The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
RATHER Pee / LIAR.
The ActIen OF the City Council at its Session
Monday Evening.
1t Undertakes to Over ride the City Charter
and Refuses to Levy the Taxes Recon-
mended by The Board OF Education.

u undertakes 10 over ride the City Charter
and REFUSES to Levy the Taxes Recon-
mended by The Board OF Education.
The condition Of the High School build
ing in Kenosha is disgrace to the city. 1t
IS not large enough to accommodate the pu-
pills, is entirely without the conveniences
and Improvements in school buildings of
the last century and is dilapidated old
eyesore to Kenosha 1t not only is dis
grace to the city, but it is menace to the
health of the children who attend it. The
ventilation is extremely poor, the floors and
ceilings are unsafe and it is said that many
children have contracted serious illness
from attending there. Those who have
examined the condition of the building
pronounce it death-trap and nuisance
and the more they know about it the more
indignant they are that the children of Ke-
nosha have to spend several hours each day
during the school year in such place
The wealthy, whose children are sent to
academies and private schools may care but
little what hardships other peoples chill
dren undergo in their efforts to get an edu-
cation, and other people who send their
children to parochial schools care but little
how the public schools fare but the mass of
the people in Kenosha are interested in
having their children have the best advan-
tages possible under the public school sys-
tenn. In former years Kenosha led the van
in this State in public school matters. but
now she is away behind her neighbors and
other cities Of her size in the State. The
Board of Education in Kenosha decided
couple months ago that they would erect
decent building for the High School of Ke-
nosha and made their estimates accordingly.
They recommended the City Council to
raise S22, ITO this year for school purposes
of which sum $4,000 was for the new
building. The City Charter says, Chapter
IL, Section 6. The City Council shall have
power and 1t shall be their duty to raise on or
before the first Monday Of September IN each
year, By ta1 on the real and personal estate IN
said district such sum or sums as mag be rec
commended by the Board of Education to be
necessary or proper for ony of the .toIloooing
purposes:
1st To purchase, lease or improve sites
for school houses.
I'd. TO build, purchase, lease, enlarge, alter,
Improve and repair school houses and their out
houses and appurtena1sces, ETC., elc
Those are are the words of the City char
ter on the subject. In the report of the
Finance Committee of the City Council
they included the sum asked for by the
Board of Education The following was
their report:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common Council
Of the city Of Kenoshd:
GENTLEMEN:-W your Finance Com
mittee, find that the taxable property of
the city Of Kenosha amounts to S1,452,715.
And also that the necessities of the CITY for
the ensuing year are as follows:
State tax S 3,118 90
County tax -. 1882 90
County School tax 2,450 90
Soldiers relief fund 119 90
Time orders 5000 90
City school tax 22,77O 90
Interest on bonds s. 5000 90
Necessary for general purposes 11,055 "a
$6O,845 O3
The estimate for income F. 10000 90
Leaves to be provided for .$50,845 03
A levy of 81 per cent. will realize that
amount, which we respectfully recommend
be levied.