The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-30
A DOCTORED REPORT
Senator Pyle Claims That 1t Was
Misleading.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MATTERS.

DUAhJ ur CuUGAilUW MA Ith0,
Teachers Resign, Others Arc Promoted
and Bids Notwithstanding Discus
sion Over the Financial Statement.
Some pretty sharp remarks were made
last night at the meeting of the Board of
Education whea the Finance Committee
presented It's annual report. The only
| member OF the committee present was MI.
Baynard. and the discussion between him
and Senator Pyle was an interesting one.
The receipts and expenses balanced s17l,-
0SS.25 when an overdraft on the account
Of the current expense fund Of $4,3G2,76 Is
included. The report was ordered printed
in all the papers of the city.
After the report had been read Senator
Pyle arose and said:
Il believe that not to be correct report
1t Is misleading. 1t shows the board to be
in debt about $4,000, when 1t is really In debt
over $4,000. 1t should show all the indebt-
edness. II is an injustice to the board and
an injustice to the city, and should not be
adopted because 1t is misleading, Last year
the board ran back about $4,000. and this
year It has gone behind about $4,000. 1t
is not yearly report. 1t is only for eleven
months. No June payroll is in that report.
About $4,000 should be added to it, 1t is
an injustice to all concerned, and it would
not be good policy to send out such re-
port. IT. should be returned to the commit
tee TO furnish a revised and corrected one
and show Just where we stand. 1t is no use
hiding the fact that we are behind. If we
can't get large enough appropriation and
need more money let the taxes be raised,
but don't go before the people with such a
misleading report"
Mr.. Baynard replied to Senator Pyle
saying:
81 think the statement made by the gen.
tleman from the First ward needs some an
swer. The law says the fiscal year ends on
June 80 The report shows every dollar re-
ceived and expended from July l, 1895, to
June 30, 1886. 1t is an exact statement Of
the finances Of this board and carries out
the law. The june payroll was not due un-
til July and therefore not entitled to go
in the report. If 1t had been put in we
would also had to put in the receipts for
July 80. and we could then show balance
l" o'i '''u'e'
senator rye then SAID he only wanted to
ask one question and that was; Have the
teachers been paid for June?"
Mr. Baynard SAID they mad not when tho
report was made Out.
Mr.. Ross asked II in making out the re-
port the committee had done the same as
last year.
we did not follow precedent but the
law SAID Mr.. baynard'
Were only eleven months salary PAID
asked Mr.. CrosSan'
Yes, SAID Mr.. hayward. because the
other did not come due until July g.
PRESIDENT BAIRD then explained the whole
thlhg' lie sail that owing TO the arrange
ment OF the calendar this year only eleven
months were included in the report and
next year there VIII be thirteen The board
has been receiving only the regular per
cent. increase in appropriation and with
the building OF new schools and Increased
expenses there Is shortage lhe dlHer-
ence between the TWO members was that
one wanted to follow the law and the other
wanted the report to show the shortage
that exists.
The question was then called for and all
the members voted for its adoption, except
Senator Pyle, who voted no"
The Teachers Committee made report
recommending several changes, but action
on 1t was postponed until the next meeting.
The report recommended MISS Grace l..
Smith for nth assistant in the Boys High
School; Miss Florence Ramo, seventh ras-
siStant Girls High school; Miss Annie Nc
Closkey principal, No. z; Miss Maggie
Miller second assistant, boys department
NO. A. MISS Emily baird, sixth assistant,
boys department. NO. A. MISS Mary J. Nc
Allister, second assistant, grammar de-
parimeht, NO 49, MISS Alice Jackmah,
principal NO. H. at Svvo year. MISS EllZ-
ment, No. "a, and Miss Elizabeth J. Lewis,
teacher OF pedagogy III the Teachers Train
ing school, at a salary OF S'VO year.
blds Tor DOCKS ana stationery were re-
celVed from Z. IT, lhomas d Co., e. s. X.
Butler Son, and Glhn d Co, OF New
York, and referred to the Committee on
Books with power to act
me foHoWlng blds Tor painting NO 4
school were received and referred to the
Committee on repairs with power to act;
Warwick d Powell Sl23; Lyman & Harry
Son Ss5: T. H. Robinson S1o0 The same
committee was authorized to receive bids
ror nu,t,uo blinds IN No IA school