New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-06
TUta; teachers salaries. ,......S3,
CAKE OF SCHOOL HOUSES.


These are mostly in charge of pOr'resses,
| many of whom reside on the premises, and
| keep them clearly and in order. There ap-
| pear 70 be seventythree il fhc employ ut
| the board, with as many as fourteen differ
| ent rates of salary ranging from $40 70 50
a month, the latter for u very large double
| school. The total estimate is So 10.
| They have suffered in common with the
| teachers in irregular pay and depreciation
! Of certificates. 1t is suggested that although
| they get little enough there should be fewer
| grades and more uniformity OF salary.
The repairs 20 schOolhOuses have been
| set down from data OF last year a:
| Sl2,95. 90, but this i. entirely inadequate.
1t has been suggested that the repairs OF
be attended to by the City Council, through
| the Department Of Waterwoghs and Public
Buildings.
OTHER EXPENDITURES
| The other necessary expenditures have
! been estimated as follows:
Secretary, assistant secretary and
messenger of board. ........... $500 CO
| School books stationery, etc. fur
| nished 20 pupils unable to pro.
| vide .hem. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. J,16S a..
| the same 1859 &c
| Brooms, buckets. mats soap, etc. 1850 40
| pGSkS. U6UCutS, CURTAINS anu
other school furniture. S..:'i 90
! Blanks for reports. account books
| and stationery furnished TO
! teachers: printing and adver'
| l!slng..o ...............e...s 90 -
Sanitary and Fertiliziug Com.
| panv Observation-Disclosures. 1900 90
| 1Ecidentals. court fees, carriage,
| 900 90
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Total. $50, 500 5;
II formal adoption be proposed of
| budget there should be. after careful
| pruning down where possible Of these e.ti-
| mates, an addition of something Ike $1,000
| !Or contingent expenses not possible 20 be
| foreseeB Or enumerated, and which the est.
mate o. ineidentals, etc. as Las been made.
would not cover sufficiently
SUMMARY.
Unit! the above be revised IL may serve
as a basis OF general estimate thus
Rents. .....................s ,sEe -
l.achers. ..'...'...o.......'.o '"o'cOu y"
cLLc'Ts. .............o 3,0JV w
Porters and portresses. .''.;'t' 10
Repairs. ..................... l-..os -
Books, fuel, Stationery. and IL.
cidental and miscellaneous. tx.
IeNses. ..o....o..o.o..o ~',oe7 ~
Expenses of 1873. SAL SEQ -
Add debts over available assets. 20, O00 90
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lOJdi .oo...o,..s,.os .Oc',cOV -
In order 20 provide for so large sum,
exceeding as 1t does all probable receipt.
realizable. It has been proposed TO fund as
much OF the outstanding debts ct !S1! amt
Isl! as the holders may choose in new con-
soiidatei bonds Of the city. considering The
schoo. debt as part OF the genera. city
dcv:.
AUDITING.
The board has for long time had no COZ
troll practically OF its finances. Payments
instead OF being made in turn. or as author
lied by the board. ara made by mandamu-.
The aUliting has beea done by the late
e -hth District Court and more recently .
the Superior Court. 1t Il generally legal
| race which can get the money and prevent
the others from getting it. In this mater
neither the oldest warrant or claim, Ho-
the most ufgen, present necessity. appears
20 have any advantage. The board va.
able recently 70 pay coal bill! only after
compromise between rival ltigants and
the board. Blu. the supply was insufficient,
and if the pupils of some o. the schools
have suffered With Geld J; Sas been Gg ss