Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-12-05
Local..

CITY COUNCIL.-The City Conncll nelu
it's regular meeting on Tuesday evening
last: Present, Messrs. Abby, Burke, Evans,
Guy, Hoge, Ker, Nelson and Witt, Mr..
Evans presiding.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THEIR GREAT Sue
CESS.
Mai. HI. M. Bell, President of the city
school Board, offered, by permission some
facts prefacing a resolution which the
Board asked the Council to adopt. He said
he had been instructed by the School Board
to represent to the Council, that the pre-
sent school accommodations are INSULT
Gent. The Academy building, which was
estimated to accommodate 300 children,
now held 800, and there were daily appli-
cations for admission. One of the primary
schools in it had now IS pupils while only
so would be the properhumber. The Board
had tried every means to procure suitable
rooms elsewhere but had failed, and they
now asked the Council to build one. The
one built would be the first of a series to
he erected as necessity demanded, in con-
venient neighborhoods for the smaller
children, thereby relieving the Academy
from over crowding. The Board have as
certained that they can rent lot 4Ox8O
feet on Madison ST., between Beverly and
Frederick, owned by Mrs. Isabella Kin
ney, at $40 year for five years, and can
erect a one story frame building 24x36 feet
in dimensions, at a cost of $500 to 81, 1000
and arrange to pay the money out of the
next levy. 1t could be ready for occupa-
ton in 3odays The Board thought the
next building would be erected on Gospel
Hill, and the next on North Augusta ST.,
lust as the crowded state of the main build
ings required additional ones. Maj. Bell
submitted a resolution that the Board ask
ed should be adopted authorizing it to car
ry out it's plan for the first building named.
Mr.. Burke thought the crowded state
of the school arose from the admission of
scholars from out of town.
Mai. Bell explained that the terms on
which the Male Academy was acquired,
it being part of the Augusta Glebe fund,
required county children should be admit
Ted on the payment of tuition fees. There
were now about 80 children from outside
of the city whose tuition fees would be
$3.50 per month, each. There were now
355 white and 127 colored children in the
schools. and there would soon be 400 white
and 200 colored All the school accom-
modations would be strained to their ut
most. and the Board had in contemplation
when the city could afford it to put an
other story On the Academy building, and
erect an assembly hall on the grounds
which would be needed.
MI. Evans objected to the resolution on
account of the temporary character OF the
Improvement asked for.
Mr.. Burke also objected to the Temporal
ry building, and thought it better to issue
city bonds and build permanent schools,
which would be our own property.
Mr.. Evans would consent to the appro-
priotion asked for now, but, with the I'M
o,erstanding that Improvements and addi-
t;o,,s hereafter were to be Of a permanent
character. so
Mr. Nell said the reason of the temporary
character of the addition was that the
Board. like avery one else, had been taken
by surprise by the extraordinary success OF
the schools and their great popularity.
Mr.. Abby thous 'bt. in view OF the pres
sing necessity of the occasion, the reaaes1
of the Board should be granted now.
Mr.. Hoge-The Superin tendent OF schools
said to-day, that they were 50 fsp tnaI, d.
ter this, scholars would have 20 Do fe'ecSeo'
A Member-They will have 10 get ne"
teachers too, won't they ?
Maj. Bell-Yes we will want nioie
teachers.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Burke, to
refer the matter back to the School Board
with instructions to report plan for per-
manent additions was defeated, and the
resolution, asked by the School Board was
adopted.
A resolution of Mr.. Burke requesting the
School Board to report plan OF perma-
nent school buildings was then adopted.
The Council resolved to visit the public
chools in a body on Thursday morning to
witness their operations.
INCREMATION.
Mr.. Nelson reported from the Finance
Committee that lot of the city scrip
which had been redeemed was to be burnt.
The clerk of the Council suggested that
they better not be burnt.
Mr.. Carroll, the City Treasurer-My
dear sir, [ don't want the responsibility
for them hanging oyer me for the next
six months. Not destroying them makes
me responsible for that amount.
The scrip was thereup0n ordered to be
burnt. and Officer Kurtz in series Of
solemn excursions to the stove accomplish
ed the incremation.
FINANCIAL MATTERS AND REAL
aMr. Nelson said the city Treasurer want
eed authority to pay note for $i,o22.Sl due
at the Valley Bank.
A Member-There is only $11.65 in cur
rency in the Treasury.
MI. Ker-He wants authority to renew
I.
Mr.. Nelson-No, he don't: He wants
a uthority to pay it.
.rity-Treasurer CARROLL want author
ity TO pay it out of the first money that
comes into my hands.
Mr.. Eyans--I don't like paying banks
when working men are waiting for their
money.
Mr.. Witz-Why the money was borrowed
to paw the working men
The Treasurer was authorized to pay the
note-when he got the money.
Mr.. Evans said on behalf OF the Finance
Committee that Col. J. a., Skinner had in
formed him that, as the Council had, after
he had given in his property for taxation.