The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-02
MOTHER STATEMENT
" The COMMITTEE

4. n. McQuatterS, \ lee Penn. vi Ne.
Coleman. Harris Mcintosh and Z. IL
Kenner, members Of the board OF
school trustees, we feel that reply
should he made because It IL unfair
ana i reflection On the committee,
not addressed to the committee hut
tos II Y Whipplo and others. This
committee has not requested the
board IL school trustees 70 .repud-
late ans rontracts ana when this
board So cons1rnes the requests
which have been made In such
way. then II ii an admission that IL
the question was submitted TO the
people that the board would be bound
ID change the location OF the school
building,
The article ii unfair. This conn
munication states that in addition to
the reputation requested that tbs
present board would be permitted to
retain their places. MI. Fudge, Mr.
Henry Thompson and Mr. ]. r.
Fleming, did appear before the
board as representatives Of the citi-
zcns' committee yesterday morning
and make second request that the
board submit the question Of the
location or the high school build
ing to q vote OF the people. This
was the only question or request sub
mitted to said board, and IN present
ing this question Mr.. Thompson
stated that refusal of the board
so grant this request might result
in a divided board after the coming
election. In addition, MI. Thompson
stated that it Was the sense OF the
committee that the present board
could carry out the construction OF
the building better than new men,
and il they would submit the location
or the site TO the people, that the
committee would use it's best en-
deavors to secure the election of the
old board, no matter what the re-
sast os the election might be.
Another amusing paragraph in
their reply Before q meeting Of
the board today, It was advised that
the new election desired must be
held By next Monday at least. Tie
board Las no authority to order an
election for the purpose indicated,
and respectfully declines TO DO So"
But they have the authority to over
ride the will oE the people Nov,
with reference to these contracts. It
is true that q contract has been made
for tie construction of the building
On the lot, recently purchased, and
no member OF the committee nor any
individual opposing the location, so
far as We are able to ascertain. has
ever raised any objection to the ar
clitacsEFe, the material 10 be used
nor the price To be paid, and in these
matters We believe the board has
acted with good Judgment, and hay-
ing the matter we'll In hand. can
probably carry ont the construction
better than this committee or those
we represent. At this meeting, MIR.
Kenner called NJ the question Of the
coming election, and it was then
and only then. answered by the rep-
resentatives OF this committee. This
committee nor the citizens generally
have questioned the earnest and hons
est endeayors of the board of trus-
tees to give us the best school With
in their power But we have qnes-
toned their judgment with refer
ence to the location, and still ques-
tion sagne-we believe that the rush
In Undertaking TO close the deal for
the lot, and obtaining deed and
placing same ON record, and issuing
a voucher, when there was no money
on hand to pay for same that the
rush ard methods used in closing
tie contract Tor tie building; the at
tempted construction of sewer and
water tines to the new lot, al made
IN pursuance Of a common design on
the part of the board to cineh the
location and put Themselves in
safe position, SO that, II possible,
prevent q majority Of the people re-
sorting to the courts, by bringing in
10 this controversy third party.
whose interests might be ieopardized.
This committee has never made any
request except to ask an election on
the site. We are not now contend
ing for anything else. Before maxi
ing this last request we were in
formed that the contractor for the
new building, was willing to change
the Site to the Marvin College lot