Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-06
SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
WILL ASK INCREASE OF TAX TO
MEET ADDITIONAL. EXPENSES
OF CITY SMHOOLS FOR COMING
YEAR
BUDGET OF EXPENSES LAST SEES
SION TO BE PREPARED -VARI-
OUS OTHER IMPORTANT MAT
TIERS TRANSACTED AT MEETING

The school board determined to ask a
- per cent increase in the city scOOl
tax. NJ my,ting today. The request will
be made before the city coucil Monday
afternoon by Secretary e.. NJ. Garza
The board now receives 20 per cent on the
800 of valuation which affords il about
$4,000, and il receives about $4,000 as
It's norton of the state school fund The
tentative budget for the coming year
shows the board will need $3.50 addition
III.
The motion asking the increase was
made by w. +. Cole. 1t was seconded
by +. W. >tabury.
Secretary Cara was instructed to pre-
pare rcpOrf On the school expense, for
last year and also the budget for the
city council Monday
DELINQUENT TAN MATTER.
The secretary will also bring before
the coucl the matter Of 5000 due the
board from delinquent taxes. which was
paid To the city treasurer by error some
time ago.
The board pds>,h Il res 1utiOn in.
Structing the superintendent of the city
schools. Miss Lizzie Barbour To take
inventory Of all school property. with
the exception Of buildings and grounds
and to submit ii 10 the board for appro-
val
Five hundred dollars was appropriate
ed by the board for scientific apparatus
and reference books. ned.led on account
Cf IN addition to the school curriculum.
The board carries 1000 Of fire insur-
ancc on school property. $4,000 Of which
expired today. The Insurance has been
carried in two local agencies, and the
board decided To distribute the inSur-
ance among the four Brownsville agen-
dies. Two firms will carry $1,000 each
anl two will carry ~ 600 each
Misses Berger. who have been elected
teachers in the Brownsville schools,
were granted permission To teach until
January |. 1914. without holding state
certificates. They hold life certificates
in the schools qf the state Of Pennsyl-
vania
children under the age of : To attend the
public school by paying a tuition of 81
per month. Another motion permitting
children Of school age who were not
enrolled during the scholastic census Ia
attend hy paving a tuition Of 81 per
month, also carried. This rule was made
because of the great number of Mata-
m0r0S children residing i'm Brownsville
who were not permitted 10 b, come en-
rolled aS ScholaStics.
TO HANDLE SCHOOL FINANCES.
The Brownsville Bank 4 Trust 60
was the only bank submitting a bid to
handle the city schools finances. though
the Other banks were asked 10 submit
offers. This bank was awarded the con
tract. The Brownsville Bank 4 Trust Go.
VIII pay , II per cent on daily balanc-
eS- computed monthly, and will carry
the pres mt Indebtedness at = per cent
per annum. Eight per cent interest on
future loans for payment Of salaries will
be charged.
Two bids were opened for plumbing
WORK III the new hlgh school. one from
W. II. Putcgnat Co. at $l36. - and on
from the Nallcp Plumbing Supply Co
at Sl4O The contract was awarded 10
the lower bidder, the work ID begin III
cncc. Payment l. to be made within six
months
THE SCHOOL CALENDAR
The sch Ol calendar for the year was
approved as follows
Opens September IL; first term ends
January III. 1911; second term begins
January 10; second term ends May 10.
Holidays approved: November y,
December II, ends January /, 1911. re-
opening January ,; March ,. Texas In
dependence Day: April Il. San Jacinto
Day