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J..II. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1868.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
SUPPLEMENT.
[official]
Proceedings of Council.
Savannah, Dec. 9,1868.
Conncil met Present—the Mavor, Alder
men Villalonga, Sims, Hunter, A. N MUler,
VTyUy, Burroughs, Waring, Meyer and C. C.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
■vrere read.and confirmed. -’.>££•' 3
' “ APPEAL CASE. . .n„
Information Docket, November 27,1868.
The City of Savannah vs. Jackson Smick,
charge, violation City Ordinance, relative to
keeping hogs within the city limits 12 o’clock
M., November 25, 1868. Fined thirty dol
lars and costs,and appeal entered without ob
jection. The following witnesses were duly
a,worn and examined: on the part of the city,
S. Walls, City Police and James Stewart,Clerk
■of Cptmcfl.
On the part of the defense, Win. Sadler,
M. Wahltman and H. Hatfield. "Whereupon,
on motion, the fine was confirmed.
On motion of Alderman Wylly, the city
portion of the fine imposed in the case of
Jackson Smick was remitted on condition
that the defendant apologize - to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen for certain opprobri
ous and abusive language used by him to
wards the city authorities and forwarded
through a police officer in the discharge of
his duty.
Mr. Smick tendered his apology, which
was accepted by the Board.
The Information and Fine Docket were then
confirmed.
The Mayor called attention of Conncil to
the Tecent murder of Frederick Broadbacker
: and Frederick Brickman while in discharge
of their duty as duly appointed and qualified
iSpecial Policemen of the City of Savannah,
and ask Council to empower him to lake the
necessary steps to bring the murderer or
murderers to justice either by proclamation
pr offering a suitable reward.
fcEPORTS BEAT) AND ADOPTED.
By jiennission of Council, Henry Williams,
Esq., a member of the Board of Education
for the city of Savannah aud t he county of
Chatham, (to whom was referred a petition
from the clergy and laity of-the Roman Ca
tholic Church in Savannah, asking Council to
appropriate an educational fuud for the sup
port of the Catholic free schools of Savan
nah), presented the following report from said
Board of Education, which was on motion,
received and adopted:
To the \Honprab1e, the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah:
The following petition, numerously and
respectably signed, and addressed to your
Honorable Body, has been referred by you
to the Board of Public Education for the city
of Savannah and the county of Chatham.
(copy.)
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of
Savannah
We, undersigned Catholics, residing in the
city Of Savannah, lay before your honorable
body an humble and respectful petition,
which we trust will not be set aside. Form
ing a large portion of the population of the
city, as appears from the report of interments
in Laurel Grove-and Cathedral Cemetery, we
have organized schools, which are in the
highest sense, poor schools and free schools,
and the scholars are so numerous that the
public schools supported by the city could
not physically accommodate them. We have
done so because we believe it is far the better
plan to teach children the elements of litera
ture and science under the influence and
shelter of the religion which they profess, as
has always been done in time past, and we
would consider it an infringement of the true
liberty of conscience, if we were obliged to
subject our children to the influence of a re
ligion which they do not profess, or of no re
ligion at all We, therefore, submit to your
honorable body to consider whether it is
proper to make ns pay taxes for schools which
we do not patronize, and whether it would
not be better in accordance with equity and
genuine liberality to divide the fund allotted
for free schools, in the proportion of the free
scholars found in each school.”
(Signed by Bishop Yerot, Eev. C. C. Pren-
dergast, and also by a large number of others
of the clergy and laity of the Boman Catho
lic Church in Savannah.)
Upon this petition the Board of Education
respectfuDy make to your honorable body the
following return and report:
In the month of November, 1867, a corres
pondence was held upon this subject between
this Board and certain gentlemen represent
ing the Roman Catholics of Savannah, in the
following terms:
To the Board of Education, Savannah, Ga.:
Gentlemen—We desire respectfully to ask
your attention to a plan which we propose for
uniting the Catholic schools of our city with
the public schools now under your charge.
We have felt that there was some injustice in
our being taxed for the support of schools,
to which, with our views of religion and edu
cation, we could not consistently send our
Catholic children, whilst at the same time we
were paying another tax for the support of
our own schools. We. wish to be relieved of
this double burden; but, instead of asking for
a separate poni > i of the educational fund,
which we think we might justly claim, we
propose that you receive our schools under
your management and supervision, on the
following conditions:
1st. The Catholic schools shall be under
the control and subject to the rules aud regu
lations of the Board of Education.
2d. The Catholic schools shall have a rep-
rese-t-tion iu tire Board of Education, con
sisting of three members, one of whom shall
be a Catholic Priest
3d- The teachers of the Catholic schools
shall be nominated by the representatives of
these schools in tho Board of Education, sub
ject to the approval of the Board.
4th. The catechism of the Catholic church
may be taught in these schools, and the selec
tion of histories, reading books, and such
other text hooks as may touch on religion,
shall be left to the Catholic representatives in
the Board. -
During the past year we have educated about
seven hundred scholars, male and female, at
an an expense of about $7,000, all of winch
amount has been paid by the Catholics of
Savannah. We have only one school bnild-
ing, which is on Abercom street, all the other
buildings that we used were rented for the
purpose. We propose to leave all questions
relating to the extent of authority of the
Board of Education over the Catholic schools,
and the details of the plan to a joint com
mittee of reference, in case you are disposed
to regard with iavor this application. We
now lay the matter before you, and ask your
favorable consideration. We appeal to you
with confidence, as liberal and enlightened
men, believing not only that you will ac
knowledge the justice of our claim, but that
you will see that it will be a wise policy to
enter into the arrangements proposed. Under
such a just and liberal union, we can all work
together harmoniously, and unitedly sup
port a system of public schools which will
be an object of pride to our entire commu
nity.
