The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-10

1no board Of education, ably assisted o.
Il. o. braves. from The CHAMBER u COM
merca rsrronchmeuf commlttse. wreseea
FOR three hours iasf night With the proc
lem Of how much money wili oe req1S
20 run the schoola curing the 0scAi year.
when the end came II was Uncovered tnat
the amount 20 be called for was $fD.s 80 a.
eempsrsd with GzS.0s rhs year before
/. THIS win give . AK levy for 1855 oR aooH
Is mills. whereas the levy Tor lsso "as '.A
mills.
Several minor matters were disposed OF
before the matter % taxation came UP.
Secretary Guernsey. on being asked ios
IN estimate Of money required ~ the as
trics to run the schools for the fiscal year.
july. lss. TO July. 1851. read the follow
ing:
es.sso; superinssndsnt $50 Office. Sl.Ns'
attorney. mo; mechanic, SD, furnsrures
sl.Doo; miscellaneous. 600: stationery.
printing aad supplies. N.5oo: fuel, 49, -:
buildings, 5000: interest on bonds $ss.oOS'
total. GE.s25.
Mr.. Guernsey figured that sb>rs was
~. 90 Gva1lzble September L. lsS--
Director King and President Churchill
figured for fifteen minutes and came TO
the conclusion that Sis 90 would enable
the schools 70 run 10 July, 1897, ana over
into December Of the same year.
y. O. Graves then addressed the board.
making sthe point that the estimate should
not be made in such . way that the wali-
ing taxpayer has 70 pay for the dehn-
Quency Of those who are unwilling.
king replied THAI the fault was not with
the board. bu. wf-h the tax lava
Mr.. Graves figured that the board.
counting $1,000 available at present. H2.eoo
uue from the county commissioners on
settlement. would get along al right II
Il asked for $1f5.o0l
After q prolonged discussion King made
Q motion that the county commissioners
be notified that the board needed the fol-
lowing amounts:
Inserest-.........-. ...$ %, 600
build nGS and grounds. ........ -. 5Jgo
Support OF schools .................. 7s.vU
Tofai-..... ....-...... -$lzo.NJ
The motion carried by q unanimous vote.
This year the equai!zed valuation Of prop
ersy in the dsstrict 10 81, IS2. 6A. as against
e3o, SO In 1855.
A resolution was adopted calling q
school election for two directors. for No
vember 2. Polls will be at the following
places and open from u m. to p. M:
Seattle National Bank building, B. r.
Day school. Latona. Mercer, Denny, Cas-
cade. Columbia. Pacific. Rainier, Central.
Twelfth and Jackson. if20 Second avenue.
g,
Secretary Guernsey was ordered TO show
the beard the orders given by Prof. Fa-
gin on his salary. The orders ran many
months ahead. The secretary admitted
that once since he had been In ONCE Fa-
gin gave duplicate order. He was mott
fed about the matter and had not re-
peated the offense. Director King was APP
pointed q committee to interview the pro-
lessor.
Current bills. including salaries, amount
ing to Q4973 were audited.
Prof. Fenton ard Prof. widmer have
complained that they were not getting as
much salary - Prof. Mccarthy. The re-
suit was that the salary OF Prof. McCar-
thy Mas cut to that or Prof. Fenton and
Prof. Widmer. insseai Of theirs being
raised.
The secretary was ordered to see II
there was any system TO keep a check on
the weight OF coal furnished. Mrs. Thorn
as had been informed that the Seattle
Coal and Iron Company was putting slate
In It's coal TO make out weight
In relation TO nHsal notice from The health
department as to plumbing In schools. It
was decided TO have estimates made as
TO the cost OF the repairs demanded Some
OF tho cases have already been attended
to-