The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-19
HAS NEW ATTORNEY
The School Board Chooses (. W.
Craven to Succeed White.
HOLIDAY FOR The CHILDREN.
They VIII Be Allowed 70 Witness the
Great X. p. Parade To-day Harry
Whitney'> shortage.

4 special meeting ct the school board
S@s called az O'Clock yesterday after
noon II Dz. CAgrcnllIs or.sce- The most
important matter 10 cone Gp for action
was the slection o. an attorney for the
coming year 70 siccse4 v r. White Z
". Craysn- nominated BY Wells. was che
sen for the position all ycEins for Alm
except King. who nominated and support
Ell White The nsx attorney for the board
VII have the same salary as heretofore
paid that official. &se = year AMI special
fees for suits.
On a motion by King I, was decided that
the Suit against the city for the interest
AnG penalty paid On delinquent taxes
should Dc Instituted and prosecuted oy
". II White, who was thought TO be IA
railiar Uith the case and better able 20
carry IT through In a aesaitery discus
sion preceding this action II was stated
that only thirty days are left in which IG
bring the Suit, and that the city has Of
iered to compromise fer sl7.aa. The mem
eers OF the board differed somewhat in
estimating the amount due the school dis
trIct from the city. some placing IL as high
as Ssiss and others as lcw as sl5as.
Mrs Thomas brought ap the remaining
DEBT OF H e Whitney. the ex-SecretaTy
OF the school board. which amounts TO
about SsA and il was unanimously agreed
that Craven should be instructed TO take
Steps for its collection al once.
The adjustment and placing OF the in
sdranoe OF the school district vas brought
up by a committee report and several rad
ieai changes VIII be made II Ras stated
that most Of the insurance runs o.t May
p. and an attempt all De made TO give
the companies sums according 10 rank
and responsibility. All the larger ones
VII nave the same amount King thought
ZNick- Van Wyca * Co. should not be
gwen anything this year. as he said they
have had about $4,000 for the past
three years. and this last year had sss 80.
1 he matter was referred to a COMMITTEES
Tor adjustment ana the members of the
board will De notified OF the apportion-
natnt today. When satisfactorily settled.
the matter Will be turned over TO Secre-
tary Guernsey, who xsli transact all he
business with the insurance companies.
communications were received from II
Bigeiow, inviting the members of the
board to participate In the parade of
knights OF f'ythias this afternoon and ia,
carriages we're placed a; their disposal 4
haf holiday vas asked fer the school chill
orsn. which was granted
A l. Herren, a resident OF West Seattle
was present and asked for time for the
payment of the tuition fees of his Two chill
dTen. who live outside the city limits and
attend the high school. There are several
ether scholars in that school who live
outside tae city limits and they had been
notified by Principal TwiImyer that IN
less their tuition were paid they would
have to be taken ont OF school. There are
only two weeks OF school remaining tins
term and the board resolved to allow ali
these children TO finish the term The
board considered reducing the price OF
tuition without taking any action.
A leave Of absence for seven months was
granted TO a J. Wells, who intends max
Ing trip TO Alaska. Leave of absence
was also granted to Z. K Hill. OF the Cen
trai school.