The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-27
o NE WIS.
STILL WITHOUT 4 CLERK
The School Board Again Fails to
Elect q Secretary.
O'BRIEN HAS WITHDRAWN
The Names of Mr.. Kennedy and Prof.
Ksnnicott Ballotsd Upon. But b
Nsdssu Vote Stands eold-Re-
port Of Prot. etsplston.


Ana atm the achool hoard of School
, ~ = 49,. -. A.
Disu'ct NO. ." "'.nou' . e"iA- ~"
other hour was put in by the trustees
last niRht I'm trying to arrive at q conclu-
10, ,r On. matter q, .,ec,,c~ a .ecretary.
-.
but the enort was OF no more avail IMAM
the balloting of the previous meeting.
Mr.. Cuddihy withdrew the name Of J.
n o,Rr,cn nj. nominee NJ the previous
meeting and substituted that of Mr..
Kennedy and Mr.. futile proposed the
name NJ profe..or q A. Kennicott. These
names were announced Apparently, as
comnrouise candidate. but the trio that
voted FOR Nadeau last SATURDAY. stiu stood
nv ~ nan re~.r6Iess NJ the new candi-
dates named.
rhe orIv o,h.r hus;ness transacted at
last nights meeting was the auditing of
a large number ~ hills. the llowing of
the architect's estimate Of the amount of
SorS narformsd nv the contractors of
tha rircoIn schooI building and the re-
CENT ~ the sup~erintendent's report. TIL
committees of the new school board will
not no rar,ad INIT, the election of a clerk
has been secured.
All ~ the s,x members nj the hoard who
ore non, IN the CITY were present. as fol-
,nu,s. T,tt,e 1rvohv C,,ddihv welcome.
NacCanum ana Stenhens. President Tut
tIa irnmadiateIv called nm the question of
s,ao,,n1 q ciarL erd asked the opinion of
~. SaoCau,r M MacCaIium had
rea,,v formed no opinion and he would
i've n hear from some of the other men,
har. pr stenhens thought the board
o,nn. - .ona 20 some Conclusion pretty
coon. Mr. Twohv said hat as there had
been a dis 9reement at the previous
naat,rg he Thought nerbaps that ..you
SaSon,a" ,vor,d ..come over and vote with
ne to.night
Ar, r,,dd,bv said that. while he would
s,iI ,Ls n see the candidate selected
whom he had nominated. however. as
.,ha ether side, aid not fee, like making
INV Conversations. ne was in favor of drop
80 hnth the candidate who had been
haiioted for at the last meeting and
choosinp Some one either than O'Brien
~ MADAM
M Welcome Thought as Mr.. Cuddihy
d,d-that the hoard ought to have a c.erk.
Tha hns;ness ~ the hoard was being de-
,a,,ad ord a clerk ought IN he chosen.
M Tuohv thought that the idea in nav
trg ever members of the school board
was NO doubt To settle such questions as
this ara he feIt Ioatb to give up the in
.nras, he toll In the man he had nomi-
natod Mr. futile thought that IL were
ha,ter ~ dron both candidates and select
some one upon whose election the board
most no,itIc course for the board to take
was 70 disregard both the present candi-
dates Mr.. Twohy thought that public
opinion should not be considered, ana ne
djd NOT think the board should care
whether its action Is politic or impolitic.
Mr. Cuddihv then said that he would
u,ithdraw the name of ]. T. O'Brien and
nominated Mr.. Kennedy.
sMr Twohv moved that the chair be en-
nouered 10 anpoint a temporary clerk in
me event that no election of a permanent
cIerk he had at this meeting. President
r,,ttje called the vice president to the
chair and Mr.. Twohy held down the Of
Ace for a time. Mr.. futile said he would
like TO Mace in nomination the name of
Professor Kennicott. who he saiu was
thorouyb,v capable of performing the du-
ties of the office. The professor, said Mr..
,ruttIe was a taxpayer of the district
was a man who had ample time on his
hands and who had fled his application
Of as early a day as any one.
II was decided to take a ballot on the
o,estion and that the name of the candi-
date receiving the lowest number of votes
on each ballot be dropped. Mr.. Welcome
thought II would be a rood deal better II
ali the member of the board could agree
on a candidate unanimously. Mr.. Tuttle
sa,d that was the object but II seemed II
NC nnanimous that the board could not
agree.
Ra.Iotinp was then proceeded with. The