We are. very respectfully,
Savannah, November 1st, 1807.
themselves of the opportunities of education
thu3 offered, and^so will be all other schools
that may hereafter be organized by the Board
under the same authority.
There is nothing exclusive, denominational'
or sectarian in the constitution of the Board,
or in the school system which it has adopted.
On the contrary, it i3 the sincere desire of
the members of the Board to extend the bene
fits of the institutions under their control,
over all white children in the city of Savan
nah and county of Chatham, without regard
to differences or distinctions in religion,
whether they concern doctrine, discipline,
faith or creed.
But the Board does not desire, and does
not feel authorized to mingle, in the practical
arrangements of the public school system,
the doctrines or tenetsof any particular faith
or creed, with the general topics of school
education in this country, Teachings upon
subjects of religion concern, according to the
Constitution of the United States,. the con
sciences of individuals, rather than the arrange
ments of public corporations or institutions.
They would seem to be more appropriately
left to the privates control of household, or
spiritual, advisers. The Board regrets that
any persons in the community should decline
to accept the opportunities of education
offered by their public school system. They
do not, however, acknowledge any blame or
fault in themselves, or their school system
upon that subject, or on that account. Nor
can they recognize any right in individuals
or associations to claim any proportionate
part of the public educational fund, on ac
count of a voluntary refusal from peculiar
religions motives, to partake of its benefits.
As well might the Board acknowledge a simi
lar right in all who, from personal reasons,
should prefer to send their children to private
schools, or not to send them to school at all !
The edncational fund is certainly produced
directly or indirectly horn general taxation,
but the liability of a tax-payer is not to be
apportioned according to the direct benefit
be may derive from the expenditure of the
fund thus raised, nor has he any right to de
mand on any such account, the re-payment
to him of his supposed share of such a pub
lic fund.
You propose, “also, in your application, to
introduce three additional members of the
Board, who shall be representatives of the
Roman Catholic Church, and of whom one
must be a Catholic Priest. No member of
this Board holds his seat in any similar ca
pacity, nor is ailj sect or faith specially rep
resented in it. Tne Board does not approve
the policy you suggest upon this subject, be
lieving it to be unpractical, and calculated to
produce discord rather than harmony in their
operations. Besides, the Board has power
under the acts of the Legislature, to Jill vacan
cies only, and not to increase the number of
its members.
Your application acknowledges that yon
have beta compelled, under your separate
system, apart from the aid of the Board of
Education, to rent school-honses and employ
teachers for the instruction of a large num
ber of children, at a great expense. Should
we -assent to your proposals, we would be
obliged to assume these additional burdens.
It would become necessary for us to rent
more school-houses aud employ more teach
ers. The funds at our command do not war
rant our entering into any engagements for
increased expenditure. The Board has been
compelled to abandon a cherished scheme for
enlarging their system of public instruction
in this city and county, from the want of
means. There are now more than one hun
dred applicants for seats in the public
schools, who have been rejected for want of
room.
To grant your application would be to es
tablish a precedent, which, if followed, would
result in destroying the unity of the public
school system in Savannah and Chatham
county, as established by the Board, by
creating an inner jurisdiction, independent in
many respects of the general authority of the
Board, and by producing an indefinite num
ber of separate denominational schools, un
der the nominal but powerless control of a
body, intended to be general, comprehen
sive, conservative and practical in its opera
tion. To grant it at the present time would
involve the Board in contracts and pecuniary
obligations which they have no right to" as
sume.
For these reasons the Board finds it im
practicable to comply with your requests in
the shape and upon the terms expressed in
your present application.
The attention of the Board being invited
anew by your honorable body to the consid
eration of this question, they find after ma
ture and careful deliberation, that there is
nothing in the principles of the above reply
which they desire to alter or retract.
At some risk of repetition, they proceed,
however, in deference to your wishes and
request, to re-examine the matter, and to state
again then- views.
This Board derives its powers and exercises
its authority under and by virtue of the fol
lowing acts*of the Legislature of Georgia:
AN ACT
2o establish a permanent Board of Education for
the Cily of Savannah, and to incorporate the
same, andforotherpurposes.
Savannah, November 19, 18G7.
Gentlemen: Your communication of the 1st
instant, addressed to the Board of Education,
has been received and respectfully consid
ered.
This Board has been intrusted by special
acts of the Legislature of Georgia, with the
management aud distribution of a portion of
the public educational fund, for the purpose
of instructing white children in the city of
Savannah, and the county of Chatham at
large, between the ages of six aud eighteen
years. The schools which have been estab
lished by the Board under that authority are,
and have been, and will continue to be, open
to all the contemplated recipients of that
fund, whose protectors may choose to avail
Section L Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of. Representatives of the State of
Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That from and after the passing of this Act,
there shall be established, in and for the city
of Savannah, a permanent Board of Education,
to be styled “The Board of Public Education
for the City of Savannah,” whose design and
purpose shall be the direction, management
and superintendence of the public education
of white children, in the said city, between
the ages of six and eighteen years.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, Thatthefollowingnamed
citizens' of Savannah, Richard D. Arnold,
John Stoddard, Solomon Cohen, Henry "Wil
liams, Edward J. Harden, John Villalonga,
John Williamson, Edward C. Anderson,
and John C. Ferrill, together with the Com
missioners of the Massie School, who may
from time to time be appointed under the
ordinances of said city? shall constitute the
said Board, and, under the name and style
aforesaid, shall be, and they are hereby
created, a body politic and corporate, with
perpetual succession of members, for the
purpose aforesaid, and as such shall have
full power and authority io devise, establish
and modify, from time to time, apian and
system of education for white children be
tween tho ages of six and eighteen years, in
the city of Savannah, and to superintend the
same; to appoint, suspend and remove teach
ers of such children, and provide school-
houses; to make by-laws, rules and regulations
for their own government and for the govern
ment of the teachers and schools under their
superintendence; to designate and elect offi
cers of the said Board, and to fill vacancies (ex
cept vacancies among the Commissioners of
the Massie School), in any manner whatever
caused, either among officers, or mem
bers of the said Board; and to take,
acquire, receive, hold and enjoy, for
the purposes aforesaid, moneys and
real and personal estate, by bargain and
sale, gift, grant, contract, devise or bequest;
and that they, as such body corporate and
by tbe name and style aforesaid, may sue and
be sued, and have a common seal, and other
wise, generally, shall be clothed with all the
rights, powers and privileges incident to cor
porations, and necessary or convenient for
carrying out the purposes of their creation.
