The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-06-30
Can't Run School on
Wind; Board Resigns
Committee Report

the outgoing School Board for the
year 192O-21 did exceed the Coun-
Gil Levy for School purposes by ap-
proximately $l0,0OO.OO and wherein
there is still unpaid teachers salar-
les and other school expenses for
that period of about 100000 that
such indebtedness incurred was ille-
gal and invalid said School Board
having no power, right or authority
to contract such debts.
lit being also found that the pre-
sent valuation Of personal and real
property as made by Assessor HI. c..
Koenig for the present year will be
$150,0e0.00 less than that of last
year, which will reduce the taxable
income of the City by $53O0.OO over
J that of proceeding year.
1t has also been ascertained by
the Council that the Local Banks of
| Washburn. are unable to loan money
to the City either for School pur-
/ pose or use in the General Fund at
! the present time.
In view of the above facts and
with the utmost consideration for tie
welfare of the City of Washburn and
the Washburn Schools:
Be it resolved that the Common
Council for the information and
| guidance of the Washburn Board of
Education, that your honorable body,
plan and estimate your school bud
get for the coming year on a basis
of $32 100000 which would appear to-
be the maximum that the City
Council will be able to levy for
school purposes.
Be it further resolved that this
Council in case the present School
Board shall deem it advisable to
pay the outstanding indebtedness of
approximately 100000 incurred by
the preceding Board which indebt-
edness is illegal and void as valid
claim against the City. Then in
that case the sum of $700e.00 must
be deducted from this $32, ,0e0.00 es-
innate above mentioned leaving the
net sum available for your use the
coming School year to be $25000.00
by direct levy.
Be it understood by the Board of
Education of the City of Washburn
that the Mayor and City Council do
desire to give, aid and render every
assistance in their power to your
honorable body to the end that you
may give to the people of Washburn
the best Educational Instruction and
Facilities in your power to render
under the conditions which your
Board finds itself and against which
your present Board was powerless to
prevent.
Dated this oath day of June 1921.
Signed
F. w. GRAY,
Alderman. ,3rd ward.
H. J. THOMPSON,
Alderman lthsaward
This is the communication that
caused the resignation of the school
board members.
Since the new school board was
organized many attempts have, been
made by that body to get together
with the council in figuring out a
plan whereby the schools could suc-
cessfully operate and the education
of the children of the city be main
tanned and at least four posposals
were presented to the Council by the
school board, but all propositions
were turned down, and the council
! took matters in their own hands and
set a figure that the schools must be
run on during the. coming year, this
amount being entirely inadequate.
Facing the propositions of hav-
ing their hands tied and refusing to
become a party to this crime against
education in Washburn the school
board members sought the only
course open to them and resigned in
body.
/. The school board members say that
it is high time that the fathers and
mothers of children in Washburn
raise up and assert themselves in
defense OF the public schools and
start a movement that will right
matters in Washburn.
/
The stage is all set for glorious
4th of July celebration in this city.
-
According to- announcement ap-
pearing in the Duluth News Tribune
this week Miss Vera Berry, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Berry, and
Mr.. Bennie Rude, both of this city
were married on Monday of this
week.. Both are well know Wash
burn young people who have wide
circle of friends who extend con-
gratulations.