Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-01-15

neafness to market; third, its adjac5ncy to
railroad or water lines of TRANSFORMATION
and travel, and fourth, its availability as
sites for country or suburban residences
or pleasure and health resorts. The lands
of New Jersey possess these advantages in
marked degree. BY the census
OF 1880 there is a population in this state of
7OO,OO0 within a radius of twenty-five miles
of New York, and 10000 in this state
within radius of twenty-five miles of
PHILADELPHIA The ratio NJ in
crease in this state has been 27 sio 90 per :. cent
while in the United States it has only been
"A 81 per cent. There has been an increase
OF nearly II per cent in the agricultural
counties of south Jersey.
The value Of land in our state for sea
shore and health resorts il generally recog-
nized.
While grain farming, AS such. must prob-
ably be abandoned in this state, New Jer-
sey y destined lobe, agriculturally, D great
market garden. The state il well ADAPTED
to raise horses, cattle and poultry; her peo-
pie raise large quantities of fruit; she has
Important dairy interests; her cranberry
bogs are famous; her ad acent waters Weld
yearly food products of immense value, EN-
ploylng large numbers of her citizens; her
mining and manufacturing industries are
extensive and important. and no state pre-
sents more diversified industries for the
enterprise of her people. l desire to call
especial attention to the report of the sec
retary of the state board of agriculture
wherein these advantages, so far as they
relate to the farming interest of the state,
are most carefully and fully set forth. =
Education.
Paragraph 6, section z, article of the
- - n
shall provide for the maintenance and sup
port of a thorough and efficient system Of
free public schools. for the instruction Of
all the children in this state between the
ages Of ) and is years
Under this provision a school system has
been established in this state.
Here the governor reviews the general
features of the system at the present time.
The money raised for educational pur-
poses, outside Of special legislative appro-
prlat1ons, comes from the following
sources:
First-There is a state school tax, the
amount of which is ascertained as follows:
A school census is taken each year in the
month of May, which is multiplied by five,
as five dollars is allowed for each child.
The sum thus obtained is divided by the
total ratables of the state; this gives the
rate of taxation for the state school tax.
Each county raises its proportion of this
tax, based upon the proportion which its
ratables bear to the total ratables of the
whole state
Second-There is a state appropriation
from the income of the school fund of
5000
Third-The state school fund also pays:
j. The expenses of its own care and
maintenance
2 The expenses Of the state board Of ed
ucation and the department Of public in
struction.
3 The expenses Of the deaf mute school.
4. The moneys due to the State Agricult-
ural college for state scholarships.
o Two appropriations to the Normal and
Model schools amounting to $4,000 per
annum.
g. An appropriation Of $1,000 to the Far
mum Preparatory school.
Z. Appropriations for manual training
and schools
s. For free school libraries.
9. All necessary repairs to the buildings
of the Normal school.
10. All special appropriations which the
legislature may make from this fund for
educational purposes.
Fourth-The surplus revenue, which
came to the state in 1897 from the United
States, also yields yearly interest, which
Is used in the counties for school pur-
poses.
Fifth-Moneys raised on city and school
bonds for the purchase Of lands and build
ings, repairing and furnishing school
houses.
sixth-City, district and township school
taxes.
Seventh District school tax for teachers
salaries and fuel
The amounts expended for all school pur-
poses last year as near as the same can be
ascertained are shown in the following
items:
Amount of state school tax coiIectsaSas
and distributed to the counties last
year was $50 rs 90
Amount of state appropriation School
fund und).....-.......................,.. 10000 90
Amount of interest Of surplus revenue
used by counties ................ 1882 90
Amount of township school tax. 3O,5s9 25
Amount of district school tax for
teachers salaries and fuel. 5OLs1s 81
Amount of district school tax for
buildings and repairing school
houses .-.......-.............. 638,SO0 62
Amount expended for manual train
irg.................................. 1a.OsO 70
Amount expended for school libraries 1850 90
Amount expended for teachers insti-
Neutrality-suspicious. tutes. 1899 IS
Amount appropriations,for state nor
NAL school ............--....... 10000 %
Amount repairs to normal school,. 70 50
Amount Of appropriation to Farnum
school. ..--.............-....-- 1,aoo %
AiuciAIl Vi appropriation LOT uISI1l
button q Smiths History oschools 2sa5 %
Amount Of expenses Of state board Of
education. ......-..-......-. 1O57 ii
Amount Of expenses OF department Of
public instruction ............. as5l 81
Amount expended for county superin-
tendents' salaries. .................. ai,sio ii
Amount expended for county superin-
tendents expenses. CLOS 72
Amount of legal expenses paid for
school fund. d...................... LAS 90
Amount Of Indebtedness of school dis
tricts Exclusive OF cities) incurred
during the year................... 1OOO5O 90
Amount Of other expenses of school
fund nd.,....;.....-............... 5.aSs 10
Amount paid to Normal school
building ssl
Amount raised by subscriptions or
entertainments for libraries........ s,75o 90
Amount raised BY local application or
subscription for manual training 1905 As
Amount paid for distribution in
schools Of geological maps. ... 5122 81
Amount paid for distribution in
schools Of history Of New Jersey
troops at Gettysburg g........-. 400 %
Amount raised for plans for school
houses, 1870. -................... EOS 81
Amount paid to deaf mute school. 3S,212 90
$3.50, ,976 81
The cities raise money by bonds, some of
which may be used for school purposes,
but | cannot ascertain what part of their
bonded debt, if any, was created in 1890 for
school purposes. These bonds do not, as a
rule, show on their face for what the
money was needed
The salaries and expenses of the county
superintendent are paid by the respective
counties from the county funds, and do not
come out of school appropriations.
No payments were made during the year
for scholarships in the State Agricultural
college.
The school census of 1890 shows the num-
ber of children in the state between the
ages of and Is years to be 400, 762, an in
crease of 10, 40 over the previous year. OF
this number there were enrolled in the
public schools 234 or, being an increase of
6,63l over the previous year. The number
of children attending private schools, as
near as can be ascertained, was a, ,269, an
increase Of ], 1,504 over the previous year.
The number of children that do not at
tend any school is estimated at over 100000
The schools will accommodate 223, ,S04
children. but the average attendance is
only 132, ,2S6 This is nm increased accom-
modation for 1854 pupils, and decreased
average attendance Of 6,yS6 children
The following are some Of the principal
expenditures during the school year ending
Aug. 81, 1890:
Teachers salaries 81 s27 1s1 6s
Fuel III, ,3S 81
Building. repairing and furnishing
school houses .--..s.....---... 5930e3 q
Janitor's salaries, books, stationery,
taking school census and expenses 4i,618 20
Value of School Property.
The total value Of ordinary school
property ..-...-...-s -....... S,6s9, 49S 90