Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-09

PROCEEDINGS OF TIE MEETING Last EyENI.d-TIiE |
FINANCIAL sITUI1oN.
The regular meeting OF the Board OF Pubic |
Education was held last evening President |
Hilles in the chair Mr. Bard, from the |
Finance Committee, reported that the Treasury |
OF the Board was empty, and although every |
effort was made by the chairman OF tue Finance
Committee Of the City Council to get some note
discounted they had Deen unsuccessful bu
probably a note might yet be discounted by Sat
urday to secure fluids to pay the teachers sala
ry now due. The contractor for building tn
new school house needed money, S9UOO being
now due to him. Mr. Baird asked If the Bosld
WAS not doug wrong by drawing from the Cl.y
Treasurer 'and whether notice should not be
gwen that after the Let of the year, We would
draw on our own Treasury.
The Treasurer's report showed 5000 over
drawn The banks had refused the city hnd
would probably not discount for the Board
There are $4,000 Of a balance due from the cItl
to the Board of the school appropriation.
Mr.. b. had made some inquiry IN regard to
the quarter nouey for books aud found there
was falling OF III payments, on account OF the
hard times.
Mr. Child reported that the roof Was now On
the new school house, and that the third lay
ment on the contract Of $1,000 was now due the
contractor He asked for order on the treas
urer for that amount, but Mr.. Adams and others
| objectug on account of no funds, MI CGIid
| Withdrew bis motion.
On motion of Mr. Child, the committee OF
| buEdICe was 4usLElGLou " nave VIC ASW G~+4gJ.
house insured
on motion of Mr.. Baird an order was drawn in
favor OF Elizabeth j. Elliot for t70.
| The Tteasurer's report was read and referred
| to the Finance Committee.
The Supeuutendents monthly report va
read, and showed the following
Whole number belonging ................ 40
Average +" INSTRUMENTATION. 4g3l
- attendance go NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., o5l5
Percentage OF attendance. ......,,..,.'... - :
| ApplSavohs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
acant oeAtA.., ....,..,. =..........s "a
Perfect IN attendance. ......,.,.........., l1tJ
On motion OF MIR. Adams the officers Of the
Board were instructed to negotiate note OF
$4,000 for the payment Of teachers.
Ga motion OF Air, Baird, the reading OF bills
was postponed until next meeting.
Ga notion Of Mr.. MacAllister the Committee
sf No 5, was instructed to have the PRIV wells
A ! repaired.
il, u Jenkins offered the following resoln
: ton
Resolued That an order be drawn upon the
= City Treasurer by the President Of this Board
and sttested by the Secretary, for i've Thousand
dollars, proceeds OF School Taxes remaining q
this time in his hands and that in drawing thi
| order, the attention Of the Treasurer he calle'
to the provisions OF the law under which he act
az the custodian OF the funds of the Boald o
Education which make him responsible for til
faithful payment upon such ord ers OF sue
sums as come into his hands from school taxes
= Mr.. jenkins read the law by which school take
are paid into the City Treasurers hands hi
= provides that they shall be paid out by the Cit
Treasurer, upon orders drawn by the Board G
= Education, under the hand Of the President, ali
attested by the Secretary. The City Treasure
u and his suretieA shall be responsible for HI
faithful payment of all sums that shall thu
?, come into his hands" The speaker said the CIT
Treasurer ought not to permit the school fund
to 20 out OF his hands in any way except thu
fixed by the law, as thus read the city had Il
:, right to the money, and no other person or pc
sons than the Board, itself II the Treasure
1t suffered it to leave his hands for the illegal II;
Of other parties he must see that it was brouSl
le back again. Mr.. Jenkins however disclaimt
any purpose OF making any difficulty or misu
derstanding with the City Council; he hope
none would occHr; but he thought the Board vi
bound to see that its legal rights were observes
and that notice should be thus given to Cou
ell that the practice OF letting the school take
be used for city purposes should cease.
Further remarks were made upon the resolt
Il tion by Mr. Pierce, who did not want to be hal
onthe City Treasurer, (who is also Secretary
u " lrd D by Mr., Adams who urged that no
:, feeling g fomentSd with City Council and
~ sssr9 ) leskmAn, Lynch, and Higgins, who
80. terms, conceded with the resolution