Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
THE COMMoN SCHOOLS.


Supt. Dart on the Town system.
BY the act passed ut the last session of
the General Assembly, all towns "in which
the district system exists are required to
vote upon the question of abOliShing the
district system and adopting the town
system of schools at the next annual meet
ing
If in any town IA majority vote for the
town system then that town udOptS the
town system and must use it Tor the next
five years at least. such towns are moi
required by the above act to vote upon
this question i'm 1856, because they Will
then have the town system ANA the us
tl'ct system will not exist i'll them.
But all towns in which Il majority vote
to retain the district system in 1850, must
again vote upon the question III lNNb.
Towns "in which the district system eN-
lists" at the time Of the annual meeting IN
1883, must vote upon the question at that
meeting, and towns lin winch the district
system exists in lSSG must vote upon the
question at the annual meeting OF that
year 1t is evident that this Is the intent
OF section LIST of the act. lhc othef sec
tiunS explain themselves.
It should be rcmrm Der"i that no part
of Chapter 36 of the REVISED Laws, when
provides for the Nount1rt adoption 81
the town system, is repealed. All It's pro.
visions are still in force and all towns
. .
must comply with these provisions.
by Section GO4 the requirements OF the
chapter do mot apply to graded scnool
districts which have been incorporated by
act of the legislature, unless accepted ny
il vote of twO-thlrdS of the voters therein
nor to "A district formed by the concurrent
votes of two or more adjoining towns
without the COnCurrng votes of SAID towns
cuuSenting thereto
section 500 provides for the cqualza
ton of the school property This property
of the several districts Is to be APPRAISED
and each district is credited with the
amount of its appraisal and such Valut
: ton is to he applied upon the taxes of the
district thereafter assessed during the flNt
: years. 1t may be done in one year, o
: any number of the five may be taken, IL
: the seleCtmen may determine.
If Il district has property to the amour
of 30 per cent of its grand list and tn
| equalization is to be finished IN one year
I and the school tax Is 30 per cent. then tn
, district would pay the difference between
. 30 per cent. and3O per cent, or2o per cent.
: and district which has property to tn
! amount of ID per cent OF us lHl WOulu pa
b per cent, &c.
e If three wears were taken in which t
: euualinc then the first district, as above
| would pay the difference between 30 pc
o cent and one third of 30 per cent. or 30 pc
+ cent each wear and in like manner tn
o other would pay - per cent. each year
: the same tax of - per cent was a~HeSSe
/ during the three Years. 1t should be kcI
e in mind that each district hats the use &
o its property for school purposes the sam
y as under The district system ANA tn" schul
Z privileges Of the smaller ANA poorer dl
It tricts are largely increased. The dillicultlt
in the way Of equalization OF school prot
, crtN are imaginary ones.
- lndrr the town system taxation /,
t. support of schools is equal throughout I'll