The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-18

hmte pupils scholastic age enrolled
Colored pupils scholastic age enrolled
Pupils non-scholastic age enrolled in
schooi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. q
Grand total ................ 3,5
Value Of school houses built during
Average salary per month white male
testcuers- -.-.---... ....--...-......S 3o.S
Average salary per month female
tetchers. .-......... ..-.... 32.z
male teachers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1921
Average salary per month colored
female teachers. ...... ........ 35.7
fro, from public school fund ............ sI49I9.7a
Nothing paid teachers from private
funds.
Average rate OF tuition of white pu-
pils OF scholastic age as per actual
For same for colored pupils - q
Average rate of tuition as per the
actual enrolment in school .... o
The above shows that the coloreC
teachers received little more com
pensation than the white teachers, at
tributable to their being fewer coloreC
teachers to the amount appropriated.
Judge Fillmore calls attention tC
the unjust discrimination against the
counties and cities having the district
system, which requires them to take
the scholastic census, without compen-
sation, while all counties holding to
the community system are paid for
this service, and in conformity to this
suggests the repeal of section 40.
He also suggests the absolute repeal
of sections 43 and Al, and the striking
out line 8 and the portion OF line in
Connection with it in section So, the last
SIX lines OF section 60, the last three
lines of section G6, and all of section 30
except the first three lines.
He recommends county Superin-
tendent in counties having a schol-
aStic population OF 1900. If not made
general thing allow local option to
counties desiring it.
Tyler city paid its public school
teachers S0,S48.60; for rent of school
houses, S972.25; repairs, $229.62; fur
niture, $438.94, besides minor ex-
penSeS.
THE PENITENTIARIES.
AS already intimated in THE
STATESMAN, there seems to be little
doubt of the suspension of operations,
owing to financial embarrassments, by
the labor lesseeS of the Rusk peniten-
tiary, who have been for some time
in a Straitened condition. The pen
itentiary board have been eudeavoring
to save the lessees from failure so as
to prevent losses, as far as possible, to
their bondsmen, whose bond was con-
sidered ample to save the state from
loss in any contingency. The COM
pany, who are well known iron mon
gers of long experience from Bir-
mingham, Alabama, contracted with
the state for 300 convicts with the I'M
derstanding that they were to under.
take to work 1000 convicts after last
January. AT that time, however, they
applied for a reduction of the latter
nu.<er to 500, which was
granted, but even this conces-
sion failed to save the
company from such embarrassment,
that an absolute suspension, not to
say failure of contract on their part,
was necessary. The bond was for
100000, and the board are Investigate
ing the facts as to the extent OF. the
loss, in the hope that the bond viii be
found sufficient, the bond being still
considered good as far as it goes.
Major l. G. Searcy, of the board, has
gone to Rusk to make the investiga-
tion. Meantime the public will have
TO await the result of the investiga-
ton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
l-uey-General Templeton will
enter a, lively into the canvass as
soon as the duties of his Office will
permit. Coy. Ireland, Col. Swain and
Can't. Walsh. all went to Lampasas to
take part in this political speaking at
that place.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The charter of the Waeldeck Har-
monte company, of Waeldeck, Texas
was filed Friday with the secretary OF
state. Also amendment changing
the name of San Angela Water Works
to San Angela Water Works Com
pany.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
W. N. Adams, collector of Brown
county, settled his accounts with the
state.
Frank Blair, sheriff of Fannir
county, called upon the acting comp
troller on business with the office
He brought to the city Mrs. Fry, OF
Fannin county, to be admitted into
the asylum for lunacy.
The assessment rolls, as far as ret
ceived, bear out the impression tina
taxable values of the state will show
al increase of over $50.000000 in eX-
cess of previous assessments.
The charter OF the Bracket Wa
ter company, capital $4,000, was flee
Thursday with the secretary of state
Incorporators: w. w. Arnett, Marion
Pafford, j. l.. Martin and j. f. Robin
son.
Also, charter of the Cisco Land an
collecting agency, capital stock S5C
0u0. Incorporators: j. r. Fleming
j. N. Moore and III. p. billiard.
Also, charter of the Wichita Vine
v ard company, capital $4,000. Ii
IN. >porators: Paul o. Burns, w. A. Nh
Ont, ehen, Thos. G. Thomson, Isaa
.Ialon TEX, w. L. Corley, r. E. Huff an
John & !. Jones.
F, NANCE DEPARTMENT.
; col Mogris, collector of Libert
county. sett led his accounts with Il
Anderson county shows $117 ,290 i
crease in taxabl,s values.
ApJuTANT-eENERAL's DEPARrAIEN
Capt. Shelley, of the rangers, who
com pany has been at work IN Cnal
hers county. W as in the adjutant ge
erals Office Thursday. DE reports
feud between two hostile parties
that county. EIe recovered over
hundred head of cattle with plotcn
brands. and with the brand OF :
Dicks one of the partisans 10 I
feud, freshly made upon the eaIt
The Dicks did not claim the catt
which were turned over to the ow
ers. Four of the Dicks, charged WI
theft of the cattle, are jailed in Cha
bers county. Some rangers who n
returned from Galveston, were
quest of another herd of stolen sto'
FISH COMMISSIONER.
TN. Lubbock, of Houston. wri
the fish commissioner, requesting
Mr.. Jacob Kilpper as many carp
the law allows for one party.
Xsipper has expended, he writes, ab!
$500 in preparing pounds for the Il
They are 700 feet long. 20 feet "
and 3 to 3 feet deep. One OF then
% feet deep and no feet in diane
--.The ponds VIII probably be used
sades for pleasure boating ana hsn'
THE prNlTENTIARIEs.
The financial agent Of the state |
,kenfiaries. Mai. Brahan. WHO cam
Yesterday. reports that IS to the
}sirs at the Rnsk prison, they VIII