The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-08

lie expense OF the CITY LOT Tue
years 1876, In excess OF fines
received. ......................... 1,l2l OF
Salary oftwo police magistrates
paid In line OF claims for fees. 600 90
Total paid by the city on ac-
count Of crime and Dauper-
lsn ................".......".. ,2Jb a
Excess over amount required
to be paid by direct taxation
TO sustain our educational
system. ......".................. "a $50 -
And if we consider the $3.50 paid the
police force as coming under the head or
expenses, we have the sum of SIS ,026,-f
17:or $500 % more than we pay d.
rectly for educational purposes, Tho
smu of two dollars aud sixteen cents is
paid diyectiv on account OF pauperism
and crime in our midst. Not that our
citizens are law breakers-far from it
we are in general aiaw abiding people.
But our location is such that we neces-
sarily have among us large floating
population who fill our jails and add
greatly to the expenses OF our city.
Your attention is called to the fact
that the expense is nearly all paid by the
city Of Cairo, the county outside OF the
city limits only paying a little owe
81, 300 OF this amount.
1t is estimated by those familiar with
the subject that seventy per cent. of the
criminals and ordnance-breakers are
unable to read and write.
II FAVOR OF THE SCHOOLS.
With all these facts and figures before
them, your committee report in favor Of
sustaining the schools IN their present
management. They also beg leave to
urge upon the proper authorities and
people the adoption iof some plan by
which the industrious aud proyident citi-
zens who pay the taxes may be relieved
of the expense of sustaining the hun
dreds of
WORTHLESS vAGABoNDS
And petty criminals that infest the COM
munity. Nine out OF ten Of
them are non-residents, and the proper
lion is probably greater than that.
Speedy trials. the adjustment 9th c
grand jury system, and the establish
ment OF a
WHIPPING POST
Would undoubtedly have most salu-
tsry effect on the morals and behavior OF
a class of offenders deaf to all argu-
meut save that of force.
STILL DUE.
The committee learned that ex-sherifi
lryin, is unable to settle the school
taxes for want of the completion Of the
delinquent tax list by the county clerk.
Mr.. Stafford stated to one of the COM
mlttee that the amount due from Mr.
Irwin is probably between $500 and
$500 and that he is very anxious to have
the amount determined, so he can pay
over the balance to the proper officer.
SCHOLARS OVER AGE.
The committee observed three or four
persons in the colored school who were
evidently above the maximum school,
age. Mr.. Pinn. the principal, stated ir
explanation that they were not enrolled
| as scholars, and do not enter the classes
nor occupy the time of the teacher du'
ring school hours, and as that room was
not full they were allowed to sit there.
ABOUT PUPILS OF IMPROPER AGE.
The clerk of the board OF education
furnished the committee with the follow.
ing extract from the proceedings Of the
board relating thereto, under date OF
Saturday March 3, 1877. "Mr. Halliday
moved that Prof. Alvord be requested to
notify any teacher to dismiss all pupil:
from school who are under six or over
twenty-one years Of age. The molten
was carried.
The committee recommended the en-
forcement OF the order il it has not al
ready been done, and that hereafter the
law in this respect be complied with.
NONRESIDENT PUPILS.
The clerk of the board of education
reports that there are at present ten pu
pills who are considered nOn.residents
some of whom however claim residence
in the city, which fact is yet to be de
| termined. The amount so tar collected
is ten dollars, and bills are out and il
process OF collection from those wilt
have not paid.
e The committee recommend that the
board of education require payment il
aiyance from all nonresident pupils en-
| tering the schools hereafter, and thai
the receipt Of the clerk of tn,
board shall be required as eyidenc,
of such payment by the teachers befor
| such pupils can be admitted.
spectfully submitted by
II. WARDNER,
| WooD RITTENHoUsE,
JOHN AUSTIN,
WM. MCHALE,
3. WALTERS,
| &. X. WooDwAD,
Committee.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
A meeting OF the board OF education