Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-12-03

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future exorbitant outlay in preventing and
Furnishing crime.
Mr.. Mattocks went for keeping the schools
open for nine months We need the fun schol.
astlc year. Some of the larger boys might
not attend in the summer time, but the rest
would 60 just the same We NAV as well
set out to do it at once, take strong orou,,,.
and set our mark high. He was for going on
by all means. ....-s
Mr. Neill said that was well enouob-but
now, was the Question: There was a wav
left Of realising $4,000 due the Board from
$4,000 required, [by the language of the
actl to be paid the Board by the City Coun.
ch. A mandamus would compel them to com.
p'y' but he felt deicacy in proposing the mat.
ter, as it was doubtful expedient. Webave
received, Of the SIC, 900 assessed for MS abo,t
$4,000, and for the next three months the col.
iecuons will he very small, as everybody is
waiting to see "what the Legislature will do ~
we would not get the county apportioument
until after the February meeting of the Conn.
" Board though the Treasurer had agreed to
accept MS orderfor several hundred dollars.
but our debt ere that time will amount tn
5000 He stated that some of the female.
We're in actual need of their arrearapes of sal
aries' and had told him with tears in their
eyes, that they We're unable to procure the
ciotflmg ior the winter they needed
MI Fiske said the salaries paid bv the
Board to the Female Teachers were VERY m
erai. They were much higher than in Boston
"here living was not SO cheap as here. Tbev
coula DC reduced considerably, and yet be am
THE MAYOR MAKES A SPEECH.
lhe president, Col. Robertson, begged
leave to say few words. He said he d;a
not consider the case of the Board homeless.
They should not think of closing school or
oism'ssing Teacher. We have not reached
that point yet. He went on to saw tbouob
that our taxes are enormous. In the old conn.
tries 1t would create revolution. II amo,nts
TO lar rate Of interest. No city officer should
receive a salary except those who have to de.
vote their whole time to it. Respectable citi.
zens would take them for nothing. But we
nave had set of lazzaroni in office l;v;,o off
OF us here Men who came here to do it
NO wonder our taxes were high. We had
lived too fast. We all understood that The
Board was in debt like everyone else. Well
what OF it? Let the debts bury the debts.
ihe Legislature 'Of which am member"1
VIII put US on the road of prosperity again.
we would have Napoleonic Era. We will
iund the debt. The Bonds will sell m It is
practicable. We will show the disposition to
10 nght. We will start on the cash system
again. He had made an estimate for a redu-.
ced schedule of expenses, and believed the
schools could be operated for the scholastic.
year for $4,000. Wen fix it. 1t can be done.
Mr. Paine said our embarrassments were
mainly from the buildings put up in 1865
ms year we have had no building expenses.
and we ought to be able to get through. The
schools should be maintained by all means.
iney are our greatest advantage, and are
means OF securing to US class of population,
who might not otherwise settle here. Our cit.
liens feel this, and they will endeavor to do
their part by paying the school taxes, to sus-
tain us.
Mr. Lott offered resolution providing that
the President, and Insp. Mattocks and Stew.
art oe appointed special Committee to re.
port plan to pay the arrearages now due on
salaries, as well as to accomplish reduction
OF salaries and expenses and fully provide for
the same
Col. Hewitt opposed the reduction of sala.
rles. lie said to reduce them would be equiv.
alent to the reduction of the terms. We
would be apt to have services equivalent to
tne salary given, and if the pay was stinted,
.he spirit OF the teacher would correspond
Our difficulties are not insuperable. They
can be overcome, and if the members of tho
Board use all their exertions it will be done
MIR. fiske regretted that it seemed neces.
sary as part of the plan of retrenchment to
dispense with the Principal, whom, he said
had been most faithful officer, and had &C.
cepted his present post at a great sacrifice to
himself
Col. Hewitt pitched into the idea of redu-
cling the salaries of the female teachers, quite
spiritedly. He had yet to see female in any
position whose services were properly reward
ed, and did not favor starving salaries"
MIR. Fiske and Mr.. Neill both showed that
the salaries paid by the Board to females
were much above the average elsewhere,
while the price of living was less here than in
the cities named.
Some further unimportant discussion en-
sued, when the resolution was taken up and
adopted.
The Board then adjourned, having had
harmonious and interesting session.
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