not q
word Of truth in them" I.ahan replied
"Ilow about the figures, Mr. Holmes
They are the main points,"
The committee reported the following
permanent committees:
Buildinu Gockatettcr, Poole. Hanks.
T"achcrp l4uckctt Copper, Poole.
Auditing ltaban. Copper Luckett,
Cooper moved to amend the report by
placing I;aban on the building commit
tee in place Of Hanks, and Hanks on
the auditing committee instead Of Raban.
Hanks moved to adopt the committcns
report. Gockstetter seconded the mo
ton, and Holmes put it and declared It
carried. Cooper asked why his amend-
ment was not carried, and Holmes de-
clared that it was not seconded. Cooper
moved to reconsider the vote by which
the report WAS adopted. Holmes declared
the motion lost. Cooper said that the
v,te was Il tie and that he did not hnar
the chairs vote. Holmes replied that tho
chair voted on the quiet.
Mics Armstrong was appointed to fill
the vacancy occasinned by the resigna
tion Of Miss Anderson.
IIolmes, Cooper, and kaban were APP
pointed committee to take charge Of
the third annual commencement Of the
high school
Hanks, kaban, and Gockstetter we're
appointed committee to request the
Masonic order to take charge Of the lay
ing OF the cornerstone Of tho high school.
The board then adjourned.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED.