Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-02
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Az last Mondays session Of the Board of
Puhlir Education the matter of equaliIng
the dispostinn Of public school funds ~
this county was freely DISCUSSED. Joseph
Pyle read from the report OF the stare
Treasurer, going to show that although
the nOpuiuiun Of New Castle county eN-
ceeds that OF Kent and SUSSEX combined,
the two lower counties received sum IN
excess of that expended for the ruOllc
schools in New Castle county.
The committee OH teachers reported that
they had appointed Miss .Sallir 5. Dcvina
third assistant in school No. IL. The re-
port was approved
The committee on school No. . was
authorized to have the root Of the school
renewed. it being represented that u was
in bad condition and in need Of repairs.
The committee ON No. 10 school was
given authority to place Il trap at the IN
terSectiOn Of Third and Harrison streets To
prevent the escaping sewer gas from enter
ing the school
TheCommittce on legislation submitted
the following report tn the board;
Yonrrommittec On Legislation after having
considered tbs various matters referred u
! them, respectfully report rs follows:
! That The IhGs"nt Hppurtiuumcnt apprn-
| pratcd unirr the lwsni the state I'll Delaware
/ Tor educational purposes, Discriminate uii-
1 ia rly and uniustly against tho people pl Nnw
ZeIls uf this city
1 That liked appropriation Of twenty thous-
aud dollars per anntm, for r''holl building
] purrnIrs, Is and Inns been I several ynnrA
/ past Inadequate Tor the present nercssite' OF
! thls ulty.
That II ia lneXpOdjrnt and unwisc % levy
taxes of any kind upon tho public buildings
| hold by this bYnrl aud hrlirHird TO trhnll
| purposes IN thu Judgment / THIS committee
/ they shoIld PIT Du IA" same basis as olbee
municipal bntlinge
We. inprpfprp. recommend thIlt tho lPEiHln,
| tive committee 81 this body bn iualrut rd u
| present the above grievances Ia tho attention
| Of Tho Legislature di ihN sta" al bower
duru; thcir present session. aud % pray lot
such Legislation toIchns the ',poy" matters N
/ shall EtrurN tn th. utNuhiuu'S oil thus CltJ
such cduitahl par icipallgh ~ tho funds coz
iCrtrl from the Licenses ol business hul-ra u
this city, a. snail be IHat anu agreeable To guut
conscience.
Ana also t. pray for such intronsc in thC
! nmUnm Appropriated Tor building schp'
houses, "a tbs necessities NJ the rapidly in
Crrnsus population Of THIS city demand
Ana turihertl pray mat me puhltc srhOD
hilliiHss nov or hereafter t. ne acquired b.
this hoard, snail he exempted from taNntt"n 9
nny HI 4: whnihor state, city county, poor
wntor ur sewers
The committee comprises presilcu
Baird. Joseph Pyle Dr. H. q. ShUrttdSr
s. H. Smith. ;. II. liuynagl,
The report was freely discussed by tia
members aud eventually adopted. III
committee was authorized to secure a goo
lawyer 10 draft bill To- be Introduced il
the ticneral Assembly looking toward til
equitable disposition OF public schoC
funds in the state.
The committee appointed to look int
the aiyi>ability of establishing n fire.
library reported in favor OF the plan
adopted BY William Bancroft, Chairma
of the general COMMITTEES, The report va
received and filed