The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-24
AT THE SCHOOL MEETING
VOTERS MAKE SEVERAL L4RGB
 APPROPRIATIONS,

S76,oO0 for School Building or Elm
 street-Present Needs of the Schools
 $10,OOO Appropriated for Eaton School.
 Other Business.
 The adjourned school meeting was held in Harmony hall last evening. Al Maxcy Hitler, the moderator of the First ward, was also chairman, and Benjamin R. English clerk.
 Commissioner Moran moved that the business of the meeting be proceeded with in the order of tho published mo- tice. He then offered resolution pro- viding that tax of AZ mills be levied on the grand list of 1898, payable in 1897.
 Commissioner Hooker stated that it would be well to inform the public as to the financial condition of the dis trict. The following statement was read: There is at present floating in- debtedness of $376,000, about $25,000 of which Is loaned to the state to be used in the erection of the normal school building on Howe street. This Is to be paid October l. 1896, and $145, ,000 bor- rcWed on the tax list of 1895. The to- tai indebtedness of $2O6.000 would sometime have to be bonded and put into shape. Many improvements are needed in the Dwight school district, and four buildings will need to be re-
 modelled this year.
 There is an increase of from 250 to 300 scholars in the city every year, which have to be accommodated. The rooms are now much crowded. There being fifty pupils in many of them. There should not be more than forty in a room. The city would have to build a twelve or fifteen room building every two or three years, costing from $75,O00 to $S0,000 to supply the demand. The district needs $40,O00 a year for new buildings.
 Mir Zunder, who was for twenty-five years on the school board, thought that the tax should be increased. At pres ent there is only a narrow margin of $500 above the total expenditures, and he thought a tax of AZ or mills would give the school $32,O 900 more. Anthony Carroll opposed the increase of the tax until the city got more ben eft from it's schools, especially from the high school
 Mr. Moran thought the public should be informed of the proposed increase before an additional tax was levied. The motion to lay a AZ mill tax was then passed.
 | A resolution was also passed placing l the bonds of the treasurer and collec-
 tor at $4o,0oO each.
 | The board of education was author | ized to expend $13,000 for free school | books.
 | A resolution authorizing the school l the district signed by a majority of
 the board was opposed by MT. Fowler. who thought some limit ought to be | fixed.
 After further discussion by MT. | Hooker and Mr. 3Bretzfelder the mo- | ton was passed.
 | An appropriation of 75,G00 was made | for the erection and furnishing of a l twelve room school building on the | corner of Elm and Norton streets. Another appropriation of $10,00O was | made to be added to the $15,000 already
 appropriated for work on the Eaton | school building.
 | A resolution presented by thirty pe- l titioners of district eight (annex), ask
 ing for an appropriation of $20.0OO
 to improve the Woodward school build
 ing was amended by I. M. Ullnan and
 reported back to the board to investi- | gate and report.
 A resolution was introduced by c. | w. Pickett directing the board of edu- | cation to call a special meeting of the
 district not later than December 15 and 1 to present at that meeting 8 detailed
 statement of the financial condition of
 the district to date with recommenda-
 tions for the future financial policy of 1 the district.
 | The resolution passed without debate. l