Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-22


per foot Two platforms in the Second Ward banks
Of the creek to enable the engines and
For Hook and Ladder Co. No. l. one light ladder %
long and one heavy hook is greatly needed With these
aodtions the Department will be placed in state of e
cheney, equal almost any emergency likely to occur
All whichis respectfully submitted,
JOSHUA DAVIES, lst Assistant.
OUR SCHOOLS-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
/ am indebted to our City School Superintend-
ent for a communication under this head, the COM
pleteness of which renders it unnecessary for me
to add word.
The schools in this city both public and private have ge
nernly been highly prosperous during the past year. The
interest manifested in behalf of Edncaton by majority of
our population, has conduced to the schools
and given them reputation home and abroad The pub
lie schools Of this city have attracted attention quite
svely in this ate and spoken of in
dalton.
District No. much the argest school in the city
ring the year been under the efficient successful
management OF John G. McMynn Principal. There
in ALL six teachers in the school, The strict disciplinary
angemen both in respect to the department of schol
ars and the requi Of stndy has been highly nuen
a in promoting good ORDER and the general interest the
school, The teachers aim make the school one daily
progress and to hold every learner practicable
an accountability for each days advancement
The number of scholars that have attended the school
during the past year. attendance about 400
The studies pursued in the school, those usually taught
in common Schools besides, Chemistry, Algebra Astrono-
my Latin, Botany, Geometry and Tgonomeiry The chief
aim Of the school, however is thorough training in the
more useful and common branches Of Education. Vocal
music is made of the daily exercises in the school,
the scholars AS of the many advantages which this
school has conferred upon the of Education may
be remarked that has furnished course of instruction to
respectable number of young and women, and quail
fed them engage in the business of teaching Many of
the successful teachers the county during past
year, received their Educational training in Public School,
District No. !, of this city.
The Public School, District No. Q in this City, is at pres
ent under the management of MI - Judson, in the up
per department, and Miss Susan Cros depart
ment. This school has much less number of scholars
attendance than No. 1.-The population within the limits of
the District being less than onehrd OF the city District
No. has had TO contend with uavOrabe influences,
yet through The efforts of some earnest friends OF Educs0n
the school Is prosperous and gaining the confidence
OF those who regard system of education the great
and paramount interest of the people is to be regretted
that any among should strive weake confidence In
public schools and seek divide IMPAIR by The
eouragement of other unnecessary channels of instruction
The teachers engaged in District No worthy ofbeing
sustained and encouraged.
Besides the public schools in this CITY, there are other
schools which do not under the supervision and con-
troll of our common school laws The Female Seminary,
under the management of Miss s. Broughon has been at
tended with much during the past year ii has az
orded facilities to young ladies in this city, and the
rounding country, for the requirement OF accomplished
education The average attendance the Seminary du-
ring the past year, has been So All the branches of
education usually pursued tn Female Summaries the
Eastern states, taught In this school,
The school conducted By Sisters Charity has been
in successful progress during the past year The
attendance between 80 and CO. This school is designed
for boys and girls and also TO furnish suitable education
TO young ladies' The Sisters give their unremitted acI
ton to the children and youth committed their care
German Catholic School has been in operation most of
the time during the past year, in the north part city,
In order to the man;anance of the present educational
standard of our public schools and insure still greater
more general cooperation of the people
sary. However competent and faithful may be the teach
employed the united influence and support of parents
and guardians essential to the prosperity progress
Ofthe schools. The common school system this
founded upon broad, liberal and enliahtened basis l,
contempaes the free education of the entire
youthful population Our public schools are intended to
furnish the facilities for good business education TO all
rich and poorto diuse heahful morality without con-
hicting with the religious opinions OF any denomn-
ton. No object better calculated insure the per-
manent prosperity of this city, and moral
and intelligent population than general interest In the
welfare Of public schools Let every good citizen
then, strive make public schools still more prospcr-
Gus and useful.
STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
The number of deaths in this City for the II
months preceding April of the present year as /
learn from the sections of our burial grounds, is
Mon I, Women 9, Children l3-making an ag-
gregate of 90. This is probably about the aver
age yearly mortality of the City, which, for pop
ulation of between three and four thousand may
be considered remarkably low. Six of the adult
deaths reporred were from old age. These stats
tics show the degree of exemption enjoved here
from diseases of a fatal character, and make q
most favorable exhibit as TO the general heathful-
ness of this locality. For this purpose they are
presented.
GENERAL FISCAL CONDITION.
The suhioined table shows the amount of ex-
penditure for the year in the several departments
of City service, the amount of outstanding scrip,
also the credits, and available resources now on
hand. a more gratifying picture could not well
be presented, to the condition of our fiscal af-
fairs. Without dollar ofindebtedness, which we
have not the immediate ability TO pay, there is a
handsome balance of assets in the treasury, to be
carried over 70 the account of the current year.
And this after literally providing for all the wants
of the year, and lqudatng DIR. balance of IS, 500
carried over from the former year. To accomplish
this result, a somewhat onerous tax nccessa-
ry tax much less onerouS, however, than that
which is annually visited upon the property-own-
ers of sister commercial cities in this State On n
low valuation the per cent. of city tax in kenosha
for 1852 was 2.5-in Racine, on a much higher
scale of valuation the per cent. of tax was g. On
a just cash valuation of our real and personal es-
tate-say 5000, 000-the per cent. would have been
for the amount of revenue raised about 3. And
on similar valuation, the tax for all purposes
whatever, including payment of interest on city
and harbor bonds, if sold to the extent proposed,
would not be over mills the dollar, for the
current year-or valuation the same as the
last not over is. This is all that will be required
to meet the obligations and expenses of the City
for 1858. AS highly credtable fact to the tax
payers and citizens of Kenosha, may here state
that of SS,453 IS, the sum levied upon the tax
roll of the past year, only SAG So is returned
delinquent. This accounts mainly for our present
favorable and easy fiscal condition; and demon
strates the disposition and ability of our people
anu city authorities to come up fully and prompt
" to the work of meeting, at all times, the pecu-
MARY obligations they take upon themselves. No
city within the limits of the State is better prepa-
red, in its freedom from debt, in the present and
prospective resources of its inhabitants and in its
general circumstances TO enter into, or aid in the
promotion Of important public enterprises involy-
ing Its general interests than kenosha. This is
fact in regard TO which we may have Just pride,