The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-13
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
COMMITTEES REPORT.


T A Meeting of the Common Council Of the City
n of Evansville, held the evening Of the 9Th inst
the following report sub,f y by the Chairman Of
the special committee, to whom referred the School
Trustees Report to-wit
To THE MAYOR AND CoNMoS COUNCIL:
The special committee to whom referred the
port of the School Trustees, have had the unoer
consideration and would beg leave to report
We fully agree with the Trustees in the importance, c
| hciency and economy Of "a graded system of Common
Schools, and also bear willing testimony 10 the zeal
and ability with which the Trustees have discharged
their duty, both in the selection of superior corps Of
teachers and in the attention and oversight they have
exenued to the Schools whereby accurate and
getc system ofteachng has been introduced rendering
the schools equal to any in the State. We have there
fore hesitation i'm saying that the Public schools of
city exercising better influence in moral, in
tellectual and social Improvement than any other In
sttuton amongst and ought to receive the coral
and efficient support every citizen desiring the city
welfare.
The Trustees, receiving their appointment from the
People, by election much the Peoples repesen-
taves, the Council itself and they devote
time and give their special attention this subject
they are better prepared to actor the peoples interest
in this matter than the city Council. no matter
how much may desire the public good.
The Ordinance regulating public schools and defining
matter in their hands. 1t requires taem to give ample
security for the safety of the funds report regularly
TO the Council the progress the expenditures and the
wants of the schools their reports to be published for
| the information of the people.
This ordinance very properly separates the tax levied
for school purposes from the general revenues and has
placed the at the disposal of the trustees, and
thereby relieving the council from all the details incl
dent thereto The council controlling the action Of the
The council will doubt always examine carefully
the reports Of the trustees, will visit the schools often
convenient, as individuals and councilmen, inter
este in the improvement OF the young. and will grant
by levy, for school purposes whatever IN their judy
ment the public schools require, whether for tuition, in
cdenta expenses repairs, the erection Of school
| buildings when necessary,
Wewoud recomme nd hereafter that the tax for public
schools shouldb be separated tax duplicate from,
all other special taxes, and that all expenditures FOL
schools and for school houses should be chargeabe r.
the school fund.- and paid out of mones levied FOR school
purposes. Our :fe that il Is separate by oT
in the hands of the Treasurer, but more especial
ly thar the people should and know what they pay
for school purposes The practice heretofore has been
to place with il other special txes last year the head
| ing of the column "school Tax &c," sc tn.
hundred dollars, when the school tax 5c, and the
'&c' was 2ocj many good ard intelligent citizens over
4 lOOkedtB ana tfiorgnt tney paid &C school lax
| Wewould recommend that levy for school purpose,
he fixed at ~ mills or CSC the one hundred dollars
With this amount annually continued; we think tn,
school trustees will be enabled 70 provide suitable schoo
accommodations for all the children Of the city.
We would recommend further that the trustees be en-
powered purchase such lots for school houses
necessary, not exceeding at any one time -Four thou
sand dollars in amount raised upon and payableou
the school fund. and also may contract for building
school houses and making different payments, hayn
not more than ten years to run for any amount les
than six thousand dollars, to enable the trustees
erect suitable buildings oasei the common schoo
| revenue.
twill he unnecessary for the comm ittee IN GO int
any elaborate argument in favor of this measure,
sumo IL principle that Is the duty OF the govern
ment to provide at the public EXPENSE for th,rous
and efficient business education for every child in tn
community, without regard 10 wealth or poverty"
We ask the question-ls there a man worth one hun
dred dollars that would refuse % cents each TO sc
| opportunity for good education to every bo,
and girl in city; or Is there any man worth on
hundred times thai amount that would begrudge TWEEN
ty-fiye dollars annually for the same good object.
there such, think they are few and far between
| All Of which is respectfully submitted
NV. FOSTER, CHM.
On motion OF Mr.. Foster the report laid 70
one week, and ordered to be grinted
| Attest: WE'LL III. WAIVER,
jell-id [yolksbote copyl City Clerk.