, 1879-02-28
THE COUNCIL.


with aoms Llttls Diacusalon on the Hni'-
Jcct Of Hnlariea4
The Council he1i an adjourned meeting last
evening, Aid. McCatey In the chair. The only
absentee MAS Beaton.
AID, Tutey moved 10 reconsider the action
approptIatlnV g., 2,600 for The clerks in the Cor
poration Coupscl's Office. The appropriation OF
last year contained IN Item Of 5000 for an As
s!ssant Corporation Counsel This had been
left out, a. one OF tic clerks" who 1as really
good lawyer, was doing the assistants work,
nnd t,o ought to be better pail. The vote was
rcconsllcrcd.
Aid. Tucy moved to make the amount
es,20o which would be saving Of $500.
Aid. Lawler snid be would vote for 81, ,00,
This suggestion wal accepted, and the lesser
amount {$S.0o0) went through.
SALARIES.
AID. LaH'ler made An attempt to raise the
salary Of the South s!le Police Court Justtce to
81, 500, but was sat down on.
Tie item passed n reported: eouth Division,
s2,5oo; West Division, $2.5oo; North Dlvision,
$500.
An effort WAS mado by Lawier 70 add S200 to
the salary Of the South Slide Police Court Clerk,
but It WIS unsuccessful, The item going through
thus; South Division, 900; Vast Dlyislon,
$1,000; North Division, $72o.
The following rcrc also passed: City Treas-
urer, s2,40o; cl.Y Physician, $500; City Col.
lcc,or, s2,ooo; four clerks IN laster's Office,
s3,240.
An item Of s25,aao0. "lees cash from miscel-
1aucousr" was adopted, as was the deficiency
Item Of s4,1s3, making the total Of mlscelane.
OTIS salaries s52,e7s.
THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
items wero then taken up.
AID. Cullerton moved to cut down "echool-
house repairs, sl6,355," to $12,4oo, which wns
agreed 10, since It appeared that ouly $500
WIS spent last year.
The following were passed: Repairs and addl-
of % Sites - and bllld'ng., 'd lots,1 a.e
$8.145,44; boararoom aad Offices, 81 500; rontns
and buildings used for school purposes, sl5,000;
school-housc supplies, $1,000: school supplies,
s4o a9para,tIs ana d afsnnfa9ture, sna *!79; print
e1neers and tanttors, f45, ,009; plus $4,5u1 for
When tho ltcm s503, $40 for, Balares Of pres
ent corps Of teachers was reached, Aid. Thomp.
SOD asked why there was an Increase Of $55,ooo.
The answer was was, "Asore schools"
Aid. Lnwlcr wanted 10 know the total of the
snlariev ot the High. School teachers.
Tic Cotnptroleer, who was present. footed up
AID. Lawlcr said the Council was "bllked''
because the salaries wsre Jumped. Hc dcslred
TO strike out the l4igh-Sehool salaries, but did
not know y, how to do It, But he movcu to de-
AID Cullcrton asked why the item VIVA In
creaseA from, 1854. .oo0 (taat years. appropriation
AID Pearsons tried to answer but was not
permitted, US Lawlcr had The floor.
Aid. Lawler believed the time had come to do
something toward giving children an cppoEtunt-
ty to Ect pr1mnrv instruction. &c would favor
expcnd[ng the S11, Us In rcnt Tor buildings The
High schoois should bc closed for at least rear.
Supt. DotY lad said, In effect, tllat tho schools
were overwhelming the market with teachcrs.
AID Cuierton moved to amend By making
the item tho sano as last year, putting In pro.
viso that mono Of The money should bo used for
stras,!on T. a:s SS 1 atnT ad y Ms ss9 tns 1
7rlts abatement was queslloned, and, in order
to get Information, tho item was laid aside tenn
Tho usunl quarrcl occurred over
SCHOOL BITES AND BUILDINGS,
Cullerton rrowlinr because none Of The $40, ,Goo
appropriated Inst year had been drawn against.
He was opposed 10 voting dollar for tho pur-
pose.
AID, staubor moved 10 increase the amount
from $n0, 600 to e40,00
Ala. DAILY moved to strike out the item.
A long discussion followed, participated III by
Aid. Pcarsuns. Cook, Cary, Schwels,hal, Daly
and othera Those who opPosed thG item
ars,ls tat Toar aiter rear noney haa been
diverted from ita proper channel. Aid. DAILY
md Bchwcisthnl said t,At it was crime to
appropriate money for tho extending Of high
school facilities Willis there were thousands OF
pps%d paSG sdsn r. IT, s Psssns ssSe ssSae to sa si
Stnubcr said that II nli the property Ut
Tue city wos taxed as 1t should
tye, there would be money enough to carry on
the public school system III manner other than
tho dlsernccful ono Of past ycars.
Aid. Cary said thnt the discussion was not to
tbs poIut. Tile School Board had The entire
control Of tic funds appropriated BY the coun.
I'll a!ter thc appropriation nad l been made. II
sclools wcre needed they would probably apply
the money Tor primary schools, und II high
schools we're wsuted, high schools would be
built. Tile natural tncTease Of the school
system should be extended lie vas In favor
AID Lawier moved to insert the word
"prlmury" before the words "schuol eite."
high schools, and nould theretote more to lay
Aid. Lawler's motion on the table.
Another lengthy debate en1ued. Which tended
to establish the optuiou that tue Council had no
power 10 say what kind ! Of achools should be
wish Of the Council would no doubt Le rcspact-
ed In the distribution Of funta. With that Idea
ALL. Rawlclgh's motion to laT Oh the table vaa
Lust by a yote Of yeas &, nays ~
Aid. Ballard said tl!at the Finance Commlttee
asked for s90, ,0D0, and Tic Board Of EDUCATION
wanted $50, 900. Ho moyel % an amendment
t,at tho appropriation be 10000.
The prcgto9as question W. tl'ea called for,-
l'pon tic $1,m.wat,d na the motion MAS lost BY
AID. Isal1ard'a amendment was then put and
lost by n vote Of IL to IT.