Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-02-04
RESOLUTIONS.

We, the school board of Whitwell,
Tenn, selected and qualified ON Jan.
18th, 90, TO supervise the construction OF
the school building, in conjunction
with the County Board of Education
in our last meeting passed the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, there has been called by di-
rection of j. Dykes, two public meet
ings in the town of Whitwell, Tenn,
the first electing school committee on
Jan. 9Th, 90, to work in conjunction
with the County Board of Education
in the construction of a S7,o0O.OO
school building in Whitwell, Tenn. and
this committee was composed of the
following men to-wit: DIR. n. b.
Moore, Chairman; James B. Havron,
Secretary; Dave Holloway, Mat
Griffith, C. c. Shirley, w NJ. Can
trell, J. A. Walker, Jr.
The second meeting was called by
J. J. Dykes, who desired this meeting
called for the purpose of soliciting
more subscriptions. In this public
meeting there was a motion made,
which was ont of order, to select an
other committee to perform the same
work of the former committee, to
work in conjunction with the county
board of education, to help construct
school building in Whitwell. This
committee was composed of J. j.
Dykes, J. F. Meager and T. NJ. Walk
er. This com nittee was selected af-
ter the first committee had held two
meetings, with J. J. Dykes present to
represent the County of Marion and
had participated in the capacity of a
building committee. working in con-
junction with the County Board of Ed
ucation.
The first meeting of the first COM
mittee passed a resolution that the
school building should not exceed
81, 600. 90 and the second meeting of
the first committee appointed sub COM
mittee to report on plans and specifi-
cations and this first-named committee
are By resolutions requested to meet
the sub committee of the County
Board of Education, at their next
meeting which was to have been last
Friday evening, Jan, 18th, 09', but
was deferred from some cause by the
county sub committee.
Now, be it resolved by this building
committee, that it now occurs to us
that all this action has been to deprive
our district advisory board, composed
of John Hudson, Claudis Smith and
Ben Condra, of their functions in
these premises. and our j. J. Dykes
has on one occasion told one member
of our committee that the advisory
board was very annoying and is pow
ers were very much in conflict with
the county boards
Now, be it further resolved by thi:
committee that we condemn the APP
pointing of second building commit
tee or school board in a meeting thai
was not called for such purpose, aut
that we commend the action of T. M
Walker for refusing to serve on sucl
= committee.
= Since it occurs more plainly that GU
: district board is being deprived of IT.
e functions, and that all this movement
= has been to set up one-man's powe
= in our midst, we desist from furthe
. action in this conspiracy and pray tn
" county board of education to grant GU
, district advisory board, elected unani
mously, their proper functions in tn
matter, and that the contract of thi
building be let out as whole to ont
y side parties who will have no AXE
" TO GRIND and no favors to offer O
pets to reward.
" = With the light now turned on, W
~ offer the people of Whitwell an apoIog
20 as well as the advisory board for hav
ing attended these meetings and on
:, RESIGNATION comes from clea
= hands and a clear conscience. Let tn
- people rule through their advisor
:. board, who were unanimously electe
y by the people, which is the voice of
=, - large per cent of the people.
20 N. B. MOORE, Chairman
y" W. A. CANTRELL,
j. A. WALKER, Jr.,
10 MAT GRIFFITH.