Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-05-31
EDUCATIONAL.
The school Board Considers Financial
Matters on the Report of the
Finance COmmIttee-Res0-
buttons and Other Bust
ness-Adj0urnment
to June 9th.

At the usual hour last evening the educa-
tional board was called to order in special
meeting by President Folkes.
On the roll being called, a quorum was
found present, the foil wing members an
sWering to their names: Messrs, Walsh, Ran
die, Beamish, White, Goodman, Rambaut,
Rhett, Edginaton, Lawhorn, Ralston, Estes
and Folkes. Absent-Messrs. Duffy, Spiro,
Arlington, Keck, Dent, Hearn, Trezevant
and Casey.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
with until the next regular meeting-the
second Monday ID June, next Monday week.
Chairman Randle, of the finance commit
tee, made the following report, which was
received and the recommendations therein
adopted:
THE REPORT
To the President and Members of the Board Of Edu-
cation:
GENTLESIEN-Yo committee on finance beg leave
to submit the following report:
The Indebtedness of the board as shown
by the last report was. S7,945 O6
The amount due on the May pay roll is
And the other ' expenses for May at. 500 90 90
The pay roll for June Is estimated at.-.. 1000 90
Making total off,. ...............s 13.e45 O6
To meet this we have cash on hand. us 40
Leaving probable deficit at the close of
the present season of..-............S 12, 1889 SO
To complete the payment Of the teachers and
employees Of the board for the month of March Will
require the sum of S2165 so. To meet this we
have at present only the amount now In bank
SITS 49-whlch leaves a deficit of 1890 OF but
your committee has arranged with your treasurer
ment of the whole amount, anticipating the taxes
yet to be paid. Your committee regrets|to say that
they see no possibility OF being able to pay the
amounts due to teachers and others at the close of
the session, and they therefore recommend that
money in his possession be issued to all persons to
whom the board Is indebted for the amounts due 10
them, upon the application OF the parties Respect
WA. GOODMAN.
Committee.
Mr.. Rhett offered resolution that super
numeraries receive the full pay of teachers
during the time they are so engaged, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Goodman offered the following resolu-
ton, which was
WHEREAS, Messrs ]. A. handle aad James Rails
ton of this board have executed their individual
note at four months, for the of 5000, payable
to s. p Read, treasurer the object of said note be-
board TO aid 1t In paying amounts due to its teachers
and employees: therefore be 1t
RESOLVED That this board Will protect and pay the
said note as IL IL mad been regularly made by order
and is hereby Instructed to reserve a sudicient
amount to pay said note out OF the first money that
may come into his hands.
1t was announced that Tax. Collector
Fleece will receive the school tax as sep
arate item of tax from all citizens who de-
sire to pay the same, and thereby aid the
schools. President Foute was authorized to
issue a circular inviting citizens to pay said
tax to the tax-csllector, who will receipt for
the same.
Mr.. Goodman offered a resolution that the
finance committee confer with Tax Collector
Fleece as to collecting poll-tax and taking
new census as to the scholastic population be-
tween the ages of twenty and twenty-one
years. After some discussion, the matter was
referred to the committee on appeals for con-
sideration. Mr.. Edgington read lengthy
and elaborate paper to prove that the last
scholastic census was not correctly taken.
He took SchOles'S Directory for 1878 as au-
thorty on population, and other statistical
tables, to show the proportion of scholastic
population to the entire population.
There being no further business before the
board, an adjournment was had to the next
regular meeting, next Monday night week,
ninth of June.