The Nome nugget., 1901-11-13
Between City Attorney Hog.
 qatt and Dr. Chambers
AT PUBLIC NEE 7TlNG
Which Was Held Last Night at the Court House to Discuss School and Municipal Matters A Conference Today.

The school board, the city council and q large number of citizens ''got together" last night at the court house and exchanged few plea5antries suit able to the occasion, which had for it's object the consideration of the pro- posed action of the school board with immediate re ference to the school fund, or such portion thereof as would not be needed for school purposes it being represented that the fire department especially should have a portion of the funds.
 Trustees Bruce and Chambers were there, and both spoke in a non-com- initial way. City Attorney Hoggatt and Tru tee Chambers locked horns Onee or twice, pr. Chambers inlinat- ing that if the Tall Cottonwood of Oklahoma studied his law book more he would be better posted on Alaska laws, and Hoggatt retorted that he knew more about law than Chambers knew about buying real estate, or the latter would never have paid S90o for a school site, which could have been gotten for nothing few feet distant.
 Capt. J. F.. Hansen presided at the meeting and Dr. Chambers was called upon to make a statement as to the proposed distribution of the school fund. He entered into a history of the school board, the clash between the eboard and the city council, the ealing for bids last April for school heane. ard sAe -seeepanee Of a recon structed bid made last April. He stated that he was willing to give the city any surplus in the scnaol fund not needed for school purposes and later at his suggestion committee, composed of the nayor and council, Capt. Hansen and Senator Geo. D. Schofield, was ap- pointed to confer with the school board at II o'clock today.
 Trusted Chambers was followed by Trustee Bruce. who said $l5,UO0 had lately been added to the school fund, Slu, GOO or Sio,OO0 more might be eX- pecLed. The board had in Contempia- ton the erection of another school building some where in the Anvil City tow nsite, built would not be fully de- termined whether it should be built for few days. He also stated that he was not prepared to state how much of the school fund would be needed for school purposes.
 Ben G. Goodman urged that fire pro- tectiOn was of prime importance and money was needed to give it.
 Senator Schoheld interrogated Trus- tee Bruce in detail as to school matters generally. The latter said that from $4, ,OOO to $6, 0U0 might be had from the school fund for the city, but he was rot prepared to state definitely at the pres ent time whether any amount would be available. It might take five or six weeks before the board would know. | Captain Hansen said it was the pain duty of the schoul board to assist the city, especially in the maintenance oi the tre department.
 Senator Schofield followed. He said that Nome was following in the path of many boom town of the west. He gave the incongrous laws which congress had passedjor Alaska a severe rap; roasted Rev. Sheldon Jackson and Governor Brady. He said the school board intended to build $9,600 school house in one place and another some where else at a total cost of probably $l5, 900. These proposed schools, he sad, should not cost more than S2, ,O0( each.
 The audience applauded the state ment.
 1 He counseled the school board not tc act like children; said he had family here and wanted good schools, but he did not want to see money expended recklessly. He advised the board not to commit this fOolishuess. He alsC said mistake had been made in select ing the school site, inasmuch as it wa: too near the court house. He though, the board should have rented building. for the winter, and money not needed turned into the city treasury. The town, under present conditions, needed a fire department more than schools. I Judge Rawson, attorney for the school board, also addressed the meet ing, stating that the loard, he thought