The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-31
ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
New School Directors Called to
Time by Their Creators.
RESOLUTIONS eYA. p. A. BOARD.
The Expert Job Reflects on the Virtue
of the Organization-Youn Be
gins His Work.

The criticisms leveled at the board Of ed
ucation for It's action IN contracting with
Douglas Young for the exporting Of the
district accounts have caused action 10 he
taken Dy the A. T. A, which secured me
election Of the three new members OF the
board At a meeting Of the executive com
mittee OF the King county advisory board
OF the American Protective Association
the following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, While not entering into the
question OF excessive payment to expert
tina books of school district No. l. in jus
tice to our organization, which IL is claimed
was Instrumental in elect.ng 10 office the
ma j0rity OF the school board, We the COM
mittee co hereby demand % said board,
the public servants, a thorough explana-
ton of the reasons causes and necessity.
That the proposed expenditure of the
school funds amounting to $3.50 for the
purpose of exporting the books OF said dis
trict between the dates Of January l, 1870,
10 November H., 1895. the charges male
against said board IN the columns OF the
public press in reference TO the excessive
cost of the work. extravaganza charged
against the board. the statement also
printed that the work could be done at
much cheaper rate, and that other experts
had offered TO Go the work for one-third
the amount now contracted for, reflects 81
rectly upon the organization instrumental
in electng the persons against whom sucn
charges are made.
I'VE desire a fun and explicit statement
from the board why such exporting should
be deemed necessary; also what object the
board has in view that it should wish 10
have the records OF the past five years eN-
perted2 Why Il should be deemed neees-
sary to spend 1850 Of the school funds
upon such object, and whether such mo-
ton be in accord with the economic meas
ures supposed to be advocated by the or
ganization before alluded TO; and as the
example of any reckless, one-sided, nr
party. or favortism expenditure on the
part of the parties elected by sad organl-
zation, is undoubtedly held by the general
public 10 reflect upon that organization 10
its detriment and d.scredit We, in justice
20 that organization, demand a iul ana
thorough explanation from the sehooI
beard which shall be satisfactory not only
10 the organization but also 10 the general
public. and relieve the former board OF an
inferential charge of malpractice.
This explanation 10 the public through
the medium OF the press. having been
promised 10 the public, We demand thor
ough explanation in accord with such
promise.
by order of the executive committee.
SAMUEL BURDETT,
President.
81. VI. PRESNALI., Secretary.
Douglas Young, the hSh-priced account
ant began work yesterday, and
will continue regardless OF the
threats made by taxpayers TO enter
formal protest against the payment OF
what they term an exorbitant amount. IT
Is Mr. Youngs intention TO examine the "a
counts covering a period of three years.
This is thought to be unnecessary work,
the books having been examined and found
I'm frst-class condition about two years
ago. when they were examined by the
grand jury.
The members of the old board are per
fectly satisfied that their actions while IN
office should be made public and express
assurance that nothing wrong Will he dis
covered by the expert.