New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-13
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aull 5t [signedl JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor.
r No. 2357

AN ORDINANCE providing for the suppott of ahe
Public SCHOOLS Of lhe city Of New Orleans, during
the year ending May 81, 1S56 and for other puYpos es
ARTICLE l. Be 1t ordained by tae Common Couacil
a the city Of Neso 0rseaNs, Thai in accordance with
Inc sih section Of the city charter, and with ihe
quest of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana,
con'anedn can Act relative to Public Schools IN The
ciy of New Orleans approved March IA, 1885, the le
is hereby opr lied for the OF the Pub
lie Schools, and for the gratuitous education therein Of
the children residing in each district of the city, for
he term Of one year from the 1st day of June 1855
the srm of hu ldred and hinetone thousand eghi
hund ed and twenty dosrs, 10 be appropriated among
the four districss as follows:
10 the Firs, District, which had, during The year
ending May ais 1855, an actual average attendance,
291 resident pupils, The sum twenty dollars per pu.
pill and S25gO for rent and repairs of school houses
making q sum total Of S6l329.
To the Second District, which had, during the yea,
aforesaid, actual average Attendance of 22s7 reel
dent pupils the of twenty dollars per pnpii and
six thonsa and dollars for REM and repairs OF schoo
houses, IntiEing sunltotat of SOL ,740
To the Third District, which had, during the veal
aforesaid ali actual average attendance of fs45 resi-
dent pupils the sum of twenty dollars per pupil ana
$4,000 for rent and repairs of school houses, making
sum total of S40,2O0.
To the Fourth Dstrich which had, during the yeaI
aforesaid scual average attendance OF Is25 resi-
dent pupils, the Of tW enly doiiars per pupil and
$4,000 for rent and repairs of school houses, making
sum total of S35,560 -
ART .. Be IL further ordafhsl That not more than
ore-tweh partoi said appropriations shall be drawn
ch month, and all drafts OF The respective Boards OF
School Directors shall be made in the following man
ner: E%.M EE vi G#Eu q
The salaries of SuperinlendenIs, Teachers and
other employees, and all bills for supplies, stationery
rent necessary repairs and other expenses incurred
by the Board shall be stated in detail the pay roll
the month, and approval thereof of HE President
and ComHiittee Accounts of the respective Boards
the Comptroller shaa warrant on the Treasurer of the
city for the payne at of The same.
ART. 3. Be it further ordained That whenever any
furniture shall be required for the use of amy of the
schools the Superintendent shall furnish order ap-
proved BY the President Of The Beard of School Dgee
tors on the Superintendent Of the Work-house, who
shall comply with said ORDER possble the
value of such furniture 10 be an addition edhe afore!
AnT.t4r Be ii further ordained, That The city OF
New Orleans shall not in any case be Liable for the
debts OF the Boards of Directors beyond
| the amount Of the aforesaid appropriations.
| ART. s. Be further ordained, Phat il shall be the
duty of the respective Boards of School Directors las
required by the city charter) make Quarterly reports
10 the Common Council on the condition of the school 3
showing The number Of pupils that have been admitted
into eachschool, the number that have left and th
number in actual attendance during each month, wit
detailed statement of the receipts and expen dure
/ of money during The same time They shallaiso maxi
| in the month of May annual report containing a
abstract OF all the quarterly reports, also the names
number and salaries of teachers employed in the re
spective schools, list of the branches lapgh and
books used therein, of the number, loca
ton, size, condition, Internal arrangement, and means
of ventilation and warming of the.school houses owned
by The city, and rented for the schools
The size of the rooms and the maximum number o
pupils theren The dimensions OF the lob playground
and yard of the pupils and the in which The
same enclosed together with such other inorma
| lion as the respective Boards may deem of public
interest
1t shall be the duty of the respective Presidents
the Boards, and Saperntendenls TO meet the call
the President of the First District Board and agree
upon form for the quarterly and annual statistical re
ports TO the Councils also 10 adopt uniform system
of keeping their daily weekly, monthly and yearly
registers Of pupils admitted left, and attending, and
uniform mode of determining the actual average attend
/ anee at their respective schools.
The annualreports of abe Boards shall be published
in pamphlet form under the directions of the four Su
pefnlendents, and The expense of the respective
Boards u proportion 10 the amount received by then
the city and together with 2U0 copies of the samt
for theuse of the Council, the Superintendens sha
also submit 10 The Committee on Education all prope
vouchers required by them in support of the stated al
tendance of pupils which the annual appropriation
| is made.
1 JSignedl GERARD STITH
President pro TEN. Board of Assistant Aldermen.
/ [Signedl JOHN GULBERTSoN,
/ President pro TEN, Board of Aldermen.
Approved August 10, 1866.
| fSignedF JOHN i. BEWIs, Mayor.
| au11 st A true copy.