Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-21
Finance Committees Estimate Of
Expenses Adopted.
GETTING READY FOR FIGHT
All Of the Trustees Will Appear Before
Council Thursday Night to Protest
Against Reduction in Levy-Say
They Must Have $36.5oo

The board OF school trustees met
last night and adopted the report Of
( the finance committee on the approx
mate cost OF maintaining the public
schools for the session of !9o5-'06.
and designated DR.. William +. Cooper.
with all the members of the board and
Supervising Principal Willis a .]cnl-
ms. To- nc present at the special meet
ing OF the common council Thursday
night, when the school tax levy ordi-
nance is to be acted upon.
The meeting was called just at this
. time on account Of the proposed cut
y Of five cents in the school levy for the
coming fiscal year The trustees pro
pose to make every possible effort to
+ prevent the common council from
making the cut and if they do not win
e out before that body they will con
d tlnuc the contest before the board OF
aldermen. Ii both branches Should
8 pass All ordinance providing for a levy
of 20 cents on 500 instead Of % cents.
then tn" trustees will appeal to Mayor
a l;uNl0n 10 veto the measure when it
is presented 10 him for his signature
Whom the board met in special SOS
sion in tho assembly hall Of tho High
& school building last night tho follow
n ing members We're present: Cooper.
Harrison. Pickett. Eelms. Barrett ana
Garrett.
President Cooper called the body to
order and briefly stated the object of
-%thc meeting.
Mr.. Pickett chairman of the finance
4 committee. tn. submitted the follow
ing report. which was adopted by the
board
TO the Boarl Of School Trustees OF
Newport News. Va.
AS directed at the last meeting Of
the board your committee have gone
carefully over the books and accounts
OF the clerk and after comparing them
with the books Of the city treasurer,
beg to submit a statement showing re-
cclpts and disbursements Of the school
fund for the term Of 1904-l9O5. and a
statement showing approximately the
amount OF money required to main
tain the schools in their present state
OF efficiency for the term Of 1905
1906.
1t Will be noted that while there
Is an apparent surplus in the fund 70,
the present term. this surplus is &C.
counted for by the fact that according
tosthe City treasurer's estimate we will
y receive about $1,000 more than our
last years estimate, which in addi-
ton to the $l.33 IS brought forward,
reduces the apparent surplus to a very
small figure
the estimate for our next term is
based upon the actual expenses in
Cured during the present term, and
your committee cannot see how the
schools can be effectively maintained
unless this amount is provided.
Respectfully submitted,
wv T. PUCKETT.
y. p HARRISON.
'EDWlN PHILLIPS,
Finance Committee"
Statement showing approximate
cost OF conducting the public schools
Of Newport News for the term of 1906
1906:
Teachers salaries So, $50 90
Jahitors salaries ......... 1851 90
licrk 5 salary ............ 800 90
ltepairs and improvements
10 buildings ......... 225t 90
General supplies. including
books for INDECENT pupils 1.Sl5.OO
fucl. water and light ~ 1850 OG
Ircasurcr's commission 1S4 On
''e'Ii ''..t.'..... AJh, JDn. 90
Statement showing receipts ANA dis
hIrScmcnts OF school funds for term of
lo01-l1O5:
Receipts.
City fund, to March j, 1905 s23,SI9.97
ol't: l"hd -.,......,... G,:3;S3.;S
"uhcolcctcd City fund tcsti-
h''''c"o ...e................ 100000
"'a' .,.-..-...s... t...,.. $227 80