The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-03
BRITISH TRANSPORT MINED, JOSS or LITE 187O
 GERMAN INVASION WITHIN 40 MILES OF RIGA
BOARD TO CONFER ON
 SQUABBLE

O&UHDDLL President Grover c. Vim has call ed a meeting of the school board. to confer on tho S7OO-a-month tuition fec which the City Council has or dained be paid by each pupil living outside the city limits of Juneau, who elects to attend the public schools this winter. Although Board members W. W. Casey and Willis E. Novel; have pronounced views on the coun- chs action. their attitude will not be publicly announced until after they had had an opportunity to meet
 Many arguments have been advanc- ed since the tuition fee became Q civic issue. There arc numerous ci- tizens who declare that the action of the council is revolutionary. and, they maintain. no court would sustain the taxation of school children because they do not live within the corporate limits of the city. Others contend that if the people living without the city limits do not care to support the schools. they should ask the govern ment for a Nelson school provided by O Congressional act Stm others de- clare that sooner or later the people who have refused to come into the city win be forced to be annexed. and argue that no tuition should be charged.
 The city councils power to levy tui1 ton is also questioned.
 The couneiPs Resolution
 Under date of March 3. 1915, the minutes of the City Council of the City of Juneau read in part as fol- lows:
 Be it resolved by the city council of Che City of Juneau that from and after the - day of - all lights now maintained by the City of Juneau outside Of the city limits be discontinued. that from and after the said date an fire hydrants. now main tained by the city of Juneau outside the fire limits. be taken out and dis continued. and further. that after the date above mentioned. no children re- siding outside of the city limits be permitted to attend the Juneau Public schools without first paying the sum of - dollars per month, payable each month in advance. to the treas urer of the school board. And all the city officers, city employees and the heads of departments are hereby in- structed and directed to carry out the provisions Of this resolution. SO far as they come under their supervis- ion. After which Councilman Vol land moved and Councilman Geddes seconded that the resolution propos- ed be referred to Q special commit tee Of three to be appointed by the Mayor and that the said committee report later and upon call of the roll on the adoption of said motion all six councimen present voted aye"
 (The councimen present were Ged. des. Britt. Miller. Willis, Wolland and Reck)
 The committee was appointed by Mayor Beck as follows: Councilmen Wolland. Willis and Miller.
 s7.oo Fec Fixed.
 Under date of April 2nd. the min. utes of the city council read in part as follows:
 Councilman Wolland. chairman of the special committee heretofore ap- pointed to investigate the proposed resolution read at the regular meet ing of the city council March 5. 1915, reports orally on behalf of said special committee at this time. The com. mlttee recommend that the resolution read at the meeting Of March 5. 1915 be adopted. that the tuition charged to pupils living outside of the corpor. ate limits be fixed at S7 per month payable monthly in advance, and that the resolution read at the regular meeting March 3. 1915. be amended in accordance with said report; and that the charge Of tuition become effec tive at the beginning of the nexi semester (meaning September. 19l5) and that the said resolution be adopt ed and upon call of the roll on tho adoption of said motion the same i: carried unanimously"
 A copy of the resolution and of tho report Of the special committee wa. mailed to the school board by Clerl P. W. Petit on the order of Mayor John Reck on August 21, or immed lately after the last meeting of th, council.
 Think Fee Reasonable
 Members of the city council say the tuition fee Is not unreasonable They take the position that it vii cost the city S700 a month to edu cate each child. and their contention is that if the people who have re fused to elect to be annexed do mol care to pay their share Of the schoo expense. their children should seel schooling elsewhere.
 Councilman Fries said: aThe mer who filed protests against extending the boundaries of the city are thl persons who are really responsibl,
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