The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-25
THE GREAT sCHOoL QUESTION.
How New York City l. Taxed to suppor,
the schools In the RurnI Districts-IIow
the Republicans HcfnSc to Allow New
York 20 TaX uerstlIIo -nppnrt Her Own


| How New York city IL Taxed to suppor,
| the schools In the RnrnI Districts-IIov
| the Hcpublicans Hcfnsc to Allow New
| York 20 Tax uersclfto support Her Own
Schools.
| 10 NE HdNot Of ne sun.
SIN: In view Of the agitation caused bv the
section In last years tax levy which authorized d
special tax IN This county for the object Of assisting
the charity schools which receive educate and even
cio'he the children Of the poor II may he Of inter.
est az wen a. Information TO call the attention Of
the public TO the last report of the Superintendent "
Public Instruc' ion frc,cr especially to table No .
on page O. OF tic Rcrot entitled Statement
showing the amount ot school tax paid by each
county, tie amount oftax Iaid lact. tie amount II
common school fund received, and tie total amount
received by each county"
1t presents the important fact that there was COL
lected BY the state in taxes last year in the city Of
New York for the maintenance Of public education
tho sun Of too71ts f.
TINS ' paid BY the Chamberlain Of tits city into
the State Treasury and Tie tate aervarl returned
to The cry OF New York as it, quota VI the school
money only tig2 9iGo2. The difference between
were i7Ncd ana paid % port the common schools
u &c rural couu'i,'. It j, tie enormous sum Of
THIS statement ct tittinc Il tie NOR interest.
NL from TIE i''t That many ot the counties which
roc We T. ti li--. ut Tie morCv coil ctcd from the
people oi TINS CITY are rc'luonug the Legislature TO
ucty Us ht ri, io educate thc poor caltrtn our
GU "ho Other Nl-y mi without tina nv woui be in
tuta urc beyond those i Ulrr .n4 which arc d1irg
so much good 10. them Take for instance Inc
county of ST Lawrence to show how unjust tl,e
s,lool tax s rrororliouod. Tfc THE shows that
ths county received last year s5 ~ So OF the school
money aud pail IN taxes for this purpose only
$Sl.H~i5, Thus the ptop'c o! the city Of New
county OF 50. lawrence the sum OF sS5 Ss7qg This
t. tie rulc as to nh the otncr counties Now York
sly supports tleir schools. 81. Lawrence Is but an
are supported by New York.
Yet The representatives ON these counties de-
nounce with bitterness tae policy Of last years
legislation. which simply Permitted the people Of
tnis cry to tax themselves to support in degree
which save the children OF our roor citizens from
grS9wns IN IN ignorance and irrtlgion.
hat rleni have the pe'plc OF st. Lawrence and
other counties TO complain OF this APPROPRIATION
They do not support our schools; but We the ciii.
s sch9 OF ths COUNTY pay more 60 support their
cur people doe more. Although We nay into the
STATE treasury the sum Of S997. 59 IT, Of which We
receive back only Si2l 2ifgl W Keep no our grand
ruuiS School Ss'cm AZ rn additional expense OF
nearly two millions or dul"-. and We are also will.
ms TO pay for an extra APPROPRIATION to assist u,e
cAurny schools, which reach class distinct from
th9se CT ildfen WHO attend the pubic =, ,ools
IL - the duty NJ the representatives u this city,
before they permit tins section TO he 'c'ealcd to de
mand that other laws he - amended az to require
each county 10 SUPPORT its own schools. Thus The
Of our city.
Also, TO repeal the numerous special laws, passed
uulug tIe last ten years. Which appropriate from the
county treasury allowances to certain ether schools
Hnd Institutions.
ms should be first done before this section il re-
pcaled have thought it was about time tu present
these figures, ana also TO answer the iascho6d ,pri.
gina'ed ~ political motive that tue common school
luna Is IN danger
Let i be understood distinctly that the aprropra.
ton which calls out so.much bEotry and ruritanical
bitterness Is distinct hOm the common school iund |
aud that toe people Of the site have nothing to do
VAIN %, and that 10 is 20 assist tie charity schools
Nhch are ~ necessary n tl'- great trouo s ihey
arc 100 London and PARE. and where they are -s..t,d
n! '"i HuA'e4ia. governments JUSTICE