The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-22
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flnance 81 Tie Board Of Directors 81 the public
Schools Of New Orleans. Is published for the
information OF the public generally
NEW ORLEANS September L. 1878.
TO the Board of School Directors Of the city of
New Orleans:
GeHtlemen-YouT committee deeming that q
full statement Of the. financial status of the
public soho of tn eity Of E ley ofreans Their
til ir probable g ST for the, year. 1878, their re-
venues SO far aud the outlook for the future.
q eeeoa q new HOUSE, Il
ativeH, that not only each member OF the board
but the friends OF public EDUCATION generally
public education In this city. and such moral
influence be brought TO bear rs may stimulate
Legislative action Its behalf beg leaye to present
Upon the assumption by the present board Of
the control Of the schools, yonr, COMMITTEES had
sbsp to e CO tie esorbitan expendtre
which was had under the management OF the
retiring board, without uselessy running the
city LII debt over 800 600 per annum. with no
CORRESPONDING benefit to the schools or to the
teanlSRts employed therein, and for The purpose
q cfA9rming to The law iust pass s , Thi s
1T tth:Ss~ board shall limit the aggregate month
" expsnse of maintaining the schools to one
sase n and oy
for the annual support thereof, Your commit.
tee recommended the Immediate reduction OF
cent Of the amount paid. or rather promised to
The BOARD. acting upon the recommendation
A further saving was effected by extending the
usual vacation to three months and O half. dur
ing which time no teachers were , employed the
contract of the previous board with the corps of
teachers expiring upon the thirti.th OF yune.
and your committee regret to say that, while far
Of the expenses, have not yet been met and the
treasurer Ii still without sufficient funds on
hand to pay the December roll
The revenues Of the city schools are fixed by
the following sections of act No. 2S Of 1877:
SEC. 26. BE i further, enacfed etc.. That for
gchool purposes there shal be annually levied ,
leoted by tht collectors Of State taxes in the
same manner as other State taxes are levied
and two mills y thu the d9 h
duty Of The Auditor Of Public Accounts 10 notify
the collectors of the STATE taxes OF this ASSESS
coe s Of State taxes shall aRe Sep
monthly returns to the Auditor Of Public Ao-
counts, who shall transmit copy thereof to the
the collection Of this tax. and pay the same into
the State TREASURY.
6, sEo n BE- i tnfhe,' , elnactea ETC.. That the
quarterly. on the first Monday In March. June
September and December in each year. appor,
ton the funds thus u ras LED TIE several ~
number Of children between the ages Of sig and
tweuty-one years In each parish prouided. that
appropriated to said parish; The amounts SO
apportioned shall be paid by the State Treas
urer to the treasurer OF each parish board upon
The warrant o., the president ouunteEslgned by
aEc. %. Be It further enacted, etc.. That the
Board of Administrators the city II New Or
leans be and they are hereby authorized, annu-
ally, in maklng u o their budget OF city expens g.,
to include therein the amount needed to sustain
the city schools during the current year; to levy
the amount on all taxable property In the ty,
and direct the same to be colacte +. at the same
time MS other city taxes, aud paid over TO the
treasurer Of the school, funds IF the city as
hereinbefore appointed. provided, that the
| amount thus raised BY taxation In any one year
shall n exceed the sum Of s3vo.ooo. nor shall
the rate of said taxation exceed two mills on The
dollar.
This last section was amended BY ct No. 1913,
whieh. provides That the = ard Of Admin trt-
by authorized In making 10 heir budget of
city expenses to include therein the amount
needed to sustain the city schools durin,, the
current year; proptded. the amount shall not
egcepd the sum Of S275. ono"
| This amendment WAS intended by the friends
| the. amount to be paid by the city without re.
strictirg the came to two mills or, the dollar of
all taxable proparty, the amount levied by the
previous law lls7ol having been two and one"
half mills on tue dollar.
The amount included by the City Council In
their budget OF expenses WAS 1925 700.
| the city exceeds s11l.t0000O I've are without the
exact flguresl; levy, therefore, OF two mills on
| the dollar would be S212. 0G0
| The assessed value the taxable property OF
the State Is STA 1852 CT levy, therefore, OF
two mills on The doIlar swou!l would be s3Aa 2e7 3e
The : enumeration Of children between the
| ages OF six and twenty-one years Ia the city OF
New Orleans Is. 1913 out OF u o al 274GB8. or
about one fourth, the city schools would. there
9rs s 1 Il Il the beq lvv n t s
d liar. f,r til ugh the city If New Orleans s
taxed d. $4,000 OF the current school ,und OF
| S34a 000 or over eleven -seventeenths she con
| nA-
| fourth of the amount collected
| The manifest iniustiee of this law, which re-
the education of the children IF the other cities
towns and pariphes of the State, can DO made
more appa ent by reference 10 figures which
we take from the repo, ts Of the State Auditor
Treasurer and Superintendsnt Of Public Edu.
cation. which show that til revenues credited
to the current sohoot fund for 1877, up to the
Of which the city of New Orleans paid s149,
1850 80; the rest OF the state $7s99s SO.
| OF the current achool fund collie ted up to the
| first Monday In December. thes superintendent
Of Public Education reports having appor-
toned slss.Sbe g. or seyenty-four cents per
share OF the city OF NV Orleans being sa7 ,5Ss
parishes.
city schools being 49, o7, while that Of the ooun-
| try schools. estimating some larishes from
which there Is no report Of attendance. is
42,3o5, shows that these payments amount, per
capitA of attendance In The city schools. to
81 AN. and in the country schools to s3 s3A
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1877.
Pay rolls and warrants first quarter
| Expenses incurred during the tatm of
the preceding. Board Of Directors 1922, 9o1 n
Pay rolls second quarter
Under the reduction Of 40 per cent. II o22 90
| Pay rolls third quarter
Vacation, portre- ses. rents. etc. 9399 90
| Pay rolls fourth quarter
| October. half mouth vaca-
- ton. .-....,--..-...S 12.145 II
| Hi
December (unpaid). ..".... 2s.572 TO 59s17 &c
Total. .s2s2. s41 81
! Receipts
From city tax. 1882. sol so
From State tax. 5000 81
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. PAL 500 OF
|
Deficit. .... S21, 179 0!
Cash on hand rs per treasurer'S report 2.053 G.
|
| Due on December roll. ........... s23. 232 7,
| RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1878.
Pay roll for January. S26, 420 n