Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-04

the Rutland graded school district as.
sembled in the Town Hall at u O'Clock
to act on the following business:
1. To see if the District will vote o
tax sufficient to maintain the schools
therein the remainder of the wear. and
pay the Indebtedness of the District
= 2. To do any other necessary bust.
ness.
The meeting was called to order by
the moderator, Hon. John B. Page. and
the warning was read by s. w. Rowell
Clerk of the District The moderato-
then directed the meeting to the business
before it.
Miner billiard desired to knows from
the School Trustees what had been dom
with the tax raised at the annual meet.
Ing, end would like a report Of the ~.
penses. Henry Clark, in behalf Of fbe
trustees, stated that fun report Of ths
expenses since the last annual rneetiBr
had been publishedin the village papers,
Some remarks were then made by Mine,
billiard and DR.. Charles Woodbouse
eritieising the expenditures Of the trua.
tees Among other things complained
of was that the salaries Of some Of the
teachers were too high. Amount ps;d
to the president of the board was too
much, as was the expenses for music in
the schools, etc. At this point Doctor
Harris took the stand and in q very can.
did and forcible manner, as president Of
the board of trustees, justified. fully, We
think, to the satisfaction Of the meeting.
the action of the board in their endea7-
ors to MAINTAIN schools in Rutland that
should be a credit to the district. and
schools that we could take pride Ia
as village. He particularly dwelt upon
the salary question, not forgetting biz
own, which he said, perhaps, wes
too pauch--the last annual meeting voted
him $500, without any intimation from
him that he expected q salary. lie took
it because it was voted to him. He el-
planned in detail the efforts OF the tins
tees to reduce expenses, and showed
where they had materially done 50 dur
ing the past year. Among other ca
penses proposed to cut off was the salary
of a music teacher-not that q majority
of the trustees had thought it wise to Go
so-but under the circumstances that
they had yielded TO the "clamor' raised
about it, and had voted to discontinue Il
after the present term. DR.. Harris then
answered some questions about tie
amount Of money required to pay the
present Indebtedness and run the schools
until the next annual meeting, which
questions, were intelligently answered.
Warren II. Smith then moved flat
.tthe trustees be instructed to continue
the schools, and that we vote tax II
twenty cents on the dollar Of the grand
list"
After considerable discussion, IN which
DIR. Woodhouse, DIR. Harris. Henry
Clark and John Landon participated.,be
question of tax was withdrawn by ihe
mover, and the first question in The c.
iginal motion put, but before heilg
voted upon DR.. Woodhouse arose aud
wished to know if it was usual 70 vote
to continue the schools without 8 tsH
being votes. The chair replied that 1t
could be Voted on afterwards. Mr..
Simons then arose and made some Tf-
marks in favor of continuing the schools
and doing everything legitimate and
right, but thought perhaps If was not
necessary to raise a tax.
The motion for continuing The schools
was then put and decided almost unani-
mously in the affirmative by riea 7o-e
vote.
d. G. Everts then moved that tax
of IS cents be veted. This was amended
by another party making it 30 cents
w. II. Smith thought 20 cents enough
and moved for a tax of 20 cents, payable
on February LIST. The highest sum he
ing in order the question of 80 cents was
puttothemeeting and lost Thenextlow-
est sum, 25 cents, was then put, and bya
ciea U0ce vote the chair decided that it
was in the affirmative, but several par
ties disputing it, it was pat again on
ctoG 0oee vote, and the chair not being
quite clear In the matter, and desiring
to have no question about the matter.
tellers were appointed to count the vote.
and appointed as such teIlers Miner III
lard and NJ. G. Everts, who took pos
ton, and each party passed through.
and were counted, and it resulted in =
vote Of III in favor OF, and 1O7 against,
q tax of Is cents on the dollar Of the
grand list
Our citizens were alive, turned ont
and did their duty, for they well knew
what a shame, aye, g burning shame, il
would be should IT become known 10 the
world that Rutland, the second town in
importance, population and wealth in
the grand old Green Mountain State.
had discontinued her public schools i
would be such a blow TO our prosperity
as we would never recover from, ard
we congratulate our citizens and all who
love Rutland and are anxious for her
future prosperity, on the result of tbs
meeting. May the time be far distant
when our public schools, the foremost
of our free institutions and the only hope
for a glorious future for The land where
all are kings, be discontinued
1t is but just to s5me few Of our cll-
Gems who voted nay to the proposition
of tax of % cents, TO state that they
were willing to vote tax of 20 cents,
thinking that enough, but they were
We hope the school trustees,
with the tax voted, will be able TO near
" carry the district through to the an
nual meeting and have no Indebtedness.
Our Spanish CompITcatious.--As sat
isFactsry Settlement Guaranteed
MADRID, Nov. go.
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