The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-15
SCHOOL BOARDS FINANCES.
NO ACTION REACHED ON THE re-
DUCTION OF EXPENSES.


DUCTION OF EXPENSES.
The Committee on Finances Suggest.
ed Ways by which the Necessary
Reductions Could he Made--A
Lengthy discussion Followed and
Another Meeting 10 BE Held This
AfternOOn-The Grand Jury's Re
ductiOn of the General ApprOpria-
ton Puts the Board Guessing as to
the Misest Means of Retrench-
meBk-A New Teacher of Science
Elected.
The June meeting of the board Of edu-
cation was held at Chatham Academy last
night. 1t was particularly significant by
reason of the fact that the financial affairs
of the board and the shaping of the work
of the schools for the next school term
came Up for consideration.
Tee members in attendance were Presi-
dent George A. Mercer, Vice President j..
b. Read and Messrs. Henry Blum, J. r.
Sau.sy, ]. II. Estill, ]. R. F. Tattnall, B.
A. Denmark, NJ. A. OByrne, DR.. T. j.
Charlton and 2. A. Stovall.
The superintendent read his report to the
board, bringing before the members such
matters as pertained to the meeting and
the work to be taken up. He reported
that the principals of all the schools had
given satifaction in their work and had
co-operated heartily with the superintend-
ent in his administration.
a,he most important feature of the meet
ang was the report of the committee APP
pontet7 at the special meeting held last
Wednesday, the duties of which committee
were to consider tn e finances of the board.
The report of this committee, (which was
composed of Comm ssiOners Estill, Dem
mark, Blum and Charlton is as follows:
your committee, appointed at a called
meeting Of the board, held on the 9th inst,
beg to report that the resources and ex-
penditures of the board for the balance
of the year, 1897, say from June 1 to Dec.
81, VIII be as follows:
Resources
Cash on hand, per treasurer's re-
port OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. , LOS 40
Due by state from school fund for
1, 1887 Observation-Disclosures. 1896 "a
Due by state for third and fourth
quarters, 1897. which viii not be
paid before January. 1888 ........ 1882 0S
Dividend Southwestern railroad
stock. due july /. 1897 ............ so 90
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 87 81
Expenditure
Salaries of teachers, etc, for
June, 1897 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .SlO,392 40
Janitors, etc, for July, August and
September, 1897 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 992 43
PAD ................................. 10000 90
Note to Warning estate for Ander-
son Street school site (principaD. 1900 90
Note to Savannah Investment
Company for building site..... 1876 80
Expenses Of schools for October,
November and December, 1897, as
now conducted, with music,
drawing. night school, etc, esti-
mated .................s......... 80 100 90
Total ..................''.....'. .So4 $50 50
From the above it will be seen there win
be a deficit estimated, but very nearly
exacO of SIS, 242 rs. If the night school,
music and drawing be abolished, this de-
fret will be decreased about $lO00.0o
If the services of one or more of the
teachers in the high school be dis
pensed with and tuition fee be
charged in that school, then this
deficit for 1897 would be further reduced,
but to what extent cannot be estimated
with certainty.
Your board will not receive the $l4,-
9S2 .0S due from the state for third and
fourth quarters of 1897 before January,
1898. but it is likely you will be able to
get from the county commissioners in No
vember and December, 1897, an advance
of $4,000 to $4,000 from the 1898 approprl-
alton by the county, so that the deficit,
we think, need not be considered as ap-
palling.
For the entire year 1898 January to De-
cember, both inclusive) the resources and
expenditures of your board, if the schools
should be conducted as now, with music,
drawing night school and no changes in
the high school, viii be as follows:
RESOURCES.
County appropriation for 1898. ...$ 5000 90
State appropriation for 1885, es-
umated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000 90
Dividends S. W. r. r. Stock. 100 90
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .sl25, 100 90
EXPENDITURES.
Deficit for 1897 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 80 242 Is
Salaries Of teachers, etc, 1898,
estimated .......................... 10l, $50 90
Supplies, estimated ............... 5000 %
Repairs, estimated ................. 5000 90
Rents, insurance and miscellane-
Gus, estimated .................... LOO 90
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Sli7.0S2 IS
SO that your deficiency on December 81,
1898 viii be about S2l.932.76. You will.
probably, not receive IN 1898 more than
one-half of the amount due from the
state appropriation prior 10 January, 1899,
but on the other hand, you can probably
get an advance Of $4,000 TO $40 900 in No
vember and December, 1898, from the
county commissioners from what may be
appropriated for 1899.
Your committee regret that existing cir
cumstances require them TO recommend
that your board abolish. for the present.
the night school ana the departments OF
drawing and music. This viii decrease
your expenses about $1,000 per year. and
reduce your deficit In 1898 say to about
100000.
In the estimates submitted your COM
mittee have taken no account of interest