The Portland daily press., 1900-04-02
The Case Of The Town House Corner
Quartette.
Both the Law and Love
of Fair Play Invoked.
Other News of Inter est to Cape
People.

The chool hoard of South Portia nd
had an important meeting Saturday eve
ming anu .fter q somewhat protracted
discus sion decided to reoede from the po-
sition which It took Wednesday evening
last In relation 10 pupils from CAPE
Elizabeth who were receiving instruc-
con In the schools Of the city.
The action OF t1e previous meeting
virtually excluded the Cape elizabeth
scholars and the legality Of the proceed
ing was referred BY Superintendent
Kaler to the city solicitor, who prepared
an opinion which was read to the board.
Mr.. Moulton held, after q careful review
of the statutory law, that II an arrange
ment had been made by the representa-
tive committee cf the two places for the
reception of pupils in the South Port
land schools and II Cape Elizabeth had
lived up TO the agreement and paid for
such pupils as she had seen fit to send,
the school board had no right to do what
they had done at tie Wednesday evening
meeting which practically excluded IL or
more pupils who were In the High school.
The bone of contention seemed to be
the fact that four children from Town
House corner mad been receiving instruc-
tion In this olty schools and that Cape
Elizabeth at Its last town meeting had
refused to appropriate the $50 which had
been charged for their Instruction.
Mt. Delano thought that bill ought to
be paid, but the school committse of
Care Elizabeth, who were present, re-
piled that they were helpless in the mat
ter az the prooosition was voted down
smpsrintendsnt Kaier took the floor
and very warmly urged that 1t would
be cruel to drive out Of the High school
pupils from the adjoining town who
had been studying there with u view OF
graduating. He spoke for the children
ami thought their wants should weigh
more than the S52 due ON aooount OF the
four Town House corner pupils.
MIR. Dawson then moved a recoDsidera-
tioB of the motion passed at the previous
melting that NO scholars lie admitted to
the South Portland schools from Cape
Elizabeth for the ensuing year unless
compen sation be made for every scholar
\ attending. The motion prevailed.
y DIR. hIowu then moved that children
from Cape Elizabeth be received In the
South Portland schools at cost per capt.
ia the same as expended for Individual
CITY pupils, Cape elizabeth to send such
scholars as her committee deemed advisa-
ble. A roll call resulted: Yes-Brown,
Tilt D, Lombard, Dawson; No-Cobh,
Dslsno; A bSent--Weeks.
During the discussion Mayor Reynolds
reviewed the matter pending and indi-
Gated what he should do In case he was
called upon to vote. be emphasized the
Pc mt made by the city solicitor as 10 the
biuding force Of the agreement made
between the city and town.
Before adjournment, on motion OF Mr..
Cobb, the superintendent was instructed
60 notify the teachers Of the action taken.
DEATH OF wM. L. HANSON.
Mr.. william K. Hanson died at the res
ider of his son, Frank E. Hanson, in
Knightsile, Saturday afternoon after an
illness of about year.
MIR. Hangon WAS q carpenter by trade
and was well known here and at Port
land at which place he resided for many
years He was a veteran of the civil war,
having bsen a. member Of Co. A Of the
18th Maine volunteers and was q member
of Ellsworth post, q. A. X. Mr.. Hanson
was q widower, having lost bis wife
about year ago. Besides his son he
leave two sisters and three brothers,
two OF whom, Lyman b. and Charles. are
residents Of Portland. The funeral will
take place on Monday at $50 p. m. from
the residence Of his son at KING htville
and the burial service of the Grand Army
will be performed, Mr.. Hanson was 55
years of age.
Miss Elizaeth A, Rowe who has been
spending two weeks vacation at her
home ct Charleston returned to Knight
Vile last Friday evening.
The schools Of this city will begin their
spring term this morning.
The first regular meeting OF the South
Portland school board will be held We'd
nedAy evening at 7.s0 p. m. in the city
offices.
Captain Daniel Rodiok has Just arrived
at his home in PIeasantdale from Q voy-
age to South America.
Mrs. A. j. Brown of Pine street Is via
itinR In New Haven, Conn.
Miss Sadie Dwinal and Master Car Ie
Carroll Moore observed their 9th aud 18th
birthdays at their home 81 Stanford
street, South Portland, Saturday after
noon. The little host and hostess were
aided in receiving by their cousin, Miss
Irene II. Moore OF Portland. After games
Refreshments consistin2of Ice cream and
cake were served after which they depart
ed wishing their little host and hoEtsss
ma1y happy returns of the day.
Messrs. William A. Cobb. George Gould
and OsgoOd GRAHAM, all Of Willard, re-
turned Wednesday evening from Ssbago
lake where they have been on a few
days fishing trip They brought home a
fine string Of forty five piekereI.