Sec. 3. Aud be it further enacted by tbe
authority aforesaid, That the said Board and
Corporation shall, for the purposes aforesaid,
have possession and control .of the building
known in Savannah as the “Public School,”
■with the grounds appertaining thereto; of the
building known as the Massie School, with
the grounds appertaining thereto, and of all
and any other buildings aud grounds that may
be placed iu then- possession or under their
management, control and superintendence
for the purposes aforesaid, without divesting
or changing, nevertheless, the title to any o'!"
the said buildings or grounds, unless the
same shall be distinctly conveyed to the said
Board.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said Board and
Corporation shall be entitled to demand and
receive, for the purposes aforesaid, from the
Treasurer of the Board of Education of Chat
ham county, and from every other State or
county officer or person, who may he in pos
session of or authorized to distribute the edu
cation d fund for thefsaid county, so much of
the said fund as shall be in proportion to the
number of white children of said county re
siding in the city of Savannah, and also to
demand and receive such sums as maybe ap
propriated by the City Council of Savannah
for the purposes aforesaid, and to expend
the same for the purposes aforesaid accord
ing to their discretion.
Sec. 5. And be It farther enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That nothing in this Act
contained shall be held or construed to divest
or diminish the rights and powers of the
Board of Education for the county of Chat
ham, as to so much of the said county as is
not embraced within the extended limits of
the City of Savannah.
Sec. 6. And be it farther enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That all laws andparts
of laws, militating against this Act, be and
the same are hereby repealed, so far as relates
to the city of Savannah and county of Chat
ham. Wit Gibson,
President of the Senate.
Jno. B. Weems, Secretary of the Senate.
Thos. Hardeman, Jr.,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
J. D. Waddell,
Clerk of the House of "Representatives.
Approved 21st March. 1866.
Charles J. Jenkins,
Governor.
AN ACT
To amend an Act, entitled an Act to establish a
Permanent Board of Education for the City of
Savannah, and to incorporate the same and for
other purposes,” approved March 21st, 1366,
and lo change the name and extend the authori
ty and poicers of the said Board; and for
other purposes. "
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same.
That from and after the passing of this Act, the
name and style of the said Board of Educa
tion shall be “The Board of Public Educa
tion for the city of Savannah and the county
of Chatham.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all the
powers, rights, privileges and authority con
ferred upon the said Board by the Act of
which this Act is amendatory or which may
hereafter be conferred upon it by any other
Act, shall be and the same are hereby extend
ed over the whole county of Chatham, and
that the said Board shall be exclusively en
titled to receive from every public officer or
person who may be in possession of, or au
thorized to distribute the State and county
edncational fands, the whole proportion of
the said fands to which the said county erf
Chatham may be entitled, and to appropriate
and distribute the same at their discretion
for the education of all the white children in
the said county, between the ages of six and
eighteen years, whether residing within, or
without the limits of the city of Savannah;
Provided, That all such sums of money as
may be received by the said Board from the
City Council of Savannah for educational pur
poses shall be exclusively appropriated to the
education of the white children between the
ages aforesaid residing in the said city.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the
said Board shall be and is hereby declared to
be a substitute for the Board of Public Edu
cation established for the said county by ex
isting laws.
Sec. A Be it further enacted, That no gen
eral law upon tbe subject of Public Educa
tion, now in force or hereafter to be enacted,
shall be held, deemed or construed to inter
fere with, diminish, or supersede the rights,
powers and authority conferred upon the
said “Board of Public Education for the city
of Savannah and the county of Chatham” by
this Act or the Act of which it is amendatory,
nnless it shaft be so expressly enacted.
Sec. 5. Be it farther enacted, That all laws
and parts of laws whether general or local,
militating against the provisions of this Act,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
* Wm. Gibson,
President of the Senate.
•John B. Weems, Secretary of Senate.
Thomas Hardeman, Jr.,
Speaker House Representatives.
J. D. Waddell.
Clerk House Representatives.
Assented to 18th December, 1866.
Charles J. Jenkins,
Governor.
AN ORDINANCE
To Regulate the Appointment of Commissioners
of the Massie School.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assem
bled, and it is hereby ordained by the au
thority of the same, That immediately after
the passing of this ordinance, and at the first
regular meeting of Council in January of
each succeeding year, the Mayor shall appoint
three commissioners of the Massie School;
one of whom shall be the Mayor, when he is
not at a regular member of the “Board of
Public Education for the city of Savannah,”
and the said commissioners may be selected
from the Aldermen, or citizens, or both, as
the Mayor may elect
And be it further ordained, That said com
missioners shall hold their offices nntil their
successors are appointed, and shall unite with
and become part and parcel of the “JBoard of
Public Education for the city of Savannah,”
as created by an act of the General Assembly
of the State of Georgia, approved March 21st,
1866, and be governed by said act and sncli
by-laws, rules and regulations as said Board
of Public Education for the city of Savannah
may from time to time ordain for its govern
ment
And be it farther ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That all ordinances, and parts of
ordinances, militating against this ordinance,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Passed in Council May 16th, 1866.
Edward C. Anderson,
Mayor.
Attest: Jas. Stewart, Clerk of Council.
