The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
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1t is to laugh while City COuneimen cannot attend to their
own duties public without calling for help and the
of spe citizens committees they take position of debating
rho ~ Board of Education school board has carefully
weighed proposition and officially acted upon it, council
the official action of the school board IN os' anu
certainly unlawful manner
part of his salary the Board OF Educauon permits wy
SUPERINTENDENT W. j. Capnger the residence property
adjoining High School, which owned by the Board Al he aS
meeting board that body decided to erect on the rear
residence for the use OF the
They petoned City Council as required by law Tor
garage The petition properly signed by the
property and investigation had been MADE W f Hel
NJ Newell who officially okeyed the petition City Council at the
meeting Thursday evening refused to grant the permit MOI
eouse was not in proper legal there
objection building being erected the part OF the fire depart
ment that they did not want the cho
squander the in erecting garage Tor the
of Individual
There has been mu CHI friction City Council and the City
BOARD of Education and the City Council
tell the elected the school board "na
and how thew boud do CITY Council will be responsible for
any squanerng of funds by the school board Will the
board be held responsible squandered by City Council
boards and distinct and one has nothing
with the affairs of the other The this is under
stood the smoother will things
Education handles the school funds of the city and
gives accounting therefor The school board composed OF
gentlemen good Judgment and business The pub
confidence them they would not have chosen them on
they fit after careful consideration to erect at the
expense by the assistance of the schools manual
training department. the teacherage property for the
housing the superintendent automobile used by him day
capacity travelling from school another the
city and any affair of City Council The
erection of the garage permanent improvement the
school boards property and will not has ben suggested be erect
expense of the fund handled by City Council
This action council strikes Of the greatest baby plays
by this luous body The only question council should
upon the of petition building permit
property adjoining the proposed
object whether the proposed improvement will be fire
petition filed by the City Board of Education met these
requirements and foolish that twelve apparently normal
among many candidates the most capable handle
the citys affairs would have stumbled again here
By of mandamus council may be compelled such
building should the question end in mandamus proceed
ngs twelve ouncmen may demonstrate clearly how their
high financing and saving the dear
money by paying the costs Of an action court
City of Education failed handle
questions which before them satisfactory
They have suggested council how that body shosd
their affairs have they asked of council suggestions
the handling of school matters.
The councimn behind this attempt block the Board Edu
cation will better the public councmen in paying trcter
attention the expenditure the City Council
and endeaong reduce the big overhead continually
pilng up, around the city offices.
Hundreds years wise said Those who pretend
mend others should first themselves then
will be more readily believed.