The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22

PER CAPITA BASIS FIXED
Adoption of Charter Will Put an
End to Shortening of the School
and Give Increased Ac-
cOmmOdatiOns.

! The interest which is being awakened
! throughout the city in the proposed new
! charter promises to result in the adop-
ton of the measure by the voters Of the
city on May l. The non-partisan citi-
zens committee which is making char
| ter campaign In the several wards are
piled with questions as to the details of
the new charter and particularly to that
portion which provides for the support
maintenance and equipment of the pub
lie schools. In order that the voters as
well as the general public may be fully
| advised as to this portion Of the new
charter the sections governing the school
finances are given below in full:
To provide for the support, maintenance
and equipment of the public free schools
OF the independent school district of the
city of st. Paul, including all expendi-
lures connected Herewith. The limits of
the annual appropriation and expendi-
lures for this purpose shall be as follows;
FirstIThe sums permitted to be raised
for such purposes by the provisions of
section s, of chapter SO of the Special
Laws Of Minnesota for 1891, and by chap
ter 40 Of the General Laws of Minnesota,
1899, which are continued in force, adopt
ed and made applicable to the city of St
Paul, by chapter II of this charter.
Second-Such amounts as accrue to said
school district from other sources under
the laws of this state
Third-If the maximum amount of
money available for the expenses of the
puDIC Tree ScNOOlS OF SAID ScnOOI district
under the provisions of the public free
schools of said school district under the
provisions of law included in said chap
ter II, together with the said several
amounts accruing to said school district
from other sources. under the laws of this
state, shall be insufficient in any year for
the economical support, maintenance and
equipment of said schools the common
coupcil may appropriate and set aside
out of that part of the revenues of the
city for such year arising from sources
other than the direct taxation of prop
erty, such additional sum as may be
necessary for the economical and proper
support, maintenance and equipment of
said schools. Provided, however, that the
maximum amount which may be eXpend-
ed for all school purposes within said in
dependent school district, other than the
purchase and acquiring of new or addi-
tional sites and the erection of new pub
tic school buildings or additions to public
school buildings already erected and for
fitting up and furnishing such additional
public school buildings and such addi-
tions to existing public school buildings,
from whatever sources such amount may
be derived shall not In any year exceed
a sum in dollars to be found by multiply.
ing by twenty-five (25 the average num-
Der OF pupils in attendance on all the pub
lie free schools of the city supported by
public revenues, during the next preced-
ing Scn0oi year; provided, further that
in the year 1901. the said common council
may appropriate and set apart in addi-
tion to the maximum amount limited as
diOISSdlu IIOIl out Oh the revenues Oh Sa1O
city for such year arising from sources
| other than the direct taxation of prop
erty, sum not to. exceed seventy-five
thousand dollars ($75,0OO) to be used in re-
pairing, renewing and improving existing
public school buildings, and the heating,
plumbing and ventilating apparatus there
Of. and for such purposes only.
In order to determine what sum shall
be appropriated for the purposes named
in this subdivision from the city reve-
nueS. derived from sources other than
the direct taxation of property, the COM
mon council shall proceed on the as
sumption that the amount to accrue to
said school district from the state ap-
portionment, so-called. will be the same
during the next succeeding year as it has
been during the current. year and that
the amount to accrue to said school dis
trict from the direct taxation levied
therefor will be the full amount levied
In order to ascertain the average num-
ber OF pupils in attendance on said
schools as herein defined, the conference
committee and said common council shall
have the power and authority to sum-
mon such witnesses and examine the
same under oaths. and require and se-