The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-19
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
AN IMPORTANT EXPOSITION ANHp EsE~
PORT FROM THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE.

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An adjourned regular meeting Of the School
Board took place last night
Mr. A. Mitchell was requested to take the
chair.
The finance committee made the following
report:
New ORLEANS. September, 4. 1878.
ITO the Board OF School Directors OF the city OF
New Drleans:
sfyes,tleyae1 Your committee deemfng that @
full statement Of the financial status OF the
F paG and Expenditures Tor the year 1877.
their probable cost for the year 1878, their re-
venues 90 far and the outlook for the future
would ut this moment be onportune, in view OF
The near election Of d new House Of Represent
atiyes, that not only ench member OF the board
be ny n e9 81 the aan needs q
public education in this city. and such moral
Influence be brought to bear as may stimulate
Legislative action Its behalf. beg leave TO present
the following. ~ .
Upon ths asspmptton by the present board o, Of
ne control 81 the sch9os your eaobnttGe naa
sibility TO continue the 9xorbitant expenditure
which was had under tho manaRement Of the
y r IL gds6t o per VIII
corresponding benefit TO the schools or TO the
tehehers employed therein, and Tor the purpose
OF conforming to the law Just passed. which
provided TACT No. 49,. 1877. section lei: Third
n 1T tthe board shall limit the aggregate month
~ expense Of maintaining inc sehpols to one
twelfth oil the whole amount provided by the
State apDortionment and eity, appropriataa9.ns
Tor the annual support thereof Your committee
r n ana ee Feepse q 90 o.
be- paid. a.. ,.a..
made this reduction.
A further Saying was effected by extending
The usual yaSaton TO three months lnas ana
the contract OF the previous board with the
corps OF teachers expiring npon the thirtieth OF
Whs aPa within SRl fS revsn eerov d law
The whole OF the expenses have not yet been
met, and the treasurer ID still without sufficient
Tie revenues ct the city schools are fixed by
tho following sectlons Of act No. 20 Of 1877:
sEc., 90. BE u further, enacted eto That for
iectsd cd By 1 The collectors Fl State taxes p he
sa q m spon &c dollar Ola ten
AT taxable property Of the State. 1t shall be tho
duty of the Auditor Of Public Accounts to notify
faent and to require the collection thereof. The
collectors Of State taxes shall make separate
monthly returns to the Auditor q Public AZ A
State Superintendent of Public Education Of the
collection Of this tax. and pay the Same into the
! sao. NJ Be u further enacted, eto That the
uarteEy On the rst mPpndqy In March
apportion the funds. thus raised among the
several parish boards If the State according
to the number of children between the ages Of
pided. that oil the poll tax collected in any
parish shall be- appropriated to said par1ish.
THE amounts SO apportioned shall be paid by
the State Treasurer to the treasurer of each
parish board upon the. warrant OF the presi-
dent. countersigned by the secretary thereof,
Besa q b ] s & he City T q Na ss
annually, In makiae, ap their budget q city
eeed 70 susa nfode e ey ch tSa d
the current year; to levy the amount
On a taxable property in The city t.1,
as other city taxes. and paid over to the treas
Irer Of the school funds Of the city Us hereinbe-
fore appointed; provided. that the amount thus
coed the sum Of s3o0,00o. nor shall the rate Of
sa Az taxation exceed two mile on the dollar.
T b, last seetion was a amended by act NJ 49,
tors OF the city of New Orleans be and are here
OK authorized II In making Y their budget Of
current year; prouided the amount shall not
exceed the sum Of $27b .DO0."
This arnenfment was intended BY the friends
OF the schools who urged its passage to in
crease the amount to be paid by the city with
out restrict q tho sumo to two mills on the
h prsyo law havng been two and
one-half mills on the dollar.
The, amount included by the City Council in
LublE UUuE9G OF expenses was $40, UUu.
The assessed value of the taxable property of
the city exceeds Sill O00 900 I'VE are without the
exact fguresl; o levy, therefore, Of TWO mills on
the dollar would be 1929 600.
The assessed valna OF -. ou. 80
ba sssF oa be eyy thsF?t s Of
The enumeration of children between the
ages Of six and twenty one, years In the city OF
about one fourth the city schools would there-
fore be entitled, In round numbers, to little
over ss7 900 out of the levy Of two mills on the
faxed faxed s2s2ooo Of the current school fund Of
$4,000, or over even-seventeenths she can
only receive by this law Of apportionment one
fourth of the amount collected.
The manifest Injustice Of this law, which re-
fuires the city OF New Orleans to contribute to
the education of the children Of the other cities,
towns. and parishes Of the State, can be made
more apparent by reference to figures which
we take from the reports OF the State Auditor
Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Edu;-
to the current school fund for 1877: up to the
thirty first Of December. amount to s22s ,ess A.
OF which the city, Of New Orleans ms paid sl49'-
200 3d. the rest Of the State 1908 58,.
or the current school fund collected up to the
dirst Monday la December, the Superintendent
Of Public Education reports having appor-
sn s be ea9cab ae cdren d The a
share OF the city Of New Orleans being SAT 1858.
against s1A1 ,oo6 % apportioned to the country
parishes.
city schools being I9,507 while that of the cOun-
try schools, estimating some parishes from
which there Is no report Of attendance. Is Az
305, shows that these payments amount, per
capita of attendance in the city schools, to
90 a3ss, and in the country schools TO 50 a3a.
REcEIPTs AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1877.
Pay rolls and warrants first quarter
Expenses incurred during the term Of
the preceding Board of Directors .9oi n
Pay rolls second quarter
Under the reduction OF 40 per cont. .o22 90
Pay rolls third quarter
Vacation, portressee rents. etc.,. $3.50 81
Pay rolls fourth quarter
October, half month vaca-
tIOn- .,.-.-.-..SI2.13b u
N0yem bers -...--.......-- 23.99S I'D
December tunpaid). ......... 23,572 10 9517 q
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .-... 1892, SA1 81
RECEIPTS
From city tax. ....... .$182.591 80
Nrom State tax. 5a,070 81
Total. .-...............- ..--...... .$2l1 ,eG2 g.
Deficit. $2l Ito o.
Cash on hand as per treasurerss report 2053 g.
Due on December roll. ........... S23 $50 II
RECEIPTS ATD EXPENDITURES FOR 1873.
Paw roll Tor January. S264X II