These acts the Board is advised are con
firmed by the provisions of the Constitution
of Georgia, recently established.
Under these acts’the powers of "this Board
are obviously limited and distinctly defined.
The Board is authorized to receive possession
of all public educational funds for Chatham
county, whether from the State, county or
city, and to appropriate them to the educa
tion of “all the white children in the city of Sa
vannah and county of Chatham between the ages
of six and eighteen years.”
The obligation of the Board is e vidently,
therefore, to open the schools under their
control to all the white children of the county
whose protectors shall choose to avail them
selves of the advantages offered them, to the
extent which the school-room accommoda
tions at the command of the Board may per
mit.
The Board has no right to make discrimi
nations or distinctions among pupils, or to
classify them according to the religious tenets
in which their guardians may desire them to
be instructed. Any exclusiveness upon such
subjects must be chargeable to those who
assert and practice it and not to any conduct,
rule or principle of the Board of Education,
or to any act of the Legislative or municipal
author«\\
A classification of pupils according to re
ligious faith once inaugurated, must, in prin
ciple, be extended to all denominations—and
Hebrew, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Methodist,
Episcopalian, Unitarian, Lutheran, Sweden-
borgien, and whatsoever denomination else
may exist, will each have the right to demand
separate edncational establishments under
the nominal supervision of the Board of Pub
lic Education, but managed according to
their several peculiar views as to intellectual
or spiritual instruction. Such a scheme
would be a virtual destruction of the active
vitality of the Board of Education, and a
resolution of the whole grand plan of public
education into the primary elements of sep
arate, private, or denominational and strictly
Sectarian schools There is no complete pow
er without concentration. There can be no
well directed or efficient energy without i
unity of purpose and of action.
The Board in considering the petition re
ferred to them, has not regarded it, with re
ference to the questions involved, as the ap
plication of the Roman Catholics specially,
but as that of any given religions denomina
tion or class of persons, asking identical re
lief and assistance under the circumstances.
The members of this Board respect pro
foundly the feelings and opinions of the con
stituents of each and every religious sect, but
they do not consider themselves authorized
to break the integrity of their organization,
or.to violate the rules which the law has es
tablished for their guidance from any senti
ment in favor of Any denomination or class of
individuals.
They are actuated by the sincere and unsel
fish purpose of extending the benefits of free
education to all persons within the scope of
their authority and powers without any pref
erence founded- either upon social or reli
gions discrimination. They propose to con
tinue their course as heretofore in accordance
with the organic law which created them a
public corporation by distributing justly and
equitably all the funds which they may re
ceive for the educational benefit of ail the
white children of Chatham county without
any distinction.
They are also willing, whenever the Legis
lature shall clothe them with sufficient "au
thority, to undertake the burden of instruct
ing the negro children who are growing up
among us, and who must evidently for a long
period continue to form a part of our popu
lation. But whatever dnties they may as
sume they intend to be gnided by law, and.
to act within the limits of their prescribed
powers and authority.
This Board has no right to dictate or even
to suggest to your honorable body what dis
position it may.please you to make of the
public funds, or whether or not yon may
give gratuities tor the purposes of education
to denominational or sectarian school estab
lishments, or to any other classes in this com
munity.
This report refers solely to the management
and distribution of the money widen may
come to the possession of this Board as a
public corporation^. with defined and limited
powers.
It may be proper to notice in this connec
tion an erroneous, statement in the-petition
under consideration. The Public Schools
are not “ supported by the city." The city has
contributed to tbefr support, from time to
time, by generous gratuities, but the- Board
of Education is an independent body corpo
rate, created by the- Legislature of Georgia,
made a substitute for the Board previously ex
isting in Chatham eonnty, and authorized to
receive and distribute the whole educational
fund to which the county is entitled.
This Board is ready and willing to* receive
under its care and superintendence, and sub
ject to its rules and regulations, all schools
now or hereafter to be established^. and all
school houses now or hereafter to be built in
Chatham county, and to accept all teachers
found officiating in snch schools, provided
they shall be found after examination to come
up to the standard of qualification required
by the roles of the Board.
They annex hereto, as a part of tins report,
a copy of the rules and regulations for the
management of the Public Schools, which
they have adopted and which are now of
force.
The Board has no wish to interfere with
the conscientious views of individuals or of
sects with reference to the question of reli
gions instruction, and should any schools be
placed under their charge composed of pupils
whose protectors desire them to be educated
in any particular religions faith, the Board
sees no objection to allowing the respective
school houses to be used for the purpose of
such religious instruction, at a proper time
of the day, without interference, neverthe
less, with the usual school dnties and arrange
ments, or the established school hours.
In case any arrangement should be made
by which the Board shall receive under their
superintendence any schools of the character
above indicated, it is manifest that a greatly
increased expenditure of money will therefore
be one of the consequences, and the Board re
spectfully suggests to your honorable body,
that in the event of snch arrangement they will
be compelled to ask from the City Conncil an
appropriation of at least twenty thousand
dollars for the ensuing year.
At a meeting of the Board of Public Educa
tion for the City of Savannah, and the Coun
ty of Chatham held in Savannah, on Tuesday
evening, the 8th day of December, inst,
(1868), there were present the following mem
bers of the Board, viz: President, R. D.
Arnold; "Vice-President, John Stoddard; Solo
mon" Cohen, James B. Read, JohnC. Ferrill,
Bernard MaUon, Henry "Williams.
The above report presented by a committee
composed of Henry Williams, Solomon Cohen,
and Bernard Mallon, to whom the subject
under consideration had been referred by the
Board was read to the Board, and on motion
of Mr. John Stoddard, seconded by Dr. Jas.
B. Bead, was unanimously adopted and or
dered to be submitted to the Mayor and Al
dermen of the City of Savannah, at their
next regular meeting.
