Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-08

CONGRESS ASKED TO APPROPRIATE FOR EIGHT
NEW BUILDINGS. ISCLUDiyG NEW HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDISG-A TRUASCY AGENT WANTED
EIGHT HUNDRED AND TrTTY-FIvE TEACHERS.
There were several novel features in connec-
zion with the meeting OF the school board last
evening" The floor in the board room at the
Franklin building was covered with a new car
pet.which is quito uDprce dented. as heretofore
the members of the board have been content to
rest their feet a cocoa mating. the custom of
using the desks as foot rests not being in
vogue in that dignIfied body. Then there were
two new trustees introduced to the board, Mr.
Leonard C. Wood. who takes the place of Mr..
john ". Ross, and DIR. David II. Hazen. who
occupies the seat vacated by Mr. George White
In addition Mr.. John 7. Mitchell was elected
president of the board for the ensuing year in
place of Mr.. Ross. 1t was a special meeting
called for the purpose OF considering the esti-
mates for the fiscal year ending June &c. 1892.
These estimates were reported by Mr.. Thayer
from special committee and received the ap
provEl OF the board.
The various items, with the increases as
compared with she appropriation for the
present year, and the new estimates are as fol-
lows:
OFFICERS AND TEAcEERs.
One superintendent, Fl, 500; increase, 81, 800.
One superintendent. 1850; increase. $3.50.
One clork and secretary, 81, 500; increase, $500.
One clerk. 1000: increase. 1900 Oae clerk,
$685. new. One truaHcy agent. $500; new One
messenger. $40; increase, SiZI One ines
scnger. 500; increase. S40l. In all. for Off
Gers, S13G20; increase, SOLO. light hundred
and fOrty-hyC teachers. increase fifty. at
average annual salary not to exceed S6Sj.
SjiS.S-5; increase. S3l. 30. Teachers in night
schools. $4,000. Contingent expenses of night
schools, $1,000; increase. 500 Janitors and
care OF buildings and grounds. $1,000: in
crease. n. $50. lent of school buildings Is. 900;
increase. -J.OJO Repairs and improvements,
SJ0.OUU: increase. :5,OOU. Contingent cx-
peISes. $4,000; increase. $1,000. Purchase of
Hbgary, $1,000; new. Fuel, $50 600; increase.
$4,000. Tools. machinery and appliances Tor
industrial instruction. SIS 600; increase. 5000.
Furniture for new school buildings $4,000: de-
crease. $1,000. Eight school buildings
Iinc.ease three and live sites. S2s5,uC0. Total,
eI,UIc, I0l.
SITES AND BUILDINGS.
Estimates lin detaiD for sites and buildings:
Second divisior-One % eight-room building,
S27.O01 Third division-Ono % eight-room
building and site, 49, Sixth division-One
elaht-rOom building and site, Columbia road
Ss5,OOJ; one eight-rOOm building, Mt. Pleasant.
$1,000; one four-room building and site,
Brookland, $4,000. Seventh dIvisIon-Une
elGht-rOOm building and site. $4,000. Eighth
dIyi5iOE-One eiSht-rOom building and site.
'~''J>uCb bululde5 lO~ lllSn ScnoOl on CdpltOl
Ilii. SIJ.O0O. In all. for sites and buildings,
S2SS,OO1. For care of smaller buildings and
rented rooms. including manual training and
cooking schools. wherever located. at a rate
not to exceed IS per anuum, for the care of
each school room. Si.iI6.
Nr. 1hayer explained that the estimates for
salaries OF officers were the same as submitted
last year. The additional clerk asked for is
1or the Office of the superintendent Of the first
Six divisions. The truancy agent is new
oft u D. -.
after scholars who are supposed to be in school
but do not actually put IN an appearance. The
appropriation for a library is intended to sup
ply books of reference for the schools of the
District. and the libraries thus formed are to
be increased by small annual appropriations.
Before the board adjourned iiev. Mr.. Grimke
prcseated resolution of inquiry as to the
rights and powers of the members of the board
III regard to the selection of sites for school
buildings. which was referred to the committee
Oil buildings.