Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-07-03
MAYOR CATRON'S
SCHOOL P0W.W0W
Board of Education
Chews Rag Sew
eral Hours.
RACKET ROSE ABOVE STORM
Superintendent and Prin-
cipal Speak not as They
Pass.--Lots Sold.

What was the discord that arose
above the roar OF the wind and the
splatter Of the rain last night?
1t was only the echoes of the reg
ular monthly meeting of the City
Board of Education, Mayor" Thomas
b. Catron presiding.
You're not the whole board"
Well who said | was? | don't
want to be. You're not the whole
board either"
well, who said | was? don't
want to be-"
81 beg your pardon; thought you
did, the way you acted"
These and like remarks leaked out
under the doors and through the
crack in the window casing from the
office of Judge N. B. Laughlin, as the
venerable body safeguarded the in
terests of the city's educational re-
sources. Until after midnight, the
racket continued with temporary lulls
during which some business was tran
sacted. There were present besides
Mayor Catron, Judge N. B. Laugh
lin, Charles F. Easley, James l.. Sell
igman, Jose D. Sena Jose Sanchez,
and Jose Segura. A, G. Ireland was
absent.
Or. Knapp Buys Lot.
A communication which had been
received from the local order Of Elks
asking that the board rescind the res
olution which it had passed at a pre-
vious meeting relative to the sale OF
the lot on Lincoln Avenue was read
and ordered spread upon the minutes.
The bid of DR.. David Knapp for
lot No. 3, block /. Fort Marcy Addl-
tion, situated on Lincoln Avenue be-
tween H. p Bardshar's property and
that recently purchased by DR.. c. J.,
Shoop, was accepted; consideration.
5000; to which was added the cost
of the sidewalk at SLAB foot. The
lot was sold to DR.. Knapp on the con
dition that he busAtTrTesfvfefic ~Shsze.
on to cost not less than $250O. When
the matter was submitted to the board
for its vote, Mayor" Z. b. Catron
was the only one opposing, he giving
as his reason that 1t was his opinion
that DR.. Knapp ought to pay twelve
dollars a front foot, which
amount was paid by Governor Hager
man.
The board was notified by Mayor"
Catron that 1t was Governor Hager-
mans wish to purchase ten feet oil
the lot recently sold to J. G. Schu
mann. In order for Mr.. Scflmann to
make this sale, it will be necessary
for the board to release him fom the
obligation of building a house on his
poperty. The matter was referred to
the committee on buildings and
grounds.
In his monthly report, Professor j..
A. Wood, superintendent of the city
schools, recommended certain repairs
which should be made at the different
school buildings. He also reported
that Ceferino Baca had stated that it
would be impossible for him to take
the school census for one cent and a
half a name, which is the price al
lowed by law. This matter was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
For Additional BIackboards.
The necessity OF additional black
boards for the new First Ward School
building was brought before the board
and referred to the committee on
buildings and grounds. The matter OF
naming the different city schools and
purchasing window shades for the
new building was also referred to the
committee on buildings and grounds.
The secretary was ordered to notify
people using the Fort Marcy sewer
that they would have to pay for the
connection at the same rate as that
charged by the city.
Lots 5 and 6, block 6, Fort Marcy
Addition, situated at the southeast
corner of Lincoln Avenue and Marcy
Street, were sold to Miguel Chaves
of Parkview for $1,000 on condition
that he would build houses on them
to cost not less than $4,000.
Professor J. r. Williams, principal
OF the High School, appeared before
the board to answer to the charges
made against him by Professor J. A.
Wood, superintendent Of schools, in
his report to the City Board of Edu.
cation at the meeting June 4th. In
this report Professor Wood charged
carelessness, lack of professional
spirit, disloyalty, disregard for au-
thOrity and lack of interest in pupils
and Of sympathy for them in their
work. Mr.. Williams took up these
matters as they appeared and in an.
swering them made cross-charges
against the superintendent being
equally as severe in his accusations
as Professor Wood had been.
Hearsay Evidence, Williams Alleged.
That Professor Wood depended too
much on hearsay and criticised him
concerning matters which someone
had told his wife was one point
brought up by Mr.. Williams. He stat.
ed that seldom had the superintendent
visited his classes and that he was
not in position to Judge Of his work
for that reason. The other charges
were treated by him in a similar man