The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-31
NOTHING DOING
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Met and Argued and Adjourn
ed Last Night.
Superintendent Lieb's August Salary
Again subject of the Dlsrts-
sion.
SAY MOTION is OUT OF ORDER.

After a long discussion at a called
session last night the school board,
although embodied ~ the call was
the settlement with Superintendent
I.ieb. Is little closer to the fulfilling
OF It's contract or TO the motion,
which was passed unanimously at the
regular meeting I'm June, that when
Superintendent l.iob handed to TIE
board his report. keys and oiiice
that he would be- allowed his. salary
and granted leave OF absence Tor the
remainder OF the year. When 'h"
superintendent arose after b Trustee
Mammen had made the motion 10 adj
iourn. he requested That the matter
be settled last night. so ne might
know what 20 do definitely, second
was secured to the motion. and with
out o murmur The members voted
FAYE" and grabbed their hats and
started for home.
During much Of the discussion
Trustee Kelly had the motion before
the house that superintendent Lieb
be allowed his salary according to-
contract. and Mr. clements seconded
&C.. President Potter vigorously
fought the payment Of Mr.. bicb's sal
airy according TO contract. he assert
Ing that to pay him until September
would be paying on two contracts.
although only one could be found
President Potter left the chair many
times. aud opposed the allowing Of
the salary. superintendent Lieb
stated he had done his best 20 fulnn
Dis part OF the contract and of che
motion I'm June TO hand. m his report
in time. He said the board was IN
q great hurry. and pushed Superln-I
tendcnt Lieb for H. Ho said he was
ready at any time 10 Go anything TO
comply.
Trustee Beckenbach had letter
from Dr. Pitcher. secretary Of the
board when the contract was made,
who had been sent duplicate OF the
contract and said he would have 10.
see the original. TO tell % any changes
could be made. Prof. Liob said he
was absent when the contract was
drawn. and that he did not know who
drew 90 up. but hs signed go In good
faith. The point came mp when the
time had been changed from august
90 september. and the three old
members could not remember. and a
lool, could not De had M the minutes
because Secretary Byrd did not bring
them Thus without the Official rec
ords the board guessed no change
had been made
The point was then made that
Trustee Kelly's motion was out Of
order. for ln the June meeting it
was passed unanimously to pay Su-
perlutendent Licb as soon as he had
handed TO the board HIS report and
Keys Both have been ln for some
weeks. and Trustee Beckonbach took
the report aud read It, Pauscs We're
frequent at which he doubted the
veracity. and attempted 60 break
down certain statements. Trustee
Kelly Withdrew his motion. with the
consent of Trustee Clements. his sec
ond. and the motion to receive the
report carried. Onco more President
Potter gained the floor and said the
president aud secretary could not
sign a check for the salary. until a
time was specified although in the
June meeting the contract was spec
fled ia the motion. Trustee Becken-
bach made the motion TO allow SUI
perinteudcnt Lieb the salary fol
July. and an voted aye" with the