The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-08
AN IMPORTANT SESSION.
FINANCIAL REPORT HANDED TO
 HOARD OF EDUCATION.
New School Buildings in Webster, Win chester and strong Districts-Tax of Four and One-Haif Mills for Coming Year Excessiys Bond Issue Authorized.

| chester and strong Districts-Tax of Four and One-Haif Mills for Coming Year
 Excessive Bond Issue Authorized. An important meeting of the board of education was held last evening, all the members being present. Mr.1homp- son, chairman of the finance committee. presented the annual financial state ment. In the report 1t was shown that the district has authorized the board to | issue bonds to the amount of $3s,OOO in excess of the s500.0O0 bond issue au- thorized by the legislature In 1888, tbat Is to say, the total amount voted by tlie district from time to time, including the $170,O0O for the site of the new high school building, aggregates approxi- mately. s539.000. For all that only s3s4,- | 900 worth of bonds have actually been Issued. However. of the $l70,000 appro- priated for the high school only ss9,000 | Is available. Forty-one thousand dol | lars has already been invested in site, | and the remaining $39, 900 is in excess of | the authorized $500000 bond issue. When the district authorized the appro- priation of the s17000O for the high school they in reality only had right | to appropriate about $l31, ,0O0. The total receipts for the year ending August 31, 1894, have been s67O,72712. The total expenditures have been $660,- 35SS7. The balance to new account Is | $1O, O,36S.25. Total liabilities are $632, ,10277. Total assets are $1 ,000, 900. The assessed | valuation of real and personal proper ty in the district on the list was S53,- | 769,625. The expense for the school district for the year commencing Sep tember 1, 1894, are estimated as follows: Salaries, $263 5000; rent, $2,2S9; books and supplies, $27SOOO; repairs, $12,0O0; inter- est, $22,0O0. Total, $337,0S9. The estimated current expenses for the current year are $8,53925 less than the estimated income for the year. The bonded indebtedness of the district Cat 4 per cent.) is $375,000. The floating in- debtednes of the district Cat per cent.) is s236 6,5S5.77.
 The following recommendations were
 
 ings:
 Winchester district-First, that a third story be added to the main build ing of the Winchester school.
 Second, That when said improvement is made the pupils attending the Dix well avenue school be transferred to the Winchester.
 Third, That when said transfer is made the Dixwell avenue school be abandoned and sold. .7,f . '. Webster district-First, That suit able school building thereon with a capacity of not less than twelve rooms. Second, That when said school is erected the pupils attending the Cedar street school be transferred, and the Cedar street school be abandoned and sold.
 Strong district That the present Strong school be replaced by a new building with a capacity of not less than sixteen rooms.
 Estimated cost:
 Winchester school $12,O0O Webster school-Land $20,000 Webster school-building $25, 900 Strong $75,000
 Total $1e2, ,O0O
 The following votes were passed by the board:
 Voted, That the New Haven board of education be and hereby Is authorized to borrow in the open market and at the lowest rates of interest, such of ha from time to time to meet the obliga- tions of the district and notes of the district be given for the same, said notes to be signed by a majority of the board of education, who are hereby authorized to sign said notes in behalf of the New Haven City School dis trict.
 Voted, That the bonds of the treas urer and the collector of taxes be $4O,- 900 each, to the satisfaction of the board of education.
 Voted, That a tax of four and one- half mills on the dollar be laid upon the polls and ratable estate of the New Ha- ven City School district on the grand list of 1894, payable September 3, 1885,
 Voted, That the district be requested to ask from the town of New Haven an appropriation of 13,0OO for the purchase of free books and supplies for the schools Of the town.
 Voted, That the board recommends the passage of the following by the district:
 That the board of education be di- rected to sell the remainder of the $500 o0O district bonds authorized by the legislature and that the avails thereof be used for the purchase of lands for the erection of school build- ines in the Webster, Winchester and Strong districts in lieu of the pur- noses for which said lands already have been appropriated.
 Voted, That the board of education he authorized to sell the Dixwelll ave- nue and Cedar street schools.
 On recommendation of the committee on schools the following changes were made by the board:
 Miss Edith Culver, grade 2b of the Edwards street school; was transferred to grade 2 Ferry street; same salary, s400.
 Miss Ida Story of Ferrystreet was advanced from grade 3a to at the sal ary of the room, $530, and also of Miss Marion Preston from to 3a at a salary of s475. an advance of $50 from the sal ary of last year.
 Miss Estelle J. Barry was appointed a substitute teacher at salary of $350. !
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