The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-09-05
Reply Of the County
Commissioners to
the Board of
Education

The County Commissioners OF Car
roll County desire % present 10 the
public the following statement OF
facts in reply to the statement Of the
Board Of Education recently made
public.
1. The tax levied for schools. for
the school year 191s-Ie19 vas 40 cents
IN the hundred dollars, although we
did not disapprove any particular
Items n the school budget. and this
: exactly what happened with re-
spect ID the school budget for the
gear 1e17-19Is. while the Board OF
Education accepted the amount
levied Tor IL. IN t91T=191s. yet It de-
manded the fnll amount Of The budget
n 191s=I9l9. refusing 10 accept the
amount levied for t. Perhaps the
change of the political majority Of
he County Commissioners had some
Thing - do With this change OF atti-
tude Of the hoard Of Education. This
present year the County Commits
sIonera have had 10 increase the levy
or schools from 10 cents % 55 eenls
IN the hundred dollars an increase of
Il and not cents.
2 The debt Of the Board Of Ednca-
ton which came to he present Beard
from the former Board vas not a
debt contracted on account OF the
1T ARR school building but on the
contrary wa The balance pet unpaid
If a debi OF $4,000 which ne former
board EoI from its predecessor, md II
he amount q $4,000 Is The correct
amount Of that detl this board wish
- to advise he public tnal So. 900
has heretofore been appropriated 10
ne present Board 81 Education 10
nay bH9k de1Iz. Tie Board Of C1un-
- Commissioners would also cal at
Ieniion % the fact that the appropria-
ions made for school purposes have
been Increased from 1s711 70 lhe
Iast year under the previous board 20
ZI44 900 for the coming year. In oIher
words N increase 81 $4,000 In four
Years.
3. This Beard never do authorize
ne expenditure OF Isl co for the
this Board did tell ne Board Of Edu-
cation. after Ins Hampstead bnIIdlng
I'D been begun thai Il would haxs 10
- oomrlsted. that re building eoaid
Hos be eft stand and the work and
materials already pnt In tie building
- wasted. but Il was never conIem-
plated that my sam liz 81 900
oonld = appropriated for i.
! v 10 not know either The
character or he cozI II the new high
School building II Hanover. Pa.
some the aEo. however. tha lnfoFma4
Ton w. given ont, nj directly b me
beard - Education. bat i IuatIfI0A-
IIon Of some q its nzzt an proposed
expenditures. hat ne school build.
M At Gambler cost ia. 90. Nhaa "a
matter OF faet i coaI lass han
1000. ! II IN DO hoped tat the IN
formation with the RESPECT TO he
Hanover building i nearer the F.efs
). TIE amount mich IS aEHsad
apon nd lHIa agreement i aIEnsd
- this members of tha Board OF Edn.
cation. for tn AyeTH District building
i $4,000 an not $4,000 - alleged
! II The statement Of ne BoaHd Of Edn.
eailon. this SIC 600 together 9Th
1000 IaF Pleasant Zap. TOO fuE sc
airy. $3.50 for the GraesIzad build.
ing. Westminster. $500 Eor Union
1000 or cher specified repairs
] AAAAhNnAIaA IN II y #sbs4#8 ms zen
Appropriated - thIH Board. and Ehs
Hane IS offered - The Board oi
Education 80 that Iao improvements
could i made this summer. buI The
.oaTd 81 Education refused 10 accept
IIn money and do re wuTE.
{. Martin D. He. Treasurer did
zzree u help audit he accounts 81
ne Beard o. Education aud onlf de-
sllned - do % when he found nat
: was 10 be done II night during Iht
1T we.k OF December iaIH.
!. TIo Board Of Education pnonos.
= 10 apply part Of he money which
! receives from tn State f0r unr.
roses rot authorized In ne budget
and then refuses 20 d worE for which
he money Il provided In ne budget
This Do4rd i advised tn thlz i
illegal md that The money received
- the Board pf Education from nc
sIaie i as much governed b. M
budget - thai received from me
County Commissioner. and We HIah
~ ask he Beard d Education pub.
Ideally whether Ne counsel haa id.
kIaed Il that i has ne legal rlghI "a
. as L proposed,