, 1876-03-18

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N.-Concerning those three
EXTRA HurEnlNTzHDENrs
o. whom yon ware speaking. Whero did tho
Idea Of appointing shom como from?
Prof. W.-From Boston. suppose. Tho
schools Of Chicago have boon for years mo1elotl
On thoR0 OF Boston, and Two Chicago Suporin-
tcsit!onts cano from thoro, AZ vol rs all tho
lsha been IN attempt to run tho Chscngo schools
ou Chicago plan or with Chicago idcas.
1t.-Yon hayo arokon Of cutting down OK
ponaos; Do you bcliovo ti'at If Chicago did
that sho would DO tho only city to mako tho
Prof. W.-Nos by any means. several oss,or
cittos hayo boon cutting down and lopping OF.
Now York has. understand, thrown German,
Having thus gained. from tho author Of tho
statonaents mado iu tho Council tho baais on
WHICH they were made, ths reporter departed
theuco to gather other faots which should COR
tobornte OF contradict them.
The first man to DO hunted m wRa
JOHN c. n1cl1nERa,
President OF tho Doani of Education, OF whom
the reporter inquired about the figures Eiyen In
tho Council aud by Mr.. Wolch. The Important
Roporter-Air. hiohberg, It has been slated
that your fsonfd Ia asking for more n1onoy for
next year than yo1i really necd. Is that tho way
you understand III
Mr.. Nichbdrg-Not At all, wo have asked for
There was to the credit Of Ii. Donra OF Elu-
cotton, with which TO pay snlarios Jan. i, 1876,
93G5,977. From this Wa must pay our rolls for
tho first stx months OF the year,-Janusry to
Juno, both inclusive. Tho payroll for Fcbranry
waB noarly eco QUO, and 1t Ii increasing Bslghlly
ovory month but, for the aake of MI average,
put it At that iguro for tho sfx monsbs, and you
hayo $500. 600 to DO paid out Of tho ssG5,ooo by
ls.-Boforo you 20 any f1rthor lot mo ask why
tho roll increases every month";
Mt. R-Decause tho aalarios OK many Of tho
up to a cortain polns, For instance, II 4 woman
teacher gots $3.50 for tho first year. eG00 fur tho
second. and 10 on mp to tho limit. It follows that
thoro mt.st bo 4 ama!l fncroane mouth BY month.
R:-Wol1, now, how much do you want for
NJ: N.-wo want e427,3s5.
R-What mouths do you propoHo to use TINT
Mr.. R.--We want II for September, October,
November. and December, 1876; aud for Jauu-
month"; paymenta Of eco. 600 eaoh to toaohers.
You understand, of course, that thcse soyop
months cover nina in reslity, the other two bo-
ing July and August, 1876, in which no schools
These sevan mont4s' pay:rolla will Just about
cover the ann wo have asked for.
R.-Dut I cannot undcratand why you want an
appropriation for tue frat throo months Of 1877.
MT. 1.-Two ARFo RaHoQ l5r ntn0 months ap-
propriation ~ wo wcro instructed to do by tho
Comptroller. You undarataud that our dsoal
year hAs always begun July until now, and
when we estimated for nine montha II was for
three months less than uaua!, or to April In
atead OF July !.
n.-Thoro Is anotllor thing that was brought
up In tho discussion Of tlso matter In tho Outll.-
eli Thursday eyoniog; 1t WAS about your (or tho
Doard's)
RECEIPTS FROM THE srSrE.
F~r%+x .k. p
pear that any deduction from what you asl; Is
mAdo for the s2oo. 900 year which you receive
from these aourcos.
atr. ROT course tho Sums are to bo deduct
cd; they alwarg hRve bcen. aud always nEo OK
pccted to be: butt WAS no part Of our brsincas
to n,ako up the tom in that way. It was tho
Compsrollera business to insert that part, aud
ho has douo H. II you look in my Council pro-
ccodings OF former years, you will find the esti-
tho law Is 80 constructed that these sums must
ba appropriated to tue Boards ueo By yote, or
or c1so thoy could not draw them out Of tho
Treasury. That complaint is curious one for
page u Of tho Appropriation bill, you viii
$40 that tho Comptroller has put tho
item In properly. We asked for s786.ooo, aud
hls itom reads for sb7b.oo0, sin addition to tho
9sSagsaa sn's us tssns9 a 5g g: i 15sn a and %
a. clear ns need be-.
This frat branch Of tho subject having beon
cieared IN, tho reporter sought
BftEpuERD JOHNsToNE,
tho Clerk to tho Board, and submitted 10 him
that tha Aldermen had been finding fault with
tho Board OF Education because thny bad asked
for large appropriation, whan thoy. had
40 nnespendod balAuce to their credit of over a
million dollara.
Mr.. Johnston. being i man who would much
rather write than talk, and being OF clerkly aud
Inethodieal habita, hAt him down aud prepared o
tab1a 70 show whore tho balance WAS to 70.
The facts set forth nre about a. followR:
Tho balanoo to TIM credit OF tho Board OF Edu-
cation, ~ ehoWn hr tho Conptroltcr'a books, is
$1,000. .031. From that sum should bo takcn tho
amount ot outstanding certificates Of Indebted.
nasa !eRuod Tor the board. with tho interest
thereon. THIS snm is e359, DOL, aud loayoa the
main balance at s728, ,937.
Tho Council has appropriated for tho follow
Ing school stea which must ts paid for out OF
this snn1o une1penlod balance
fIq1ated nnu Twcnty -asxth streetB, B,..S 9soO
contrt ayenua aua Twefth Etroets. .......,, 5000
Armour and 1uta7a streets lO030
Walnut and KAdzu streaa. .-.........,,,,. 7,6GD
PAullnA and Van pureH streets 80. c000O
Oak and Bremen ktrce4+ lIGO1
Wallace aud Thsrty- Gtycets. HS00
coptro avenue and Nluetconth street .....,. 10000
Western avenue and Fourth street l01HU
H!1sh and ROCKWELL 40ol
toA! .ylu4,b b4O
Deductng this sum from tho last remainder
we have 5G22, 437.
poaldes tho school aites aboyo-na.nod Us au-
thoriZed to be puIchaaod by tile Council, that