, 1876-02-24

ell FAu hold yesterday Afternoon, quorum PIosA
eut and President Dixon III the chair. In &C.
cordance With The Councils previous request,
There ucro present from tho DoArtl Of Educs-
ton President Nichberg. Superintendent Of
Schools pickassl Clerk Johnston. and Inspectors
Wilce, Englihi, and Oieson.
On motion OF AID. WoodmAn, The Council
went into Committoo Of The Whole, with AID.
schatfoor Ia Tho chair,
On motion Of AID. Cullcrton, tho budget wan
talon up ser|atim beginning with the eattmasoa
OF
THE noARu or EDUCATION.
AID 11iidEoth movod that speeches ba limited
10 flvo minutes. Carried.
Aid. cullorton moyod 10 strike cut tho first
itern-a3o 600 for schoo! site In tho vicinity of
Indiana md Stats streets.
Aid. 1iil1roth said that the general foe,pg IN
relation to tho whols bill was, TINT every tom
possible should DO cut down, and ho wanted to
begin at the very beginning. Tho Comptroller
had recommended tho hiring Of buildings, which
could be dono At about tue same cxponHe az
would bo incurred by tho lntorcst on the Invest
mcnt proposed. lIo hoped that this policy
would bo pursued-hot only In this Item. but In
a'l, until ihs levy was cut down to Is mills.
Al1. Dixon said that the Hoard Of Education
would DO satieaed with leaving out oil tho suns
appropriated for new buildings and sites, Witch
wauid make saving Of $ls2, 900.
Tho three ilena for purchase Of school sites
on Indiana aud Bteta streets, Market and
Superior Btroets, md Folk and lIoyue streets,
In motion Of Aid. Dixon, four Items Of 9a0. 900
each fur school buildings on Indiana and State,
Market aud Superior, Polk and Hoyne streets,
and Wabash avcnue and Eda street. wero ssrlok-
gu out.
ALI Ryan moved that the item Of e25,o00 for
COMPLETING SCHOOL 1Ut14DIN0H
bc atric1tcu out,
prosident ltichberg, of tho hoard Of Educa-
named would onabIo the Dourd to complsto tho
eight school buildings already begun.
In foply 10 question: fse4idont nchberg
said that each building would coat complete
$25,600.
Inspector Wilca said that tho cost OF new
school-Aouaes would be about a2G09o aplcce.
Aid. Csse said that ho hoped tho Council
would not repeat ita last years experience Of
sion and At tho last swallowing tho camel With
out gnlp 1t mas tho pooreat possible econo-
my TO cut down on sch0ots and tho item under
consideration was ono OF tho most mcritortous
tn the estimate.
AlI. I1ldtoth said tho first matter to be- pro-
Vsdcd for was troucs school accommodation. It
seemeu clenr that tho uoard WAS deficient
srnall SUN on zach schoolhouso to finish tho
batn1.
Aid. Case nskcd whotlier tho interest Oh school
sites would not amount to more than tho ,tam ia
question
AID. Sweeney said that II tho itam Was nocea-
sary to complete tho schools. as it appeared, La
hoped 1t would bo pasHed.
AID. Dixon ead that II mas poor economy to
leave eiG5,100 in the hands of tho City Trcas-
urar l,y rafusinE tue appropriation.
AID Fitzgerald Rasd that ho wsutod tue Item
ssricton out because tho sum Of a23.u00 for
last year. aud fao thought tllat building couid be
dono for ono-qu41tsr lssa tl,s year than !nBt
Aid. Caao said that tho sensible va. was to
put in uso tho money collected last gcnr by
granting the additiopal appropriation. That
vas the only true economy.
Aid. oul!srtoa said thai all there wus In the
Item Was whether tho Board should be allowed
to build e28 00U school. houses *13, 600 ecl,oo[-
Board to erect tho buildings for the faat-uamod
Euni.
Aid. dunderson aaid that It would bo poor
economy to build cheap achool,house on an
olny 10 cut down on schools.
Tho item VAS stricken ouL
In tho consideration Of tito items for
''nEpAIRH. 1MPAoyEMIATs- ETC.,"
amounting 10 S48,359.o8, tho following matters
woro stricken cut:
Services OF architect. $50
Furnaofs for new buildings. 5000
Iron rs1upga ................. GU
WINDOW e4afua. bQ0
CFHau. gt0
This reduced tho item for miscellaneous OK
penditutes by $a,050 aud left It At $40, ,3UD.O8.
Tho Item of epoclal assessments, amounting 10
93,06a WIS approved.
Tho estimates for
APPARATUS AND FUHE1TunH
wers reduced by striking ont tbs SollorlnE
itsus:
Furniturs for nsw buildnxs. 900
HlackDoArds III new buildings. 1000
Dooka nsw butldin8s. ...........-..,.......... 200
THIS loft the item at e2.726. ...
Tho cxpenseB OF tho Finance and Auditing
comu'ittee, amounting to s1,650, waro approved.
Tbs items for ianitora and supplies. knspunk-
Ing 10 &88, 746, wsro approved.
Tho iiema for publications. Of proceedings And
Adxertising amounting to $4,000. vera approved.
When tic item Of
sA1ARlEB ron orT1cEns
uAa reached, Aid. Hilareth moved that tho
~. 200 for salary for an attorney DO atroken out
saying that ho SAN no more rcaaon for tho Board
Of Education having = separate LAW Department
than tho Flze-MatshaL
AID. Cuilcrton opposed tho motion, aud said
that the attorney in quoHtiou VAS most useful
officer.
PRESIDENT nichberg explained that tho nttor-
ney waa ono OF tho best officers in the SERVICE
The matter Of school property was q very i'm
portApt ono, and tho Impression among some
tenants thQt they mood not pay hid caused =
great amount Of trouble. During tho attorneys
administration he hsd collected over a7o. QUO Of
back tents, aud this in four ycArs. Tho board
bad from Fi1 TO twelve suits on hand al tho
tlme, aud their Law buainoas bad become 70 largo
that 1t took ali ono s1ana tlnp.
Aid. fiildroth nla1e hnother speech Of the
blo7knnt order belittllug the work OF the
counsel.
Aid. Qnlrk WAS IN favor of the retention Of the
itou. Ilo aa,d that il the ollIcor was 1uado q
member OF the City'a Law Department no would
probably have 10 receive 5000 or $4,000 = year,
aud it would, therefore, 10 good policy TO koop
Tim whorn he was, anu approve tho whole item.
AID Oaaa asid that it wns a now thing, and .
grateful one. TO hear Aid. ulldroth advocating
scouomy !u law Expenses. 1io reminded tho
Committee that tho Law Department, 80 far
from being ready 10 taEe now busness had a.
ready received assistance from outside Awyets
which would cost tho city sons $40 G0u.
Aid. Dixon was strongly ln favor OF tho Office
and tbs Itou. uo sisted that during the Afediil
Administration the ann OF 330u,UUI lad heeEl
saved tho city OF COLLECTED for It, by special NJ
ststxnee for tho purpose, and it was truo that
tho Boards attorney had auca saved $4,000 for
them bY ili1 Acrion. :.
Aid. Culcrton morod that the item bp post
poned Tor time. lilo wanted to examine ~ to
Whethpr tho oIliceE should not bo mazda Al A.
tAche OF the regular Law Department.
Tie ulot(oa wad lost, aud she item approved
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