New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-02
s36, 900 for the pay rolls for April,


was adopted.
Mr.. Shaw, of the committee to whom was
referred the subject Of grading the schools
of Carrollton, reported as follows:
To to the Board OF School Directors of the City OF
New Orleans:
Your committee to whom was referred
the subject OF grading the schools OF the
late CITY Of Carrcllron respectfully report:
That the question is not one simply Of as
certaining the comparative condition OF the
schools OF Carrollton. but involves the sub
iect of salary.
Il would, on first consideration. seem
tha. teachers of like grade under the same
School Board should have like salary. But
the budget and estimate for the schools OF
the city as formerly bounded, were made IN
October, 1873, and the levy OF one-fourth OF
one per cent was accordingly made by the
Council in December. 1873, expressly for
the support of the public schools Of the
then city of New Orleans for 1874. As this
tax was SO levied and dedicated, it can not
be deranged or otherwise applied.
We must look, then, for such provision as
may have been made for the schools OF Car
roliton this year. This includes whatever
may come by quarterly apportionment OF
the State school tax to that district. Your
committee have not the necessary data 10
estimate this revenue now.
We could however, arrive at the city or
local tax, levied in addition to the State tax
for public schools, had II not been, IN Gar
rolItOn, mixed with the ordinary city tax.
The Csrrollton council levied, on the tenth
of December, 1873, one per cent for salary
of city officers, employees, schools, gas and
other incidental expenses for the year le|4.
This tax becomes by annexation an asset
of the city of New Orleans, for the purposes
Thpr6 h0 VarlOuS WAYS OF
estimating how much of this shall be ap-
rropriated to schools by the Council Of the
CITY of New Orleans, which controls this
asset. The city of New Orleans levies for
this years expenditures but sixty eight
cents on 500. This would leave tnirty-two
cents as the balance to be appropriated to
public schools.
The local school boards outside of New Or
leans have the power to call on municipal
or parish authorities for a local tax OF twen.
tv-fve cents or the hundred dollars. The
assessment rolls Of CarrolltOn were Sl:6OO,-
055, on which the school tax, at twenty-five
cents on the hundred dollars, would be
$4,000 l4 on which $500 68 are supposed to
have been collected before annexation,
leaving a balance outstanding of $3299 40:
If the 500 GS were not devoted to school
the city of New Orleans, to support the
public schools of CarrolltOn for 1874.
We have no doubt the Council of the
CITY of New Orleans will act wisely and
Justly in this matter; and until provision
is duly made on which the board can de-
pend, 1t would not be proper to disturb the
| s.atu quo as to salaries. II the question
were one merely of classification, your
| committee believe grammer to be hO'
eral and fair disposition Of the subject as
| 10 the two schools OF CarrOlton. We there
| fore recommend the passage of the follow.
| ing resolutions
Resolced, That this board proposes to
classify the two schools of the late city OF
| Carrollton as grammar B, and to pay saia-
ries accordingly should the revenues prove
sufficient.
Resolced, That until it can safely take
such action the teachers of the district be
paid their salaries as existing before annex
alton, which. should the board hereafter
find revenues sufficient to pay the rates OF
schools of the grade grammar b, Will oe
deemed on account.
| Resolred, That the necessary amount IL
hereby appropriated and ordered to De
drawn by the president and secretary fol
all months now due according to the sal
aries as existing March 25, 1874, pay able ou'
of school assets of the district embraced in
the late city Of Carrolton, which shall Of
| set apart and devoted exclusively to the
support of said schools for the year 1874.
Respectfully,
ALFRED SHAW, Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Ingraham, Messrs
Dibble, Ingraham and Shaw were appointed
a committee to confer with the City Counci
on the subject
Several communication were received
and referred.
Mr.. Pinchback said that considering th'
| st. Andrew school was in the worst condi
ton of any school, it should be transferred
to the new building, instead OF the Kelle
school.
Mr.. Longstreet explained that the Kelle
School was a roOmy one compared to th'
! St. Andrew, and would be an improvement
on it.
The matter was referred 20 the commit
tee on lew schools.
Several matters of minor importanc
were disposed of relative TO business during
the vacation, and the board adjourned t.
| the first Wednesday of September.