The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-08-24
REPORT OF A JOINT MEET
ING HELD LAST THURS
DAY EVENING
BY Members of the Several District
School Boards Of the City

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In order to straighten ont the tangle
into which our school matters have now
apparently drifted. the several district
school boards of the City met for con
sultation.
The following members of the several
boards We're present:
Joint District No. | Mr. Thomas
Torrison, Mr. Herbert Markham;
District No , MIR. F. c. Buerstatte
Joint District No MIR Henry
Levenhagen Jr, Mr. Carl Hoeppner;
District No. :; Mr.. Chas / Schuetze.
Mr.. E. A. Raeuber, Mr. Henry Groth.
Mr., II. Groth was elected chairman of
the meeting.
Mr.. f. G. Buerstatte was elected clerk
of the meeting.
The meeting then adopted tuuani-
mously) the following resolution
Whereas, School Districts Nos and
of the City of Manitowoc aud Joint
School District Nos | and of said titv
and of the Town of Manitowoc have
property, real and personal. which with
the money in their several treasures. is
Of the probable value Of two hundred
thousands; and
Whereas, all of said property has
been placed in trust, in the care and
keeping of the several district boards of
said districts ana is now in their
possession and under their control to be
used as directed 10y law, aud not other
wise and
Whereas, there is n newly appointed
city board of education or board of
school commissioners in the said city of
Manitowoc which claims the right to
demand such school property ana
session thereof from said district boards,
and thereafter To use the same in II
manner not prescribed by law and
Whereas, the said several district
boards are similarly situated with refer
ence to said city board and are similarly
embarrassed and disturbed hy the
latter's claim of right to said property,
and for that reason have met in Joint
session to take counsel, each with the
other SO far rs the membership could
be got together at this time, and such
consultation having been had, now
therefore, be it
Resolved by said several school
boards SO far rs here represented that
it be declared ~ the belief of this meet
ing that said city board has no legal
existence and has no lawful right to de
lnand or receive into its possession any
of said school property or money.
Resolved, Further, that if the law he
otherwise, and said city board be en-
titled to demand and receive said proper
ty and money, il is the belief of this
meeting that said city board il in duty
bound to make its right SO To do clear
and certain and that it will be un-
reasonable for said city board to expect
the surrender of SO great II value of
property and money until its legal right
is established beyond reasonable doubt
and
Resolved, Further, that this meeting
is especially impressed with II SENSE of
duty and obligation ON the part of said
district boards to not permit the dis
organization of the schools that have
been by law committed to their care
until It has been made clear that such
boards have been lawfully superseded
and that such boards ought to stand by
and carry out their contracts and man
age and carry on school affairs the same
as heretofore until said city board shall
have demonstrated its legal right to
supersede them and
Resolved Further, that if said city
board. or any citizen in its behalf shall
institute any legal action or proceeding
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them, or against any member of any of
them, to test and demonstrate its law
ful right to exist and act and to take
over the schools of the city and all their
school property, delays should be
avoided and both sides should co operate
to bring the action or proceeding to i'm.
mediate trial and that the fual decision
Of the courts should he Immediately and
cheerfully accepte~and obeyed
1t was voted to furnish copies of these
resolutions TO the city papers for publ
cation.
Meeting then adjourned