The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-20
BUILDING Of
SCHOOLS STOPPED
SCHOOL BOlan ELECTS OFFICERS J.
PEARRE MARTz PRESIDENT REs0-
lUTIOAs SENT 70 COUNTY C0HHIs-
slOEERs.

OlUALhos
An adjourned meeting of the Beard
was called to meet IN the once Of the
Board OF Education On Monday. June
End at 215 D. m. At which time the
annual election = for officers oI the
Board was held. Mr. !. pearre Waniz
was elected President. and Mr. Arthur
w. Feeser, Vice-preaIdent.
The Superintendent uT Schools
then made the annual appointments q
the executive force - follows. 81
pervisor Of white elementary schools.
Miss /. Jewell Simpson, Supervisor o.
eoaOred elementary schools. Mlaa ada
'R. Fulton; Attendance Officer. Mr
Grover G. Taylor: Counsel. IT.
Charles o. glemeoni Clerk. Mr.
Charles Reed stenographle clerk.
Miss Helen Z. 0hler. whose appoint
ments were duly approved b the
Board.
The list OF unpaid bis was ap-
proved.
A petition presented b. Ihe resi-
dents OF Freedom district advocating
the building OF Consolidated School
and High School at EIderaburg. md
offering land and labor purporting .
represent the desire of the people Of
the one-roOm rural schools. 10 have
the same permanently closed. Nas
laid before the Board 1uI 10 1eI1nIIe
action was taken. except 10 lay The
same on the table for future con
sideration-
An adjournment .as IKen taken
until Friday, June 9Th. n order 70
enter into conference vii the Coan=
~ Commissioners relative 70 N aa-
justment between the I've boards %
various Items Of the aanaaI budget.
which said items had been aIza.nros=
ed by the County Commissioner
At the adjourned meeIIng which
was authorized 10 be called % Fl
day, June 9th, 70 tale under con
sideration the following aommunlea.=
ton received from the Beard af Goaa=
ty Commissioners:
Westmdnster. Nd. Izlnx :. IaI4.
Prof N :. Il u1Eer.
Superintendent Of EeHoazs.
Westminster. Id
Dear Sir.-Ne be- II advise sn
Uf the final action II 1nlE naana -
respect u the seIIDnI nnz.sZ. -
Board has finally decided Il xIIow ynn
the amount Of one IhanaaHH aAfIHTa
for interest nn zhorI tern Ioans
which you AL. hi - 1on.ze xleh
thai allowances tie a9naIfIoa IhaI the
work which YDu he zIarlsa - n
Myers distract building. N II Enlon
Bridge toilets as contemplated. md
other improvements represented ~
necessary Immediately b started and
continued At once. otherwise znIH
item Of interest vii nj u pazI TIE
board has further allowed ne fifteen
hundred dollars requested IeT White
Rock School and haa added IL 1unz
dred dollars which was slTIeEen from
the amount for toilets II Union
Bridge With these exceptions the
former action of this board Is con
firmed.
The attention II the lard has been
called to the fast IhaL although IN
publicaliy made the statement thai
half Of the item of shoTx term leans
was represented b. loans which 1aad
been contracted ny former board
while in truth the budget II fhe paat
year contained IN item Ior HhorI IeTm
loans for an amount n excess of ne
amount which had been contracted BY
the former board The Board also
wishes 10 suggest that i You would
kindly correct the mathematical cal
culations contained n the analysis
which you 80 freely circulated .asIer-
day the deficit therein shown would
disappear.
Yours very respectfully.
BENZ. :. sTHEsBuRY
WI. !. R00p
JOHN y. MYERS
After due consideration Of Ihe above
the Board adopted the following
resolution and ordered the same 10
be placed upon the minutes an1 a
copy presented 10 the Hoard of Gounz
ty Commissioners:
WHEREAS, That IS the County
Commissioners have allowed the
Board Of Education IN the Budget Of
1919-20, s144 4.413.36. and - IIeg have
authorized that We I.ay zIz6.000 i
the above amount Tor teachers
salaries. aud / vii require $4,000
for fuel, there Is let = balance of
$9a13.96 It will be impossible With
this amount to continue the WorH Of
the Myers building. n construct fne
fngs, and make The various renosa=
fions and improvements At NeaImIns-
ter. Union Bridge. 1t. AIRY. md
other points. and Is NJ interest exz
cept $500 has been allowed IN the
loan of S35 900 It vii b necessary 70
take the money which comes from the
State tax over and above current ex-
Denses 20 pa on the loan.
WHEREAS. n order - continue
the work Of building the Myers Dis
trfct School building. the Pleasant
Gap School. the White HoeE e1Iorea
school. and others IN IhE summer Of
1919, the Beard Of Education would
be obliged to borrow he none. for
the work and pay interest on same
until such time ae that money would
be paid to this Hoar1 - the County
Commissioners after September. IaIa:
and whereas, The Beard oI Education
has no power % borrow money: and
whereas, the Board q County Com
missioners is the only County Dsard
having the authority to borrow Insaey
and refuses 70 Do 70.
Therefore. be i Resolved. III !
Is the decision Of the Hoard d Eauea=
ton that no new building. Gan =
built this school year. m IHaI -
other additions, decorations. = -
pairs can be made tn coming school
year in Carroll county. uaIasa ne
Board Of County Commissioners Pc
yides the money E=eHEzzH#. = EazH9