Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-15
BOTH SALE AND LOVE
MEASURES ARE OPPOSED
Trustee Bachelor Exolains How he
Drew eiil a. Request Of state so'
per.ntendent Egeeston, and urges
couneilmen to Act Without Regard
to Personnel OF Board.

After adopting resolution oppos-
ing the Sale bill. which gives the
school boards OF cities the right 10
go over the heads OF the counciis
and apply 10 the judges OF the Corpoi-
alton Courts for special elections on
bond issues for new school buildings,
and which is now being held up be-
fore the senate committee on PUBIC
instruction and education. the common
council in special session last night
unanimously passed another resoId-
ton insjlucting Cit. Attorney j. A
Massie to prepare a bill authorizing
this city to issue bonds for school
purposes when desired by the council
and approved by three-fifths vote
of the free holders and two-thirds
vote of the qualified voters sepaI ate
ly voting ct such an election.
BY unanimous vote the council
adopted a third resolution opposing
the Love bill. which provides thaI
the state board OF education shall
elect school superlntende nts from the
qualified voters in the district III
which the superintendent; Is TO serve.
IL Is said that when President Jones
called the special meeting he was
under the impression that the Love
bill required that the school supsrin-
tendents be elected by the people ana
the idea was 10 have the council adopt
suitable resolutions urging the pass
age OF the measure.
School Trustees Jubiiant.
Members Of the board of school
trustees who attend the meeting ex-
pressed themselves as well pleased
with the action OF the council. The
bill which Mr. Massie will draft IN
doubtedly will have the support OF
y both Senator Holt and Representative
Stearnes and there is every reason 10
believe that II viii be enacted by the
legislature. With this measure
law, the council can hold the cleo
ton at any time it Is desired instead
OF having TO wait FOR the Legislature
to meet again TO get the required
permission for a bond issue election.
Neither President Jones nor Vice
President Wallace was present last
night and City Clerk Floyd Hudgins
called the meeting to order at 500
O'Clock. The first business taken up
was the election Of temporary
chairman, Councilman E !. Ford be-
lag chosen by unanimous vote.
Had Bill Held Up.
Following the reading of the call
- 49, -ooxs;u- f1,ofrr,a. Ford csaf-
ed that when he was in Richmond
last week the Sale bill was called TO
his attention and he had some or his
friends in the legislature hold the
hin rp in the committee so that II
might be brought TO the attention OF
the council OF this city. The measure
was read and Mr.. Ford explained its
purpose and stated his objections 10 IL.
He declared that he did not think
that the school board should nave
the right to go over the councils head
In such a matter He also objected
to II on the ground that ii provided
fer only a majority Of the vote OF the
qualified voters to pass the tond issue
He thought that the free holders
should De allowed 10 vote on every
fond issue and that such election
should no: be decided by a mere ma
FORTY Of the voters casting ballots.
Mr.. Hsrris' Resolution.
Council W. c. Harris offered the
following resolution: BE 1t resolv-
ed by the common council Of the city
OF Nexpr; News that I: desires TO
place itself on record as opposing
senate bill No. 254 authorizing the
school board TO cause the council
TO issue bonds when the school bOa-d
50 dezirs.s and that the city clerk ncti-
~ the senator and representative
from this city in the general assembly
OF the wishes Of this body and 10 re-
ouesf them 10 use their best efforts q
defeat said bin
Mr.. Harris spoke al some ien2th
n his resolution. He faid hat no
had bser Informed that the bin had
emenated from q member Of the
school toard CT this CITY and urged
that the council take the strongest
action possible IN dencuncing the trus-