The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-16
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMMITTEE REPORT.

| COMMlrIEE REPOHT.
| t A Meeting Of the Common Council OF the City
~ Of Evansville held the evening OF the 9Th inst.
the following report submitted by the c. arnan e,
the special committee, whom was referred me School,
Trustees Report towit:
| To THE MAYOR AND CoxNoy COUNCIL:
| The special committee to whom was referred the re-
port Of the School Trustees have had the unaer
! consideration and would beg leave to reports
We fully agree with the Trustees In the Importance eff.
fciency and economy Of "a graded system OF Common
Schools, and We also hear willing testimony to 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
extended % the schools whereby accurate and
gec stem of teaching has been introduced rendering
the schools equal to any in the State. We have there
fore no hesitation in saying that the Public SCHOOLS Of
our city exercising better influence in moral, in
teectual and social Improvement, than any other In
stuton amongst us, and ought to receive the cord;a,
and efficient support Of evey citizen desiring the citys
welfare. q
The Trustees, receiving their appointment from the
People, by election, - much the Peoples reesen-
tatives, as the Council itself; and they devote more
time and give their special attention this subject
hey are better prepared to act for the peoples interes
n this matter than even the city Council. no matte
how much we may desire the public good
The Ordinance regulating public schools and defining
the duties Of has wiseF placed the whole
matter In their hands. 1t requires them give ample
security for the safety Of the funds report regularly
to the Council the fraysess, the expenditures and the
wants of the schools reports be published for
he information of the people.
This ordinance very properly separates the tax levied
or school purposes from the general revenue and has
placed the same at the disposal of the trustees, and
thereby relieving the council from all the details Incl
dent thereto The council controlling action of the
trustees only by the amount levied for school purposes
The council will doubt always examine carefully
the reports OF the trustees, will vi. tie schools as often
as convenient, as individuals and councilmen, inter
ested in the Improvement OF the Young, and will 8
by levy, for school purposes whatever in their js
ment the public schools require, whether for tuition, in
cidenta expenses, repairs, the erection of hoo
buildings when necessary.
We would recommend hereafter that tie tax far publ
schools should be separated the tax duplicate from
all other special taxes, and that all expenditures
schools and for school houses should be chargeable Il
the school fund.- and paid out Of monies eted for school,
purposes Our reasons arc that it is separate by ord
nance in the hands of the Treasurer but especial
ly that the people should and know what they pay
for school purposes The practice heretofore has been
to place with other special taxes last year the head
ing o! the column '.School Tax, &C." sc on the
hundred dollars, when the school was l5c and thu
sc was &c: man. good and intelligent citizens over
lookedit, and thought they paid 35c school tax.
We would recommend that levy for school purposes
he fxel ut ~ mills sc the hundred dollars
With this amount annually continued, think the
school trustees will be enabled to provide suitable school
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 time Four thou
sand dollars in amount raised upon and pay able Of
the school fund. AMI also may contract for building
school houses and making different payments, having
not more than ten years to run for any amount les
than six thousand dollars, enable the tusteest
erect suitable buildings oasel the common schoo
revenue.
II viii he unnecessary for the committee TO go into
any elaborate argument in favor OF this measure as
sumo il principle ''that is the duty OF the govern
ment % provide 1t he public expense, for thorough
and efficient business education for every child IN the
community without regard to wealth or poverty
We ask the lue5on-Is there n man worth one hun
rc dollars that would refuse % cents each year 10
cure opportunity for good education 10 every boy
and girl in city; is there any man worth one
hundred times that amount that would begudGe TWEEN
ty-ive dollars annually for the same good object If
there are such think they are few and far between.
All of which i respectfully submitted.
VI. W. FOSTER, Ch'mn.
On motion Of Mr.. Foster the report laid for
one week, and ordered to I've printed.
Attest: WELL III. WALKER,
jell-ltd [yolksbote copyl City Clerk.