The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15

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| people govern
Col. Mercer said the board had the right
under the constitution of the state, he
thousht' to extend the branches taught
in the public schools. He thought both
drawing and music should be taught. The
board had had so many expenses it had
to dispense with these branches Huxley
said the most important thing to teach
was accuracy and attention. There was
nothing better adapted to teaching this
| than drawing 1t was not proposed to
make the scholars artists and musicians
but to leach these branches with other
objects in view. Both of these branches
cost only $1,000 when they We're formerly
| taught.
All the board asked, Col Mercer said,
was that the commissioners give the
! board of education enough 10 pay then
fixed charges and repair the county
| schools. Then, if The commissioners
would do so, they would like to have
| enough to restore the branches of music
and drawing. The board, he said did not
want to appeal to any other authority@and
hoped the commissioners would themselves
see the necessity for &cceding to the re-
! quest ~ "A
! Capt. Henry Blum, chairman of the COM
mittee on accounts, said he would be
| glad to let the commissioners see the ae-
counts and show them that not a dollar
| was spent that was not absolutely neces-
sary. 1t was stated that the actual ex-
penses for the current year would be ST.
coo, and that the schools could not get
along on less. The committee then re-
tired and left the matter in the hands Of
the commissioners.
Shortly after the committee from the
| board left the room the budget was taken
up The report OF the committee of the
whole as adopted was read. 1t was the
county budget, as recommended by the
commissioners. to be sent to the grand
jury for its consideration and action. A
copy of this recommended budget was pub
lshed in yesterdays Morning News.
Mr.. Kehoe moved to amend the report
| by reducing the roads and bridges account
from $4,000 10 $23, 0O0,' increasing the school
fund TO 600 and the poor fund from ST.
600 10 $1,000 This motion was followed by
a discussion in which all present took
part.
II see no reason" Chairman Dale said,
why we should change the figures in this
| budget. This budget must go before the
grand jury and they are empowered to
change the figures in such cases as edu-
cation, county poor, the hospitals, and
similar features. The grand jury may
tear our figures all to pieces. 1t cuts no
ice with anybody what we do as the
Board of Education Will go before the
grand jury and ask for an increase, and
they can get it there"
But we want you to indorse us two,
| said Mr.. j. r. Saussy, county attorney
who is a member of the Board of Educa-
ton. eve want you to put in the fig
ures and help us out by your Endorsement"
II don't feel like increasing the taxa
| tion," Chairman Dale said. 1.-The grand
jury may do it and 1 won't object, but I
don't feel like doing It. I'm not censuring
the Board of Education, but do not see
why we should make the change when
you've got your remedy"
Commissioner Guckenheimer then sug-
gested that the Board of Education APP
preparation be increased to SIS 600 instead
of $4,000. as moved by Commissioner Ke-
hoe. There was some objection to de-
creasing thes roads and bridges apprOpria-
ton, and this brought on a discussion of
the Augusta gravel question:
Commissioner Kehoe said he did not see
why Chatham county should pay more
| for the Augusta gravel than do the people
of Richmond county. Therefore, he was
opposed to appropriating any more money
! for road building until Chatham county
can get the gravel as cheaply as can the
/ people of Richmond. Chairman Dale ruled
this out of order, and there was no second
to the motion by Mr.. Kehoe to decrease
the appropriation, which was, therefore,
! lost.
Mr.. Kehoe's motion to increase the APP
preparation for county poor to $1,000, like
wise received no second and was lost.
Commission Guckenheimer's motion
| then TO adopt the budget as reported, with
the exception that the appropriation for
nublic schools be increased to $8,000 was
seconded and carried.
| This gives The Board of Education suf-
| fcient funds TO pay the actual expenses OF
| the current year but does not Increase the
| amount sufficiently TO permit OF repairs
| being made on the country school houses.
| SUPERINTENDENT Ashmore had stated that
| these repairs were necessary, and that the
annual increase in the number of school
| children was about 800. 1t was necessary,
| according to that, to make provision for
| tbat number next fall. The increase in
the appropriation, however, did not cover
| this matter.
with regard TO the matter of making an
appropriatlon for aiding in sending an ex-
| bibit to the Omaha exposition, the county
| attorney reported that the commissioners
had no authority to make such an appro-
| nriation. and he recommended that they
do NOT do So The recommendation was
adonted. and no appropriation on that line
will be made. \
Mr.. saussy also recommended that the
claim of G. o. Bewan for rent, arising OUT
If damages to his property on account OF
tba runaway engine belonging TO the
county. be refused. That recommendation
was also adopted.
Mr. saussy reported, too, that the coun-
A., ,,nder the new law was not responsible
for the expenses of the City Court prior
to April J. except for the salary OF the
solicitor general. AS to the other expenses
- ne court the county did rot have to
nav them until after April l. The bills
from the city Court officials, therefor
sor the months of this year preceding
>rrii win not not be paid by the county
and they will have to look to the city for
the money. 80,
and Dr El r., Corson appeared before the
hoard in behalf of the Associated Chari-
lies Of Savannah. Mr.. Adams said thes
renresented the association and had come
10 ask whether the county could not place |