Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-03
SUPERVISORS or HEAR|C0
TAKE PART IN SCHOOL ROW
Rescind Resolution for Apportion-
ment Of Funds From Annex
alton Account.
SALE OF GLEN LEA SCHOOL,
Citizens Will Appeal to Court to
Refuse Confirmation and Will Seek
to Have Entire Contract Declared
Null and Void.

Following the sale Tuesday OF tho
Glen Lea School. in Henrico County.
to the city of Richmond for $4,000. to
DO paid out OF funds awarded By court
to the Highland Park School District
under the annexation agreement which
went into effect last November. the
Board of Supervisors OF Henrico
County at special meeting yestcr-
day rescinded it's resolution directing
the treasurer Of the county to trans
fer to the accounts Of the several
school districts the amount awarded
the county under these proceedings,
and directed that the moneys not al
ready collected be collected by the
treasurer and held subject TO the flu
ture order of the board
The school was put up at auction
Tuesday Mt HcnriCo Courthouse and bid
In by Chairman Ebel. Of the City School
Board. his offer being the only bid
submitted Citizens of Henrico County
lad already protested the sale Of the
property, and had retained Attorney
Z Haskins Hobson TO protect their In
forests Notice that steps to have the
sale declared null and void was served
on City Clerk August. upon Chairman
Ebel, Of the City School Board. and
upon A1,stant City Attorney Ander-
son prior TO the sale.
ARRANGEMENT BY WHICH CITY
WAS TO PAY FOR PROPERTY
city agreed to pay for the property
!, is unusual Under the annexation
agreement the city was directed 10y
he court TO pay TO the Highland Park
school District about $4,000 for It's
school property. All of Highland Park
was taken into tho city except two
small parcels Of land. in one OF which
is located the Glen Lea School Thir-
teen children live on these two parcels
OF land.
aF.ees to refund this $4,000 II the city
3es"ill take over this school and pro-
vide school facilities for these thir-
teen children. The city would then
pay over 10 the Fairfield School Dis
trict the value OF the school building
out OF the Highland Park refund
money.
Attorney Haskins Hobson, counsel
for those protesting against the sale
Of the school. said yesterday after
noon. commenting on the action of
the Board OF Supervisors: 1T means
that the terms OF tho contract entered
into between the several district school
boards of Henr!co County and the
COUNTY board and the city cannot he
contaminated until the matter has heen
thoroughly investigated ny the proper
authorities: that is, the school ,-us-
tees electoral board and Circuit Court
OF Henrico County. The matter Will
be In statu' quo until this body and
the court pass upon II.
WILL ASK COURT TO
REFUSE CONFIRMATION
u don't know when tho matter will
he taken up n court Judge Scott Is
In Nova Scotia and Judge Wells is
spending some time In Atlantic CITY.
Our first step VIII he TO file a petit
t!on with tho court, asking that IL re-
fuse to confirm tho sale. We Viii next
enter suit To prevent tho school board
! I = -,
"a the City school Board the $4,000
obtained In annexation proceedings.
and 10 have the entire contract de-
clared null and void"
The City School Board will submit
the contract to the CITY Council on
Ebel. chairman ~ the board. said yes
tcrday afternoon that his board would
meat s.me time prior TO Monday night
to receive the report OF the sale and
take sGch action as il deemed neces-
sary. The date OF the meeting. ne said.
would not b" set until tho return of
Superintendent Chandler who s ex-
pected TO get back 10 the city some
time to-day.
Those citizens OF tho affected area
protesting against the contamination
Of the contract contend that Its terms
arc unreasonable. unfair and discrim-
inatory. and that ii cannot be en-
forced. They also declare that in the
event the contract Is ratified, no pro-
vision has been made looking TO the
future establishment of adequate
school facilities In the community now
served by the Glen Lea School. They
say also that adequate notice was not
given Of the sale
The protcstants include ]. G. Wood
cock, w r. Mosmiller +. + Naumann
NJ. f. Wright and Mrs. 8 j. Hook.
fiASp: ms Hobson has been retained by
S..>STn as counsel.