Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-22

Agsnst this will be Offset the appropr =
stiors required for Oveidtsfts on the store
house and school house amounting TO
sS0l Sc Isis very evident that the apr =
p,istion for he high schcol should De i'll
creast d $500 in oder 20 enable the depart
menl to meet its sxpenditures, which are
pIsctcsly tIed cHarges, sad cannot be Gu
down without suspendIrg the school. O.
the o'hgr side the slme Las come for IT.
1uc,ion in the tiQhssys appropriation with
out i'm pairing the pubic interests,
The sp2rop'ipio, for police, street
Iights and salaries sill rsqlire an increase.
wdie reduction Of $50 can be made 90
he interest accoult.
During the past three years the city has
expended $50 900 On itR streets, mu. h OF il
being US to seclre pernsne II re pairs ard
Improvements,
There is an unfzoeDded balance in the
Highway department of 1896 from last
Psr. theref,re suggest Tor your con
liberation that ,hi5 appropriation can be
re luGed $1,000 without injury. There
seems no good reason why We cannot re-
iuce the sppropriAti1Us for this year S8425,
below those Of last year after the neces-
say ircres'e has been made.
With tits decrease made, the Fl sn V
con mtste could, @itholt Fsising raxe,
ttum las' year, appropriate R sum -uffi iisn
n pay The am ubt the d-bt due Z
January. except $1,000 which could hs
crowded for By y temporary loan u be
raised by tsxs ion next year. ard paid in
t'unection WIKI he 5000 which come.
dle la June, 1898
The spproTlisriors fer the year should
be made on business principles and witt
great care. With sl the improveme lts
he past year the amount raised for city
purposes By taxation wss less than the year
before. The taxes are grester. osirg TO
hs ucresse of the state sad county taxes
These remain the same as last.
The most important department In our
city is that of schools. Our total spptopri-
alton last year, exclusive of State snd
county tax, was $40 100. or this SIG, ,352.
80 was expended for pu bic insuucuou. 1t
Is very necessary that this sum should be
exper del properly. Money wasted in
; h5o can never be regsiued. | do not
wish 10 find fault with TIE present efficient
school committee. They have done their
wors well, as well a. could be done The
three members OF this com nittee receive
$500 for tleir services, sum INSULT lient
10 demsnd proper sttention. | recommend
the appointment Of superintendent. OF
schoo.s, sAo shall have Do other care than
thst of the schools. This man should re-
celve $500 or $500 more than is now ex-
pended The work you'd then be done as
il should be dole This ID the sIhod en-
ployed IN most places OF this sizs and i'm
portsncs-
desire to call yCu, a.;ention to the sit
uslion OF the high scaooi With reference to
70 what it Cos.s per term to furnish faGiti-
ties for outside SCHOLARS and the an 1unt r,-
caivsd-feturu for what We pay oui. The
total amount expended the past yesr for
:he high sehooi was SO, $40 92 Oar scho1l
property cjst about $50 coo, which M axes
sn interest scccuai of $50. CT total cost
of s. ,l30 90 The whole number Of
schola'. att ding the b g. school are abou;
l56. sc Of wh,m come from other t1v1s.
By csmrrtsii n this shows an expenditure
4 s47 56 esch per yesr, sl5 81 per term
for esca tch)lsr 1be tuition paid by oGt
ot to~n scholars il S2l per year, 81 per
term which shows cost 10 the city Ct
s26 81 5 year or ss.s4 term for exch ont
II town sch l,4r sbovz the tuition. We
far ish ctl-r towns with schooling for
81 50 per yes- that would cost bv any other
system lwiC4 this, smou1t. would sug
ses, thss the TUT Oh should De st least $40
per term per schs sr
tind lbst too or three Of our p,imsrs
caools are over-orosded With scholars
These schoJs eOn'sI1 more scholars Than
sry teacher, however 81 lienT, csl properly
manage and instruct | would, therefore,
suggest tls. the mnlttes m schools b.
sutnoriz ID to cssnse the line, of the dis
the in which tines. schools are locsted so
81 to mere equally divide the scholars
SIN 1us the ffereat schools If this no.
done i. is imoerstive to p,tvlde more room
in the near future.
Another matter. At the pfes2nt time