Evening journal., 1896-07-08
AIMING AT THE BOARD
Councilmen Again Bring Dowr
Their Guns.
AGAIN OENsURB CITY EDUCATORS

They Threaten 10 Shoot Another Resolu-
t,on of Impeachment at the Board as
Education -CounoiimAn Harrington Op-
poses the Firemen's Appropriation.
City Council banged away at the Board
Of Education at It's meeting last night.
but this time did not pass nhv resolh
tlons 1t simply ordered Clerk Eekles TO
present 10 person the old resolutions TO
tho board at Its next meeting, or copy
OF them
Mr., Fagan made an exhaustive speech
to Council. crltlsizng tho action NJ the
Board OF Education In hrln x,he two gd-
ditional teachers from Pennsylvania to
this city to teach In the public schools
be claimed that OF the clt'zsns OF New
Csetle, 30 per cent. were not oaly bit
terly opposed 10 any such action but were
only waiting for an opportunity to ex
press their opinions In sons way. This
business Is not ell over with yet. Every
body be has talked with are decidedly
opposed to the aption OF these members
Of the Board Of Education. He regretted
| exceedingly that the clerk had mislaid
| the resolutions. and thought that, before
the next meeting OF the Board OF Educa
tlon another resolution would be forth
coming, this tine from the citizens.
: He referred to the letter published in
| the EvENIEo JOURNAL from Professor
Knapp to Mr. FIR, Ter last evening and
said that Professor Knapp had not said
that OF Miss L." while he was the
principal Ia Nav Castle And another
thing. this teacher In question had the
second highest average and he would
| judge any teacher by her average at an
examination.
| President Morrison interrupted the
speaker at this juucture and said "Well
body lies In that letter business aud
Il will DO found out before many more
days, Professor Knapp will be- called
upon himself &c explain why he once
gave recommendation TO Miss l. fl and
which she has to this day. The letter
published in the EvENIEo JOURNAL IL
altogether different from ths one received
from the same source only short time
before"
Mr.. Harrington regretted having signed
the resolutions condemiDk the Board oi
| Education IS member OF City Council rs
council had no BUSH BIS to touch the nat
ter He stated that he was incensed al
I The board for not taking the same sum
mary action In the dlemissal Of one
teacher who bad de6ed the board. Nov
that they had treated sll alike he fell
differently about the matter and re-
eretted that his name appeared upon the
paper as a member Of City Council.
Mr. Schphsrdt suggested that il h,
| darrlngton) were sorry, he should 50 al
and apologize
Mr. Harrington replied that be WA
only sorry that ho and the other member,
Of council had done what they had Il,
business to do
Mr. Fagan stated that he only hope,
the resolutions adopted by council woul'
be found by Clerk Eckles and carried t
the board meeting.
other Transactions OF the Session.
Mr.. Fagan paid his compliments to tn,
Delaware Railroad Company because, b,
said. the company had failed to provid
either the watchman or the lights,
Secretary Eckles read petition fron
Enos Spahr Robtrt Barnes, w.
IVickery aud others, citizsns OF Do5biIs
Vile. urging Council to take some imme
diate astion regarding the stsgnan
Iditches running through Dobbinsvills
The matter, on recommendation OF Mr
harrington. referred TO the agent Will
lnetluctions TO take immediate action
| Complaint Was made that the stree
lights had become weak and Of very littl
value In many places. After considersbl
debate this entire matter was referred {
the Lamp Committee with power to act
Mr. Harrington urged that some i'm
mediate action be taken reGardiD
Dobblnsvillss drainage, which is yer
foul and pre- tjudlcal to health
When the matter OF approprlRtlnl
5000 to the LsnaIe Fire Company cam
up on \ motion OF Mr.. Fsgsn It wa
fought by Mr. Harrington, who state
that he was emph atically opposed to vol
Ing away this money Constituents hai
Informed him that the FIRE company, a
any time after the building is paid for
might run ths apparatus out In tn
street, as the city had no contract wit
the hremen nor even lie
upon the buildings He wa
, opposed to Appropriating dolls
under any such circumstances Whe
the vote was taken be was a Ion
: minority and the appropriation va
made
/ The matter OF taxing telephone pole
Was agsin brought up and Sc vas sug
guested that those cf home II d lstries b
excluded but those OF the Delaware an
Atlantic Company bs taxed 5 each pc
yetr Tne matter WAS postponed for on
month.