R. D. Arnold, President.
Savannah, Dec. 8th, 1868.
Alderman Hunter offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted.
Besolved, That the thanks of this Conncil
be returned to the Board of Public Educa
tion for their able and elaborate report apon
the subject referred to them, and that the
report be published.
The Fire Committee to whom were referred
the applications of Wm Sine, Margaret Fitz
gerald, H. J. Thomasson, Agent, Thomas J.
Walsh and F. M. Myrell, respectfully report
favorably to the same, in the case of Mr.
Myrell, the ordinances relative to the erec
tion and use of steam engines to be strictly
observed. A N. Miller,
Chairman.
The Committee on Gas, to whom was re
ferred (with power to act) the application of
sundry freeholders in Crawford Ward, asking
that gas lamps be placed in certain localities
in said ward, Report: That after consulta
tion with the Gas Company, find that there
are no mains in either McDonough or Hous
ton streets, and therefore the lamps cannot
be placed as required, except one lamp on
the comer of McDonough and East Broad
street, which has been placed on the south
west corner of those streets.
Wm. Hunter, Chairman.
Savannah, December 9, 1868.
The Chairman of the Gas Committee begs
leave to report, ns a matter of record, that
fourteen (14) new lamps have been erected
in various sections of the city, the localities
of which are particularly designated in ac
companying report from the Gas Company,
making in all up to the present date, 518
lamps that the city is paying^ for, there hav
ing been 504 originally standing.
The Gas Company have, in conformity with
permission granted at last meeting of Coun
cil, been requested to order 25 new lamps and
500 feet of service-pipe—the "city supply of
the latter having beeu exhausted some time
since and there being but two or three new
lamps on band.
If the "finances of the city would permit, I
would earnestly recommend that sufficient
new lamps be ordered to supply the places of
a great many deficient and worn out ones,
the greater "portion of those now standing
being in bad condition, and as I am informed
probably unworthy of repair, and from which
cause, I am inclined to think, the Gas Com
pany are under very considerable extra and
unlooked for by them, expense.
It would be well, perhaps, for this to be
corrected, except that it may be best before
making any further extensive outlay to see
what is likely to be done concerning the
lighting of the city- in future, say after the
present contract expires.
The contract under which the city is now
being lighted expires one year from next Au
gust, and it is none two early to be looking
either to preparations for a renewal of the
contract, or to some other provision whereby
the city can be effectually lighted. All of us
have been more or less dissatisfied, aud many
strictures made and objections raised to tbe
working of the present contract, and there
are some objections to tbe contract itself: but
these objections, I fear, cannot be removed,
except at additional C03t to the city. We
must all bear in mind that a company under
whatever management it may be that is de
pendent on machinery is liable to unavoidable
and often uncontrollable derangements, and
also that the effect of slightest neglect or ac
cident is known to the whole city immediate
ly, for the reason that the whole public is
more or less inconvenienced by it. It is not
in the opinion of yonr chairman any too soon
to be moving for the future lighting of the
city.
If other means than by preparation of re
newal of contract with the Gas company are
to be adopted it will take some months to
consummate them; and if measures tending
to a renewal of contract are to be made, ii;
should not be too long delayed; for if satis
factory terms for a new contract should not
be probable, time would be required to pro
vide such other means as may be necessary
to prevent the City being left without light.
It is for Council to determine what action
should be taken in the matter, and what
recommendations, suggestions and instruc
tions shall he famished your Committee. All
of winch is respectfully submitted.
William Hunter,
* Chairman Committee- on Gas.
LIST OF PUBLIC LAMPS ERECTED SINCE THE GEN
ERAL RE-LIGHTING OF THE CITS.
June, 1866. Lit5041amps; originally stand
ing.
February, 1867. 1 lamp east side Court
House Square, north side of President street.
February, 1867. 1 lamp west side- Court
House Square, south side of President street
December, 1867. 1 lamp sontheast comer
Macon and! Drayton streets.
December, 1867. 1 lamp east side Madison
Square, north side of Macon street.
March, 1868. 1 lamp southwest comer La
mar’s Wharf.
April, 1868. 1 lamp northeast comer of St
John’s Episcopal Church.
September, 1868. 1 lamp southwest comer
of Abercom and Perry streets.
October, 1868 1lamp northeast comer Gas
ton and Abercom street.
October, 1868 1 lamp northwest comerGas-
ton and Lincoln streets.
December, 1868 1 lamp southwest comer
Charlton and Price streets.
December, 1868 1 lamp southeast comer
Charlton and Habersham streets.
December, 1868 1 lamp northwest.comer
Jones and Price streets.
December, 1868 1 lamp northwest comer
Taylor and Price streets.
December, 1868. 1 lamp southeast comer
East Broad and McDonough streets.
Total, 518 lamps.
The petition of George Grant asking: com
pensation for damages to crop caused by the
divergence of the proper drains while brnlS-
ing the Bolton street drain, after a careful ex
amination of the same, yonr Committee are
satisfied that the sum of seventy-five dollars
would be a fair and just compensation, and
recommend the same be paid to petitioner.
A N. ATtt.t.vh;
Chairman Dry Culture Committee.
The Corporation Attorney made the usual
report in relation to matters committed to his
charge, and presented a memorial drawn as
directed by resolution of Conncil to' be pre
sented to the General Assembly of Georgia,
asking that the City Council be allowed to
dispose of certain unoccupied lands on Bay
street, (with plan of same accompanying.)
PETITIONS REFERRED TO APPROPRIATE: COMMIT-
Petition of Messrs. Usina and Jones, ask
ing Council to lease for a term of years, with
privilege'of purchase a strip of land on Hut
chinson Island, commencing at the point
where the piling extending from the west end
of Fig Island touches, running thence at low
water mark west six hundred feet, thence
north to the rice dam, thence east along said
dam six hundred feet, thence south to the
point of beginning. To Committee on Docks
and Wharves.
