Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-15

! eo MIN 10 make motion allowing MT.
| Bachelor the privilege of the floor'
! Mr.. Harris replied that be thought the
| council already had heard enough
from the school board. Dut MI
Cheadle moved that Mr.. Bachelor he
heard and Mr.. Cox seconded me mo
ton. MIR. Whitley moved as SUD
stitute that the trustee be limited W
ten minutes, but II did not receive
second. Mr.. Cheadle's motion was
unanimously adopted.
Wouldn't Voice hi> Resentment.
In opening his address. Mr.. Batch
elor said that he would no; voice MS
resentment. against Mr.. Harris ana
other of the councilmen for their I'M
kind remarks about the trustees. HIS
Iresence at the meeting, he said, was
not for the purpose OF making de-
Tense OF his action In drawing the
bill offered by Mr. Sale as II needed
no defense. He declared that he was
there because OF his interest in the
schools and because he was AFRAID
that unless an explanation was made
Of the bill personalities might creep
In when the council considers the
, ldget and the school levy. He de-
clared further that he felt somewhat
humlliated In appearing before the
council at this time and on such
matter.
Mr.. Bachelor then went on to ex-
plain how he happened 10 draw what
is now known as the Sale eli. He
said that when Superintendent of Pub
he Instruction ]. ID. Eggleston, Jr..
was IN this cit. 10 address public
meeting about month ago he was
thrown with Mr. Eggleston at the ho-
Warwick and the matter of n new
High school t.iilding for this city was
discussed. Mr. .Eggleston asked about
a bond issue for the building and Mr..
Bachelor told him that the attitude
of the council was not favorable TO
the proposition now ard that il looked
as If the board would have 10 wait
two years at least as there was no
general law allowing school boards 10
Issue bonds.
Mr.. Egoleston Requested II.
Superintendent Eggleston. the speak
er continued. expressed surprise and
after some further discussion OF the
matter he requested Mr. Bachelor to
draw a bill for him to have introduced
In the legislature This bill was drawn
and sent TO Mr.. Eggle ston some three
weeks ago and Mr.. Bachelor SAID
that he heard no more about II until
he heard last Friday that it had been
killed. He was surprised as Mr.. Es-
gleston had not even told him that
the bill had teen introduced.
Here MIR. Bachelor told the coun-
ell that not a single other member
of the school board knew about the
measure until last week and that II
any blame attached 10 1t he alone
was responsible.
IT'S Eggleston's bill. not mine.
continued Mr.. Bachelor. It's state
bill and not local one. don't see
how you can criticize me fer my
connection with il. Mr.. Eggleston
requested me to draw the bill WITH
cut any reference to local conditions
and | drew II. The merits of that
bill are one thing and the propriety
Of my conduct in drawing, 1t is an
other.
Question an Unimportant One.
The speaker went on to cay that
the question at issue was very
unimportant one as compared with
.l ON hA &c
considering. lie asked that the
council not let any personalities enter
into consideration when the budget
and school levy are passed upon. He
declared that there was u0 reason tor
friction between the council and the
school board and that tn. one should
have the interest OF the schools at
heart as much as the other. i
Mr.. Bachelor then took up the
matter of the % cent levy. He told
the council that this year the board
receives $4,000 from the city. that
last year il received 100000 and the
year before Il received $4,000. Now.
he said. the council tells the board
II must run the schools next year on
the same amount II received three
wees ago when the enrolment in the
schools Is nearly 1000 greater than
1t was three wears ago. Here the
speaker read figures showing that the
cost Of education in this city Is Ear be-
low that of either Richmond. Norfolk.
Roanoke OF Lynch5urg.
Urges the Investigation.
Continuing. the speaker said that
the toard had passed In good faith
resolution s.sking the finance and
school committees OF the council 10
meet with the school board commit
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