Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-19
LEAVENWORTH PUT ON BOARD
Succeeds Bourke, Who Thereby May
Land Secretaryship.
SCHOOL BONDS FETCH A PREMIUM
Pardonfng OF Parties Convicted In
Police Court and Remitting of
Fines IL to BE Investi-
GATED.

Edmund F. Leavenworth was last night
elected to succeed w. T. Bourke, re-
signed. as members of the Board of Edu-
cation over DR.. s. X. Spalding. by a
vote Of to 5. The election Of MIR.
Leavenworth. 1t is contended, makes It
almost certain that w. T.. Bourke will
be elected to the office Of secretary Of
the, board, defeating the present secre-
tary. ]. F. Burgess.
There was some speculation how the
election would terminate. 1t was known
that five votes would be for Leaven-
worth and four for Spalding, but Presi-
dent Courtney and M. F. Sears refused
to state prior to the election for whom
they would cast their votes. Secretary
Burgess after the election said he would
not give up the fight for the secretary
ship Of the board. but indications. It is
said. pointed very strongly toward the
election Of Bourke 1t Is understood that
Leavenworth will vote for Bourke for
secretary, making the vote seven for
him and five for Burgess
In session yesterday afternoon the
finance and claims committee opened
bids on the $l25,ooo school district bonds,
On their recommendation last night the
bid Of the Investors Security company Of
Des Moincs who offered a permium of
a,7Se.5o was accepted.
Mrs. A. c. Bingel. secretary OF the
Cherry Hill Kensington. sent a COM
munication to the board asking that
new high school be erected In the north
part Of the city to accommodate the large
number of pupils who are graduated
from the district schools of that section
every year and who are compelled to
60 to the high school. which she claims
Is crowded.
The annual report of the Omaha High
school lunch room was made at the
meeting and accepted II showed that
Ss4B students ate at the school during
the year just ended, as compared with
$500 the year previous. The receipts
were sS,so7 and the expenditures 5000,
leaving a balance Of s7s6. The directors
salary amounted to $500, leaving a deficit
Of s1S The reason for the falling off in
students eating at the lunch room is ex-
planned by the two-session system In
vogue during the year.
The board voted to build a new cement
walk from the south entrance OF the
high school to Dodge street and change
the present retaining wall to suit the new
location Of the walk.
Contract for the erection OF the new
Long annex addition was awarded to
Robert Butke on his bid Of sl7,9s5. Con-
tract for the heating and plumbing at the
Miller Park school was awarded to B.
Grundwald on his bid OF $lO,2ss.
The following resolutions relative to the
pardoning Of prisoners convicted In police
court and the remitting of fines imposed
We're offered by Mr.. Foster and adopted
by unanimous vote:
Whereas. The newspapers report that
Mayor Dahlman is granting many par
dons and remitting fines that In the aggre-
gate amount to a good deal Of money and
Whereas, These fines, II not remitted by
the mayor, would come into the treasury
Of the school district of Omaha. and
Whereas. II Is reported that many of
the fines thus remitted by the mayor
have been imposed on persons who are
abundantly able to pay Owners of auto
mobiles. etc), therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the attorney Of the
board be and he hereby Is directed to
ascertain the number of persons pardoned
by the mayor during his incumbancy Of
the office, the names of those persons,
the nature Of the crimes OF which they
were convicted, the date Of conviction and
sentence and the date of pardon. Also the
names of persons whose fines have been
remitted. the date on which the fines
were imposed, the date upon which fines
were remitted by the mayor, the nature Of
the offense of which the persons were
found guilty and the amount of the fine
In each case And. be 1t further
Resolved, That the attorney be directed
to report, giving the information called
for In this resolution, not later than the
ty, I.,lx,