, 1859-11-01
Meeting Of tie Roard of Education,

Meeting OF tie Roard of Education.
| Cut:Aen, Oa. q, Ias2.
Pre.ent-Mess1s. Harcn, sheAhan. Mos..'ry,
Sewberry' H'gR'nson, Carpenter, Ward. Tatt,
Ward and :turievan:.
Ahsea.-Messrs. Dore, Bass, Foster, Hayes
and Porter.
Tue minutes Of The last meeting we're read aud
sIr Nose1ey, Chairman Of the Committee on
| Temporary Instruction, reported the following
appointments si7ee the last regular meeting OF
| the Beard:
s1itinm S. Sbcrman. Assistant in the Psima-
r. department Of the Jones School.
Era Lewis. Assistant in the Grammar Depart
mtut Of The Newt+rrv Schoof.
Maggie 4. LANES, l'rincipa! Of the Primary
Deoal ttnent Of School No. il. ia place Of JerusLa
Z. Cuoper, who has left. SALARY, 1857.
Kate II. snlliran. Principal Of Primary De-
nartment Of Kinz'c School, in place Of Cs1thia
j. barnes, resigned. SALARY, $40.
Ellen d. Chapn, Assi.tan. in tue Primary
Department Of The kinz,c School, in place Of
Miss Sullivan. promoted.
Harriet F.. Hlrmon. Assistant in tho Primary
Department Of the Jones School, IN place Of
Louisa H. Whiit]csey, resigned.
1r. Moseley, Chairinun OF the Special Com
mit'ee ou Schoo! Property, presented the follow
iug Report and Resoiutiuna, which we're adopt.
ed By The Board aud ordered 10 be printed:
TIE committee appointed ITO Investigate
the condition, Of tue school fund and school
property, and the iaws applicable to and Epv-
erninS tic same, and 10 report to this Boar.t
such recommendations as to them may :Ieeal
advisable upon the subject respectfully sub
mt the following report:
fnnd piGpef Pc co. at fea a q
Ri E,'ae ont II the nv d. !sG @o
49, ss:;.,09 o
To this should se adt.ed money due from tho City
Tor "tsFa"E fHSl 1ael VI
RI :. Spe:sl Fuads .! soe, easjt Isl Books ~ =,
lis expected ih4i a;;iidiiiiiions wiIl from tine
10 time bo made 10 the school fund bv pay
mcuts Of principal o.. the wharfin;, Privileges.
There is more than t15o,oe0 retnainiug unpaid,
all Of which. as soou rs paid, becomes part
Of the school fund.
i few words respecting the history Of the
"WharGug Prlvie ,es' may not Be out OF
place. In or about the year 1s47, after many
Efforts between tie city aud the claimants Of The
WharfnE Privileges, the Common Council, III
compliance with Oil act Of lEe Slate Legislature,
made q final settlement with the owners or
claimants Of the wharfiug lots, by the terms Of
which each owner was to pay tue city stipu-
lated amount for his lot, with interest at six per
cent, payable quarter yearly. until the princi-
pal was paid, The principal was payable at
the op.ion Of the owners. provided the above
Terms were complied with.
The following extract from the contract, be-
tween the city and the claimants, will show the
interest llen manifested in the public schools,
and tue care that was taken to cularge the
school fund:
"Ni' 1~r<'y .c"af.. I'D made rat q tAe eontsast
which II II. u p! occurred tot'e CITY o1 th rron
Thea JUS mtnt s!t1eH mt Of The !ssl 10 she Wharang
lEsi ses lM'Iie Land i,c iiE the uuary eerund
us nd rtu.-. tha1l L: atno!na'ed tue afenE Lo'
s'd S tn saSss .s2s.& & IL S:
Aha Ie pa! rsau T. zpop,ia, sy 'e .,d ey IN .!is
sf H. s Ell 'ns II % @tn"f3 fhe
e e .a ID s. e "a y i
eln. h- By ~i.acver nase hr b: known.
tr x r" @ q a4 'e h pr .v po q III
.~lh city and shall be ta. In III 'am the
T.1t = .1ais % u psis ut" 'hs 'y ?'essF5
ally. fr the ec u-e # - its tx PER cent Interest
ri I'D School srpt. ms successor stcEc all
u, .; e Interest .hs, q .estse I"F ths losn Il I'd
y.a1cf Lold one thou'srd cht aundrt4 a.d 'i1 -
From statement recelscd from, the City
Comptrolier's Office. it appears that tue amount
Of principal already paid into the City Treasury
by owners Of Wl1arng Privileges in S45. eel 81
Sl:j.32l o7 OF which belongs TO the School Fund
and should he Mt ouce placed in the hlnis oe Il c
School Agent
Of tic portion Of the School Fund which con
sists Of money loaned, your committee can onls
say that, in the opinion Of the late as well a:
tue present School Agent, very nearly all Of TIT
money il well secured.
