Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-03
PuRLIC SCHOOL REPORT.


According to the report of the COUNT
school superintendent, just furnished the
territorial auditor, there are seventeen
public school districts in Santa Re county
where schools were conducted the past
year. In the newly acquired districts OF
Chilli. Glorieta and Espanola and the
sparseIv settled districts OF Tesuque and
Dolores (making total OF twenty-three
DISTRICTS there we're no public schools
The total number OF teachers employed
in the Santa Fe county public schools
is 81, of which II teach Spanish,
10 teach English aid II OF which
teach both languages. The total number
of schools is 20, and tine school terms run
from two to three months. There are III
the county 4,672 school children between
the ages of 5 and - years. The number
enrolled in the schools is | ,O7l, while the
average daily attendance is 794, or 541
males and but 247 females ont OF total
! female school population OF 1928.
In the city are seven private institutions
of learning, having hui dIngs valued at
Sl45 900, where 62l children are taught.
The superintendent SAYS upon assum-
ing otfre he found no records showing
the actual condition Of school affairs, IL
nanclaly or otherwise, and states:
"ONing to the fact that my predeces-
sors followed the rule of apportoning the
whole amount of the school levy among
the several districts OF the county, not
withstanding that only from % to 10 per
cent of the tax was collected, 1t neces-
sarilv followed that a deficiency was Great
ed every wear. The directors OF each dis
| trict having attempted to run the schools
under their charge upon the basis of the
amount set forth in the certificate OF APP
portionment made to them by the super
iutendeit on the third Monday of June
and December of each year, soon found
their districts involved in debt. THIS IN
debtedness largely represented school or
ders issued to teachers and other credit
ors, and with certificates OF apportlon-
ment and outstanding accounts amounted
in the aggregate to $40, 6o2.51 on January
|, 1889.
Tntanding only to apportlon
such cash as might be i'll the hands OF
the county treasurer applicable to school
| L
few DAYS before the third Monday III
December to learn the exact amount on
hand, when to my great surprise, found
only the small balance OF So4o AZ to APP
portion among twenty-three school dis
tlicts. Upon examination OF his books
| learned that the sheriff had paid into
the school fund So, S9S.9S, and that the
same has been disbursed largely on
claims of the previous year to the amount
of 50, O53 40, leaving a balance, as before
stated, of $40 40. In view OF this dis
covery, and believing it to be for the best
interests of the tax payer, immediately
directed that the schools be closed on
January !, 1890 and at the same notlie'
the several boards Of directors TO furnish
me with a detailed statement of their eX
penses from the time of opening the
schools until their closing, during the
wear 1889, tOgeher with the amount o.
poll tax received by their treasurers iron
their precinct cOnstables, and that
would only Issue certificate OF appor
tionment for the amount of such actua
expenses, less the poll tax collected.
1T may be urged that die
not follow the law in making my appor
tionments, but my ans"e r to this sugges
lion is that INV predecessors di |, and as /
result. saddled us with an outstanding in
debtedness which amounted to the enor
nous sum of $40 652,57, on the LIST day o
January, 1889, and a demOraIlzed con
dilion of school affairs generally through
out the county,
The following statement of receipts anC
disbursements is presented:
1889.
Jan. /. To gross AMOUNT OF debt as
abOve....,....... ...... .: $lU,602 .
Dec l. To gross amount appOrD iOued
BY supe lntendent 1889. go. 2,2S7 81
$l2,94O !.
RECEIPTS, 1889.
Jan. 8. To balance county treasury..s 30 g
July II. TO cash paid to treasurer by -.
sheriff ......, l,2bi Vi
Nov. /. To cash paid to treasurer by ,o,o a.
Dec. 7. To cash paid to treasurer by
sheriff. ....................... 1862 a
Total ....... $3,S9S 81
DISBURSEMENTS, 1889
July u. BY cash to Romaldo Sena 6S5 O
July ~ BY cash to vi, eute Mares,sssr Az O.
iuly T. B, cash TO II l.. ortiz (stI. SSl loo u
Nov. 4. BY cash to +. Yris4rfl, ass ~, 44 i
Nov 4. BY cash to H. NJ Cariey by H. - a.
Nov. 4, Bycssh to Jose R. Rivera l,th) ll9 !
. Nov A. BY cash to A Hernandez l0th) lGS 3
Nov T. by cash t" ] p. Victory, salary 222 a
! Dec T. BY cash to II. l.. OrtlZ (sAl.'oS 24J D
Dec T. BY cash to PNiClOry, salary 222 u
Dec, T. BY cash to J. ?. Victory, sta
tionery, etc. ....... AZ On
Dec T. B, cash to + YrisarIi, license ll3 +
DC T. BY cash TO G D 10 h, lumber O. u
Dec TO- By cash to Vicente Mares 81 "
Dec. TO- BY cash to (. b. Seward,
blanks, etc ................. ~ VI
s3o53 4
| Dec l6 Balance on hand .............. $40 4
REHABILITATION.
ian l. 1889. Outstanding orders ..,.... Sl0652
| Certificates Cancelled ..................,. 1878
1924 8
Moneys apportioned, 1889 .s2,2S7 81
A'D' DBL 0
sli,6lj 4
1898 9
$l0,7I6 4
Amount of orders funded ............. 5,U35 Z
January /, 1870 ............ 5 $3.50 z
Concerning the finances the superin
tendent remarks:
MY report shows that the exact amour
of the floating school Indebtedness on Jan
uary |, 1889, when | entered upon tn
duties of the Office of uperintendent, wa
= $40 652 81 ; it further shows of what tina