The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-04-18

P. G. ZoUcK, Secretary.
At meeting of tax payers and citizens of the
10th district held at John Smiths hotel on the 9th
inst to discuss the question as to what was the
proper remedy for the financial embarrassments
now existing in the School Board the following
gentlemen present: jeremiah Yellott, Sr,
jeremiah Yeott, Jr., E. S. Peerce, Geo. Peerce,
Thomas Peerce, Frank Morgan, George Mann,
Christian Schmidt, E. Scott Dance, Milton Dance,
John Piersol, Joshua NJ. Matthews, John Smith,
Henry Brown, Charles Halle, H. G. Merryman,
w. H. Curtis, VIM. Eckhart and others. Jeremiah
Yellott, ST., was chosen president, and W. II. Cur
It's secretary. After full and free discussion of
the question by all who wished to participate, E.
S. Peerce, John Piersol and Milton Dance were
appointed committee to draw up suitable resolu
tions and reported the following, which were
adopted
WHEREAS, There is an apparent deficit in the
school funds of Baltimore county, brought about
by over expenditure without authority of law by
the former Boards of School Commissioners in
building unnecessary and expensive school houses
and other well known extravagant expenditures
of the peoples money; therefore
RESOLVED, That in consideration of the above
and the great Importance of a thorough reform and
retrenchmeut in the management of our schools
and the expenditure of the school fund so as to
meet the necessities and requirements of the times,
we do enter our protest against any increase of
the school tax at this time
Resolved, That we believe that the present levy
for school purposes is sufficient for all necessary
purposes, if judiciously managed.
Resolved, That we recommend the School Board
to reduce every expense by an equitable arrange
ment of salaries for teachers, reduc ion of the
salary of the Secretary and Examiner, and to dis
pense with the Assistant, ian unnecessary adjunct)
SO as to meet the much needed reform and the ex-
igencies of the times.
RESOLVED, That we, as patrons of the public
schools and supporters of the same with our money,
do claim some voice in the disposition of the
school fund, and will hold our County Commits
sioners to a strict accountability in this respect.
Resolved, That we are decidedly in favor of pub
lie schools and willingly contribute proportion
of tax to educate all children in the county, far
as a plain English education is concerned, but if
any parent wishes his children to attain classical
education, we think it should not be accomplished
at the tax payers expense.
RESOLVED, That the secretary send copy of these
resolutions to the County Commissioners and to
the Baltimore county press.
At public meeting of taxpayers and school
patrons of the I'd district, held at Mr.. Clinton
Heacocks, near Alberton, on Saturday evening,
April IL, Mr.. Thomas Hartley was called to the
chair, and Sam'l E. Hartley, secretary. After a
fair and full discussion of the subject, committee,
consisting of DIR. T. z. 0utt, Phineas Hartley, G.
u d.
A. Blunt, reported the following preamble and res
olutions, which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is now claimed that the School
Board of the county is heavily in debt; that this
| Indebtedness has been accommodating for several
years when under the control of the former School
Board, without any knowledge on the part of the
| taxpayers the people; and
WHEREAS, 1t is also apparent that this debt was
created in part by the building of unnecessarily
| snowy and expensive houses, with the increase
from time to time of teachers and officials salaries
| and other unwarrantable and extravagant expen-
| ditures; and
WHEREAS, The Secretary of the Board, although
claiming for the first time that this Indebtedness
has existed for several years, has failed or refused
to make any allusion to it in his regular annual
| reports therefore
| Resolued, That as taxpayers, school patrons
| and law abiding citizens we consider that such
| official Encouragement richly merits and should
| promptly receive the severest public censure.
Resolued That in the present state of financial
| depression in every branch Of industry, the peo
| pie unprepared to sustain any increased bur-
| den of taxation; and as this debt was evidently
created by loose and extravagant supervision, so
| should it now, by strict economy and retrench-
ment, be removed.
Resolved That this subject of deficit demands
investigation; that the Secretary has plainly
proven his fncapacity and ineficiency for the du-
ties of that office, and according to Civil Service
Reform is Justly subject to prompt removal.
RESOLVED, Thatifproper retrenchment is prompt
ly inaugurated and vigorously enforced, we are
satisfied that no additional taxation is necessary
to the full execution of the law and the efficient
management of the public school system.
Resoiued, That a copy of these resolutions be
presented to the County and School Commissioners,
and also to the press for publication.
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