Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-29
MAKE ANNUAL LEVY,
County Com nissi0nerS Cause DIxaa-
DoiEtment-PrOvisiO for Schools.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


ROCKVILLE, Nd. June IS, 1889.
The county commissioners for this county
met today and made the following levy for
the annual county expenses: Almshouse
$2,49705; attorneys fees, 81 102l4: assess
ing s144.42; bonds and interest 81 $50; COL
lectors' commissions. $5,4S5; salaries county
commissioners and two clerks 81 100: clerk
of county court, S25Si.34 corporations,
$2,100; circuit court expenses, 5000; con-
stables, $SiG.JJ; court house and jail,
$6oo.l3; elections, $2,1S3.05; fuel 5000: indi-
gent insane, $5,OJJ; insoivents, $5U0; in
quests, $lO7; justices OF the peace, $11145;
Janitor of court house, $3.50; board of
health $40; orphans court, $!,S2j0; print
ms, $l,4JO; pauperS collins, S31J: public
schools, $1,000: pensions, $i,SSo; register of
wills, $oiU.9S: removed cases, $I2DJU: roads,
first district, SIS, 12G.42 second district,
s., LOT: third district. $i1o3 fourth district
$4,000; fifth district, $4,UlS; sheriff 81 S61. US
taxes in error, $13S.;1: Witnesses Ger
tihcates, $11490; miscellaneous S3l328
The tax rate was fixed al S4ll cents on
the $100, reduction Of j cents from the
rate OF last Year.
There is disappointment at the meager
appropriations for the support of the schools
for the coming year. The amount provided
for that purpose is the same as that Of
last year, and for several preceding years.
This was found to be insufficient, and the
school commissioners requested larger
sum last year, but were unable to secure
1t; consequently many necessary improve
mentS could not be made On account of
the largely increased attendance and the,
necessity for new school houses the school
board made special effort TO secure an
increased appropriation this year For
some reason, not explained, the county COM
missioneEs refused to grant the request.
1t is whispered that partisan politics has
had much to do with the action of the
county commissioners in refusing to make
full provision for the support of the public
schools The board of county commission
erS is unanimously democratic; the school
board is controlled by the republicans 1t
is charged that this is the reason that the
recommendations of the latter board have
not been complied with by the commits
Sioners.
Republicans claim that under the present
state administration politics has had no
part in the conduct of the public schools
They refer to the fact that Prof f. 3.
Prettyman, principal of the Baltimore Nor
NAL School, and democrat in politics has
been retained by the republican state board
of education at the head of the public
school system, and that everything posi-
bic has been done by the republicans to
eliminate politics from the conduct of the
system. They express disappointment and
chagrin that narrow partisan politics should
now control the action of the county COM
missionerS in making provision for the sup
port of the public schools.
With the money allowed for the coming
year 1t viii be impossible to provide much
| needed school buildings and facilities The
members of the school board say they have
done everything possible to meet the in
creased demands made upon them and
place the responsibility for inadequate
school accommodations upon the board of
county commissioners.
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