The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-07-15
Proceedings of the Board of COuae-
fN CchOOZ commissioners

The Board of School Commissioners met July
7th and 8th at their office in the Court House,
the President and all the members present
Communications were read from 81 Putney
and j. Gummill in reference to supplying the
schools with ink. Referred to the Committee
on Books and Stationery.
Petitions were received for two new school
houses in the tenth election district, one at
Monkton and the other between Phoenix and
Glencoe. Referred to the Committee on School
Houses.
A bill was presented for rent of school house
No. 3, eighth district, which, on motion, was
returned.
A communication was read from Mr.. J. @.
Cooling, Commissioner of I'd district, stating
that his business engagements prevented him
from discharging his duties as member of the
School Board and he therefore informed the
Board that he had rendered his resignation as
q member of the same to the judges of the Cir
cult Court, to take effect on the 18th instant
President Carman made few remarks regret
ting Mr.. Codling's resignation, between whom
and the other members of the Board the most
pleasant relations had always existed. SINH
lar remarks were made by other members.
Miss Hays, of the 9th district, was appointed
q pupil to the State Normal School.
On motion $4,000 were appropriated to the
repair fund of the 9th district.
The Committee on Accounts reported $14,-
977.26 due for teachers salaries and incidental
expenses of schools for the past term.
1t was determined to hold the annual exami-
nation of teachers on the 23d, oath and 25th OF
August, further notice of which will be fur
nished them by the Examiner.
The Committee appointed to wait upon the
Board of County Commissioners in regard to
the amount of taxes required to be levied for
school purposes made report, and on motion
it was resolved that the report of the Commit
tee and the correspondence with the County
Commissioners be published in the coutny pa
pers.
REPORT.
TO the Board of County School Commissioners
The Committee appointed on the 10th day of April,
1871 to inform the County Commissioners of the action
of this Board relative to the amount of school tax
qured to be levied in the levy of 1871,
Beg leave to report that they addressed the Board
County Commissioners upon the subject copies of the
communications marked and C being herewith annex
ed and that portion of the Committee waited upon
the Board personally for the purpose of giving in
formation that might be to assure them
necessity for and the importance of levyng the amount
asked for. They informed that large number o.
petitions from the people in different sections of the
county were on file asking for the establishment of ad
ditional Schools the building of school houses
and for repairs old houses &c. and that many of the
demands meritorious and should be granted anC
that the Board of School Commissioners only asked fol
amount equal to continuance of the original levy
of twelve cents to enable them by degrees to comply
with the wishes of the people in these important matters
With these facts before the County Commissioners
your Committee had reason to believe that the wishes
of the School Board and the demands of the people
would be gratified but we were disappointed They
levied twelve instead of fourteen cents, which is al
average of eleven instead of twelve cents in the eve
of 1870 and 1871 and difference of about &c., in the
aggregate for the two years. The result is obvious
We have not been able to learn to understand wha
motives actuated the County Commissions MAORI
ty of them to cut the levy for school purposes
down in 1870 and to refuse to make it good in the levy
of 1871.
1t is apparent that the course pursued by majority
of the County Commissioners for the last two years
had tendency to retard and cripple instead of promo
ting the Of Free Public School Education in Bal
tmore county, and if such is to be persisted il
and continued by the Board of County Commissioners
the Board Of School Commissioners will always bC
trammeled and embarrassed in their management ant
the efficiency and usefulness of the system must neces
sarily become greatly impaired, and the youth of Ba
county will fail to receive such education as
the schoo law contemplates, and the known beraty
of the people of the county in behalf of public schools
demands.
The Board of County Commissioners and the Board o
School Commissioners both emanated from, and
sponsible to the same source. The People and you
Committee feel constrained to say that it is but JUS
and proper that the people should know all the facts
the case so that they can form their own opinion as
who are and who not the friends of the Public
School System.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
GEO. H. CARMAN,
ALBERT M. BROWN, Committee.
SAMUEL KEPLER,
July 5th, 1871.
OFFICE BOARD COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF
BALTIMORE COUNTY,
Towsontown April 2Sth, 1871. }
Francis C. Fossett Benjamin Gorsuch, Daniel j Nc
CaaIey, Esqs., County Commissioners Of BaItinor'
County.
