The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-02

either BY me PREMIUM BOND plan Of ~ otne!
ccsisrsscs with the rsprssentsiives 3! che
bondbeldere: which sgreement. when rAtined ~
the CITY Comnc should e bn NJ r upon 1. sss
he chosen under this act shonld be a. widely re
might Re elected ~ tho C,sy Council, = repr.
sent the CITY two by the Hoard o. gncsrw ~,
New 's Sr.ss. c'easss HOUSE. q represent s
boedhobders. ana the NTH Ne appointed ~ the
Governor OF elected by ths L:etsatmre. WIZ VIE.
come soch method. 81 have indicated is the
hest course open for tho c,sy. !. OF course u
so1,r "a: Should " Ss s"s 70 ss. an sIS'ps 70 IL.
bopdb0lders that everytstae has heeD done thas
iss esr ssd'tSr", and to cesst IT, rsvssus.
In other words the city. before entering upcn
THE negotiation, should be n position 70 show
of on tts bonded debt II the result Ut
want VI ability and not Of inclination.
Tse Psssce.
The auessiop 81 the control ami MANAGEMENT
cf tho Mctropolt' Az Pollce II one upon which
agree. Il, tho rtcsen Mt condition Of public senti-
D,ept, ssd Witt the present relation 81 parties IN
the General s whine z ans
tireiy what,he other perty may Insist TO be right
and e1uitsble. Tho Metropolitan system -
state. the questions that most aatct tho tax
S''s or. f p' wound ''SsS I
under dissrent management, snd whether
- y equally Efficient, The record iii, w,ll
:sps"..s 70, cT'S The yssr is7s wss sscco. Sus
tho amount Of taxes collected by thu. city and
was much less. being only tios.csi. The estimate
q police expenses .or sss yssr ic7c . Sssso s
ru,p,,pr Of men employed upon the police forcs
IL sso. ssd the expense amounts to edioooQ The
S". y Ss 81. Ss y Psr :nn mo Sss:
apporticnment was esdt 300; the aotual cost e7p7.
go. That city =. be aidcs, the nesdqnartars Of
~ssa e.s.ss r d 40 police duty In New orssns
~s. sss and actual sfss
last report Of The Rcetcn police shows dlasr-
Of over essso n ySr q T. r ~. o Ts.,
%HsS: po ss ss, year was a'' by the
ri. immsmsc ey area over which the citylos New
miles,) incrtases the difficulty and expense Of
police snS n "5e .hs sts. r.
In those cities taxation IL not rendered unequal
.nd oppressive, az In New Orleans. by wealthy
iected closely. and the police were paid prompt
y. 9. in other cities Che police sHpcrtion %ent
iese in proportion than il paid for the police
service Of any city similarly situated. -.
The ccet OF the police ut present n not ~ great
troiicd BY the Gssy Council. A compared with
the expenditure Of 1899, " IL lees By >s4s ieiiS
~ Ssss csSc and a. com with the cspensss
of 1879, " ie iess by e76coo. Tho estimated OK.
pensse Of the police just rendered to tho CITY
which IL ssa7,iss tess than the ' apportiopment
made BY the Council and allowed BY. them 10
~ s's : IN T. sna s:s ay Ss
apporticnment made by the Council in 1878 by
FROM shese facts. It win DO seen that thefx
pcsses Of the police department have bhen
steadily reduced; that they are proportionateYy
police Of of other cities aud very much less than
The cost Of previous years IN this city.
Psbiic scbssis.
I trsusmit herewith the report Of the State
superintendent Of Education. giving full details
ns I'M state on" Tne aso
questions. not only financial. but Affecting the
administration Of the schools generally, has
school question. State aud city. durns the past
year. The slcwnese OF tho payment OF ctty and
q The CIV 70 ovsr o For sSs
payment II teachers. This cause and the ire |
to disqualification. Tae selection Of the city |
School Board IL strictly appointve in its charac-
the state superintcndeit Of Education. For
time. owing to tho agitation involved.
many appointmen,s that would have been
citizens Of the duties imposed upon tho school
Of the system. Whether sonc provision should /
not be made tending to greater perpanence and /
le-s frequent changes IN the selection Of teach
crr. 10 suggested, also the propriety Of giving
mnnicil al bodies representation In the com: /
position Of local bcards Of directors. In city and
Of school Directors Of the city Of New Orleans
should mot he subdtvided. II Ia almost asking |
Representatives, 70 expect central board to un-
dertahe the proper supervision Of 90 many
schools. and 70 act carefully aud intelligently In
the selection Of no many teachers. A more local
wntchfulness over the schools. and increased
efficiency. Although there may have been too
a careful Inspection Of the iists viii show that.
with few exceptions, political considerations
have had little or no influence in tho appoint
The main question for the taxpayer to con-
alder is whether the present school system IL
matter Of figurce. During the scholastic years
fsS% ises ss :" less during rncn time the Guy
children were admitted TO the schools. the ex-
penses we're ~ follows For 1868 o. number OF
capita s2s "a. For 1867. number Of pupils ia,s7o:
total expenditures 500 .O%3, or per capita sal 49, |
For ises . number as Of pupils 1897 total ex-
II may here ne noted that in 1867 g. tho City |
Council (having control Of the schools) provided
with an average attendance Of but little over |
$4,000 while e200.O00 IL the amount estimated as |
adequate BY the present Council mot having the |
control OF the echOols) for an average atten> |
amount appropriated being required to provide |
eehoohouses. With the inception OF the present |
system the number OF pupils was so largely In
creased that an additional expenditure for rent |
Of schools became necessary. amounting to up. |
wards IT 100000 per annum. Including this |
item. which amounts to nearly one dollar and n |
half per capita the expenses for the following |
years have been:
years Number OF Total Amount !
- pupils. Expenditures per capita. |
ssIs,- s--..-...-.--2o,s2 et7a55i 81 ga rs |
1s7$-6.- 460i2s 50 "a So |
lS75' 6......---...l9.500 Ao422O 90 % "a |
The expenditures Of other cities for school pur- |
poses during the past year have been
Number Of Total Amount |
pupils Expenditures. per CAPITA. |
Doston. .,..-.-.- 4lsss u.$l90S tS 81 |
New YORK. .10e,St9 22274l3 81 |
ChcARo......... 70 e31 669538 q |
st. Lcu1e.-.--.. A,7y1 Ny633 |