Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-22


hill invol ;ne any appropriation ont of the seho?
general funds uutil after tie payment Of the bill
max ibg appropriations tor the support OF prtlin
.ah""s of the cy O. Wa.hnstog % Tor ihe curreet
TO the trustees OF colored schools
aIr. Connolly offered ,he following, which
was adopted
Rssc.~ta, That the Committee Of Ways ana Means
'ie.t"d To inquire into the exp Fliency of Al
I,Hing ieducti4n oIli'e per cah' on al taxes on
real ana personal property ra into III" "tfice of
the collector OF taNes pTioT 70 m" lst day of De-
9 mtsr newt Tor ,e year ending lans =, p ISIS, and
thst .aiG gonmittce lie tnrtGr Ttlurstfh II report
a. early a,tiCs le, By bill or otherwise.
Mg. Hes.l in troau3 3ed bill aneAding the act
for 8 sewer IN A street north. from "a street
east 20 delaware avenue, by liking the size ~
three fee: passed
1ir. Connolly, from the COMMITTEE OF Con-
!eTenc- on The General Appropriation bill, re-
ported that The COMMITTEE were unable 10
agree, and asked that they be discouraged and a
ny COMMITTEE appointed
Mr.. o. ) Baker ASKED OF what points was
t.e Giss grsemsnt.
Mr.. Connolly answered that the Committee
on he part OF the Lower Board could not
withdraw Their objection 70 the cianse making
an appropriation for the salary and cOntiHgent /
expenses of the Inspector of Sewers, and they
also disagreed to the modification of the
oath which had been inserted in the bill.
The motion Of Mr.. Connolly was adopted.
and new Committee OF Conference ordered.
The Char appointed Messrs. Crocker, A. z.
Clark and Moore.
Tne following were reported from commit.
tees:-By Mr.. .. $. Baker, (lmprovemen'sj-
Bill establishing the width OF footways in
Grant street, which, after some dis ,ussiou,
was recommited, bat was subsequently again
reported and passed. By Mr.. Arrson, tsame
commitee) BILLS for footways on soutn side
of Pennsylvania avenue, between l1th and 18th
streets west; for do. north side OF X street
street north, between 18th and 10th streets
west; DO. west side OF LIST str ct west betwo en-
i and X streets north; which were passed.
MIR. Slowen Health Commitree) reported bills
hnrn for the ta relisi s,Is OF p G. kogeey' We Nil
v. b. Boswell. ward apothecarles, which were
passed. Mr.. Connolly, from the Commi.tce on
ways and Means, reported Aldermen's bill
prescribing the node OF collecting special taxes.
Mr.. A. +. Clark moved that the bill making
appropriations for schools and to pay the ar
rearages due the trustees Of c0lored schools
(returned from tle Aldermen, who refused to
concur in the anne adments,) be referred to the
Committee on Schools which was agreed to.
Mr.. A. p. Clark called up the resolu tiou
that the Board will not appropriate money
from the school or general funds until after
the passage OF the bill making appropriations
for public schools, and to pay arrearages due
colored schools, which was adopted-yeas IL
nayr-Messrs. Ball, G. W. Miller, L. b. s
Miller, and Nj ORES.
Messrs. Connolly and l.. Il. S Miller asked
to be excused from voting, but the Board
affirmative and the latter in the negative.
Mr.. Crocker, from the Committee ON Claims
submitted the following report:
To the Board Of Common Council:
Your Committee on Claims. to which was referred
are3olntion reque ting the committee to ascertain
the amount of due to the trustees of colored
schools from the Corporation Of the city of Wash
The eighteenth section of the act of Congress en-
titled act to providc for the public instruction
Columbia and for other purposes, approved June
- lS as construed hy an act of Congress '.rela
approved July % 1876. provides that the cities Of
Washington and GEORGETOWN shall pay over to he
trustees ol c"lore schools OF said elite such pro
porti9natc part of all moneys received or xpendo
for school or educational purposes in said cities, il
furniture. and books, and all other expenditures ON
account Of schools, as the colored children between
number Of children, white and coIored between the
same ages; that M the said proportion shall be
and that the ska be @ Gne ami
intri; at the rate of 70 per eehtpm the amount
fsa of the tSs9 OF sad city
ages of and IL years was 1883, OF which 1853
cn Of eolsred children to the Whole nnber of
chi children being one.ffth; The proportionate sum
Sa to sss schools noe the
became due After duly dsmsnd{ng ns' payment S1@
tee instituted legal proceeding against the cor
IN to s bs the In this desara
expended for white hools during said fiscal year
vi. Wss 1000 and claimed the sum of S2Occ!. But
oshs td sn sa ada4 a
be- Af a6s MRDs his
pended for public schools during the said fiscal a
year vas SO s93 g. As no appeal has been taken
has ntervened your committee ha sr re concn i
ded that parties should be bound by it and there
r Ths shs Of
sum was all expended psn for White schools which
be expended for school purposes, white and col.
oIeai ana as we have seen the colored schools were
given sum the 'sf% ahols .s suS ns'1 ol
ss, ,as Fl an'o,sS wGad be yhsh
that being one fifth Of the amount
OF this is sum there has been paid to said trustees
TO which add int to October l. 1851 two years
at a., 10 1 Per CENT to72; and we have the amount,
how dne % sal said trustees for the fiscal year ending
pended for public schools during the fiscal year
ending June 3d. 1865 as shown by the certified state
disbursed by the MAYOR s7:saSs. Received fse Wy Sy
the treasurer for schools, sundry amounts, Sl1 23
a to Of xhs hs
sf r. sna
fitths Of giyen sum- the whole sum, or five ffths
symonntng e sl7 1sS a. The amount Of nes was
entitled 70, 81 4ooa; to which add interest for
'S"I ~ OSyoDCi 4 AoW at ~ per lsIfuUy
ending June 30, 1855. $l9ll.O6.
Further, your committee state, there eX-
pended for public schools durpg the year ending
June D, 1851 as shown by the Mayor message, the
sum Of Sl.9 ,2g6O5. This sum the four fifths
for the white schools The whole sum, or five
ffths, would Slsl SO; Of xhich sum the said trus
or has paid to said trustees: seis9 80 The amount
S23 l64 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1857
s ssa
year ending June 20, 1855 is, for all purposes, ex
elusive Of colorel schools, sl2O,7O; A pro rata
sum- as provided by Congress for colored schools,
on the above basis of calculation, is SS0,lS7 30;
which said sum We earnestly rec conmend to be IN
cluded in the said bill, and appropriated for the
purpose OF colOred schools for the said fiscal year
ending June 90, 1868.
RECAPITCLATT0N.
Due trustees for fiscal year ending June
Due trustees for fiscal year ending Juno
Due trustees for fiscal year ending June
80, 1861. % I64 Gl
S56,76o 03 |
the taxes received from colored per-
sons, for which no credit has been
given them. 42a9
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