The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-11


whose l%reteIlsr o. reform and economy" is g,
cloak To cover their iui,uities.
DIR. Gardner said he had made no statempp.
dcrogltory to Miss Layton.
Mr. Sanders REPLIED! by repeating the Language
OF DE-. Gardner GA that subject very nearly, in
pretty cla"h the sIuI- style, and CHALLENGED any,
one Il 'leny that he dir! not repeat the Doctor,
language substantially.
Nix. lea was called u,0n to make n statement
as tothe school expenditures. Mr.. I:ea sign led
his Willingness 10 answer any Question. 50 fs-
as Il financial staten.en is concerned, Tint
has been Officially male public. The peo-
pie nave examined it. II shows for Itself. IL
shows the receipts and expenditures tor eac.l
general lem | sin Secretary Of the Boar,l.
and the statement was made out by m. IL.
hal not made out Il separate item for every war
rIn: !,euci, for that wo.l have made IN enoY-
nous document. lie believed the report mad,
was more ineligible ami satisfactory than If he.
hal done so. WAat Inc Board hal done WAS don.
tor tie h,s, Interests Of the school anil IN. di,-
irict, anu it WAS for the people to say whether
they had done right or wrong. Would aasWe,
am question, &c.
Mr. Sanders - What was the price Of the
schoo!-nouse? This Is 4 subject which seeIas to
work on one individual.
Mr. lea gave lsI:gs which would make the
building proper cost some ST. - 50.
BIZ sauicr--ATe those sums in the reDor..
anil easily extracted?
Mr.. Eea-I read them from the rcport-any
body eau see them.
NJ. SIl'iers-Coali any nun of o-linqry in
q, - 49, go.
how mach the building cost?
Ir. R-a-Weli, don't know what amount OF
Intelligence Is repaired. Tie report is IS plain
as | could MAKE il.
Dr.. GARNER wanted to ask a question OH A
legal point, viz: if the taxes had bean levied, 50
much tor building purposes and 50 much for ell
, ucLtiona! purposes, anil the money pai, out OF
each fund for the specific purpose collected?
Mr.. Rea said that the year he came into the
Board, there WAS just L general tax raised aui
no; divided into funds. Since then ii had been
levied separately. As to paying it ont, = dollar
in one fund was is good rs = dollar in another,
and AZ long rs the money was on hand TO pay
with, though itnaic no difference.
Dr. Glrlner-Is il legal to do SO?
Mr.. Rca thought it was.
-" I'NP' =! uN
present ai'lf!ct ueo' - ioF uniting purposes!
MI. isea thought ne WAS.
Mr.. [. w Hale desired to aska question:
Judge McLain Stated mat sbi,Wo h"! been spent
in three years. herenot the total expenditures
Sjj.3U3 81, from which should be deducted she
s., tJo received from the sale of bonds, ~ Well
rs the amount from state fund, &c, 10 ind the
amount OF taxes?
Mr.. Realizes, sir
John Mcl.ain asked what amour; of taxes was
levied for three years. Alierward lie sad he
didn't want to know that, but what the toa@l
receipts were. He Was g;yca the fgJres from
the published statemeat-Sjj, SOB 81 McLaln
thought this would settle SIR. Eslc's point.
Mr.. Hale said that SUN was not raised By tax
alton, but
John McL@in-Ihayc received sufficient infOr-
nation,
4 statement was then real to the eject that
any statement OF DR.. Gardner, or any Other peg
son, to the eject that y majority OF the teachers
in the Savannah Public School hal expressed the
opinion that they could 30 better without Dr.
Cruik-hank's SUPPLEMENTARY, WAS false. This
was signed by every teacher in the school. This
was received with cheers.
DIR. Gardner arose and said that, happily, he
Was provided with L witness, who would corrob-
ors.,c him with respect 10 Mr.. MItteson, who
called on Mr.. Porter Cooper 10 corroboraie him.