The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-28
TURNED HIM DOWN
DIR. RICHARDSON LEFT OUT IN LAST
NIGHTS ELECTION.
Professor Dyer Gets tho Place and Retains
Per Year-Work Done in Executive Ses-
siOn--City Fathers Hold Meeting
Down Stairs That Was as Harmonious
as Prayer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pro-
test Against the Franchise for q Market
Chief Walden Makes Report.

DR.. Richardson, superintendent OF
education, was turned down at the
meeting of the board OF education last
night and Professor Dyer elected SUI
perintendent in his stead. a, a salary
OF $1,000. In addition 10 being superin-
tendent Mr.. Dyer will also be principal
OF the High school
AS the election Of a superintendent
was made in executive session very
little OF the details are known.
After going into executive session
the board talked for an hour on the
proposition to consolidate the two Of
fees of superintendent and principal of
the High school and that carried. The
board then voted on both Mr.. Richard
son and Mr.. Dyer for the place with
the result that Mr.. Dyer was elected.
How the vote stood is not known.
Professors Dyer, Pence and Allen
were elected as members Of the exam
lining board
The school board met pursuant to
adjournment at S o'clock with Judge
Hatton in the chair and all the men,
bers present. Secretary Dale Snively
was unavoidably absent but Harry
Diedrick so ably filled his place that
many remarked that a lawyer some
times knows more than the law.
Mr.. Jennings. of the ways and means
committee, made report showing that
the amount due from the state on oc-
count of the enumeration would be
$500 at 81 per head for the school
children. The amount to be received
from taxes on valuation would be So
900; amount &c be recovered from de-
linquent taxes to be bonded will be S.
900; making in all about the sum re-
Quired last year for the maintenance
of the schools. Mr.. Jennings recon-
mended that all committee should use
economy during the present year.
Professor Dyer reported that the pro-
ceedS of the commencement exercises
paid all the expenses and left a bal
ance of $50. which, on motion. was
turned over to the High school library
fund.
Professor Dyer also reported that the
enrolment of the High school amount
ed to PSI. with 200 remaining until the
end of the session. OF this number ~
were boys, making an increase of ten
over last year. He also reported that a
saving of 81. 400 was made in the run
ming expenses of the High school last
year.
The school board then went into ex-
ecutive session on the election Of a su-
perintendent.
Some janitors and other employees
were to have been appointed but that
business was deferred until the next
regular meeting.
AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
Last nights meeting of the city coun-
Gil was as harmonious as a family re-
union and business was transacted
with as much neatness and dispatch as
if it had been done in a New York
bank.
Mayor Cox was absent from the city
and Frank Oliver welded the gavel in
a manner thar would do credit to
Speaker Crisp.
All the councilmen We're present with
the exception of Sawyer and Harris.
DR.. Minick OF the fire committee pre-
sented the following report OF the fire
marshal which was read by the clerk:
To the Chairman and Members Of the
Fire Committee:
Gentlemen-With your approval I re-
spectfullly submit to the mayor and