The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-15
TRAINING SCHOOL BOARD SENDS,
PROTEST TO LIBRARY BOARD.

1t looks as if the plan of the city
council and mayor to use room in the
basement of the library for polling
place for the Fourth ward will lead to
trouble between the city and the Train
ing School board. The board claims
that under the lease the city has no
right to make use of the room, as 1t
interferes with the running OF the
school. The city authorities, on the
other hand construe differently that
part of the lease covering the matter
and insist that the city has right to
use the room. That part OF the lease
relating to the question at issue reads
as follows:
"To have and to hold the same for
the term of five years from the 18th
day OF August, 1909; provided that the
lessor (the city, reserves the right to
make use of any of said premises at
any time during said term, but so as
not, in any manner, to interfere with
the full enjoyment thereof by the
lessee the county, for the purpose OF
conducting its school,"
The Training School board consisting
of J. L. Rertsche, H. c. Wilke and
G. w. Meisnest, held meeting Mon
day to consider the matter and the fol
lowing protest signed by the three
members has been sent to the library
board:
cat meeting of the Training
School Board held February II, 1912,
the Board carefully looked over the
affairs in the basement of the large
room in the rear and along the west
side of the library building. They
found at that time that the wal had
been cut and that the partition had
been temporarily put up. From this
the situation appeared much worse
than it was first supposed, and perfect
ly convinced the board of its inadvisa-
bility. From 500 to 800 pamphlets and
periodicals, numerous state and United
States educational reports, with shelves
and tables would have to be removed
from two to four times per year at
least
"The Training School Board also
carefully looked into the advisability
of having the polling place in the room
Immediately to the east of the entrance,
which room in all respects would an
swer the purposes of polling place,
providing the city saw tit to use the
library for such purpose. There is a
large racant space. y. 'aast IS sy 10
feet, the size of the place presently
planned for that purpose. The only
difference would be that it would be a
matter of walking to the right after
you enter the building for about five
steps instead of walking three steps
straight ahead.
"The occupation of this room in the
basement by the city fora polling place
is violation of the lease under which
the Training School uses the rooms of
the library. The Board was decidedly
of the opinion that it positively inter-
feres with the running of the school,
and that Manitowoc County could not
afford to have anything interfere that
would hamper its work. 1t would not
be wise to pay high prices to teachers
and then have twenty-five students
stopped from doing any work for two
or four days.
"The Training School Board by un-
animous vote decided if necessary to
cause an injunction to be served when
the time came restraining the city
from using the room in question for
polling place"
1t is probable that the council will
take some action on the "protest" at
the meeting next Monday night To a
man up tree it appears that the city
is showing queer attitude in the af-
fair, and is acting the part of a bully.
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