The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-09-09
UNION BUILDING
 IN 4 NUDDIE The School Committee and House Trustees
LACK OF DUE ATTENTION
The CIaIm of the ChurchcS-TiiIeto Co the Lot and Buiiding-DocG ihe RI ht Cease when the Need El.- pircs.

There Is some divergence of opinion be- tween the trustees of the Union church building and the l9ell school committee, and several causes of the friction are al- legged. The claim that the churches which have provided buildings as places Of wor- ship for their own denomination, can still maintain binding claim to the premises will not meet with rious consideration. The people provided the Union house when there was need of place of wor- ship and a school building, and no denom- ination had an interest in it. The most of the money was subscribed bv the people who expressly indicated that their support was for a Sch-ol. However that may be the churches are not making any claim to the property, and that matter will not cut any figure in the present friction, which Is not serious and would probably be quickly settled if the full board of trustees was present in the cl,y. The following letter from Mr. Church Is quite pertinent and will be read with much interest:
 EDITOR DAILY ALASHAN-At the late public meeting in th. Union church, some of the friends of the public school, intlud- ing the writer, objected to th. transf,r of the church property in trust for exclusive school purposes, for the reason that the property is held in trust for religious pur- poses with a temporary privilege of school uses.
 This objection is partly technical. But technical objections are important in con- siderlng titles. However, it seemed to be the wish of the citizens at that meeting that the church trustees should dispose of the property rather than convey the prop erty to d board, composed of several mem bers, some of whom may move away and make any future disposition of the prop ery difficult. Why should the church ! trustees not convey the property to Judge Johnson or Judge Sehlbrede or some other prominent official to be held in trust by ! him and his successors in office, for Skag- way school purposes till Skagwly becomes an incorporated school district, and then ! be conveyed Co such incorporation for pub- ! lie school purposes forever? This could avoid delays and other difficulties, and the citizens of Skagwav would Jouttess then be ready to pay the debt on the public school building incurred by the church ! trustees. and make such improvements aS may be needed lors,hool purposes. Should su-h a transfer be made, the writer will endeavor to raise the required money
 On the oher hand, if the property should be transferred to the government for government school purposes, the writer was assured by government school agent, Mr. Wm. A. Kelly, who was here last S,t- urlay, that he would recommend that the government make such improvements on the building as may be required; bu, it would not be likely to pay the present debt. WALTER CHURCH.
 The DAILY ALASKAN is in receipt Of the following inquiry as to the tenure of the present school trustees who were elected last year just before the beginning of the school. lt appears that the com missioner of education has written letter tv each of the gentlemen that were elected as above stated, asking him to act as a member of a local school committee. These gentlemen, with the exception of Mr. Parker, have accepted the trust and are now endeavOring to organize the school. Whether the people are expected to take any further voice in the matter is not suggested or referred to in the letters from the commissioner of education. Fur ther than this we have no information on the subject set fo;th ,n the following com municatiOn:
 Skagva Sept. 8, ISOO.
 To the Editor of the DAILY ALASKAN If the school board was elected for one year, how is it the same men are serving now2 Have they been reelected? If not, why not? Yours truly,
 PARENT.