The herald., 1895-06-21
/ Under THE BLADE
OF THE GU|lOTNE
Prof. Search Officially
DeCapitated
AS FIRST PREDICTED
in THE HERALD
The Minority Made a Game
Fight
DR.. WILLS LED IN
THE OPPOSITION
He Made A Bitter Speech Which Was
Loudly AppIauded
Kisses WERE ALSO
DR.. WILLS LED IN
THE OPPOSITION
He Made A Bitter Speech Which Was
Loudly AppIauded
Kisses WERE ALSO
PLENTIFUL LAST NIGHT
a neeting Of the Board Of Education Full of
Sarcasm and Peppery Hot-A Large Audi
ence Present-Prof. Search's Successor
Not Yet Formally Named

Every member of the board of educa.
tion excepting Director Garland, was
promptly in his seat when President Hale
brought down his gavel for order at the
adjourned meeting of the board last even
ing. DR.. LIE Moyne Wills returned home
from his eastern visit yesterday morning,
just as The Herald predicted one week
ago that he would. The programme as
carried out was in fact just as it had
been outlined in these columns over ten
days ago.
The first business transacted was action
upon the motion OF Director Simonton,
that all applications for posi- tions as jan
it0rs be referred to the janitors' com nit
tee. which was adopted. Then Mr.. Sim
onton moved that the matter of the pro-
posed new school house in the Ninth
ward be considered. This Director
Grub, in view of the city attorneys
opinion, amended to refer the matter
back to the council without recommen-
dation. The Dunn opinion. in which it
is stated that the board of educati has
nothing to do with tho building of the
proposed new schools was here read and
formally filed. Superintendent P. W.
Search, accompanied by Director Gar
land, came in at this stage of the pro-
ceedings, the galleries of the council
chamber up stairs and down having by
this time also been comfortably filled.
Among those inside the rail were Profess
sor Modini Wood. Major E. W. JONES' ex-
Mayor W. H. Workman and Others.
After Director Grub had delivered an
address in favor of abiding by the report
4 OF the city attorney, and Directors Gar
land and Mills had ripped the mem bers
3 OF the council up one way and down an
other, for having informed themselves as
to their rights in the building matter,
and after Director Fulton had added his
views, and Director Pltman had shot
few arrows in the general direction, IA
voring however, action by the board i'll
the building question, and Director Ken
nedy had flung his views to the prevailing
breeze, taking occasion to say that there
were other lawyers in Los Angeles besides
the city attorney the Grubb motion pre-
vailed.
Director Garland took occasion in his
remarks to say that at the proper time he
would Introduce a resolution setting forth
the views OF the whole board upon the
subject OF the action of the council in the
proposed new buildings. Director Ken
nedy made the b)d charge, in his re-
marks upon the subject, that the mem
bers of the council had, in his opinoion,
cut and dried the whole subject, for
adoption at q moments notice. He
wanted TO give notice that he would not,
under any circumstances, at any time in
the future, serve upon any similar COM
mlttee with councilmen for the purpose
OF supervising the construction OF the
proposed buildings. Director Wills made
q similar statement about committee SER
vice. Director Grub said that he would
no longer consent to being play ching
for the city council or for anyone else.
Director Garland at this stage of the
proceedings offered bis motion of censure
as follows:
The Council Censured
The board of education hereby protests
against and deplores the hasty and short
sighted action of the city council in de-
nying to the many architects of this city
an opportunity to bid upon and furnish
plans and specifications for the new
school buildings soon to be erected.
thereby depriving the city and its school
department of the benefits accruing from
advanced and varying ideas of attractive
modern architectural designs and doing
an injustice to the large number sof pro-
fesslonal architects. whose work has made
ours city of incomparably beautiful
homes and business blocks, and we urge
upon them a prompt and thoughtful re-
consideration of this question before any
thing is d ne in the matter of perfecting
plans, and further recommend that per
cont commission for accepted plans.
specifications ana Supervision De allowed.
The per cent fee did not strike Drec-
tor PItman very favorably, ana he moved
IN amendment to make it 81 per cent.
IS had been SO unhringly contended for
by the joint committee of both the coun-
oil ana the board of education, which
had the subject IN charge for over six
weeks. The amendment was agreed to
and then the motion was adopted by
vote OF 8 to 1, Director Fulton voting in
the negative.
THIS very imortant matter disro.ed OF
the silence became for u time very pain
full, until Director Grubb rising to his
feet. said: Mr.. President | have for
several days been hearing and have seen
In the various papers, that there is in ex-
tstcnce written opinion in which I'll
city attorney officially states that T.
present superintendent of our schools h
ever been legally elected. and that Il
Office should at once be declared vacan'
have never seen this opinion of the citv
attorney. and would at once like to hea
II read.'
Mr.. Grub sat down and there was :,
general smoker. Secretary Dandy reaG
the celebrated opinion ana then Director
Grub moved that the office of superin-
tendent of schools he declared vacant.
This motion Director Pittman seconded.
Up rose the clean-cut figure Of Director
Wills. The first thing that Director