Application of Wm. B. Hodgson, praying
Conncil to re-embnrse him for the construc
tion of a drain on River street. To Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes.
Application of Mrs. Jane Bryan, calling at
tention of the City Council to the impassable
condition of Drayton and Abercom streets,
petitioner having donated to the city land
sufficient to extend said streets sonth, upon
condition that said streets would be opened
by the city, also praying that the drainage in
that section be remedied. To Committee on
Streets and Lanes to report.
Application of Wm. H.- Watberger, Presi
dent Evergreen Cemetery,' at Bonaventure,
proposing to turn over said cemetery to the
city upon certain conditions, and stating
that by resolution of tho lot holders. Dr. R.
V. Arnold and John StoddaTd in conjunction
with the President were appointed to meet
the committee designated by Conncil to ar
range preliminaries. To Committee on Fi
nance.
Application of Wm. H. Bordley, praying
Council to allow him to pay the interest due
onlot number eighteen (18) Chatham Ward,
he alleging that only two years ground rent
is dne. To Committee on Finance.
Petition of Mrs. A G. Fink, asking permis
sion to re-shingle premises on north half lots
numbers 39 and 40, Elbert Ward. Referred
to Fire Committee.
Petition of William Law, trustee, asking
permission to moke certain repairs and to
re-shingle three (3) small one story houses on
York street. Referred to Fire Committee.
ELECTIONS.
The resignation of Alderman Martin J.
Ford, tendered to Council at its last regular
meeting, and, on motion, “laid on the table
for the present,” was called up by special re
quest of Alderman Ford, and, on motion, his
resignation was accepted by the Board.
James W. Lathrop was duly elected by bal
lot an Alderman of the city of Savannah, to
fill the vacancy caused by*the resignation of
Alderman Martin J. Ford.
The Mayor announced to Council that F.
A Canuet had tendered his resignation as a
Measurer and Inspector of Lumber and Tim
ber, and that he had temporarily appointed
John T. Lineberger to fill said vacancy.
On motion, the resignation of F. A. Can-
net. was accepted, and action of the Mayor
confirmed.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
By Alderman Meyer :
Besolved, That His Honor the Mayor be
authorized to offer a reward of five hundred
dollars for the apprehension and conviction
of the murderer or murderers of Frederick
Broadbacker and of Frederick Brickmann, or
two hundred and fifty dollars in each case,
these men being murdered in the discharge
of their duty as Special Policemen.
By Alderman A N. Miller:
Whereas, Before the war, responsible par
ties proposed to establish gas houses for*the
purpose of affording light to the citizens of
Savannah, upon fair and reasonable compen
sation, provided they could be guaranteed the
lighting of the city lamps upon a fair equiva
lent for the same :
Besolved, That the Committee upon Gas be
authorized and requested to advertise for pro
posals for lighting the city lamps with coal
gas, after the expiration of the present con
tract with the Gas Company, in the city pa
pers, and also in the papers in Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTER.
A communication was received from John
Stoddard, Esq., Chairman Commissioners of
Pilotage, stating that said board have ex
hausted their resources for dredging the river
by the sale of certain stocks in their posses
sion, and asking tbe City Council to reim
burse them for the same, and also stating that
the interests of the city demand continuing
operations, and suggesting that the State Le
gislature be petitioned to reimburse the city
of Savannah for her heavy outlay in opening
the principal seaport'of the State. The condi°
tion of the Government jetty at the “cross
tides ” was also alluded to as in a bad condi
tion and application to tbe general govern
ment advised.
On motion, -the communication was re
ferred to tbe Mayor.
Amount of accounts passed $2,254 97
Council adjourned.
Jas. Stewart, Clerk of Council.
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR. THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE EOA'ID
OF EDUCATION. -Afr’ig
1. Stated monthly meetings of the Board
shall be held on the second Monday of each
month.
2. Five members shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business.
3. The officers of the Board shall be a Pre
sident, "Vice President, Secretary and Treas
urer. The Secretary and Treasurer may be
persons not members of the Board.
4. At the first meeting of the: Board, in each
vear, the President shall appoint four Stand
ing Committees, viz: On School Houses, on
Finance, on Text Books, on Examination of
Teachers, and also a Yisiting Committee for
each month of the school year. It shall be the
duty of the "Visiting Committees to- visit each
of the Schools, and also the Normal Class,
and report at the next regular meeting of the
Board.
(1ENT.RAT. RULES*
1. The school year shall begin on- the first
Monday in October, and c ontinue until the Fri
day nearest the middle of July; and shall be
divided into two terms of equal length.
2. There shall be one session daily; (Sat
urdays and Sundays excepted), commencing at
9 o’clock A MX, and closing at 2 o’clock El.,
from October until May; and from May, until
the closing of the year in July, commencing
at 8j A M., and closing at 11 P. M.
3. The school rooms of all the schools shall
he opened and the teachers required to be
present at least fifteen minutes before the-
time prescribed for commencing school.
4. The schools shall be opened and closed
with the reading of the Scripture and the
Lord’s Prayer.
а. There shall be- one recess of a half hour
each day.
б. The regular promotion of scholars shall
he made at the close of each term; but occa
sional promotions maybe made at thediscre-
tion of the Superintendent.
7. The foUowingholidays shall be allowed:
one week, including Christmas day; one week
including the first day of May; and such
other days as are commonly observed in this
city as general holidays.
8. No one shall be admitted a pupil into
the Public Schools under six years of age,
nor any who cannot read readily in words of
one syllable, provided the seats are all filled
with scholars thus qualified.
9. There shall be a weekly review of les
sons every Friday; and at the end of each
term an examination of the school on all the
studies pursued daring the term.
