Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
B0ARDOF EDUCATION MEETING
Large Amount Of Routine Business
Considered and Disposed Of
MEET ON WEDNESDAY, TO SELECT PLANS
Body Decides. After Discussion, to
Keep Hands on the Fight on
Greater America EXPOSE
tion Liquor License.
MEET ON WEDNESDAY TO SELECT PLANS

After disposing OF big amount Of routine
business last night the Board Of Education
spent a couple of hours in considering the
plans of the Cass and High school buildings,
which were submitted by Architects Laten-
ser and Mcdonald respectively, but failed
to reach any definite conclusion on either.
AS a consequence, therefore, it was de-
termined to hold a special meeting on
Wednesday evening, at which the High
school building, by resolution, will hold the
right of way.
The Cass school building was the first
considered after the board had resolved itself
into committee OF the whole Architect
Latenser not only submitted the plans of the
structure but also the specifications. The
latter were amended so to include pro-
visions declaring that but eight hours daily
of labor should be employed upon it and the
union scale of wages should be paid.
On account of the time that was devoted
to the plans of the Cass school, Architect
Mcdonald had but little opportunity to ex-
plain the plans of the High school. AS far
as they were submitted they seemed to be
satisfactory to the board. These plans will
be the special order of business at the meet
ing to be held Wednesday night.
Exposition Liquor License.
The board will take little part in the
fight that is being made to compel the eX-
position to take out a $1,000 license for
every liquor place on the exposition grounds
this summer, so the majority of the board
members say, a consequence of the pas
sage of the following resolution
Whereas, Next summer the Greater
America Exposition will be held upon the
grounds in the northern part of the city, and
Whereas, Without doubt applications will
be made for licenses to sell liquor upon the
exposition grounds; therefore be It
Resolved, That the attorney for this board
be and is hereby instructed to guard the in
terests of the school district of Omaha in
this matter and take such steps as may be
necessary to prevent the issuance of licenses
in any way except that contemplated by the
law of this state.
This resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Bandhauer, Black, Burgess Cowie,
Hayward, Sears, Thomas, Van Glider, Pen
fold-9.
Nays-Hess Trey, Johnson, Moore, Teal
IS.
AS originally worded, however, this res
oluton would have entered the board in
the fight against the exposition, for it was
emasculated by striking out the following
additional explanation of what the attor-
ney should be required to demand: "One
license for each place where liquor is sold
and that the president and secretary of
this board be and are hereby authorized
to sign in times between the meetings of
this board such papers may be necessary
to protect the school district and carry out
the provision of this resolution"
Extended Discussion.
The resolution was introduced by Trey
and it brought out an excited discussion at
once.
A motion was made to refer it to the
judiciary committee, it being intimated
plainly that the purpose of this action was
to practically kill the resolution by laying
1t over until the matter is settled by the
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.
The motion lost by the following vote;
Observation-Disclosures, Black Burgess Cowie,
Sears, Thomas, Penfold-7.
Nays-Hayward, Hess, Trey, Johnson,
Moore, Thomas, Teal.
Another discussion followed and then Bur-
CESS moved that the latter portion of the
resolution, which is mentioned above, be
stricken out. Hess declared that this
amendment would kill the object of the
resolution. This amendment prevailed, new
ertheless.
The monthly salary of Assistant Super
lntendent of Buildings Gangman was in
creased from $75 to 800. This raise was
recommended by the committee on build
lngs and property because of the greater
demands that will be made on Gangman as
consequence of the construction that will
be done by the board this year
Report was made that Cash Brothers had
graded down the Pacific school site near
Eleventh and Pacific streets, according tC
contract, removing 14,SO6 yards. The cost
of this work is $1,62S.66. The sum OF
1000 was allowed and the remainder will
be held as a reserve. When the matter
came up Member Hess demanded to know
whether or not A. p. Turkey had fulfilled
his agreement to grade off 10000 yards Of
dirt when he sold the Pacific school site tc
the board for $12,500. No one was able
to answer the question and it was conse'
quently referred for investigation.
Free Attendance for Nonresidents.
State Superintendent of Schools Jackson
In a communication certified that the
Omaha High school is properly equipped
to meet the requirements of the act passed
by the last legislature providing that here
after all nonresident students shall be
given high school attendance free of charge
and that the county shall pay their tuition
All nonresldents now in the High schoo
have been entitled to receive frees at
tendance from Aprl / and the county vii
be required to pay for it from that date.
Superintendent of Schools Pearse re
ported that the attendance in the public
schools is 15,141, which is 1S4 more thar
tho membership one year ago on a CORE
spending date. This is an indication tina
there are a good many more people II
Omaha as consequence of the exposition
than before 1t was held.
The coming of the end of the school yea
was heralded by the passage of the custo
mary resolution authorizing the High schoo
committee to secure Boyd's theater for tn,