The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-10-30
Town CLERKS OFFICE.
Pleasant Prairie, Oct. 20, 1870.
D. 4. Mahoney, Superintendent O

D. Il. Mahoney, Superintendent OF
Schools:
DEAR SIR have just read your AZ
ticle in last weeks Educational, headed
Clown and District Clerks Reports, .
in which several statements are made
which, without farther explana ion,
might seem to reflect on my report
among Others; and | am glad to be
thus challenged, chat | may have op-
p0r unity to SHOW on review where it
is correct, and wherein it should be
corrected.
First, then, my report is verify a true
aggregation and settil 6 forth of the
returns made to me by the several dis
trict clerks otherwise it would be
useless for me- to refer to it. And be-
ing so it may be made basis on which
TO prove its own correctness; and,
although correct as far as it goes, it
ought to go farther,-far enough to
show all the facts inquired after
Pleasant Prairie has employed two
different teachers III each of ten dis
tricts, and three teachers in one district
i'll the past school year.
A y
are given in two districts, although tt q
blanks do not require t. names. 1t is
probable that some Of the teachers en-
plOyed in different districts in t. G town
during the year, and that the number
Of different teachers is less than % !;
but The reports of the district clerks
show this number, and TIE town clerk
is not supposed to 60 outside OF them
for facts. Therefore amend the blanks.
Again, Pleasant Prairie is set down
among Others us having returned less
County School Money than she should
report. Let us examine this: Amt.
levied by Co. Board of supervisors
$500. Amt. apportioned by my prede-
cesSOr-$799.9 Cribs Includes money
from Somers.)
Amt. reported by IL districts $7S6.23.
Amt. apportloned TO No. /, kenosila
$40 90.
Amt. apportioned to No. s, Bristol,
1892.
Total county money from Z. +. and
SOmrrS SS4315. Subtract the amt. for
kenosha and Bristol $3.50 92) from
$1,000, and we have $743,07. Ut. dis
trict No. reported $4O.95; the ann.
apportloned from p. Z. was $3S.46.
Difference, $249. it. 10 reported
$479S; amt. apport!oned from ?. 2,
1923 OS: Difference, $24.0O. it. G re-
ported $s35.77; amt. apportloned from
L. 2. $4,000. Difference, $15.77. To-
tai amt. received from Somers, $43.16
($l5.77 plus $24 90 plus $2.49).
True amount to be reported by 7. 7.
is $74307 plus $43.l6=$786.23 which
was the amount given in my report.
1t still remains to state, that by a
similar proc, SIS minuted upon my re-
port, three Of our districts were proven
TO have made incorrect returns OF the
amount Of State School Fund income
for the year 1870, which | have since
ascertained by inquiry and comparison,
are the proper returns for the year
1878: and the amount for 1879 is Sui
in the hands Of the town treasurer.
This affects the amount of money
which should have been on hand Ill
those districts S70.65 to wit: Money on
hand in district No. l as reported,
S57.73. Add the amt. yet in town
treasurer's hands, $24.66=$82.3o. Dis
trict No. II reported Ss2S.96. Add
$22.1G us above, equals $5l.l2. Dis
trict No. II reported $5l.15; add 1888
us above, equals SLABS. And to make
true showing therefore, the amount
OF $70.G5 should be added to the money
on hand IN all OF said school districts,
being within the town Of Pleasant
Prairie.
am much gratited to see you take
a course which will secure an improve
ment in the school, reports that is
much needed. Please find room for
the above in tie Educational column.
am, very truly yours,
Z. j. BRANDE, Town Clerk.