The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-31
Objects to Acceptance of Mr.. Brig
hams Resignation.
DESERVING POSTS OF DUTY
HARMONIOUS SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
For Sake of Official Courtesy the
Election of Mr.. Brigham's Sue
cessor Was Deferred-But Two
Teachers to Fill Vacancies Were
Engaged-Ten Bonds Bought.

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A special meeting of the board of
education was called for last evening
to elect a successor to Nat NJ. Brigham,
the short term member from the
Fourth municipal ward, whose resig-
nation was accepted ten days ago, and
to transact two other urgent matters
of school business, but the absence of
Messrs. Giauque, Moyle, Newman and
Whitney caused a "postponement OF
election. 1t was, however, only through
the promptings of official courtesy that
the election was deferred. The undef-
standing of the members who attended
last nights meeting was that Mr..
Whitney would nominate Judge H. p.
henderson as Mr.. Brigham's successor.
h absent member certainly could not
have felt dubious about the fate of his
candidate, because he had the sur
ance of his colleagues that they would
heartily support Judge Henderson for
the vacant membership. 1t was known
that Mr.. Giauque was sick at home,
but why the other three members
should have absented themselves was
not clear to Messrs. Cotton, Critchlow,
Bamberger, Nelden and Wilson; or, at
least, they claimed to be unable to
fathom the underlying motives for the
non--attendance at the meeting.
Scarcely had the incident been dis
missed from thought by a motion to
defer the choosing of Mr.. Brigham'S
successor because of Mr.. Whitney's
absence, before Mr.. Moyle was heard
from; that is, he was not at the meet
ing in person, but a communication
from him was in evidence.
By way of explanation, it may be
stated the special meeting called for
Tuesday evening, the goth inst, as re-
ferred to in Mr.. Moyle's communica-
ton, was held two hours earlier than
the written notice called for. A meet
ing of the finance committee was in
session late in the afternoon of that
day, and Mr.. Whitney, who was pres
ent, announced that he would be IN
able to attend the boards special meet
ing called for 1880 p. m. Without Mr..
Whitney or at least one other of the
three abSenteeS, it would be impoSsi-
BILE to secure q quorum for the trans
action of the important, if not urgent,
business then in hand. Mr.. Newman
was out of town, and telephone mes
saSes from Mr.. Moyle n Mr.. Giauque
announced their willingness to attend
the meeting two hours later. It was
then proposed and agreed to by the six
members present, Mr.. Whitney assent
ing, that the special meeting should be
held forthwith, and, in addition, to hear
iNAN ASSAAAAS " MI. 1llSllGlll > I6olSld-
ton. Each of the members present, it
was stipulated, waived n other form
OF notice n went into special session
at $50 p. m. to accommodate Mr..
Whitney. OF this action Mr.. Moyle
and Mr.. Giauque were notified by tele-
phone in ample season for them 20 at
tend if they desired.
PROTEST FROM MR.. MOVIE.
Mr.. Moyle's communication to the
board last evening was as follows:
Sal Lake City, Dec. q, 1898.
Board of Education:
"Gentlemen-On Tuesday, Dec. 20,
received the following notice:
Dec. 10, 1898.
Dear Sir-A special meeting of the
board of education is called by the
president for Tuesday evening, Dec.
20, at 7:S0 o'clock, for the purpose of
considering the resignation of the su-
~perintendent, and reports from the sew
eral committees.
Respectfully,
-. B. MORETON, Clerk
Upon inquiry of the clerk, I am in
formed that some members of the
board pretended to act upon an alleged
resignation of Mr.. Brigham, a member
OF the board, at a special meeting held
on Tuesday afternoon, not at the time
mentioned in said notice, and pretended
TO accept his resignation and to declare
his place vacant. If his is true.
hereby object to and protest against
he alleged action of those members OF
the board in considering at ali n al
legged resignation of Mr.. Brigham, fol-
the following reasons:
"Ffrst.-No notice whatever was
given to me of any meeting to be hello
on the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 20.
"Second.-No notice has been giver
to me at any time of any resignation
OF Mr.. Brigham, or of any considera-
ton of his alleged resignation by the
board, and the rule hereafter referred
to requires notice Of an intention tc
transact any such business at any spe-
clal meeting, otherwise it cannot be
done.
Therefore, I consider the alleged ac.
ton of the board null and void.
The rule referred to is as follows:
Rule II, part S.-The president o.
any three members of the board MAY
call a special meeting by giving no.
tice in writing to the other members
and stating the object Of such meeting.
but no business other than that named
in the call shall be transacted at sucl
special meeting, unless all the member
be present
Very respectfully,
OSCAR w. MOYLE,
Member Board of Education"
Mr.. Critchlow was the first to speal
on the communication from Mr.. Movie
He said; There is an insinuation il
1T that ought not to pass unnoticed. Mr.
Moyle infers that no letter of resigna
l ton had been received from Mr.. Brig
ham, and L think such an imputatiol
should be denied as to any foundation
in truth
/ "At the time I announced" sal,
President Cotton, that the resignation
: of Mr.. Brigham had been received,
thought the letter had been LETT at m,
l office, but I found before leaving tn
meeting that the letter from Mr.. Brig
ham was in my pocket. 1t was re
: ceived by me in the mail from MI
Brigham, written from Chicago. TIL
T, letter rendering his resignation. I file,
: with the clerk after that special meet
l ing. The letter and postmarks shog
for themselves
/ Mr.. Critchlow remarked: Mr.. Moyle'
communication is unworthy of refer
5 eIce. / move it be tabled"
Il second the motion that the al
: legged communication be tabled" sal,
Mr.. Bamberger.
2 The motion to lie on the table pre-
vailed without dissent.
t Mr.. Wilson suggested that the clerl
| invite Mr.. Moyle to attend the BOAR
meetings hereafter, but the suggestion
was not given the form Of a motion t
be voted upon
= TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.
On recommendation of the committe
on teachers and school work. the fol
, lowing actions were agreed to:
l That Miss May Kimball, teacher o
the first grade at the Franklin schoo,
be transferred to the Baptist chape.
/ --ifh 1a- ,nIocc ne ar-f o,oJa ,,-;1 - l.