4 considerable amount Of back rent and into
rest remains unpaid, although the Agent ap
pears to be making very good effort I" collect
and is, perhaps, As successful as can !! the pres
| eut tinIc he reasonably expected.
The amount put down for real estate is taSet
from the last Report Of the Superintendent
| The valuation WAS made at the lime With chr,
or men Of good Judgment. and would probabl,
| hare been considered low by niost of our rels
| estate men: yet, after careful examination
7our committee ure Of the opinion that consi'i
e1abIe reduction must bc made in fixing pres
ent cash value.
) less than might reasonably be expected. Th
amount rccetsel LIST year wa. about I'll 900.
i small part Of the renl estate is leased n
prices sufficiently high. Another portion rIc
siuces much less than its real value; mud quit
q large amount, including ali Tue country land
| is entirely unproductse. These lands, in ,h
opinion of your committee, should be eiti.e
so.l ur lrused, 50 that SOME reEcaue may Le ds
! rived tom them.
Block 81, S. S, is held By the city at n,er'
ly nominal rent. This valuable property vi
, lessea hy tie city, to the city. in July, 1851. e
r ten years ut Ss9u rer unnun. At the ebd I
lea Years, by the terms or the lease, an apprais
: cnt is to lie made by men to be appointed +
h III. Common Council, and the city is to ho|
r tie premises fer smother ten years 1t rent
II | live per cent. upon The appraisal.
l II may Dc proper ~ iCAl0aA - *Hnk DU AAl ID "
> can learn, the Common Council huve neTerp
T. nitscd any Of the School property 10 be leass
= to nuv tenaut trtxpt il>ell, for more than n
, Years, without a reya!uaiion; nor for less thu
s1r per ccui. upon The appraised value.
: Your committee do EUt bcli=Ee that By Il
action aborc mentioned, the guardians ol u
citf had any intention or desire to wrong Il
ID School Fund The entire history Of the
:. government forbids such a thought. HAri1
il, been somewhat conversant with the adulinistr
r ton OF The city Affairs lrora the eommencemct
a. your committee are able. with pleasure Al
II and zeal with which the city government and Il
!: people Of Ch.c,go have eve. watched ovsr a
IL Guarded the interests Of their public schoo
I. But ret tue holding Of this property by the CT
70 has worked, and is working. serious injury
-. | the Schccl Fund and il is believed tnat i
:" Common Council need ouiy to be reminded
Or the facts ia tbs case TO insure such notion Us
cs lust and proper. The difference between t
sum paid by the city for the use Of block {
since it took possession Of it, and the amount
81. would hare produced, had It been proper
:, leased, would no doubt be sufficient to purcha
- the grounds and erect one Of our largest scht
il edi6ce<.
IN 1t should be stated in this connection II
n several Of the most valuable lots be opglnH
the School Fund are occupied by school hons
3 free from rent The tund ought 10 receive r.
kc for tcc:e lots. The rent of course would be p'
nr | x1E kHO uiliA I'M t0uN- Aoh AAG ALL
Fund p.eper, anl the two mill tax fund. sho,
be kept separate mud distinct, it for no other r
r.. snr thnn to co1.forul 10 tic requirements Of
- Ctr Charter.
IN The amount of money applicable to tue 81
he port Of the public schools i'll the city is at p
In. sent. including tue asA,s Of the two mill :
about slGs, GU per annuu. This is less in p
hts norton to the plumber Of Inhabitants than
ion expended for Public Schools in any other {
re. ia The United States Us large us Chicago. i
- ret. we're We well supplied with school hou:
We might With our present means lesPin OPT
. ton Schools sufficient to meet our present a
~ But it must also be stated that, while our
res penditures tor school purposes are less thar
lin any other OF our large cities, We are very pt
hat i supplied with school accommodate
49,. We know Of no city in the Cuion Of ee
ou1 size to our own, that has so small nun,be
good school houses as Chicago. It should (
Be kept in mind that this state Of things has
.oat been produced By any want OF interest in
d. subject Of educatlou. but is simply the re*u
Ne' an Increase Of population uaurs rapid lhAa
yes anr shrre else be found: With these fac,