The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05
DIRECTORS
IN SESSION
Affairs of the Public Schools COnSld-
cred Last Night.
AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION
The Taxpayers Association Gives the
School Board Tips on the Legality
and Illegality OF Certain Meas
ures-E -Exonerations For
Mr.. soanlau Laid
over

The School Board held its first meeting of
/ the new year last night with Directors Hanna
Martin, Malick. Baugh, Dove, Connors
Breslin, Holvey, Sullivan. Dewitt, Whitaker
KEEPER and Britt in attendance The read
| ing of minutes Of preceding meetings and Of
several communications occupied the greater
portion of the meeting One interesting
communication was from the Taxpayers
/ Association, in which the Association seemed
to assume that the last bond issue of the
School Board was not legal. because
statement of the districts financial condition
was not filed, as required by law, before the
special election was held. There was on the
secretary's table. however a communication
from the Clerk of the Courts office stating
that such a statement had been duly filed, so
that that part Of the Taxpayers Association
communication was given but slight atten-
ton.
Secretary Hanna read a number of com
munica tons, among them lengthy one from
W. g. Gregory, who wrote from a document
forwarded to him by w. L. Sheafer, of Potts
Vile. Among other matters stated was that
a levy tor building purposes must be used
only for building purposes, and not for the
payment of loans that have accumulated, un.
less the board can show positively that such
money was expended for new buildings, or
the purchase of property. He doesn't think
there has been any such expense for the past
/ few years. The communication also gave the
School Board on the procedure to be followed
in making a legal levy Of tax. The attention
of the Board was also 'alled to the payment
of interest on school orders. This custom,
the communication stated, is illegal and has
been so ruled by the Supreme Court. I'VE
would suggest that, rather than issue such
orders, you should authorize a temporary
loan Of sufficient amount to cover such orders
payable out Of current taxes for the year"
The communication concluded with the state
ment that it was desired to assist the School
Board in reducing the expenses of the school
district and in Strengthening out the entangled
condition of the district, but do not waive
the right to compel the members of the Board
to strictly abide by the law" The COM
munication was accepted and filed.
communication from County Superiu-
tendent Weiss, stating that his report to the
Board as to the atteAiances Of Miss Burns
and Messrs Creary and McHale at the county
institute was correct was accepted and filed
A communication from Mrs. Michael
Cadden, asking for exoneration from taxes,
was referred to the exoneration committee,
attention being called TO the fact that the
Board cannot exOnerate real estate and men,
bers should not bring in such requests.
Secretary Hanna reported having received
a list of the moneys collected at the colieries
of the P. & r. c. & l. Co. and turned over
to Tax Collector Burke under the alien tax
law. The amount was $4S 26 The list
was accepted and the secretary was in
structed to return the thanks of the Board to
the company for the paper.
The following report was submitted by
Superintendent Cooper; The Office has no
statistical report at present as the fifth month
of the school term does not close until Jan.
10, 1899 The schools re-opened on Monday,
Jan. 2, after the Christmas vacation. Why
have schools on Jan. end arose in the minds
Of many of our patrons. The answer is that
we may be able to close the term on Friday,
June 2, 1899, the last school day of the
present school year. Mr.. Huber seems to
have found the defects in the new building
on White street, and we believe that he has
removed the trouble The building was
quite satisfactory during the cold days, Mon
day and Tuesday of this week,
S G. NJ. Holopeter, Esq, appeared in be-
half Of ]. w. Stokes Lodge No. 515, |. o. o.
e., stating that the lodge held Sl,7OO worth
of per cent school bonds and was required
! : to pay a tax of mills on them. He asked
Luhb II lub DOdIu 10 III lll6 udbilt Mutu lSSu-
ing bonds, of assuming the payment of the
state tax, that the lodge be dealt with in that
manner. The matter was referred to the
finance committee for investigation.
, The committee on building and repairs
presented lengthy written report in which
f it set forth that Mr.. C.. W. Huber, represen-
tative of the Peek-Williamson heating and
ventilating system, had made changes which
brought about satisfactory results from the
apparatus in the new White street school
Q building Mr.. Huber said the fault rested
t principly with the cold air supply The
Q committee also reported having contracted
e with the company for rocking CRATES for the
q furnaces and the action of the committee was
endorsed.
The committee on exOneatiOns pre-
sented report on the exoneration list o.
0 Tax Collector Burke. stating the lists had
I been returned to him for posting of the du
S plicate showing the amount of collection
y, made at the cOllieries, QH the request O
Mr., NJ, j. Scaplan for additional exoneraton
on the 1895 tax duplicate the committee re
ported that 81, 1856 81 had been asked. Tn,
1 committee recommended that 81, l,s7s05 b,
! allowed lest five per cent, penalty.
u Mr.. Dove moved that, owing to the peculia
condition of affairs now existing betweel
q Mr.. Seaman, his suretles and the SchOO
Board, action ON the recommendation b.
postponed. The motion was carried
The following written report was submitte,
by the Finance committee
= The bills and salaries to be paid this mont
a are as follows Janitors and janitresses, S544
q officers $245; text books and supplies
So 0s5.24 heating and fuel, $2O3, ,3s build
Ing and repairing S2lO,76; interest on loan.
s. $25s. .72; orders in hands Of secretary, 500. .46
miscellaneous bills, $780, total Ss,847. .O6
treasury overd:awn, Sl67 a3 total, s., ,s14. 80
day school teachers 81, sl3 evening schoC
a teachers, S32O grand total for Jan. SO 947 .9s
s Tax Receiver Burke will furnish $1,000. w
: recommend that the proper officers be il
structed to renew the temporary loans no,
n due.
Il Upon statement by Superintendent
Cooper as to the attendance of Miss Burn
and Mr. Creary at the teachers county in
r stitute it was decided to pay the teachers 70
t the time they aad been docked, the supeIin
If tendent stating that mistake had bee
made. In Mr. NeHale's case no allowanc