10. All applications for admission into any
of the schools must be made on Monday of
each week to the Superintendent, who may
admit pupils in the- order of their applica*-
tion.
11. In order to prevent the interrnption of
teachers during school hours, parents and
others desiring to- transact any school busi
ness, must call on. the Superintendent at the
time specially appropriated to general school
business.
12. In the relation existing among the
teachers of the Public Schools, the directions
of the Snperintendent must be followed by
the other teachers, and the directions of the
Principals by the assistant teachers, in the
business of the school.
13. The text-books used mnst be such as
are approved by the Board.
SUPERINTENDENT.
1. He shall devote himself to the study of the
Public School System, and to an examination
into the condition of the schools, and shall
keep himself acquainted with the progress of
instruction and discipline in other places in
order to suggest appropriate means for the
advancement of Public Schools in this city
and county.
2. He shaU be Principal of the Normal
Class, and also of one of the Grammar
Schools; and, as for as practicable, exercise a
personal supervision over all the schools, and
visit and examine them as often as his other-
duties may permit.
3. He shall keep a Register, in which he
shall record the name and age of each scholar,
the parent’s or guardian's name and residence,
date of admission, and school and class of
each scholar.
4. He shall transfer scholars from one
school or class to another, and require each
teacher to have a programme of exercises,
and a Record-Book containing the class-
standing of each scholar in scholarship, deport
ment and attendance.
5. He shall have power to "dismiss any
scholar for the habitual violation of any
school regulation, for violent opposition, or
other gross misconduct, or whenever, by
continued absence, tardiness, or otherwise
the example of snch scholar is injurious to
the school- In snch cases he shall notify the
parent or guardian, and also the Board, to
Whom an appeal may be made.
G. He shall make a monthly report to the
President of the Board of the absence or
tardiness of any of the teachers, either from
their school dnties or from attendance on the
Normal Class.
7. He shall provide some suitable person
to keep the school houses and grounds in
proper order, the expense of which services
shall be paid from tho school fund.
8. He shall make an annual report on the
condition of the schools at the meeting of
the Board in July of each year, and shall
make such suggestions as may, in his judg
ment, tend to promote their greater efficiency.
9. In addition to the foregoing, he shall
perform such duties, appropriate to his po
sition as Superintendent, as the Board shall
prescribe.
TEACHERS.
1. AH teachers shoU be in attendance at
then- respective schools at least fifteen min
utes before the time prescribed for com
mencing the exercises of the school, and
shaU require their scholars to be in their
seats pnuctuaUy at the appointed hour.
-■ The teachers of each department shaH,
in turn, be present on the grounds with the
scholars at recess.
3. The principal teacher of each school
shall keep a Register, in which shall be re
corded the scholar’s name and residence, and
each teacher shaU also keep a classs-book, in
which shaU be recorded the standing of every
scholar in recitation, deportment and punctu
ality.
4. The principal teacher of each school
shall keep a ticket-roU, in which shaU be en
tered the weekly summary from the daUy
class-books of tbe teachers, showing each
scholar’s standing for the week, from which
roU a weekly report shaU be sent home to the
parent or guardian of the pupil.
o. The principal teacher of each school
shall send to the Superintendent, every Mon
day* the ticket-roU for examination; also, the
names of such scholars as may have faUen in
grade below the required standard.
6. The principal teacher of each school
shaU prescribe such rules and regulations for
the use of the grounds as shall eusure their
being kept in a proper condition, and shall
report any disorder promptly to the Super
intendent.
7. Any teacher unable to attend, either from
sickness or other cause, must, before tbe
school hour, notify the Superintendent, who
shall provide a substitute", and a propor
tionate amount shall be deducted from tbe
salary of such absent teacher.
8. AU the teachers shall exercise a vigilant
care over the general conduct of their scholars
in the school room, on the play ground, and, as
for as possible, on their going to and return
ing from school.
9. Teachers who are absent from school or
the Normal Class, or tardy in attendance,
shall be required to present a written excuse
to the Superintendent on the foUowinsr Mon
day.
10. Teachers shall be careful that no part
of the school building, furniture, or apparatus
be defaced or injnred. They shall also keep
their rooms well ventilated and at a uniform
temperature.
11. They shaU maintain strict order and
discipUne in their classes, and aim at the
greatest thoroughness and accuracy in giving
instruction, and in case of failure in lessons*
disobedience, or disorder, may exercise the
mUder means of discipline;, but in case of
continued disobedience; of insubordination,
shaU report the facts to the superintendent
12. The principal teaehe- only, of each
school shaU have power to inflict corporal
punishment, which mnst mot be done ex
cept at the close of the school, and af
ter consultation with, and hr the presence of
! the Superintendent; but in no case shaU such
punishment be inflicted upon female pupils.
13. No person shall be elected a teacher in
the Public Schools who sliaSI" no; have firs:
passed a satisfactory examination in the pres
ence of a Committee of the Bosrd,. on au the
studies usually pursuedin Graswuevr Schools,
except Latin and Algebra.
NORMAL CLASS. .
1. There shall be a Normal Grass for in
struction of the teachers of fee 1 PoMic
Schools, and of#uch other persons in this
city and county as may desire to- prepare
themselves to be teachers.
2. Ail the teachers of the Public Schools in
the city shaU be required to attend upon this
class regularly and punctually, and to-prepare
such exercises ns shall be prescribed in the
“Course of Study."
4. This elass shaU he under the charge of
the Superintendent, and shaU be subject to
such rules and regulations of the Public
Schools as the Board shaU prescribe.
5. Tbig class sbaU meet every Saturday
morning during the school year from 9'toll
o’clock A M.
G. The “ Course of Study,” as prescribed
by the Board for this class, shall be taught
with special reference to the practical work
of teaching, and the members of the class
wUl be expected to- prepare themselves tho
roughly, and with a view to their daUy duties.
