Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-30

which they may persue their work. In the
Morrison District. new school house that
would accommodate two schools should he
built on the lot where the OLD house stands
or two buildings. one near the old build
ing. and another on the shore road. 50
called. which is now quite thickly settled
In District Nc. l6, there is no school
house. We have this year as last. used
The little unfinished house which stands In
the pasture beyond Juniper Cemetery. in
which TO hold the school. There are only
twenty scholars In this district. and four
hundred dollars would build them a good
building. At West Ellsworth we think
the meeting house which Is unfinis he'd
might be At a small expense finished. and
arrangements made so that 1t might be
used both as place Of worship and school
building. The school houses throughout
The city should be re-painted. aa9 the
house in District No. 10. which has been
Kept in excellent repair should be shinged
this Spring.
REPAIRS.
A shed has been built In District 40. G.
aud The house placed in quite good cor.
dition. In District No. Is. and 8. ont
buildings have been erected, and the lower
room IN the Grammar scho j building was
at slight expense repaired before open
ing me Apprentice school. In several of
the school houses new floors have been
laid, in District No. l3. the school house
has been re-shingled. and repaired through
out New stoves and funnel have been
purchased for Districts l3, 8. lG, and 3.
Minor repairs have been made upou urzr.
" all the buildings In the city In District
No. IL, arew she'd aud out building should
be erected at once.
HIGH SCHOOL RutLDiNG.
Since the first establishment of the Ujyb
school IN this city. the lower Hall In the
oIiy buiidin. has been used as a school
room. While this Is an excellent room.
lhere are some objections to its being used
Tor this purpose. Three times during the
year the seats have been taken up that the
Hall might be used for other PURPOSES:
this has Injured the furniture TO some ex.
tent. and been a disturbance TO the school
Again. the school is often disturbed from
the TACT that overhead is Concert Hall.
"hHe IN the basement is a corrl-bn and
store room. An effort was made TO secure
the Court House. which would have made
an excellent school-room, and at the same
time the lower city Hall would make A
much more convenient place for holding
Court. This move was vetoed by the
County Commissioners
There must soon be built in District No.
), new Grammar school building and
the committee recommend that q building
bc erected on or near the old lot. where
The Grammar school buiidin. now stands,
SAID building TO contain rooms for both
the Grammar and High school. and that
the Grammar schools of District No. 3.
and 10, be hereafter united in one
CONSOLIDATION.
According To Chapt. IL. Sec. 8. OF
the Revised Statutes of this State. "a
town may abolish ,hc school Districts
therein, and shall ther~r On forthwith
take possession Of al thaxs. .ool House.
land, apparatus, and o;he - erty owned
and used for school pur. hieh Dis
tricts might lawfully sci and
Is further, provided: , -he ,e,,l'' = ,rty
so taken shall be apprai 4. a, the name Idi-
feetf6n OF the towh, u, and and az rfTed in -
nual assessment thereafter tax shalifg 3.
levied upon the whole town equal 10 -
whole amount Of said appraisal. and tere'
shall be remitted to the tax payers ofach
Dist. the said appraised value of its rop-
erty &c. In January 1873 by unsniipus
| vote Of both branches Of the city Gown
ment the Districts in our city were coDol-
| dated. since which time. there has ben a
| posed TO the measure TO have this vot, re-
cinded. II is unnecessary to review thanat-
/ ter, a. you understand fully. all tina has
| been done. Al nearly every meetIg OF
/ the city government, the past year This
/ matter Of consolidation has been efore
/ YOU in some form or other. The lues-
ton has twice been submitted to II peo-
| pie, and AZ the recent municipal elstion.
/ the following article WAS inserted the
warrant To see il the city vii vote
to abolish the school District systsl."
The vote stood in Ward 3, 90, asnst.
Z. for. msjority against O.; War, four
81 for. : against, majority 10 Al;
Ward i've - for, 10 against, mDrity
for u.
Whole number Of votes 100.
For abolishinc School Dist. Syste1. -.
Aa.inst. Sc.
In Wards aud there were novo;es
cast either for or against, aud thu,again
we have no expression OF the peoplon the
subject OF consolidation. While / one
| sense the Districts were consulidatl. the
city according To the Statutes hayingaken
/ possession OF the school property. n an
other sense they were not consollded as
an assessment of 3 tax equalto the aprals-
ell value Of said property, was not nde at
tie next annual assessment. accoTDg 10
the requirements of the Statutes This
unsettled state of affairs has been yG en-
barassing TO the committee, andnale
Their work much harder than itvould
otherwise have been. We have been
Obliged TO keep separate accts. will each
District ss formerly, and fearing hat a
change would be made We have Ii un-
touched the balance which In Maj 1873
stood 10 the credit OF each Dist. Wen al
I iv fha road yvtinh trnpll N
us if our school District remain cIsoli-
dated. and the people in the outer Nricts
who were at first opposed to the insure,
are now almost unanimously in its tvor.
The only opposition comes from Vard
three which has an elegant new hool
building. which they feel they .hod be
allowed TO control. The committe can
not feel that the State aid which are
now receiving, ought to be appor)ned,
So unfairly as the present Dist.ts Of
Ellsworth make necessary. This ist is
the only year since the organizabl of
our city, that the schools have beenleyth-
ened where there should be more weei of
instruction, and shortened where tteyTere
longer than was just and profitable
We deem it expedent that this qIe.on
should be decided at once, and new scool
houses erected where they are moi red
ed.
PARENTS.
We think there Is manifest wnt,f in
terest by parents for the success our
schools. Visit the schools, mark tipilpro-
gress. and become acquainted wa the
teachers. The gentlemen seem to hink
their duty to schools end. when theyave
appropriated a generous sum of mey
for their support. We think it W Oulpay
the fathers as well as mothers to ave
their work occasionally and visitthe
, schools where their children attend j. af-
ter day.
CLOSE.
: Our acquaintance with these schoo has
r convinced us, that there has been process
: in them, while some have evinced ore
> than others. all have moved onwardand
we have only to persue . judiciou,nd
7 uniform system of measures and we lall
find our schools constantly rising iim-
portance and influence. In concliOn
we acknowledge our gratitude to the eat
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