Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-24

result in the round sum Of SO, COO,
during the remainder of the scholastc year,
which would be $25, 900 more than the
Board asked or was required He said
that if each member Of The Board would
visit the public schools and see the good or
der in which they are conducted and the
joyousness of the children as they dangle
their satchels at their sides, that he would
say perish all other considerations, while
they would give their mite to these schools.
He stated that they need not be surprised
to find the taxes increased to 30 and even
80 mills on the dollar He stated that II
when the assessments were made the Ooun-
eli would in concert with the Board of Ed
ucation make such a special levy as
they might determipe, then the Board
would throw the gauntlet down and relieve
the Council and borrow the money them
selves, and raise it, too, at low rate of in
terest. AL they wanted was start
ing point He would give all the
strength of his right arm in the
maintenance of the public schools,
While admitting the burtheIls that
Council had to bear, he, on the part Of the
Board of Education, came in the spirit Of
Cancellation, and was ready to help them
out of difficulties which they themselves
did not create. The cost of the public
schools was estimated at $15, 900 a month.
During the terms of their predecessorsthere
was spent 500, 900. They had applied the
pruning knife wherever it could be done.
Two wards had been added, and near ], 900
unbleaehed Americans had been added to
the expense list. He stated that the pas
sage Of the resolution would secure theper-
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money and on reasonable terms, not ex-
ceeding at farthest per cent mozih-
Mr.. j. L. Weakley also made some re-
marks. He did not see how the City Coun-
Gil could suspend the schools He urged
the continuance of the schools. Tferesult
of the levy of four mills on the dollar would
not be as great as would be involved by the
abolishing of the schools.
He was here in part in response to the
request of the Finance Committee and pre-
sented the following statement Of expendl-
lures, etc:
Total from July l, to Nov. 81. S9%069.25
Discount. ................-...-.... lssO0'-5o
$50, OH. 80
State paid. 1O,O66.33
City ,9f9.9f
Cost of schools from July LIST, to
the present. ............,.. 'tzO, lOL
He stated father that they had reduced
the expenses of the schools more than one
half. which was more than any other de-
partment of the city's expenditures had
been reduced. For 500, 900, he thought
they could carry on the schools the balance
of the scholastic year. Recorder Halle,
made some remarks, stating that for the
purposes of carrying on the schools, from
the time the houses were put IN order IN
1866, they had but So, 900, with no specl-
al levy to replenish. He admitted that
there was school money due, but that the
improper application Of the corporation
funds had placed them in no condition to
get the means. There had been spent on
the schools. as shown 1872, 900, while the
levy of three mills, only afforded $4,000,
to meet it. When the assessment OF the
city property was made, if it reached S15,-
| 600. 600, it will be big booking.
Mr.. Mccain said that if the Council
would pass the resolution, and foreshadow
| its policy, and authorize a levy of one and
| a half mills according to the assessment
the new assessor would make, then they, the
| Board of Education, would procure the
money for eight months if necessary. This
was all they wanted
Mayor Morris stated that in response tc
/ the inquiry of the Board of Education he
would make a report in few days. He
was glad to see the spirit manifested by thu
Board of Education. He would go as tal
as any man in keeping up the schools, anc
he would sell the engines taken from tbs
horses. rather than see one dollar of th'
money belonging to the schools appropri
ated to other purposes.
The vote on the resolution was then
taken, resulting in its adOptionby vote o
13 for to 6 against it:
Afirmative-Messrs. Perry, Reid, Nichol
Hinton, Litterer, Dews, Genette, Hlte
Kreig, Manlove, HaIloran and Moore-l3
Negative-Messrs. Curran, Ambrose
Smith, Craighead, Knowles and Presiden
| Herriford-6.
The Council then adjourned.