Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-15
A KICK SEEMS TO
BE ON The BOARD
Some of Council Don't Like
the School Debt.
VIII Doubtless Provide for Its Pay
ment But Go On Record As OppOc-
ed to Board Contracting Any In
debtedleSS Without Their Consent.

When council meets on next Tues
DAY night to consider the fixing of the
rate for the ensuing year it is quite
probable that the request of tie Board
of Education for a full levy of one tlalf
of one per cent for school purposes,
with the understanding that the ful
amount of revenue derived from th:s
source is to be turned over to it, will
bring on an animated discussion
among the aldermen, some of VITO II
have made no bones of stating that
they do not approve of the Boards
having run into an Indebtedness Of
some thousands of dollars in building
and equipping the new High School
building without getting the CONS ant
of Council first. At least that is tie
way one or more of the Aldermen are
known to express themselves in pri
vate and somewhat publicly, too.
The communication of the Board OF
Education to the Council, presented at
the last meeting, was as follows:
"a resolution passed at a regul II
meeting of the Board of Education
City Of Americus, September 81, 1910.
Whereas, it appears that the Board
of Education will need more money
for the proper running of the schools
for the ensuing year than ever before
in its history, which condition is oc
casionei by am increased number Of
teachers, made necessary by the open
ing of the new High School building
the paying for the new furniture for
this building, and other necessary in
creases in general expenses on ac-
count of said building, and
Whereas, 1t has never been neces-
sary heretofore to ask the City Coun-
Gil of Americus to turn over to us the
full amount of one half of one per
cent, which amount can be collected
for school purposes, and
Whereas, 1t appears that we sha.l
need tile entire amount this year,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the City Council be
requested to levy the fllll rate of one
half elf one per cent. for school pIr-
poses for the coming year, and be it
further
Resolved, That copy of these res
olutions be forwarded to tie Ciey
Clerk with the request that it be com
municated to THE City Council with tae
further request to Council that they
give it favorable consideration.
AS the 1,asolutian states il
,has not been the custom in
most years at least, for the
school funds to be entirely used
for school purposes. This school yeGr
the Board clearly indicates that l.
must have its full one third of the
city's collections from property taxes,
in order to meet the existing obliga-
tions and those that viii be incurred
In operating tine schools. The night
of the Board of Education to contract
the Indebtedness for the Furniture is
likely to he called into question at tha
meeting on next Tuesday night, iud.s
ing from the expressions of some o.
the Council, and it is not unlikely that
the discussion growing out of the
communication from the Board, the
proposition to reduce the tax rate if
possible, and the general argument
about taxes, will be of decided inter
est to such citizens as may gather ia
the Council chamber to hear what IS
said.