Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-09

the goooseuon nov Peet, s0nt ss0uoeA
Union, and that the passions which such political
oresnisatioos invoke, must OF neeeemty result IN
VA. That W will not believe it yet To- lase =
hes1 theso adneaieiaos Or % vsstese between The
Stateo the fosling offatsFnity vhieh 10 tie Ne
timsts foundation of the Uaies sed tAss with
this view " eonjure our fellow citizens - Siss
above pa ~, and east aside Ill prejudisee of ~
tioaslisms, and rally 70 the defense of the con-
mon country.
0so. 8. c. Dow.
t@ AAEvsS LDoHAsD.
Ninonty of the Committso.
Mr. Ts,msgs moved that the minority ~.
port b laid spos the table. Carried.
Ne. Tslmags then moved that the oejosity
rspsst = sdqpAsA Pending tbe ysess spsssh.
= vsss mSds a favor 81 the rssolutsoss. By
Judge Grant, and against them By George d.
Parker. Esq. The resolutions were then
adopted. -
Ar. Van HossaessNsslusSos 70 60 into . bal
lot for . candidate for Rspress niativs va
then taken from the table end carried.
The fret bsllos resulted as:iollovs:
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On motion NJ. Talmsgs's nominstion VA
mads unssiaous. N xx - T<A -
On motion Convention sjjournsd.
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BoAsD o. EoUoA1IoS RooAs.
Nay 7th, 1861.
u psssusr-Oellips Peek. Cess. BISod, Fesseh.
Minutss Of May 4th. read and approved.
Communication Of Principal Of High School
read.
Geo. II. French offered the following Pre-
one ofsas BY kr. Peek 1t the last meeting ei
the Bosrd. ~ Asi
wassEAs, The patrons Of the city schools
vill more gsassslly avail themselves Of the
month Of June. TO send their younger children
then any other month in the year. and Where
%. the teaehsrs in the schools ere willing TO
tesch and tske time orders therefor. and
whereas. ~ the annual meeting held iu March
last, it vas Understood that the schools would
be kept for ten months. therefore be it
Resolved. That II 10 iojudicious aud uonsess.
ssry 70 Close the city schools before the lest oi
June next
The YES and .ays being s.llsd ths y...
we're - Cook. French. Blood-s. Nsys-
Grant, Peck-9.
The bond Of the Treasurer was presented
and approved. 80
NJ Grant offered the following resolutios
Assolysd. That the Treasurer Of this District.
be directed 70 call upon the Treasurer of this
county, tor the statement Of the smosnt oI
collsessd and uneollsctsd tsx for this School
District, under Section "a, Of the Act Of the
24th Of December. 1859. And cleo In seques'
Of the Treasurer Of said county. 70 furnish this
bond, With . specific stsssment Of the smouas
Of uueolleet@d tax for schools for the last thess
years, and the probable amount of the came
chic. cas- b collestsd. and wbsn the ssms
can bs collected and paid over. under said ses.
tieO Of ssid Get. 4e
NJ. Grant offered the following:
To the inAo6isa~ss Of As D;ssr;es zo.ssship Of
Oooo~povt. J. ~ @&& -
The Besrd Of Directors Of said District find.
that ,ovards the close OF the scholastic year
for 1860 aud 1851. there 70 likely to BE- . dc.
ficiepcy in the amount necessary to pay the
teachers Of about fl cen hun ired or two thou.
sand dollass. This q. fieiency arises from no
want Of diligence on the part Of the Board 10
levying the requisite taxes. Tut because sone
Of you neglect to pay your taxes. The uncol-
lsstsble tAxss are more than sufieient to pay
al the expenses OF tie present schoIastte ear,
collection Of taxes. and unlsss those Of you vho
hsvs not paid yeur taxes discharge your duty
in that respect. your teachers will have to GO
upon credit for two months
There he's been sOue division Of sentiment
among this Board about limiting The pres nj
scholastic year to nine months. bscaLss Is 10 the
determination Of the present Board to have
your pubic schools ont of debt
We have never had more sf6cisnt schools
than ws nov have. nor do We believe that yos
we're ever more united In sustaining them.
We oaks these mattsrs psblie under the
hope that delinquent tax payers will feel that
there are psrsossi obligations, resting on them.
70 pay ct least their school taxes. and not al
low them 70 longer rsnaie on the delinquent
list, and for the further purpose Of advisioe
those Of you vho have psid your tsxes. Of an
unexpected delinquency occurring from causes
beyond our control.
o. motion the Bosrd adjourned.
M m E. PsoK. Secrstary.