The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-12
Fifth Ward Schoo! Commissioned
Elected Chairman of Board
by Strict Party Vote
THE OLD BOARD AOJ0URNS
Before Adjournment the Board Com
p1etes the Purchase of. new School
Site in the Third Ward-No
Other Business Done

William y OIdu0y, SCHOOL, COmLnlS-
sioner from the fifth ward was elected
president Of the board of education
on the organization of the new board
at the city hall last night. The cleo
ton Of Mr.. Craney was brought about
by strict party vote, he receiving
the united support of the Democratic
members Of the board. E. c. Theirs
who has served as president of the
board for the past year, was the unan-
imous choice of the Republicans, but
the Democratic control was so com
p1ete, that after the informal ballot
Commissioner Theirs moved that the
election of Craney be made unani-
nous.
The new president of the board of
education is we'll known in Kenosha,
and he has been connected with the
board of education for a number of
years. He is resident of the fifth
ward and has been one of the warm
cha mpions of the new West side
school. It is thought that his election
as president of the board will result
in the contract for this building being
closed up without further delay. Mr..
Craney has as yet made no statement
in reg ard to his policy, but at the next
meeting of the board to be held on
next Tuesday evening he will deliver
his inaugural address and his list of
committees.
City superintendent P. r. Zimmers,
was elected as clerk of the board. No
mention was made of salary to be paid
the clerk, but it is understood that
some arrangements will be made to
give Mr.. zimnners an assistant ia his
office III order that he may have time
to take care of the clerical work of
the board.
There was little business of import
ance at the meeting of the retiring
board, but the old matters were pretty
we'll cleaned up before the work of the
city schools was turned over to the
new men. The board closed up the
deal for the purchase of new school
site lathe third ward and directed the
clerk to draw an order in favor of the
Kenosha Reality company for s., 600
to complete the payments for the site.
The new school site is located at the
corner of Charles and Edward streets.
It consists of whole block and was
purchased for So, 500. The board has
no intention of building a new build
ing on the site at this time, but there
is no doubt but that the board will be
forced to place another building in
the Third ward within the next two or
three years and the site is regarded
as very favorable one.
With the purchase of the site the
old board took up the large lump of
unpaid bills and they we're disposed
of, after which the old board ad-
journed sine die.
The new board was at once called to
order by Clerk Guardio1a and Peter
Fisher was elected as temporary
chairman. A committee, composed of
Commissioners Cavanagh, Ho1derness
and Mungen, was named to examine
into the qualifications of the members
elected at the recent election and it
was found that all were property own
ers and that all had properly quail
fed. Then followed the election Of
officers and the board adjourned for
week to give the new president time
to name his committees.