Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-29
CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR.


 trict Boards-A Number of Salaries 1 Raised. The board of education met yesterday afternoon to finish the business pertain ing to it for the present year. The recommendation of the board con- corning the raising of certain salaries was taken up and discussed.
 The resignation of Miss Isabella Cowan, principal of the Long Hill school, was read and accepted.
 The annual report of the board as pre- pared by Dr E. w. McDonald, was then read to the board. It deals with the work. of the past year in a masterly manner, and makes many recommends tions, based on experience, to the next board. The report was adopted. The vote recommending the raising of the salaries of certain teachers, as printed in the account of the district committee meeting, was then passed.
 Superintendent Crosby was given per mission to appoint temporary assistant teachers and to make some changes with regard to High school scholars being transferred 10 tho Clay street school, after which the board adjourned.
 The Center school district committee held their final meeting last evening, at which Chairman Wolff presided and Messrs Begnal, Cook, Leggett and Nc Donald were present.
 The clerk read his report to the com mittee which showed the expenses of the district for the year. Inquiry as to what the amount of the Center school district tax is showed it to be $97, ,316 46. Of this one per cent has to be placed to the credit of the sinking fund.-
 It was voted to place $7 ,O00 in the sinking fund account and to wait for the remainder of the sinking fund until the balance of the taxes would be handed over from the tax collector.
 Orders were drawn for $4 ,000 to pay interest on the $1O0, ,000 bonds of the district. The chairman then burned $25, ,O00 worth of the $125, 1000 of bonds, | which the district was authorized to
 issue by the act of the legislature, ap
 proved February 19, 1886, but winch
 were not negotiable on account of
 legal technicality.
 A communication received from the
 board of education recommending that the sums affixed to the names of the
 following teachers be their respective
 salaries: Bernard H. Fitzpatrick, S1 800;
 M. J. Nelligan, $1,500; J. M. Taylor, ,150; Miss Margaret Croft, S1,1O0;
 Miss Julia ! E. . Northrop, 5000. The
 recommendation called forth much dis
 cussion. MT Leggett moved that the
 matter of raising the salaries be post poned and was seconded by Dr Cook
 MT Mcdonald offered an amendment
 that the recommendation be adopted
 and it was seconded by Mir Begual. The amendment was carried.
 The following were appointed as cen
 GUS enumerators, the district being
 divided into seven districts instead of
 one for each ward as heretofore Drury, William M. Godey, James Doherty, George M. Chapman and , Christopher Geraghty.
 The committee recommended tax of nine mills for the expenses of the dis
 trict for the coming year, and one mill for the sinking fund.
 An abstract of the district committed
 annual report shows the total receipts
 from all sources to have been $21S, ,441.- IA. The expenditures are divided as
 follows: Outstanding bills for 1S9091 $7 ,367. 25; by orders drawn on treasurer , 1991-92, $62,O13.91; office expenses $232. .46; repairs, $6,24 59; schoo 3 supplies, $1,9S9 72; night school ex penses, $2, ,275 58; new building account
 g, $40 50; new property bought, $4, 300 3 miscellaneous expenses, $21 ,457 06; tenn a porary loans, S61 ,000; interest on tenn t porary loans, $4, ,460 99; total amount O. \ orders drawn, S1S5, ,09004.
 WINNING LAURELs IN ENGLAND.
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