New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-14
An ORDNANCE proyldlng for the supaort Of ii

I AN ORDINANCE providing for the supaort of The
Public Schools Of The city Of New Orleans, dur ng
The year ending Mat 81 e56 and f6r ohef purposes
| ARTICLE / Be it ordatnsd ty the Coaimm Council
of The city Of NetO Orleans, That in accordance with
lhe 18Th section Of the ey charter and with the re-
quest Of ,he Legislature Of the Slate Of Aouisana,
contained in AR Act relative 10 Public Schools in the
city OF New Orleans" approved March IA, ts56 there
lis hereby Appropriated for the ma OF the Pub
lie Schools and the grauitous education of
the children residing in each district of the city, for
the term of one year from The lat day Of Jme 1922,
the of one hundred and ninety4one thousand eight
hundred and twenty dollars, be appropriated among
the ionr districts, as follows: & 1@ w
To tne Frs, DlslrIct which had, during The year
ending May 2is 1855, an actual average alteRdance, of
29al resident pupils, the sum oftwenty dollar pn-
pill, and S25Ua for rel and repairs Of sehosi houses,
making a sum total of $Bl, ,320.
To the Second Dstrci, which hud, during the year
aforesaid actual average attendance of DIST resi-
dent pupils the sum of twenty dollars per pspii and
six tnouaaHdSdoars for rem and repairs d school
houses, making sum total Vt S5l ,740 %
To the Third District, which had, during the year
aforesaid. actual average attendance of 1a5 resi-
dent pupils, the snniof twenty dollars per pupil, and
$500 for and repairs of school houses, making
sum total Of $40,200. %
To the Fourth Distfic which had, during ihe yeaI
aforesaid, actual average attendance OF 1s2S resi-
dent pupils, the sum of twenty dollars per pupil, and
$4,000 for rent and repairs of school houses making
sum,totai of S3s, $50 5 .s9s
ART 9. BE 1t further ordaiasd That not more than
twelfth pari said appropriations shall be drawn
each month"; and all drafts OF the respective Boards of
School Directors shall be made in the following
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The salaries of Superin,endents, Teachers and
other employees, and all bills for supplies, stationery
rent, necessary REPAIRS and-oter penses mcarred
by the Board shall be stated III detail the pay roll OF
the month, and OH approval thereof of the Presidenl
and Committee Accounts of the respective Boards,
the Comptroller shall the Treas urer of the
city for the payment of the same
ARr.3 BE il further ordained That whenever any
furniture shall be required The use of any of the
schools, The Superintendent shall furmls an oirr ap
proved by the President OF the Board of School Direc
tors the Superintendent of the Work-hosse, who
rhnllD I'd nrla Ill.,.
value of such furniture 10 be addition ole aore
SAID appropriation a. a s
ART Be IL further ordained, That the city of
New Orleans shall moi any case be liable for the
debts contracts of The Boards of Directors beyond
the amount of the aforesaid appropriations. 5
ART. S Be IL further ordained, That i, shall be the
duty * the pecr ve Boards Of chooJ b rectoTs M
requred by the city eharts to make " reports
the Common Council on the Condition Of the sehools
showing the number of pupils that have been admitted
ipto each school, the number that have left, md the
number in actual at enhance during each month with
adelaled statement of the receipts and expenditures
OF money during the same time They shall also make
in the month of May an annual report containing ain
abstract OF all the quarterly reports also the hames
number and salaries of teachers employed in dc Ye,
spectye Schools list of ahe branches taught andtext
books used therein, statement of the number Local
lion size condition, internal arrangement means
Of Ventilation , and waning 60 Of % las school housesewned
The size of the rooms and the maximum number of
pupils therein, 1he dimensions of The lot playground
and yard of the pupils and the manner in whgh the
same are enclosed. together with such other iuorma-
lion as the respective Boards may deem of public
interest. q4s &=T e. Sanger 835a
1t shall be the duty of the respective Prssident. of
The Boards and Superlntendens 10 meet on the call of
the President of The First District Board and agree
upon form for the quarterly and annual statistical re-
ports TO the Council adopt uhiform{ system
OF keeping their daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly
registers of pupils admitted left, and attending and
uniform mode of determining The actual average aend-
ance al their respective schools.
The annual reports Of The Boards shall be published
in pamphlet form under the directions Of the -four sa
perinlendents, and at the expense of the respective
30 ards III proportion TO the amount received by them
lite use of the csu, the superintendenls shall shall
also submit 10 the Committee Education all proper
vouchers required by them in support Of the stated at
tendance of pupils which the annual appro pration
is made - 5r
tSignedl GERARD STITH
Presldentpro tem- Board of Assistant Aldermen
S[Signedl JOHN GULBERrSON.r :,
i, -e. President pro tenn. Board of Aldermen.
Approved August 10, 1866.
[signsdJ JOHN L. LEWIS Mayor y
au11 st F5 !, Astrne COW