The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-13
After Getting Legal Opinion
Board Orders Wider Use
Committee to Go Ahead
With It's Plans.
REPORT ISSUED
Annual Report Shows Expenditures for
Schools Totaling Close to 100000
Contract for Desks Let to the An
drews Company of Chicago.

The Board of Education has decided
to have a playground at :he Sheridan
Road property. After securing a
lengthy opinion from CaVanagh, Barnes
and Cavanagh as to the right of the
board to proceed with the use Of the
contested property for playground pur-
poses the board directed the wider use
committee to proceed at once to install
a playground for the children on the
grounds just north of the cemetery,
according to the original lines laid
down by the committee. The members
Of the board will be prepared to defend
this action in court if any one seeks
to test its rights. 1t is planned to
make the playground, place that will
in no way be Objectionable to the sur
rounding property owners. 1t is ex-
pected that the work on the grounds
which now has the unanimous sanction
of the school board will be started
at once.
Little other business of Importance
came up before the board at the meet
ing on Tuesday evening save the annu-
al report of receipts and expenditures
which showed that the cost of the
schools for the past year has been in
abfile lstha nosf Of $380,000, this
amount including a pretty generous
balance on hand in the building funds
and in the general fund.
Miss Emily Kehl of Oconto was en-
ployed to have charge of the outdoor
school during the coming school year.
The financial report which is of great
interest is given in full as follows:
To the honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City Of Kenosha, Wis
consin:
Gentlemen:
In compliance with the provisions of
the charter Of the City of Kenosha,
and particularly Section Is of Chapter
IL, thereof, the Board of Education of
said city report to your honorable body
the following financial statement for
the fiscal year from July /, 1915 to
July l, 1916, which is a true and cor
rect statement of the receipts and dis
bursements of said Board of Educa-
ton during said year:
Receipts.
Amount on hand ..........$ 74,794.70
Received from City of
Kenosha ii. ......... 1876, 100000
Received from Collins Street
School Bonds ........... 100000
Received from State School
Tax .......... 22,198.65
Received from County School
Tax 100000
Received from State for
Manual Training ....... 280.38
Received from State for
Domestic Science ...... 280.38
Received from State for
Commercial Course 800. 28o.38
Received from State for
Free High School 1865. 415.12
Received from State for
Deaf School ....... 1922
Received from Interest on
Daily Balances ... 1,7ee.47
Received from Loan to In
dustrial Board ......... l5,Soo.oo
Received from Tuition, Town
of Pl. Prairie (1913-14).. 1,727.oo
Received from Tuition, Town
of Paris ............ 5000
Received from Tuition, Town
of somers $4,000
Received from Tuition, Town
of Salem .............. 10000
Received from Tuition, Town
Of Bristol ........... 10000
Received from Tuition, Town
of Pl, Prairie 19l415).. s71.66
Received from Grades and
High School ........... 177o5
Received from District Tax, J
Pl. Prairie ....... 1925
Received from Sale Of Sup
plies ....... 884.51
Received from All Other
Sources ......... 1855
Total .......... s378, 23s12
Expenditures.
Paid for Fuel ..........$ 6,034.19
Paid for Light and Power. 2,4s1.88
Paid for Insurance ..... 5000
Paid for District No. 10,
District Tax ...... 87o.47
Paid FOR District M 10
County School Tax ...... 1880
Paid for Land .. 15.614.60