Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-13

presiding. The President presented the fe
ports Of the Board a Disecloss, Treasured
Secretary and superintendent. - f0ll0ws:
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0sRrLRnEu In accordance with III,
n uuiresments OF the INV, the Board Of hi
Secton submit the following annual report
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The total receipts Of the Treasurer for III
year, incluiing the amOuns on hand, st III
les. annual statement are 81. .721.33.
II will Be sesn by the Treasuser's report
herewith submitted, that the receipts 0f the
Contingent Fund have been anticipated tc
the amount Of 6.0O0. BY orders drawn pay
able April 1T. 1855.
SCHOOL nOueEs.
In accorlsnce with instructions Riven q
the lsst annual meeting, and TO supply IN
urgent want, the board proceeded 10 csecl
during the last summer, school buildings
one as East Davenport, on the lots former
~ purchased for that purpose, and one at
the corner Of Locust and Main street.
Al will be seen BY the report Of the Build.
ing Committee herewith submitted, the
school House at North Davenport has been
completed, and 10 now in use by the School
The contract price, being the lowest res.
ponsible bid, was 4l2, 800 the total cost oi
the building completed, including fencing
furniture, furnaces, sidewalks, trees plans
and experimenting ID tl6.84772. The con
tract price for the house ut East Davenport
10 &l6, $50, Of which orylefs to the amount OF
o6.O0o. ~ have been issued. building being
not yet completed.
1t is estimated by the Committee, that il
will cost to complete this building, includ-
ing furniture, fences, furnaces and every
thing ne csoary 70 render il 1T for use, the
further sum Of 80, 726, making the total cost
t9O,355.
In the erection Of these houses, while con-
sulting the strictcst economy, the Board
have kept, constantly in view, the incrcas-
ing demands, for enlarged school accommO-
dations, and considering the high prices Of
lAbor and building materials, have secured,
at very moderate cost, two very large and
substantial buildings, constructed upon the
most approved plans, with reference 70 air,
light, heat and space.
From the i've mills tax, authorized n be
levied at the last annual meeting, for School
House purposes, there will lIc realized about
elS, 600, which is not yet al collected, and
is yet in the hands Of the County Treasurer.
The following statement will show the
estimate expenditure To- be provided for:
Cost - nev 6ualdings completed. ~ 309 u
Already paid Of this amount. ............ 1900 w
Leaving. ~ so9 II
Lees lnst years tax of mil ......... 13,Cl0 o.
Leaving balance Ns,oo, y
Amount due thic year No o......... - eOe 0O
S''i"ssed rsPsirs On Ec s.....s,:oSSe
Total 10 be provided for ........... >ss ~ ~
The Board recommend the levy Of tax
this year Of eight mills ON the dollar to
moet this Indebtedness
CITY SUPERINTENDENT.
By reference 10 the valuable report of the
City Superintendent, accompanying here
with, This report will appear In The GA
BETTE to-morrow1 Il viii be seen that, &C.
oorling to the census taken in Scpts mbor
last, there were 4479 children in this Dis
trict entitled 10 attend the public schools, Of
which number there were enrolled in Janu
ary last 1,7l8, with IN average daily attend
ancc Of 1892 1t will also lie seen from
the same report that with the crowded use
Of al the school buildings in the District.
including . number Of rooms rented for
schOola osly . ftHction over one JcsptA oi
the children entitled tn attend the schools
could be accommodated before the compile
tion Of the new buildings, AMI that after tte
compilation Of 6otA GAe nee buildings there will
then be only room in our public schools for
one third Of tbe children entitled - attend
them. " "a f ut sa4
il any arssnsssl l~ksA A,eelsdl "a jaAi1t
the erection of these new houses, this, 1t
seems 70 tha Dcr1 sCS1'n y by c4ou9 9ve:
to excess, the platforms end even the win.
daily turned away for want u room. ~ I
When we e0usilsr that, aGldin4 ~ tie
largest attendance at ehe ruoeJc s6G6ols, 0s
number Of pupils ID attendance Al the vari
ous price1s eekeeis u t,s city, ~ anve ls3
than onstaaY Of the whele number sntit1ed
10 attend tle public schools; and that sss-
~ in tAie pistsict do sot aaaead any
schools, and cannot be accommodated in the
public schools, We have reached fast I'D
and staftlisg, sad wAjcb ought 70 silel1oe
every cavil Of NJ expenditures uf ths lat
Oh the1st of NOvumber last ". O. His