Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-31
BOARD DlSMISSES LATENSER
Decides that He Does Too Little superin-
tending for Too Much Money.
SUCCESSOR ELECTED AT HALF HIS SALARY
BuiIdinp Committee charges Him
with refusing to Garry out the
Orders of the Bonrd-Rcgis-
tration of women Voters.

The inharmonious relations which have
developed rapidly of late between the Board
of Education and It's architect and superin-
tendent John Latenser, reached their climax
at Monday nights meeting, at which MIR.
Latenser was discharged as superintendent
of the buildings now under construction and
his successor elected.
The resolution which severed the superin-
tendent's connection with the board was Of
fered by Cowie, chairman of the committee
on buildings and property. He did not offer
the board any reasons, but he and other |
members of the committee said after the ,
meeting that Mr. Latenser had given the !
new buildings practically no attention and !
the board was not receiving as much of his ,
time as it was entitled to. They account !,
for this on the grounds that Mr.. Latenser J
was too busy with other work. They stated !
also that he had offered the committee in !
civilties in refusing to answer questions |
or carry out instructions.
The action in regard to the superintendent
| came after troublesome wrange over the
| approval of the bond and contract OF the
American Warming and Ventilatng COM
pany and was apparently connected with 1t
to a certain extent. At the last meeting of
| the board the contract for the heating Of
| the Saunders school was awarded to the
company mentioned and at Monday nights
meeting the contract was in the hands of
the judiciary committee. But two men,
bers Of this committee were present, Van
Glider and Sears. The former refused to
recommend the contract because Architect
Latenser had refused to approve it. Sears
| then offered minority report, recommend
ing the contract for approval, which was
| adopted.
| Mr.. Latenser's reason for refusing to
approve the contract was that the plans
and specifications as drawn by the COM
pany's engineer were too indefinite to fully
protect the interests of the board. In his
specifications for a heating plant however
the architect had required bidders on the
fan system to submit supplementary plans
and specifications of their own. The mem
bers of the building committee state that
Mr.. Latenser, in the face Of the instruc-
tions Of the board had refused to prepare
complete specifications for fan system
and they attributed his opposition to the
contract under consideration entirely to his
dislike of the fan system. 1t was claimed
. also, that the board could get a competent
, superintendent for half of Mr.. Latenser's
salary, which has been about $500 per
month.
J Immediately upon the adoption Of the res
olution oismssing Mr.. Latenser, Cowie Of
fered another that the board proceed to the
, election of a superintendent in his place
, at a salary of S150 per month. Buchanan
nominated LatenSer ana hess naneu waiter
Meisner. On the second ballot Latenser re-
ceived five votes and Meisner six. Van Gill
. der, in the chair, ruled that a majority Of
the board necessary to elect, but Cowie
. took an appeal, which was sustained: In
= the opinion of six OF those present, Meisner
= = was elected The division was as follows:
:, = For the chair-Buchanan, Burgess, Hay
= ward, Trey, Van Glider. Against the chair
e Black, Cowie, Hess, johnson, Sears, Teal.
aud hn,a 1f pielo
for the plumbing in the Saunders school
>, were approved, Burgess and Van Glider
~ voting no.
l., Registration of Women.
!" On the question of the registration o
,e women electors in the election of member
l. of the School board, the board sided witt
at State Superintendent Jackson and adopted
r his view that women who desire to vot
es should register. The secretary was in
IN structed to mail each election board a cop
a of the state superintendent opinion, wit
It, the request that they permit women to reg
l. lister. The boards will also be instructe
e. that a married woman, though without tax
ou able property or children Of school age ma
vote by reason of her dover interest in he
ne husbands property.
IS AS the statutes make the state superiu
ne tendent tho final authority on school la
| outside OF the courts the DOdrQS VIII prOE
ably hold to his ruling and object to tt
N voting of unregistered women, notwithstand
ing the holding Of the city attorney to tn
to contrary.
w. B. TenEyck, commandant OF the Hig
School cadet battalion submitted a stat
ment CT the number of cadets and the nun
he ber of arms at their disposal with the recon
tie mendation that the board purchase thr
ow swords and ty-three guns for Company
at the new uniformed company, and fifty-s
he guns belts and bayonets for the unarm
ng members of Companies A. B, and d. II
to recommendation was referred to the His
ou echool committee.
ou The following bids on the erection Of t,
standpipes in the High school were r
rty ferred
ley Balfe & Reed, s437; Bellamy & Hornin
ers $40; NJ Park & Son, SAL; J. ]. Hanghe
ing $433.
,up The committee on buildings reported tn
lty all necessary steps had been ordered taken
ry' improve the sanitary condition OF the Mas
ces school. The opening into the ventilati
rec hues under the lower floor will be clos
and the space between the floor and
ich ground ventilated by means of ample wi
ope dows. The ventilating fues will be suppl
with good air from the outside and the &
INC INC leaks will be stopped.
oh'
nd' DIR. H. II. Haden, Summit, Ala, says:
one think Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is splent
Oh medicine. l prescribe 1t, and my confder
the in it grows with continued use" 1t dige
ry. | u,bot ,,ou aot md ouickIv curee dysneD