Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-21
NO OPPOSITION TO
new DRAFT SCHOOL
BILL FOR AUGUSTA

No opposition developed yesterday
at the Legislature hearing before
the Committee of Education to the
new draft of the Augusta School Bill
which was presented by Mayor Ern-
est l.. Mclean and embodied the
changes as outlined at the citizens
meeting held several weeks ago,
when the measure as introduced IN
the House was discussed. About ~
citizens of Augusta, for the most
part women, attended the hearing
and the new draft was endorsed by
Fred w. Burrill. superintendent of
schools Of Augusta. and Frank
Hewins. a member of the board. DR..
A. O. Thomas, State superintendent
Of schools, offered a suggestion that
the authority to call the joint meet
ing of the school board and the fl
nance committee of the city be
taken from the Mayor and left in
the hands Of the Board Of Educa-
ton. the doctor declaring that he
was very jealous that no authority
be taken from any school board in
the State. Mr.. Hewins countered
with a suggestion that the right to
call the meeting be left jointly with
the superintendent of schools and
the Mayor and the matter was left
with the committee.
Mayor Mclean in opening the
hearing stated that he was present
ing the new draft of the bill which
he and the members of the Board of
Education had been ordered to draft
at the citizens meeting. He out
lined the present system of electing
the members of the board and of
raising the money to conduct the
schools. He told the committee that
the only change suggested by the
straw votes Of the citizens meeting
mad to do with the method of rails
ing the finances in that the citizens
should be better informed of how
the money was to be spent. To do
this. 1T was agreed that the budget
or the school department should be
gone over thoroughly by the finance
committee of the city council and
any dlfference of opinion should be
aired before the public meeting.
Other changes agreed upon were
to change the school fiscal wear to
conform with that Of the city gov
eminent ending Dec. 81: to advance
the date of the annual school meet
ing one month: to have the school
report issued ten days before the
school meeting: to have the school
BOOKS audited by the city auditor at
PSiiodo anu " dutnOTlZc the
city to pay the expenses of the board
from Dec. II to such time as the
appropriations are made. the bills
paid to be charged against that ap-
preparation. The new draft as pre-
scented is as follows:
NEW DRAFT OF
AN ACT to Amend Chapter 416 of
the Private and Special Laws of
l9oI relating to the Board of Edu-
cation of the City of Augusta, un-
der a new title
STATE OF MAINE
In the year of our Lord One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Twenty
three.
AN ACT to amend Section Thirty
two OF Chapter Seventy-fi five of the
Private and Special Laws of Nine
teen Hundred Nineteen relating to
the Board of Education of the City
OF Augusta.
Be it enacted by the People of the
State OF Maine, as follows:
Section /. Section thirty-two of
Chapter seventy-five of the Private
and Special Laws of nineteen hum I
dred and nineteen is hereby revised
and amended SO as to read as fol- /,
lows:
"Sec. 80. On the third Monday of !
April at half past seven o'clock in
the evening. annually. general /
meeting of the citizens of said city, |
qualified to vote at municipal cleo !
tons therein. and without regard to
their political affiliations. shall be
convened in the city hall of said |
city. Such meetings shall be called