Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-20
nONAS OFF COMMITTEES
Member Of School Board Decline, 70 Accept
Assignments offered.
COAL CONTRACTOR ASKS CONCESSION
CspHot Furnish GRADE specIaed IN
Contract sad wssts Bsard Go stand
Part ~ Estrs Pric~ sa sab
stitate Article.

which NJ was assigned by President John
son. has been accepted This fact was
stated 20 n representative Of Tho bee last
evening by Mr. Johnson Just after the meet.
ihE ~ tho board, although no formal an.
n0uncoment had been made IN the meet
Ing n dli not want 10 act hastily" said
Mr. Johnson. "and asked Mr. Homan
this evening 10 withdraw bis resignation.
but be- declined 70 DO 80. and therefore .
accepted A. IN naming those committees
] made every possible ondeavOr 10 pfeAso
all Of the members and am very sorry
thai any ~ thcm should feel dissatisfied.
IN The committee ~ witch Mr. Holman was
cbossa Tor chairman. the members who was
Lamei Second will act In his place"
Mf. ii0mah was NAMED aa chairman Of |
~" hnhbeo committee and Dr Chrlstie's |
nam" VAS second. Tho other committees
~ which ST Holman was named for mem
b"rzhip were boundaries. heat and ventla-
ton and rules.
Among tbo communications presented at |
the meeting we're The letters from Mr.. |
H1mHn 20 the pfosident and the secretary |
~ he board Tho letter 10 President John !
son reads HH follows - herewith tender |
my resignation from all committee as
siFHmrufa given me. I cannot accept such |
asslEnmrnta"
10 Secretary Burgess Mr.. Homan merely |
announced his irttof 10 Mr Johnson, with !
Instructions 10 Mf. Burgess not to publish
hIs name In any II the committee assign
nrnis referred 10 These communications
urrn merely placed on kic by the board.
wees "f the Coal Man.
r u Hagsua % Co. In . communication
from ". r Iamist. president called atten-
iion ~ dlmruiiirs which have arisen in the
prr'orflanr" NJ The contract 10 furnish the
r, ,hDIis win Cherokee coal for steam pur-
posss THIS communication was TO the ef-
frff fh.f thr company had found II i'm
rUa1lbls to sel tho Cherokee coal in sui
hrIrnt quantities and 20 Keep the schools
running had been compelled 10 substitute
D. more ovprt 4ivr coal from Illinois and
thli ths prospects are that In the course
0f ne foKi forty days at least the Illinois
coal vill aRain have 10 be supplied 10
spmc extent Therefore tho company asked
tho board 10 make provision TO settle at
the price NJ $3.50 for this Illinois coal.
stating mat &, be ti25 less than the mar
trf price
Nf ismlst was present A. the meeting
Hrd explained that bis company had made
that % cons idpred TO be- ample provision
for no fuihlmcnt Of the school contract
for cherokee roaf but the railroad com
psnirs had gonhscated the coal In transit
and the cars consigned TO this point had
never reached here. n the board should
insist upon fulhiimsnt ~ the letter Of the
routfart tho company simply cannot fur
Hish tho coal. for Cherokee cannot be OBJ
tHined In his market oven At an advanced
price Ne mentioned the fact that a num-
her ~ the manufacturing and power COM
paniCs have been forced TO substitute the
more expensive coal and said that even
under these arrangements the street rail
~ ssrtFN fe gNg l.. g. A.
been within two hours n shutting down
altogether At one time and leaving the
entire eify without street car facilities.
~ askof that the committee on supplies
to empowered TO make supplementary
contract allowing $3.50 for the Illinois coal
whom n should be necessary 10 use IT, The
matter vas referred to the committee on
supplies win power TO act
Report of Rove Committee.
IN ne old matter of the John Rowe q
CO contract for the heating and ventiiating
plsri ~ the hiRh school. the committee on
tuiiiinEs snd property submitted a report
ryromms ndiug that Mr. Rowe be allowed
81 a1i ~ instead NJ 81 1884, a. recon-
uendet 1y the special committee. The re-
port stated that Mr.. Rowe had since the
report of ths other committee complied
with q uumber Of the requirements Mr..
stubbendorf. chairman Of this committee.
stated that he had spent q number OF days
upon his matter and had carefully been
over every item Of the bill in detail. He
aiso esiled attention TO the fact that three
% the members ot hiS committee we're
members of the special committee at the
time % the investlGstiOn. The report was
adopted BY a unanimous vote.
Cb.sEes in HaIes Proposed.
Al.
introduced three proposed amendments to
the rules The hrst Of these requires that
al COMMITTEES reports be filed with the
secretary not less than twenty four hours
befors ire meeting AZ which they are to
D. presented 20 the board except IN cases
of emergency. when the board may By a
uaaafmous vets suspend the rule Another
% these smedments requires that all OF
the mambars b. notified ia writing. twenty
tour hours On advance. Of every committee
mestiae and furnished with a synopsis Of
fas business 20 come up at each meeting
ne ether IL to the effect that every
membes shsll have the privilege OF attend
ins every committee meeting and taking
part fa ths discussion of all subjects under
consideration. but only members OF the
sommittses shah vote al the committee
aeetinEs. The proposed amendments we're
taii ever and referred 20 the COMMITTEES on
rules
VIII Parser. truant ofhcer. submitted .
report showing that since November ~ he
hai Investigated 80 eases Of chronic ab-
senes from school and had found that only
very small proportion of the trouble vas
tl' 10 truancy ne principal causes being
eIIher rarelessness on the part 0f the chill
drsn ar ltch % management on the part OF
tha parents. Hs had also found work for
our hoya ant Rad notihed soc tohacoo deal
su n ~ laws In r'ssrd 10 the sale Of
tahaero ans ciEaret-es 90 minors
Ftnaaetaf statement
fae secrofary presented the followlns
Fiatement of he am0unfs app0rtloned for
ne various feDartmFnfs FOR the year end
tns June n tloI tis amount expended
turtns Duly. August. september. October