Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-05
MUNICIPAL. ELECTIONS.
The Public school Question.

Tho SChOOl
To the Editors of The National bteligeacer:
handful headed The Mayoraty" in reference to the
bill increasing the number Of public schools been issued
by some friend of Mr. Maury which such manifest
Justice to Others myself among the number that feel
called TO lay the facts before the public; In doing
80 have no desire TO make or rde any charges Of
fiendnes otherwise TO the public schools but simply
TO state ne facts and leave the reader judge for himself
Having been associated with Mr. Maury member of the
enough Of his services and character that he neither
requires nor desires anything that is not strictly his
introduced by Mr. Maury, and Is in his handwriting
This knoo to be true and left unexplained, would make
T. appear that solitary and alone he set that ball in mo-
by reference to the proceedings of the Board Of Aldermen
Of July IT, ls4S it win be that Mr. Ignatus Mudd in
troduced act relating TO public schools" which
ferred to the Committee Public Schools The first
sections Of this bill was reenactment Of the provisions Of
the bill OF lS4 with the exception Of the part in reference
to the tuition fees This bill taken up for consideration
on the 3lst July and 7th August.
ton of the bill relative to the public schools
Mr. Towers moved further to amend the bill by striking
out all after the seventh section and inserting the follow
ing being the recommendation in part Of the Board OF
Trustees of Public Schools:
Sec -. Ind be enacted That the Board of Trustees
created by this act be authorized and required to establish
in addition to the existing public schools in the city of
Washington not exceeding primary schools and to
locate the in such of the Wards Of the city said
Board deem most conducive to the public interests and
employ for each of said schools estab
shed teacher at compensation not exceeding $500
Provided That the compensation of each teacher
shall be proportional within the said limit, may
be- the size of the school and the grade of instruction
Sec And be it enacted That the said Board of Trus-
tees be authorized to establish high school for boys with
one Principal at salary not exceeding and high
cceding $500 year. The pupils of these high schools shall
consist exclusively of those who shall have been be
pupils in the public schools and who shall pass successfully
through such examinations, and shall possess such quaa
cations the Board of Trustees shall prescribe emitting
them TO the privileges Of the high schools
odaons shall be provided by the Corporation for the ad
dtiona schools contemplated by this act the Board Of
be and hereby authorized to hire exceed
ing additional buildings for the Of said
and the said Trustees hereby authorized to
make out and submit to the Councils at early period
practicable estimate Of the cost of such temporary
commodatons be obtained for putting into imme
date operation the hghschoos herein provided for.
sec And be IL enacted That this act shall take effect
from and after the first day of September 1SS and all acts
and parts of acts that may be inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act be and the hereby repeaed
Mr.. Adams offered the following amendment TO the
above amendment:
In addition to the four district schools established
by law fourteen primary schools shall be established
IN each Ward cost for each school not exceeding $500
annum including teachers salary of ROOM and
cdentas to be located such suitable places the several
Wards the Trustees determne said schools to be kept
open nine months of the year.
the said Trustees hereby further authorized to
establish high school for boys to be centrally located
at annual cost not exceeding fifteen hundred and fifty
dollars said high school be organized within years
from the passage of this act the Corporation
may provide a suitable building for that purpose"
In the Board of Aldermen, August 81 1885, the bill rela
day. then taken up.
Mr. Adams withdrew his amendment to the amendment
offered by Mr. Towers Monday last moved to
the amendment of Mr. Towers by striking out the
section The word seven" and inserting fourteen" the
number of primary he established which
WAS negatived, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Drury Adams, Clarke, Thornley,, and
LenoS-5.
NAYs-Messro. Wilson, orme, Franklin, Towers, and
Maury-5.
Mr. Adams then moved TO strike out seven" and insert
ten; which decided in the affirmative, follows:
YEAs-Messrs Drury, Wilson, Towers, Adams, Clarke
Thornley,, and Lenox-7.
