Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-25
Hoard of Ildmcation.


FERMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL BUDGET-
REFUSAL TO CUT DOWN THE sUPERrNTEND
ENT's sALARY-A COMMITTEES ON RaPAII.s
CONSTITUTED.
The Board of E Education met in regular
session, last evening" President Shertlidge
in the chair.
Mr.. Ecke submitted the annual report of
the Finance Committee, showing a total Of
receipts from all sources of S119 220. IA,
including notes discounted of S28 900,
collections for Use of books So 397. 40,
taxes SOB, 2O8 II, sale of mortgage bonds,
$4,000 and trustees of school fund 81, 1885,.
93. The gross expenditures were $l18,-
057 AZ, of which 943 203S9 was paid for
salaries of teachers, $2,155 95 for salaries
OF japitors, S4 985.31 for supplies, books
and stationery, IS, 1877 16 for repairs, ST.
1913 for fuel, $r545.5O for new No. 5.
S3.O94.60 for new No. 8, $4,000. in bills
payable, and the remainder for ve''"'-
The raf & bad previously been approved
~ Council, and its approval was ordered 10
Ls placed upon the minutes. The bond of
the Treasurer was therefore directed to bo
cancelled for the last fiscal year.
The Treasurer of the Board was directed
to draw on the Ci5y Treasurer for $685.. 80,
being amo1nt due from taxes in 1874 and
1875 The Treasurer was also auth
orzsd to draw, during the recess, upon the
City Treasurer for the net proceeds of the
sale of bonds ordered by Council, said mon
ey to be set apart as u special building
fnnd,t be used for no other purpose. The
Treasurer was also directed to draw from
this fund 81, 500. on order of the Building
Committee Of No, 5, to meet the fret pay
ment due.
Mr. Buck, from the Committee on Night
Schools, reported the operations in these
schools during the winter, showing chat
there were enrolled in the three schools 279
pupils, of whom there WAS ali average at
tendance of 1872 The total expense OF
these schools was stated at $S3S., but the
actual cost was reduced to $639 20 by col
ie9tions of $14S.71 from the pupils. The
committee was discharged.
MIR. Roberts introduced a resolution. in
accordance with previous notice, to amend
the bylaws reducing the Superintendent's
salary from 81 800 to 81 500. In support
Of his resolution he made some renal ks,
declaring the purity of his motives in this
matter, and expressing the opinion thas
tie salary of this officer was out of proper
tieu to that paid the city officers and also
Oesond fair compensation for the labor
perlormed. His only motive in the reduc-
tion vas, he said, economy.
For the sake of the same end Mr.. Wool
ley optos I'd the resolution, citing az rea-
son why the salary should not be reduced
that IN eighteen cities, which he named,
with an average population Of 100000 the
average salary paid was 1896, and out
OF the entire list only two cities paid less
than $1,S00
Mr.. Zebley thought that no matter what
other cities may pay, this is matter per-
sonal to thir city, and ought to be so re-
garded, andif the present incumbent can
not perform the duties of the office at
q MI fNs Afta uYl,l
the place should be given to one Of them.
Having Increased the salary Of the Secre-
cary, Mr.. Besler thought it poor policy to
out down tlat of the Superintendents, and
TO him, hB said, it looked like an effort to
. rob Peter to pay Paul" He also thought
Mr.. Harlan earned all he got, and this he
regarded as the true stand point from which
co view Ttis subject.
After some further discussion the resolu-
tion was lost by an aye and nay vote as
follows
Ayes-Messrs. Chandler, Ferris, Frock,
Furry, Hllles, j. G. Morrow, John Palmer,
l.. W. Palmer, Roberts, Ruth, Sharp,
zebley and President Shortlidge, 13.
Nays-Messrs. Baird, Bird, Buck, Curry.
Eckel, Fraim, Heisler, Moore, W. j. Morrow,
Pierce, Price, Pyle, Taylor, and Woolley,
Mr.. 'Fraim moved reconsideration of
Mr. Eckel's resolution constituting stand
ing committee on repairs, to which shall be
referred all repair work. The motion pre-
vailed, and Mr.. Fraim offered an amend
ment requiring all work which will cost
over $40 to be let out at contract. The
amendment was adopted and the resolution,
as amended, was passed.
The appointment of Jos. Glatts as janitor
sc No. 15 was confirmed.
A communication was read from j. K. Tay-
lor, calling the attention OF the Board to
collection OF furniture which he has for sale,
and asking the appointment of committee
to examine it. The communication was
tabled.
Messsrs. Eckel, Sharp, Zebley, Baird and
Pierce, were named as the standing Com
mittee on Repairs. Mr.. Sharp declared he
would not serve without pay, but being
pressed consented to serve for one month