Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-03-15


March /. Teachers fund, $500 OF
Incidental % l,s5lli
Library lI7,I'
Total, si,sssGl
March /. Cash in treasury. .92so.
There is no outstanding school war,
rants, and To provide for the balance OF
the school year ending August LIST, 1876
l submit the following statement:
RESOURCES.
March l. Cash in treasury, 1925 %
"due on $4,000 appropriation, 2,2s0 90
Total, sS,l7s.O2
To provide for the following:
Teachers wages, s2,oGo. 90
Janitors, 900 90
Rent, loo 90
Insurance, lIl,25
lncidentals, library. repairs, school-room
supplies, etc. 3s6.77
Total, ss,l7s.O2
i am, gentlemen, respectfully,
GEO. l.. MALTZ,
Treasurer.
On motion Of Mr.. Lockwood, the fore
going reports of the Treasurer were re-
ferrcd to the Committee on Finance.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From j. i. Tuttle, solicitor for CON-
plainants in twenty-thrce Chancery suits
pending in the Circuit Court for the
county of Alpera, in Chancery against
Albert l.. Power, Treasurer of the city
Of Alpeno for the year 1871, in which
said suit, iniunctlons We're granted by
said Circuit Court, restraining said
Power from collecting from complain.
ants the taxes assessed in 1871 by the
School District No. of the township
of Alpena, making proposition to the
Board to have said suits settled and
compromised, and further litigation and
expense avoided on the following basis:
The complainants in said suits to pay
to the Board of Education of the city of
Alpena the sum Of two thousand dollars.
Each of said parties complainants to
pay in proportion TO the ratio that the
sum restrained by each party bears to
the aggregate of all taxes restrained.
Moved by Mr.. Avery, that the commu.
nication be laid on the table. Ayes
Avery, Lester, Starbird and Stout. No
Lockwood and McRae. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Stout, that the commu-
from J. b. futile, solicitor, be
taken from the table and acted on one week
from this date, and that when the Board
ndiourns IL shall be for one week. Ayes
Lester, Lockwood, McRae and Stout.
and Starbird. Carried.
The President declared a recess of
fifteen minutes to enable the Finance
Committee to examine the Treasurers
report.
AFTER RECESS.
The Finance Committee reported that
hey had examined the report of the
inarces of the Board and vouchers sub
nltted by the Treasurer, and found the
same correct in every particular, and
that the Secretary deliver
70 the Treasurer receipt for the sum of
seven thousand nine hundred and twenty
I've dollars and ninety-two cents, that
being the amount of the vouchers re-
,eived from the Treasurer and cancelled
by the committee.
Moved by Mr.. Lockwood, that the
report Of the Finance Committee he ac-
.epted and adopted and that the Secre-
.ary deliver to the Treasurer receipt
'or the sum Of $7,02592. as recommend
ID by the committee Ayes--Avery,
Lester, Lockwood, McRae, Starbird and
Stout. Adopted.
Mr.. Avery presented proposition
rom r. j. Kelley, offering to collect the
axes assessed in 1871 by Union School
District No. of the township of Alpena
the collection of which has been restrain
ID by injunction) for twenty per cent. on
he sum collected, and that II nothing
s collected, nothing is to be paid by the
Board.
Moved by Mr.. Lockwood, that pro-
position lay on the table for one week.
Ayes--Lockwood, McIsae, Stout and the
President. No--Avery, Lester and Star.
bird. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Lockwood, that the
be and Is hereby instruct
d to confer with John ). Minor In refer. |
nee to making the necessary changes
Ind repairs on Second ward school house |
70 as TO better 1T II for the accommoda-
ion of the pupils. Ayes--Avery, Les
er, Lockwood, McRae, Starblrd and |
stout. Carried.
Moved Ivy Mr.. Avery, that the Secrc.
AIRY be and Is hereby instructed to trans
;ribe into the Journal Of this Board the
'ecords of Union School District No.
u the township OF Alpcna, mp 20 and
March 18th, 1873, ut an ex-
,ense not 10 exceed ten cents per folio.
Ayes Avery, Lester, Lockwood, Nc.
Rae, starbird and Stout. Carried.