The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-09
NO new SCHOOLS
FOR CARROLL.
The RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY BOARD
OF EDUCATION EXPLAINS THE SIT
UATION FUNDS FOR A LIBRARY
ASKED FOR-APPLICATI0N FOR A
TEACHERS PENSION.

At the regular meeting OF the Car
roll County Board Of Education, held
in the office CT the Board on Wednes-
day, March 7th, all members were
present except Commissioner Hopkins.
The meeting was called to order at
1918 a. m.
After the reading and approval Of
the minute; of the previous meetings
the regular order Of business was
taken up,
The presentation and passing of the
unpaid bills was first taken up, and it
was moved, seconded and passed that
all bills r. paid.
Consideration of the report Of the
County commissioners, reading as
follows:
ITO the Carroll County Board Of
Education:
Gentlemen: In response to your
communication of the 21st inst, the
Board of County commissioners Of
Carroll County, begs to say that it has
decided not to levy more than forty
cents on the one hundred dollars on
the assessabla basis for taxation what
ever that basis may be, for schools or
educational purposes, that being the
dI1OuIll ILlllliCu ny ID W III wv -OS VI
Chap. 5O6 Of the Acts of 1916.
And this Board respectfully sug-
gests that in making up your budget
for this year your board will keep
within said limit.
MARTIN ID. HESS,
Clerk to the Board of County Com
missioners of Carroll County"
was next taken up, and it was moved,
seconded and passed that the follow
ing resolution be adopted by the Board
and published in the county papers:
"Resolution adopted by the Board of
Education at their meeting, March
7th, 1917.
Resolved, That whereas, we, the
Board of Education of Carroll County
have been presented with facts show
ing the Geplora5le conditions of diff
ferent schools of the county, and large
delegations of citizens and taxpayers
of Hampstead. New Windsor, West
minister. Myers District, Sykesville,
having come before us asking that this
Board give them proper, adequate and
suitable places in which to teach their
children; and,
Whereas, The reports sent to us by
the State Board of Education, Super
vising Principal of Schools of West
minister, and the Health Department
of the State of Maryland, has also
many written complaints from all
party of Carroll County by the best
citizens of the county, and
Whereas, we believing from these
reports, that it is necessary to make
these many repairs and changes, ana
recognizing the fact that it will cost
more money than usual, we have ask
ed the County Commissioners to sup
ply this extra money; and
Whereas, the County Commissioners
have advised us that they will allow
but 40 cents on the 1917 levy for use
Of the schools of Carroll county, and
we, believing that this amount from
said levy will necessarily have to be
used to pay the increased, general
running expenses Of the schools OF
the county, and also used to pay the
debt of $4,000 of previous years and
handed down to the present Board
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, not having prop
er funds with which to build and re-
pair the schools as we think neces-
sary and not having any way to get
funds except through the County Com
that we decline to build
any new school buildings during 81
or repair on any large scale any of
the schools of this county,
Bids from the various repair men,
who answered the advertisement thu
Board recently inserted in the county
papers, were read to the Board, and
in this connection the question of
a Ford runabout to be be
used exclusively by the Board for re
pairing purposes, was discussed, and
it was moved, seconded and passed
that President WantZ and Superin-
tendent tnger be appointed a COM
mlttee to purchase the Ford runabout
and to employ a man, this man to be
gin work April lst, 1917.
The report of the High Schools OF
Carroll county by DR.. Stephens, State
superintendent Of Education, was read
to the Board, and superintendent
Unger, also in this connection pre-
5ented to the Board a plea for the in
auguratiOn of various changes in the
High School, emphasiz-
ing especially the additional space
that would be necessary by another
year forced upon the Board by the de-
nands of this report.
The matter of adjusting the insur-
ance on account of the fire in the
Westminster High School Building,
was left TO the discretion of Superin-
,endent Unger and Mr. Erb.
Consideration of the insurance poll
;ies, and the additional amount of in
5urance that has recently been placed,
was brought to the attention of the
Board and approved by them.
The question of advertising for bids
IN coal needed for another year, was
discussed, and it was moved, seconded
md passed that the Board advertise
.or bids on coal this month
The question of paying teachers for
he time lost in the beginning of the
,erm for infantile paralysis was next
discussed, and it was moved, seconded
and passed that the Board pay the
,eachers, and require no extra time of
hem.
The application of Miss Laura Sell
nan for teachers pension was dis
and it was moved, seconded
md passed that the pension be grant
I'd so far as the Board is concerned. I
The matter of a High School salary
schedule was next taken up and it was
moved, seconded and passed that the
schedule be adopted.
Applications for funds for library
purposes from Robert H. Kuhns, |
Emory School, and Lydia c. Selby, .