The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-17
CONDITION OF CITY SCHOOLS.
Report of Secretary Rosenthal to the
Board Tuesday.


March 81, 1897, as read before the board
Tuesday is as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen:
Gentlemen| have the honor to submit
for your consideration my report for the
year from March %, 1896, to March u,
1897, it being the school year as fixed by
you. During this period / have issued
$50 warrants, aggregating 2O,123.5O.
To arrive at the correct amount spent
for school purposes there must be de-
Quoted the following items:
Paid NJ. w. Page, sheriff, amount over
paid on graded school tax, 81 ,006.29.
Paid to B. S. Jerman, Commissioner
of Sinking Fund city of Raleigh, one
note, $500.
Paid same, one years interest on
81, 800, $270.
Paid J. n. Holding, attorney, for exam
nation of titles of property purchased,
$50.
Paid probate and registration of deeds
and mortgages, So.
Paid balance on closets at Centennial
school, S333.67.
Total, $2,149.96, leaving amount to be
accounted for $17,973.54, which has been
disbursed as follows:
Salaries Of teachers, $11 ,SO4.Oo.
Salary of superintendent, 81 ,637.49
Salary of secretary, $1UJ.
Wages of janitors, $76O.S6.
Fuel, $1,O55.75.
Rent of Murphy school, 5000.
Water rent for two years, $270.26.
Furniture, 500. 16. Supplies, $404.16.
Library, for books and furniture
S17725.
State and county taxes Murphy school
$6O.59.
Incidentals, $65.S5. Advertising, print
ing, etc, $51.20.
Rent of FIVE telephones, S13.
Repairs to buildings and fences, $3.50
Insurance. S150.O.
Stoves and repairs to same, stove pipe
labor, etc, $196.27.
Sanitary work, S10950.
Total-S17, 1884.
| recommend a change of the schoo
year from March %, as now, to June 30
This change will conform to the require
ments of the State law ON the subject
and the committee will be enabled to pre-
sent to you the work of the whole school,
term, instead of parts of two terms. Your
board filled the vacancies on the commit
tee, caused by the resignation of Mr. L
III. Briggs and n. b. Broughton, By the
election for the unexpired term of these
gentlemen of Messrs J. w. Bailey anC
Garland Jones. The term of office OF Mr.
Jones and DR.. r. III. Lewis having ex
PRED, they are now serving until yor
elect their successors.
In regard to school buildings, | can only
repeat what was said on the subject il
my last report, to-wit 'They are entirely
inadequate for the accommodation of tn,
children entrusted to our care" Trusting
your board may find some way to provide
sufficient and suitable additional build
ings. the committee purchased from w
X. Davis and wife and \. Z. Jones anC
wife the lot at the corner Of Morgan anC
West streets. containing half an acre ant
having a fairly good house on it. The
price to be paid for the property il
50 600. five annual instalments of $500
each with interest at the rate 6 per cen
per annum, the first of which instalments
will be due on the first day of June
This property is admirably located fol
school purposes and there is great neet
of a school for white children in tha'
part of the city.
| For a school for colored children the
committee has purchased from Il. =
Maynard, trustee, and others the resi-
dence of the late Col. j. w. B. Watson
with between two and three acres of land
located in the southwestern portion of tn,
city, agreeing to pay $4,000 for the same
payable at the rate of $500 yearly fol
six consecutive years, the notes bearin;
interest at per cent. This building cal
be converted into a school house at ;
comparatively small expenditure O.
money and the committee hopes that you
board will assist in carrying out its plans
for the good of the children under it
care.
Three Of the colored teachers asked las
year for an investigation Of certain ru
mors concerning their conduct and char
acters. The committee granted the re
quest and after patiently hearing numer
Gus witnesses and thoroughly sitting
large mass of testimony, felt that it wa
best for the schools to ask for their res
| igna tons, which were rendered and &C
cepted.
Seven regular and nine adjourned ant
special meetings have been held durini
the year.
In conclusion the committee desires t
express its appreciation of your uniform
kindness and courtesy and trusts you
honorable board will find it within it
power to provide the necessary funds fo
the enlargement of the schools as outline,
in this report All of which is respect
fully submitted. G. ROSENTHAL,
Secretary Of the Committee.
March 81, 1897.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Hon. w. M. Russ, chairman.
/ G. Rosenthal, secretary; term Of offic
fexpires March, 1899.
! w. o. Burton, term of office expire
March 1850.
/ DIR. r. III. Lewis, term of office expire
March, 1897.
g.. Thompson, term of office expire
March, 1901.