Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-07-03
Report or THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR

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REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR
THE LAST SESSION. report OF the
Board of Trustees of the Public Schools,
for the year 1884, with their estimates
for 1915 were made to the Council Wed
nesday night. through it's President, Maj.
Fl. M. Bell. The cost OF the schools Tor
the session was $7,64S, of which $3.50
was paid teachers, clerks and janitors,
ssO3 for incidental expenses, ST. 500 for
salary of Superintendent, and there is still
due SS14 for rents, teachers, &c. OF the
total amount, 81 100 was received from the
Peabody fund, 1907 from the State fund,
and S4.136 from the city treasury, with
1914 yet unreceived. The amount expend-
ed in improving the Academy building,
furniture, &C., was $2,89O, making the
total cost to the city treasury 81 ,027. There
was received for tuition Of scholars out
side of the city limits 1926, which with the
balance expected from the State fund, will
pay the balance due teachers, &c. The
average attendance of scholars for the last
month of the session was-whites, 461
colored, 100.
To continue the schools for the next
year for nine months, upon the basis of
last year, the Board will require-for
IS teachers, $5,445, and for incidental ex-
penses $1,000. But the Board estimate
that they will have $50 white, and $50 col
ored scholars next year, requiring II teach
ers at $785 per month. They say they will
also require another school-room, to be To-
Gated on Gospel Hill, costing $4,000. The
property now occupied by the colored
schools. at a rent of 1915 is offered to the
city by Mr.. A. S. Lara at So 500, payable
in 8 per cent. bonds. In view of all this
the estimate of the Board for next year
is:
For II teachers...~. ......$ :, 065
Contingent expenses ], 800
School furniture y, l,5OO
New building and lot on Gospel
Hill....-....-........... ................- 5,2OO
Purchase Of building for colored
school and repairs..... ......"...... $500
Total. ...$l9.7 65
To be paid by the State......... 1880
Leaving ..... .................'"..Slo,lo
The Board have secured the services OF
uperintendent 'Ladd for another year at
So, 900 per annum, an increase of $500 over
last year, which salary they hope to pay
with the amount received from the Pea
body and State funds without calling on
the city treasury. They ask that the coun-
Gil take steps to secure the $4,000 Of the
Shayer's fund, which should now be in
possession Of the city. The report was
referred to the Committee on Public
Schools.
ELECTION OF CITY OFFICERS. The
City Council held a meeting Wednesday
night for the election OF the City officers
Mr.. John r. Kurtz was elected messenger
to the council; j. I. Parent, Chief of
Police; Chas. E. Gregory, j. P. Orchard,
and Elijah Lawton, members of the Po-
lice force, George Harlan and G.. III,
Hudson, overseers of the Poor !; David
Taylor, superintendent of water works;
FL. 2. Cease, magistrate, vice j. B. Scherer,
declined; DR.. ]. n. Fultz, city physician,
vice Drs. Waddell & Fauntlery, resigned )
and W. J. Bryan, superintendent OF the
city hands. In the balloting, Robt. H.
the police, Drs. c. Alexander and B. NJ
Atkinson received three votes each for
city physician, and Mr.. J. Fred Efinger
4votes for magistrate.
Message from the Nayor-A message was
received from the Mayor calling attention
to the crowd of idlers around the railroad
depots, and suggesting some action be ia
ken to abate it /: Suggesting revision OF
the city ordinances before codification, |
some Of them being in conflict with the
State laws calling attention to the con-
'dition yof the Beverly street sewer, and
iting the sale Of liquor on the Sabbath'
and suggesting the passage of an ordi-
nance fixing a fine for selling liquor to
drunken people OF to habitual drunkards,
after receiving written notice not to do
so. The different subjects in the message
were TeIefieu 10 dppLopIldCe ColHHlIteeo.
Mascelldneous-A proposition from the
Board of the Western Lunatic Asylum to
join the city in putting down brick
pavement from the Virginia Hotel corner,
to the perter's lodge at the Lunatic Asy-
lum, and improving the road was referr-
ed.
The street committee wac arranged so
as to consist of two members from each
Ward