The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-31
CONDITION OF SCHOOLS
The Appropriation Of S65,OOO Made by The
City Almost Used Up.
A STATEMENT SUBMITTED 10 THE GO,Rl
Outstanding Indebtedness Nearly
Equals the balance Due the
schools by the CITY.

There was a called meeting OF the school
board last night, at which all the mem
bers except Messrs. Dow and Schneider,
were present.
Tho meeting was called for the purpose
Of considering a statement Of the out
standing Indebtedness which the board
had requested City Treasurer Szabo to pre-
pare and submit The statement submit
ted by Mr. Szabo did not contain all the
data sought by the board and Secretary
Tracy prepared and submitted the follow
ing, showing the financial condition OF
the schools on August 30:
Outstanding warrants by old
board ..,,................. ,1l3 81
Outstanding bills by old board,
far as now known. .... 1925 81
Total known indebtedness in
Cured by old board ..... .$l2, 1873 SO
Outstanding warrants by new
board ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $l,707 II
Outstanding bills by new board. SIS "a
Total Indebtedness incurred by
new board .................,. S2.233 OIL
Total by old board .............. 12,13S SO
Grand total ..................$1 4.3Il 30
UpeXpendod balance OF allot-
mont by the .S16. lag 10
Outstanding Indebtedness ..... 1871 20
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Balance Of city Appropriation. sl,774 23
The report was received and referred
to the finance committee of the board
which will meet at the High school build
Ing at o'clock Tuesday evening for tho
purpose OF considering It,
It will be seen by the above statement
that the unexponded balance of the $780,
600 appropriation made to the schools on
January / lacks nearly $4,000 OF being
as large as represented by a member o.
the board only a few weeks ago, It was
stated then that there Vac about 500
Of the $4,000 yet uneXpended. when. as
matter OF fact, the city owes only $l6,-
1853 of the original appropriation. Even
this balance has been almost expended as
Is shown by the statement Of Secretary
Tracy. There is S14,371o0 to come out Of
the si6,1iGl3 to square the board with Is
obligations that were due prior to August
81, leaving only Sl77i,23 OF the $4,000 tn
has not been actually expended 10 date.
There are at present some repairs being
made on some Of the school buildings, and
this with other obligations viii undoubted-
~ require the expenditure Of the S77i2S,
thus leaving the schools dependent for
the next four months upon the States APP
preparation OF $40 900, which can only be
used for paying teachers salaries.
1t Is a fact that the city still owes the
schools s1Gl4G13 but al shown above the
Indebtedness at present OUTSTANDING;
against the board and that now being in
Cured will more than Offset that amount
The members OF the board do not know
when the Indebtedness now outstand ng
can be paid. The city has no money to
meet It's obligation to the schools, and It
is claimed that the balance OF tho appro-
priation can not be paid until the taxes
for the current year begin 10 come IN,
After receiving and referring Secre AIRY
Tracy's statement last night, the boa d
adjourned until Tuesday night at o'clock,
when the last regular meeting before the
opening Of the schools will hc held. II is
expected that Superlntendent Barnett W II
have returned from his summer vacation
by that date. but in case he Is stu absent
the board will adjourn until no returns,
ms 1t Is believed by the members that
there VIII he some vacancies In the faculty
10 be filled