The Portland daily press., 1894-04-14
SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
The Proposed New Buildings for
Various Schools.

Estimates for the Ensuing Year-Tota1 APP
preparation of S117,615 Asked For.
A special meeting of the school COM
mittee was held yesterday afternoon,
| Mayor Baxter presiding, and all the
| mem bers of the board but Mr.. MCGOWAN
| being present. This was the first meet
| ing in the new room of the committee,
| next the city treasurer's office.
Mayor Baxter submitted the plans of a
| new building which he proposed as suit
table to erect ON the corner OF Spring
and South streets, for the accommoda-
tion of the school for the deaf, evening
schools and manual training school, and
for headquarters of the various chart
| table organizations.
The Fraternity organization wish to
purchase tie Spring street school prop
erty, which they are now occupying, and
it is thought that the proceeds may be
applied to the erection of the new South
street building. It is estimated that the
cost of this new building will be about
$4,000.
Mayor Baxter submitted to the COM
mittee plans of such building which
would he su bstantial and plain struc-
ture. The subcommittee on estimates,
however, did not, in their report APP
prove of this new building on the
grounds that the location was not suita-
blefor such building, that the manual
training school may be better accom-
modated where they are, that the even
ing school could be better accommoda-
ted in the High School building, that
the deaf school is well enough housed
until the time when suitable building
with dormitory accommodations can be
built on another location, and finally,
that the school com mittee has nothing
to do with the affording of rooms for
the charita BILE organizations.
Mayor Baxter said that he was not par
ticular about the location on South
street, but he did feel much interested
in the erection of such a building,
which he thought would be of great
benefit to the city. AS for the charitable
organizations, they had been using the
city building for many years, and to
give them new place would be to give
more room III City Building.
Several mem bers of the committee
who objected to the South street site
were in favor of the building if it
could be located more favorably.
The matter was therefore dropped pen
ding the Investigation of more favor
able site.
The committee on estimates for the
coming year, Messr. Bradley, McDon-
aid, ard Allan, reported the following
bill of estimates:
High School-Principal, $4,000; assist
Smaller school-Principal, $1,000; assist
ants, $4400.
North SCHOOL, Principal, $780, assist
ants, $500.
Jackson school-Principal, $1440; as
sistants, $4,000.
Butler school-Principal, $144o; assist
West school-Principal, $500; assist
ants, $4,000.
Centre street-Princlpal, $1,000; assist
ants, $4,000.
Primary, No. /, Monument street
Principal, $500; assistants, $2400
Primary No.2, Chestnut street-Prin-
cipal, $1,000: siatants, $780,
Primary, No.4, Casco street Princi-
pal. $500; assistants,S $1,000.
Primary, Noe, Park street-Princi-
pal, $780, assistants, $4,000.
Primary, No.7, Brackett street-Prin-
cipal, $500; assistants. $1,000.
Primary, Nos, McLellan-Principal
$500; assistants, 1920.
Primary, No. 9, Vaughan street-Prin-
cipal, $500; assistants, $1,000.
Peaks Island-Principal, $3.50; assist
ants. 5000.
Long Island, $500;
Crotch Island. $500.
Manual Training, $4,000.
Drawing, $500.
Music, $500.
Superintendent of schools, S2250.
Total salaries $60.615.
In addition to these salaries, there
were reported various salaries of ordi
nary expenditures for fuel, and repairs,
amounting to total of 1913, 422.ss
To these were added special appropria-
lions for text books, kindergarten, ect,
amounting to $4,000.
The total estimates are thus S117,615
On motion of Mr.. Brownson, the re-
port of the subcommittee was accepted.
This report does not provide for any in
creases of salaries, except in the case of
the assistants in the High school.
IT, was votnd to nurch3sa historical