The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
Threatened Tangle Is Strengthened. CITY BOARD HEARD
 FROM SUPT. GUNNELS Board Only Wanted Money That
 Was Due. Beard Met Yesterday at Noen snd Cleared situation--s. s. Higgins Was Elected as Chief census Taker for New
 Census,

A new and complete school census of tha city of Montgomery will be taken under an order from State Supertntend- ent H. c. Gunnels. At meeting or the City Board of Education yesterday The whole tangle was straightened out and S. s. Higgins was elected as tne new census taker.
 There was never any real reason for a tanRla. The City Board believed that because of errors and mtsunderstano inrs a great many children or scnoos age in Montgomery would pc oeprirsa M of school money justly due them The poard asked Superintendent Gunneis 70 or5er a new census in which justice sro,,Id be done all the school cniioIea of Mont9omery. It was poinSeo oes mat thta could be done unoeE kA9 yision Of the Constitution Alet torney General A. M.' 0a5Del a nsT sr,rmed A ,non the point raised ana am su ks.lttr superintendent Gunnels en- -n,,nned that the new census Woui0 v orTsle1 1ss r,tv Hoard of Education held its
 etng sf noon yesterday m the ol zee If George W. Jones' in ene .s,asr National Bank Building, s'.t+h refer- tutln sha achooi census Of the cl.y. @ enSS " r-ayorafttee on Schools or ths hno r,e,,,sctI eat with the 6oatu '. SsS:ys.otion and the entire matset
 discussed at length. ,.,,.hla. it
 ESrom the information avlis ssood was decided that II Wouis "" exnense nec- Srxestment to incur the eApens here- 1nvesss .1 ser taking a new census as here- essaIs .a.ovnrv,anded by the Boaro oA tolote .,s.s sn a communication to lns EaueAs,vn Ass,,v.nar,ntendent of Education. ano s,sa Toernbers of the City C@ounS @ aSn poard ent concurred in the views views oA me goard ESucatiou, and assureo .ne st tha or . Src,,Id undertake to get tne rhat tnoy anpropriation from lne asI to defray the expenses
 ". to 4ha taking AoG new panrd s,tlI he recalled that tnS oIiaS s rducation on the lStn lss,nssnd- Lnss. : the attention of the Stass S ssa If the ent Q. ..Elsten-4he Board holding that Coneea .,sa nrovisions of that secslon . unosf s,,s could be taken notW1In- new asss S inc month of July haa sone. this ouinion of the boase, sn stste tarrav-cseneral concurreo, anu ss.a.+sS Superintendent of Edu4s Ealdwin. tr bia reply to pr. 5. J: 2snt u' ns n aSa,at nls If the City Board. that ne m 1ksS sv, cornpliance with the request s+a f.Stv Board, order a new. slln cs.ie ua sas'
 rhe Board of Education at lts .neSs. .,'. {. ing yesterday unanimously following resolution: .4,. .o.ra
 ayvhereas. at a meeting or the boaru .o4 Educatlon of the City of Montsom- erv held ors the 18th day Of August Saos the following resolution was unah-
 e svVhereas. It has been made to ap- near to the Board of Education or the city of Montgomery that owlhs 70 aa la.,s. ,. .La schooi census recently taken in
 e And whereas, It Is the desire or the hoard to have the census absolute iy correct and complete in all respects.
 Therefore be 1t resolveo' 1y 'nS oS Roar5 of Education of the city or NSonteonnery that the State Superin- Pendent of Education be and he is here. hv raouested under the provisions or Section 26s of the Constitution or Ala hama, to order a new census Tor tne ctty of Montgomery, provided ne nn1s that 1t can be legally done al 'niS
 And whereas, A copy of the fore going resolution was sent to Hon. h' e. Gunnels, Superintendent or Edu- catin. with letter from the President of the Board, dated the 18th oaV oi August. 1s0Sy reading as follows;
 s.T enclose herewith copy of resolu. lion unanimously adopted by the Board of Education of the city or Montgoin-
 "rhe Board will appreciate 1t if you will give this matter prompt consider atIon." .,a
 .And whereas. Tn response to said letters and said resolution, the Super intendent of Education addressed tne following letter to the President oi the Board, dated August IS, 1903;
 T am just in receipt Of your ietteI oT even date, accompanied by copy of certain resolutions passed by the Montgomery City Board of Education
 q have just been advised by the At torney- General that Section 26S of the Constitution as far as 1t relates 10 my S,,tIes Ia concerned, Is self-executing ana that the word false as used in that section means erroneous and does no' indicate that there has been any will fui mistakes in the taking or the cen sus.