Evening journal., 1896-06-11
A PRETTY Row, THIsl
City Council ArraIgns the
Board Of Education.
PASSED aCoRoHISa REVOLUTIONS


President Morrison AssaIls the whole Ac-
tion Of the Boards M-iprity as a Scheme
That He VIII Not submit To-Proosed-
inss Of a Memorable. Special Meeting.
City Council burned the Board Of
Education last night b. firing &C the
ms1ority Numbers { get OF scorching
resolutions brought Ia by President
Morrison, tearing to plec,s the recent
election OF teachers for the New Castle
public schools They we're as follows
whereas. 1t has come TO our notice
that two Of our best teechera-M Miss
l-ohlnd and Miss Wen5ell-hsve been
dismissed. from our public schools,
therefore be it
Resolved, That We condemn 10 no
uncertain tone the action Of a msj)rity
OF the members of our Board OF Education
In dismlssing from our public sch oolt
teachers who have given such long and
valuable service and be 1t further
Resolved that no language Is severe
enough In condemning the process OF
dismissing teachers against whom there
are no charges SO fer IS the pablo has
any kno Wedge and II charges exist, no
opportunity has been given to said
teachers to place them mselvos right before
the public, and bs It.
Resolved, Tnst copy OF thsse reso
utions be sent to each OF tbs said teSch
RS aud one to the B,ard OF Education
aud that one copy be given to each paper
circulated In this ci y for publication In
the same.
WILLIAM MURRAY, Pres.
FRANK FAeAE,
JOHN A. ScHUHARpT,
"R H HARRTEeToE.
WILLIAM W. COOPER,
ATTEST. Q. EDwIs EcKLEs, Clerk
would Decline to Pay Taxes.
President Morrison, after the resolu
tions had been submittsd. addressed
Council and charged the msj ,rlty mem
bers OF the board with conspiracy and
treschery.
Il don't believe 10 putting young girls
in cffics to teach my children, and IL It Is
done, then / don't propose to pay my
taxes II We haven't sot enough tesch
ers here then what's the use Of any
schools anyhow Aud the rcoster they've
got here as prluclp,i Is going around the
schools. putting little boys TO cleaning
water closets. with q paid janitor too
lazy TO do this work.
Now they have gone and thrown these
teachers out OF school without even a
chance l won't submit to It."
All the members re-echosd this senti-
msnt aud Mr.. Cooper moved the adoption
OF the resolutions as read Mr. Schu
hsrdt seconded the motion and IL was
carried. each member afserward signing
ss above.
Regular Business of the Meeting.
The meeting was caleld for the pur
pose Of accepting the city tax ldnpicats
Tor 1896 CLERK Eckles read the amount
Of tbe duplicate aud show that the
total b. be gathered IN by collector ToDln
vas SlS 993 27, iaciucing stosk, road and
street taxes.
Tax Rate DC Cents on 500.
Mr Fagan cfforsd a resolution that the
tax rata for 1898 be 95 cents on the 500
OF assessed property OF this Al IL FOR
schools, 80 for city aud 20 for road and
streets Tnls WAS 50 ordered
Want Two New FIagmsn.
Mr.. FAgsn spoke Of ths great danger
during the constant running Of freight
trains over the New Castle cut oil In
berry season, at the grade crossings st
Eighth street and Wilmington avenue.
It was ordered that Q M ellis clerk notify
tue railroad company that night hlgmen
be plsced at these two crossings IN ques
tlou and Council Roi uIneds