Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-12
School Board Does Not Desire
: to Pay for Printing Pro
ceedings
HULL CASTS DECIDING VOTE
Will Adhere to the Letter of the Law
Regarding the Collection of Tuitions
From Pupils Living Out of the Dis
trict-Gick School Will Be Ready by
Dec. 1-MiscelIaneous Business.

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it was decided, after a rather lengthy
argument on the matter, that the Off
cial proceedings of the meetings would
not be published at cost to the school
district. A motion to lay the matter
on the table was carried, altho it re-
quired the vote of President Hull to do
lit.
/ Messrs. Click and Church, who had
been appointed to investigate the cost
of printing the proceedings, each re-
ported. Mr.. Church was strongly in
favor of, and Mr.. Click was opposed
to the idea. After a lengthy dis
cussion the matter came to a vote
Messrs. Church and Nicholson voted ia
favor of the proposition and Messrs.
Turner and Click voted against the
resolution. Mr.. Hull cast the deciding
vote Sealed bids We're received from
the Reflector and Herald, while the
Times Republican gave Mr.. Click n
price at so r,uch per sGi.ayA inch. The
Reflector offered TO print re proceed I.
| ings for $40 per year. The Herald
wanted SO per column, and the Times
Republican named a price Of 81 per
the Reflector was made on the basis
Of the argument presented in the or
liginal resolution of Mr.. Church. Mr..
Church, as a member of the committee,
reported that he was highly in favor
of having the proceedings printed in
order that the people might know for
what purpose their money was being
spent. He thought there was just as
much reason that it should be done
as for the city council or board of SUI
pervisors to have their proceedings
officially published, even tho the law
compels these bodies to make public
their proceedings and does not the
school board. Mr.. Click reported adj
lversely, and said that he considered
it useless waste of the school funds.
He also said that the papers published
as news all the meetings, and he fur
Their stated that in view of the fact
that a statement was officially pub
d
need Of paying for the printing of tho
proceedings Of each meeting. He in
timated that there had been repairs at
times that We're needed great deal
more and that cost less than the print
ing of the proceedings that Mr.. Church
had opposed. Mr.. Nicholson took Mr..
Church's view of the matter, while Mr..
Turner was not In favor of it. When
| it came to vote it was lost.
Draw Tight Line on Tuitions.
Both President Hull and Superin
tendent Crane brought to the attention
of the board the fact that many resi-
dents of the city, who were keeping, or
had been living with their children
who were attending school, were COM
planning that they We're, as they
thought, being unjustly compelled to
pay tuition for the children referred
to when they were paying taxes in the
city. After considerable discussion it
was decided that the state laws cover
ing the several points would be strictly
adhered to, and altho it might prove
/ a. hardship to some it was the only
way of drawing sharp line in the
matter. The board instructed Mr.. Crane
to notify all those who had complained
regarding this matter of the action of
the board.
The board decided that all children
living outside the city limits must pay
tuition, unless their parents or legal
guardians owned property within the
city on which thye aid taxes. III that
case a receipt for the taxes paid must
be presented to the superintendent,
when they would be given credit on
their tuition for the amount of the
school taxes. All persons having chill
dren living with them as their own, not
legally adopted, however, but caring for
or educating them, while their parents
were non-residents, must pay tuition,
unless they legally adopt the children
in question.
Click School Ready Dec. 1.
Mr. Nicholson, of the building COM
mittee, reported that the new Click
school would be ready for occupancy
about Dec. 1, or shortly after the
Thanksgiving vacation. The contract
calls for the completion of the structure
by Oct. Z, but it will be decided later
whether the contractor will be called
upon to forfeit for overrunning the
time. DR.. Click, of Des Moines, sent
word to the board that he wished to
furnish the new school with flag. The
request was granted.
Must Buy Fire Escapes.
The city served written notice upon
the board that it must, within sixty
days from date of notice, comply with
the state law and equip the high school
building with proper fire escapes. The
matter was referred to the building
committee, with power to procure the
same.
Miscellaneous Business.
Secretary Trotter handed in his re-
port, as requested, on the expenditures
and cost of the school for the past two
years. The same was ordered made a
part of the minutes. 1t was found that
1t will be necessary for the board to
borrow about $4,000 to pay for the COM
pletion of the new Click school, until in
the spring, when the districts appor-
tionment of the taxes will be received.
ers, Misses Josephine Creelmen and
Helen E. Fenner, were approved. Miss
Bessie Streeter, who teaches the fourth
grade in the oWodbury school, had re-
ceived an offer from the Cedar Falls
schools at an advance in salary over
what she was receiving here. AS Mr..
Crane did not desire to lose her serv-
ices some satisfactory arrangement will
be made to retain her.
New supplies for the laboratory and
other buildings were ordered purchased,