The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-01

bonds for so large an amount for our
,chotis Is. / stated that had not hao tlIne
to lear n to what uses 80 muon no,iuy
,ouid bs nut at the present time, but
would inform myself ~ early as coula.
Meeting AN official Of the school depart
ment recently SUPERINTENDENT Oh pupio
buildtngs, who supposed would know
the whole matter, ! asked anu opsanc9
that the money, III securvs'
was to bo used for land and a new buiiu-
ing for the Manual Training school, ana
for new school buildings for the seconu:
Third and Tenth wards. ana that mono oi
IL would be called for or required 10 com
plete the two High schools now IN con.
struction, as tho funds were aireauy Pr.
vided for their completion. COILS ui.su .,
with other officials oonversant WIN .ho
subject, to be sure Of the ground ior the
issuance of the bonds. At later inter,
view with The Telegram, stated wnao
mad learned as TO tho proposed poho issue
of $500, 600 and gave In short converse
tion Sc bstantially what appears iu .nc
paragraph quoted. that i was In iavor
of doing everything necessary Tor main
tanning our public schools, both In au
minisrration and In equipment pub that
did not see good reason Tor rhsinB 80
large n sum at the present. time 4 aiso
stated that thought the present was a
most unfortunate time 10 incroaso oui
large public debt even for school purposes,
and that current demands FOR local neeus
should be met by the annual tax levy.
Still further, 1 said that did not peiieNe
that the school COMMITTEES should nave at
it's command so large sum OF money lor
general purposes, and that dlo hot hase
Confidence In the school board In the
direction of the expenditure OF pubic
money for public educisson, inasmuch as
the money levying power should, In my
opinion, be the money spending, deot-
determining power.
Had aRight to Express His Views.
"As I had already expressed the same
views before the Board In the discussion
of the question of q small school Doaru
for the city, and had no reference what
ever in my mind or In my words 10 the
honor. honesty or integrity OF the Boaru,
individually or collectively, l believed, as
| I now do. that had full right To express
such views amenabie as Is every citizen or
official 20 the laws of reason and pubic
| Judgment Judge OF my surprise, when
| / learned through the public prints that l
| was arraigned before this Board, ana the
nublic ms "A mischief maker and cor
ruptor of public opinion.
| aWhateyer my position and views may
| have been nearly two months ago. can
| saw that the events OF these days ana tne
| Information have since obtained, only
confirm and strengthen the opinions then
| held. and that the weight of my little
| finger of criticism has grown TO be the
weight of my whole body, and l now
maintain a.
| mand for one-fifth of the bond Issue
| called for by the agents and representa-
tiyes of the school committee In Marci
last 1,
second, That the school committee Il
the responsible party IN the expenditur
of all school moneys whether OF admins
tration or equipment. ana that the Cil.
Council is but It's agent, In the iuinii
ment of It's plans ana
"rhird. That the school committee
not the proper body TO administer o.
such funds and that 1t does not posses
public confidence for the exercise OF sue
The rest of Mr.. Bicknells address wa
an enumeration Of the needs OF the school
from his own point OF view. inciaehtail
he denounced the methods OF teaching i
the primary schools, scored Chairina
Marinus w. Gardiner of the Council con-
mittee on education and insinuated thi
public confidence in the school commlttt
is past spelling.
Mr.. Gilrain said that the defense WI
satisfactory and he moved the indenni'
| postponement OF the resolution Oh cehsui
| but there was no second.
General White asked Mr.. Bicknell II
r understood that the school committee ha
) the expenditure of the money and the la
5 ter replied that the school commltt
: orders the expenditure and Is thereto
the principal while the City Council
j merely the agent In carrying out tl
u order
Q General White then asserted that tl
y school committee had never asked Il
$500. 600 but that the request Tor a Dol
Q issue originated within the Council M
d Marinus w. Gardner who is chairman
the Council committee on educate
z promptly corroborated this claim
n GENERAL White and asserted that no mel
ber of the school committee had ever ask
J, him for single cent put that the res0i
L ton 10 get authority TO issue bonds we
II to the Council with the recommendati
$ of his committee
10 Remarks were made by Committeem
20 Manchester Massie. Metcalf, smith a
Is Catlin and all declared that Mr.. Blckn
IF deserved to be severely reprimanded.
al Col. JOslin in Condemnation.
= Colonel Joslin took the floor again b