NAYs-MesSrs. Orme Franklin, and Maury-a.
Mr. Clarke then moved to amend the said first section of
Mr. Towerss amendment to require two of the said
schools to be located in each of the Wards in which there
school, and in each of the other Wards y
which motion was negatived, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Drury, Clarke and Thorney-S.
NAYs-Messrs. Wilson, Orme, Franklin, Towers Maury,
Adams, and Lenox-7.
Mr. Orme then moved to strike out the second section of
the said offered by Mr.. Towers which provides
establishing high schools and after discussion it
" decided in the Affirmative, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Drury, Wilson, Orme, Franklin Maury,
Adams Clarke, Thornley,, and Lenox-9
NAME Towers-l.
Mr.. Adams then moved to add the following ar an add
onal section to the said amendment Of Mr. Towers:
And the said trustees hereby further authorized to
establish high school for boys to be centrally located
At annual cost not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars
said high school TO be organized within two years from the
passage of this act the Corporation may pro-
vide suitable building for that purpose"
Mr. Towers then moved TO amend the said amendment By
rikng out one" and inserting 1.-TWO" as the number Of
high schools.
Mr. Franklin moved to insert five"
The question, being first the motion Of Mr. Franklin
'as taken, and decided in the negative, follows
YEAs-Messrs Franklin and Carke-2.
NAYs-Messrs Drury, Wilson, Towers, Maury, Adams,
thornley,, and Lenox-7.
The question then the motion Of SIr Tower
strike out Zone" and insert "two" and decided in the
egatiye ~ follows:
YEA-Mr. Towers-1.
NAYs-Messrs Drury Wilson, Franklin, Maury, Adams,
larke, Thornley,, and Lenox-S.
The question then taken the amendment offered
Mr. damn md idp1 in fhp nIirna al
YEAs-Messrs. Wilson, Towers, and Adams.
NAYs-slessrs Drury Franklin Maury, Clarke Thornley,
The amendment Of Mr.. Towers as amended, was then
iopted and the bill them motion, ordered to lie
ne table.
While the latter amendments were under consideration
IT. Maury who sitting took the original bill
nd amendments transcribed them, leaving out nearly all
the first sections which repetons of the act
1884, and suggested To the Board after the last VOTE that
had condensed the action just had into perfect
and II the bill under consideration was laid upon the
,bc he would Introduce IT, The bill accordingly laid
II the table at his suggestion.
Mr. Maury, on leave introduced bill entitled An act
supplementary to the act entitled An act TO increase the
lumber Of public schools in the city Of Washington and for
ther purposes approved December s. lsi4 which bill
vice read and amended, and then read the third time
8 amended aud passed.
The following note viii be found appended to the proceed
Of the Board Of Aldermen referring to the bill just in
reduced by Mr.. Maury, (see National Intelligencerl
This bill embraces in condensed form, the leading
rncplcs Of the bill amended and laid the table this
yening viz ten primary schools the existing schools to
eman as at present and emitting high school"
lh note states the fact and explains the true state OF the
ae and the amendments adopted at that time, in effect
ultimately became the law. The bill just alluded TO
lost by the dsagreeing votes Of the two Boards II
again introduced by Mr.. Maury September H. 1885,
dered on that day. amended and referred TO the Commit
tee Public Schools. October 81 S48 upon the consider
alton Of bill from the Board Of Common Council which
had been reported 10 The Board of Aldermen from the Com
mittee Public Schools by Mr. French Mr. Maury intro
ducGd the same bill, substitute and Il was passed y
the vote every member Of the Board but one mir Thorn
lcy) who did not think the bill far enough A com.
pariscN Of my amendments amended with Tho law viii
show them 10 be the foundation Of its provisions
SO far as legislation upon the nbjcc is concerned from
present ystem Of public schools ask
the journals OF the two Boards during that period tev
PAIN and easily understood and tell their own bistr
There time lin its incipency) when the common
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