The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION RULES
A LONG DISCUSSION CONCERNING
THEM BY FINANCE BOARD.
1t Was Charged That the Rules Com
cerning Expenditure of District Money
piated-An Attempt to Change Them
Defeated.

| The board of finance spent the ses-
sion last evening in discussing the esti-
mates of the board of education and of
the police department. AT the last
previous meeting Friday night Mr..
! Dewell of the finance board moved
that on the evening when the board of
education estimates We're considered
the rules agreed to by the finance board
and the board of education in
reference to the expenditure of
school money be considered.
Section 108 Of the city charter provides
that the school money to which the dis
of the state from the town of New Ha-
ven, from state appropriations for
school purposes from gifts and from
the tax laid within the district for
school purposes shall be subject to the
order of the board of education under
such rules and regulations as the
board of finance may from time to time
establish,
In 1897, soon after the passage of the
charter, a set of rules drawn up by
the board of education was submitted
to the board of finance and approved
by that board. These rules have not
been altered since that time, and few
weeks ago on motion of Mr. Dewell the
finance board called upon the board of
education for copy of these rules
Copies were furnished and it was these
which came up for consideration last
night.
Mr.. DeWell said that the rules as at
present in force were not at all ap-
plieable and We're such rules as might
govern the board of education in it's
own workings, but not such rules as
We're contemplated in section 10S of the
charter. He therefore offered the fol-
lowing new rules and moved their
adoption:
1.-The board of education shall on, or
before the Tuesday preceding the last
Thursday of each month draw its requi-
sition, approved by its committee on
finance, upon the city for the amount
needed to pay the salaries of teachers
for both day and night schools for the
succeeding month. All such requisi-
tions, approved by the board of finance.
shall be subject to orders drawn upon
the city treasurer by the board of edu-
cation.
2-The board OF education shall sub
nit all its other bills, itimized and at
tested by the committee of the board
of education. ordering such expendi-
ture, to the board of finance. When
such bills are approved by the board
Of finance the city treasurer shall hon
or orders drawn by the board of edu-
cation for such amounts as have been
by the board of finance.
A long discussion followed the offer
ing of the proposed new rules, Alder
nan Wright strongly opposing their
adoption. He thought that under the
charter the board of education was al |
owed to do as it pleased with school !
money Mr., Dewell maintained that
he charter did not countenance any |
department. managing its affairs In an I
manner, but made it in
,umbent on the board of finance to see /
hat each department spent It's money
n a careful and judicious manner.
A substitute motion was offered by .
Alderman Wright to the effect that the
ules now in existence between the
,oard of finance and the board of edu-
alton be adopted with the amendment
hat the board of education be required +
0 furnish to the controller list of all Il
is employees. 1t was stated that the
bject of this amendment was to en- /,
BILE the controller to ascertain wheth-
r the board of education was comply
ng with the civil service rules. Mr.. /,
)ewell called for an aye and nay vote,
nd the substitute motion was carried,
1essrs. Wright, Wheeler, Curtis, and
ltwood voting for it and Messrs. Dew
Il and Rowe against it, Mayor Driscoll
OF voting.
The board decided to meet every
vening this week at 1880, except Satur-
ay evening, when no meeting will be
eld.
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