Geutlsnaen At meeting of the Board of County
School Commissioners of Baltimore county held the
18th day of Nov, 1871 the Committee Schools ant
School Property made report in relation to the de
mands upon the part of the people different sections
Tho ipfu fOra Ad
&C., copy of which report is herewith annexed ant
marked A. AT the same meeting the Board of Schoo
Commissioners auth orized said Committee to wait upon
the Board of County Commissioners and call their at
tenton to the subject of the report and urge the
sity of some immediate action in the matter. The
Committee waited upon your Board at the meeting het
in the first week in December 1870, and your attention
has been called to the subject several occasions since
that time, but reply has been received.
At every meeting of the Board since the report wa
ade petitos havo been received asking for addition
al schools, school-houses, &C., but owing to tn,
want funds the School Board has been unable
any schools or to build, repair furnish any
school-houses. As the time for making the levy
for 1871 is at hand 1t is within the power of your
Board to enable the School Board to comply to som
extent, With the demands of the people in this mpor
tant matter.
The School Board being deeply impressed with the
Importance of granting to the youth of the county thu
necessary facilities for their education, and feeling
deep interest in the of the public school system
did, after mature deliberations, at a meeting of thu
Board held the 10Th day of April 1871 unanimous
ly adopt the following resolution
Resolved, That, in the opinion of the Board of Coun
ty School Commissioners, it will require IA cents oil
every 500 of taxable property of Baltimore county,
make good the deficiency in the school fund for tie sat
county for the ensuing year; and the Board hereby
recommends and requires that the Board of County
Commissioners of Baltimore county, levy IA cents OF
every 500 of taxable property of said county in thu
levy of 1871 for that purpose and that the President
Secretary and Albert NJ Brown be authorized to inform
the County Commissioners of the action of this Boart
and show them the necessity therefor.
The Committee beg leave to assure your Board tina
fourteen in the hundred dollars is actually
ry, and that the system cannot be properly conducted
with less sum.
In April 1869, the School Board asked for levy O
twelve cents in the hundred dollars and the request
granted. 1t apparent that every thing that was
needed could not be accomplished in year with tina
levy but upon the faith of that levy the Board com
menced the erection of several school houses in differ
ent sections of the county, commencing at the points
where they most needed, established several new
schools and repaired and furnished number of houses
The amount expended for the above objects in the years
1868, 1869 and 1870 6,173.22 The Board con
cuded that continuance of the levy of twelve cents
would keep the system in operation and would also
provide the means to establish additional schools
build repair and furnish houses from time to time "a
the actual necessities of the system might demand =
and the twenty second day of April 1870 they pass
ed resolution asking the continuance of the levy
twelve cents, but your Board declined to levy the
amount required and only levied ten cents in the hun
dred dollars This made difference of about 50 1000 il
the appropriation for the support of the public schools
for last year. The result apparent to every
who knew anything about the management of the pub
lie school system-a large amount of Indebtedness was
inevitable The schools already established had to b.
continued the houses contracted for had to be finished
and paid for and to-day the Board is in debt to the
amount of SIC, 900.
The question is plain one Is the system of Fret
Public School education to be sustained and
in Baltimore county, or is it after twenty years sue
cessful operation to languish and perish? Fourteen
cents in the hundred dollars for this year will be but
fraction than average levy of twelve cents fol
the year 1870 and 1871.
It's due to the people of the county, to your Boart
and to the public school SYSTEM that the financial
that your Board may make such levy will guarantee
the success OF the system in this county.
gro. H. CARMAN, ]
ALBERT NJ. BROWN, Committee.
SAMUEL KEPLER,
OFFICE BOARD COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS or
BALTIMORE COUNTY,
Towsontown, May list, 1871. J
To the Board Of County Commissioners Of Baltimor'
County.
Gentlemen AT the last moment before the signing
of the levy for the present year, again appeal to yOu
in behalf of the public schools of the county After al
that has been vanced it is useless to urge more
arguments for an increase in the levy upon which yor
have agreed only desire at this late hour to call you
attention again to what will be the result of your action
viz: that the next year school houses be built
schools established tile schools established tempo
rarity stopped, and perhaps determination by thu
Board at their meeting in July, to suspend the school,
for the neat term. Respectfully, &C.,
SAMUEL KEPLER, Secretary.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SCHOOLS AMI
SCHOOL PROPERTY.
To the Board of County School Commissioners
The Committee on Schools and School Property bea
leave to report that they have examined the petitions
asking the Board to build schOolhouSes, and have
given the subject due consideration.
The committee are satisfied that additional schools
and houses needed in different sections of the
county, and it is to be deeply regretted that while the
necessity is acknowledged the Board has been unaDl.