7. Members of this class shall always have
preference in case of appointment to fiU any
vacancy that may occur among the teachers
of the Public School*.
S. Members, of this class who complete the
prescribed course, shall receive a certificate
from the President of the Board and the. Su
perintend stating that they are weU qualified
to instruct in afi the branches usually taught
in Grammar Sctools and Female Seminaries.
SCHOLARS.
1. Scholars-are prohibited from assembling
about tbe school houses or grounds before
the ringing of the first beU.
2. They are required tobe neat and cleanly
at aUltimes, in. their dress and appearance.
3. They are required to be faithful and
punctual in the performance of their school
duties.;, to attend to the lessons assigned to
he prepared at home ; and in school to give
exclusive, constant and quiet attention to'
their own proper business.
4. Any Scholar receiving thirty-five (35)
demerits in studies, ia one month, shall be
placotLin a lower class, and should the num
ber of" demerits exceed forty-five (45) in any
one moQth, shaU forfeit the privileges of the
School..
5. Scholars who shall be absent or tardy,
mustbring to the Principal of the School s
written excuse, signed by the parent or -
guardian ; and should such excuse not be
satisfactory, must make up aU lessons lost by
snch. absence or tardiness. a
G. Scholars absent from school four days in
four successive weeks, except for Providential
cause, shaU forfeit their seats. Two cases of
tardiness shaU be considered equivalent to
one-case of absence.
“ 77 Scholars absent from school for more
than a week on account of sickness, shaU be
required to bring a Physician’s certificate.
8 Scholars absent from school for more
than three weeks on account of sickness, shall
forfeit their seats, but may be placed first or
the list of appUcants.
9. Scholars shaU not leave school for the
purpose of attending to any ether dnties, nor
leave the giounds of the school at recess
i without permission.
10. Scholars may write their names upon
the title page of their books, but not other
wise mark or deface them.
1L Scholars who shaU he absent from any
of the Reviews or Examinations, shaU forfeit
their seats, unless satisfactory reasons be
given the Superintendent.
12. Scholars who enter upon the last term
of the school year wiU he required to remain
.until the expiration of the same, or render
themselves liable to a forfeiture of the privi
leges of the Public Schools, unless a satis
factory reason he rendered to the Board.
13. Scholars who shaU leave any of the
PubUc Schools frithout first notifying the Su
perintend wiU have their names stricken
from the registry, nnless a satisfactory reasoa
be given.
14. Scholars will render themselves liable
to expulsion by repeated and obstinate diso
bedience, quarreling, disorderly conduct,
using prefane or unchaste language, smoking
or chewing tobacco, defacing property, tru
ancy, or persistent violations of any of the
Rules and Regulations.
15. Scholars are subject to the Rules and
Regulations of the Public Schools whUe go
ing to and returning from the same.
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC EDUCATION FOE THE CITY
OF SAVANNAH AND COUNTY OF
CHATHAM.
MEMBERS.
R. D. Arnold, M. D., Jno. L. Villalonga.
John Stoddard. -John "Williamson,
Edw’d C. Anderson, Rev. D. H. Porter,
Henry "Williams. Jas. B. Read, M. D-.
Solomon Coheu, Rev. S. Landrum.
Jno. C. FerriU, Bernard Mallon.
OFFICERS.
President—B. D, Arnold, M. D.
Vice-President—John Sioddasi.
Secretary—"W. H. Baker.
Treasurer—Jno. L. YiUalonga.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On School Houses—John "Williamson, John
Stoddard, John L. "Villalonga, Solomon
Cohen.
On Finance—John Stoddard, John C Fer
riU, E. C. Anderson, John "Williamson.
On Text Books—Heniy "Williams, Bev. D.
H. Porter, B. Mallon, Superintendent - _
On Examination or Teachers—B. MflHoa,-
Jas. B. Read, Rev. S. Landrum. Super 111 *
ten-lent, Rev. D. H. Porter.
MONTHLY VISITING COMMITTims.
October—Rev. S. Landrum, John Stoddard.
Xovember—Rev. D. H. Porter, E. C. An
derson.
December—Henry Williams, Jas. B. Read,
January—St Mallon, Jno. C. Ferrill.
February—Solomon Cchen, John "William-
dUm» —
March—John Stoddard, John L. Vina-
longa.
April—E. C. Anderson, Rev. S. Landrum-
May—John L. Villalonga, Rev. D. H. Por
ter.
■June—Jas. B. Read, B. MaUon.
Superintendent—W. H. Baker.
Boys' Hi-fi School, corner of Barnard and
Taylor streets.—IV. H. Baker, Principal; B. It
Zettler, Miss Virginia Miller, Assistants.
Girls’ High School, corner of Abercom
Gordon streets.—B. MaUon, Principal: “
Fannie A. Dorsett, Miss Selina -J. Jones, As
sistants. ,
Boys’ Grammar School, comer of B-amaro
ami Taylor streets—H. E. Train, Principal.
Miss R Frew, Assistant.
Girls' Grammar School, corner of Abercom
ami Gordon streets—Miss M. A McCarte--
Principal; Miss Lizzie MiUer, Miss -I- t»
Harris, Assistants. „.
Intermediate School, _in,wry Hall, Wn-j *
Sgueire—Joseph E. Way, Principal; _Mis •*-
M. Gould, Miss E. F. Bourquin, Assistant
Primary School, Armory Hall, Wright Sp- 1 - -
Miss M. E. Davenport, Prineipal: Aims A - •
Harden, M. W. Mallard, Assistants. ] ,
Boys’ lidenneelieste Schcol. Cht-hu .- -
emy—Miss Eunice MaUerv, Principal.
Girls’ Grammar School, Chatham Academy
Miss E. W. Carter, Principal: Prof. H. ~*lb -*•
Teacher of French: Prof -J. H Sewm-
Teacher of Music,