Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-06

1888, for the support Of common schools applicable
only to the payment Of teachers wages, viz:
Appropriated BY the State $4,000 90
Raised BY the Of Of the counties
From permanent local funds belonging to different
Under special statutes, in New York. 72ss 90
B$$ 4 S S:$StS' s 3; ];
Voluntarily raised by taxes in towns $685. 81
Whole raised s4ni 81
Whole raised in 1887 was ssa 50
Showing an increase of Sss 52s 50
The trustees of school districts received in 1893,
and applied to the payment of teachers wages, the
whole of the above sum of
during the year 52I,477 ~
srsSe zee the amount so paid in 1887 by sisoa
reported therefore is $685., sss 10
In order to ascertain the actual expense of main
tanning the common schools, the following estimated
amounts should be added to the above, viz:
Interest on money invested in school houses sai 90
which Is obtanrd by allowing $500 as the average
cost Of that + one for each Oth
! OF Sos54oo, whcA at per cent produces the
T. Annual expense Of books, states and stationery,
Eue for ioaT sehooli,ousrs, at $40 each iO27o 90
ses Of collectors on the amount raised by tax
Is,s Collecting assEls' ssal'77"' a'sper
g. Repairs Of school houses IS for each. 5osa5 90
| !. Compensation 10, Commissioners Of Common
s ssASS who r ar. S % S%n
cities and allowing day, service during the year
Compensation voted to inspectors of common %. ~
schools in the several towns, ii,ooo 90
And the total annual expense of maintaining the
choo Of the State in 1885, ateast Ss2oi3 81
The productive capital Of the school fund on the
3Oth of September 1889, amounted to 81 49, All ~,
and consisted Of the following items:
Bonds f,rl nds sold siss'c,s 50
Rem lining due Of the loan of 1885, ass II
Dc DC I lSsn ct ct i,s s aasss5 : :
Bank stock, log 800 90
United states Treasury notes 5000 90
Money Ia the Treasury 67,4l4 81
sIsse4ql 90
Although the balance Of revenue in the treasury
the 30th Of September last Sl207 l3 70, yet the
revenue during the year only $ll 472,27 so that
il has not been increased $4,000 beyond the reve
nue. Of the preceding year (SlOO,OOO0 and an addi-
ton to the amount to be distributed cannot be made
until 1884, when the will have been ncreas-
ed more than Sl0,0 900, and new apportionment viii
be made. On the LIST of February, 1910, there was
distributed about 275OOO and it is estimated that
the total expenditures of this year will be So l00,
Sl3 s.
But there is another important point connected
with this report. The Report says that
There are free schools attached to each Of the
seven II oman Catholic churches, in the city Of New
York, at which more than five thousand children
taught six hours in each day. Although estab-
lished by particular denomination, they are open
to all children, without disc rimnation and in
fact attended by those Of different denominations
These are supported by the voluntary bounty OF
their pious and charitable founders. They do not |
participate in the distribution Of the School Fund.-
and consequently not included in any returns
Ii is known that other denominations have large |
free schools, Supported in similar manner, and |
w aid from the School Eund. but of 1
them supposed To be so numerous as those above
mentioned. During the past year, there has been |
S3i I72 ~, equal to the amount distributed by the
state, and tax OF half mill on the valuation Of all
the real and personal estate in the city, which,
1885, amounted TO S73, $50 GO, and at least
much in 1899. These items make an amount Of
siG,saa AZ |
By tie state sii72 e
Making ato,~s of sinyasi %
Ii would seem but just, that all who contribute,
directly indirectly, to this fund, and especially
those who paid their share Of the taxes laid to OBJ
tain it, should participate in its benefits. The at
tenton Of the hav ing been called to
the subject he deemed il his duty to submit the |
facts to- the Legislature. The common council Of
New York are authorised by law To designate the |
schools to which the school funds raised there, and
apportioned TO that city, shall be distributed. That
body has full power to apply remedy, and appor-
ton the public money among the free schools estab-
lshed BY all the different denominations. Ii is there
~
for ie present, is unnecessary. The present dis
tril Of the school moneys in that city, will be
found in the report Of the commissioners.
From the tenor Of this, il seems that attempt
il 20 be made to give the Roman Catholic separate
schools portion Of the fund for their private use
This is wrong; ifthe Catholic children cannot come
under the general arrangement, they must SHIFT for
themselves.
The following tables show the exact state OF the
school moneys for the city and county of New York,
for the year ending May l, 1889 -
State school moneys deposited, 49, sSil12
mount deposited ~ the city, r1uziling the -.
sum deposited last year By the State, iSess W
Amount of city half mill tax. S7a,l5i 90
Les. sum =, served for commissioners ex.
penses. ep " az, an
Amount Of deVosite- siHSl
Balance in bank last year,
Amount FOR distrbution- si@,SU IS
Balance duo the bank, 50
Amour actually distributed. sisoS's -
s{TgIT J.
soctrrrr. SCHOOLS, 8 &c. sss