Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-07
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EDITOR ARGUS My attention was called
10 An item in The Argus, Of Tuesday even
ing, suggesting that the Supervisors, City
Council aud Board Of Education, ought TO
have their full proceedings published in
both papers, and pay for it. The Union, the
next morning, endorsed the same as sepsi-
bic, remsrking thar there's neither sense
nor ustioe in sponging their work from
newspapers" Ia The ARGUS it il reGaArked
that they are Simply servants of the people,
aud the people have q right 20 know all their
transactions, and are willing to pay rea-
sonable compensation to printers for pub
fishing them"
Don't you think that little too much is
presumed IN this last statement? This may
be right and proper so far ss Supervisors
and City Council is concerned, but, As q
mem Der of the Board of Education, l would
state that the records of their proceedings
are open for inspection, and if the printers
would only give these transactions to the
people rs interesting information to all, in
stead of much of the matter that is printed
daily that interests but few Of your readers.
Are there not enough necessary expenses to
be paid without an additional tax to pay
those that are unnecessary? | presume the
low the printers the same reasonable com
pensation for printing all their transactions
as they receive for their services and, /
doubt not, the people would be very willing
to pay the same.
ONE or SAID BoAED.
COMMENTS BY THE ARGUS.
This member of the Board of Education
unnecessarily exposes himself to ridicule.
He tells no news when he says the books
of the Board are open to public inspection.
Most people, of reasonable intelligence,
already knew that fact. And, rs he is no.
skilled IN editing newspapers, he had better
not enter upon the duties of business with
which he is wholly unAcquaintsd and poorly
fitted to perform.
Boards Of Education in other cities pub
liSh their transactions, and pay for the work,
out of the public funds. There is no good
reason why the same should not be done
here. II would contribute very much to
educate the people, who could then 40:
more inselligently upon matters connected
with the Board. The proceedings of the
Board of Education are public property,
and should be spread before the people who
ought to read them, and at their expense
not at the expense of the printers. These
proceedings are not Of interest to the read.
ers of newspapers outside of Rock Island
and that is one reason why they ought NOT
to be published free Of charge. For years
these proceedings have been kept in . sort
Of inner circle, or ring, as if they were toe
sacred for the eye Of those who make and
unmake Boards Of Education. An abstract
at least Of the dOings of such meetings, pub
lishsd in each Of the papers, would cost
but trias, and would be gratifying to the
people Of this city. No newspaper, here,
can afford to keep man to watch when the
Board meets, or to publish it's proceeding
free of charge.
II our critic don't choose to perform the
duties Of the Office he accepted, for the pay
he is receiving, he knows how he can avoid
II. No law has been enacted compelling
him to serve.