Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-17
WILL APPLY FOR REHEARINC
Board Of Education Wants Another Decision
on High School Site.
ONLY TWO MEMBERS OPPOSE THE PLAN
Henry and Cooper Vote Against the
Motion when IL is Put-Tuition
Rates for Outside Pupils
Are Fixed.
ONLY TWO MEMBERS OPPOSE THE PLAN

Are Fixed.
| The Board Of Education will file a pc
| tition as soon as 1t can be prepared with
! State Superintendent Barrett asking for a
| rehearing in the High school site appeal
case. This action was decided upon at the
regular monthly meeting of the board Mon
day night after molten to select a site
had been put and failed to carry.
| The matter of the High school site was
| brought up by Member Cooper, who moved
| that the board proceed to select site
| Member Stewart was opposed to any such
action at this time. He said the board
| was not in a position to select site, as
| In his opinion it was not safe to proceed
| in the matter until final and complete
determination of the appeal before the state
superintendent was had. He did not look
upon the state superintendents ruling in
| the Oakland avenue site appeal as being
| a final determination Of the case by any
| means and he was in favor, he said, OF
| applying for rehearing. Continuing he
| said:
"If the board tonight decides on select
| ing site l want to have the privilege ol
! recording my vote against any such action
refuse to vote for any site, the Oakland
! avenue tract or any other property, until
a final determination is had. AS the mat
ter is now the selection of another site
might result in the board having to pay
| for two pieces of property and | for one
| will never vote for any site until fna
adjudication of the appeal is had. If the
| superintendent finally determines the cast
against the board once and for all in {
! ruling that will adjudcate the matter with
| out question then | will gladly vote to Sc
| lect any site that the majority of the boarC
| may select
| In order to bring the matter before thu
| board Stewart said he would move that thu
attorneys for the board apply to the STATE
| superintendent for rehearing.
| Chairman Sims explained that there wa
| a motion already before the board anl
| Cooper's motion that the board proceed t.
| the selection of a site was put. 1t wa
! lost by a vote of four against to three for
| the ayes being Hess, Henry and Coope
and the noes Sims, Swaine, Stewart ant
| Moore.
Then Member Cooper offered to secop
Stewards motion for a rehearing, but backe
| down when Stewart could not guarantee
that the rehearing would be he'd before tn
next regular meeting. Swaine then sec
onded the motion and on being put it car
ried by vote of five to two, the two mem
bers voting against it being Henry an
Cooper.
| Tuition for Outside Pupils.
The question of charging for the tuito
of pupils living outside the district wa
brought up and Superintendent Hayden re
ported that thers are about fifty such pu
pills in the schools 1t was decided tha
they be charged at the rate of S. per Sc
mester for tuition in the grade schools, $
for the first year in the High school, 5
for the second and sS for the third an
fourth years. The teachers are to be in
structed not to receive any such pupil
unless they can produce a receipt from tn
secretary for such tuition fees.
On account cf the meeting of the South
western Iowa Teachers association at Cres
ton, November 2, and 4, it was decide'
that the schools be closed on the I'd an
Sd to afford the teachers an opportunit
to attend. superintendent Hayden reporte
that large number Of the teachers wer
arranging to attend.
On motion of Member Henry it was de
cided to renew the insurance on the boiler
in the various school buildings for $4,000
at u CUSl VI 3ouu luJ tHlct yedio' ihc III
surance also provides for the examination
by an expert of the boilers.
Superintendent Hayden was authorized I
close the Clark school and provide plac
elsewhere for the teacher, Miss Laura Nc
Fadden. The enrolment at the opening q
the school year was only nine and this ha
now dwiudled to six, with the prospects O
five of these pupils moving elsewhere 1
the immediate future.
Contractor Wind reported that the ney
school building at CutOff was enclosed.
Werners arithmetics Nos. and 3, wer
adopted for use in the schools and it wa
decided to purchase 100 of No. ! as 1t wa
, referred to frequently in the footnotes @
the other two.
; After allowing the usual grist of bill
the board adjourned.
Talking machines and all the latest musi
at Bouricius' Music House. the piano am