The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-14
money FOR THE SCHOOLS
Board Of Control Meeting Decides
Upon Ten-MiIl Levy.
QUARTER MILLION or DOLLARS
And Over Required for All Purposes for
the Ensuing Ycar--Ovcrcrowdcd
No.l3 School Engages the At.
tention Of the Board.

At the regular meeting OF the board
of control last night letter was read
from Mrs. NJ. S. Robinson. president.
and Mrs. A. NJ. Kennedy, secretary OF
the Society OF the Home of the Friend
less, Offering to sell to the board the
property on Adams avenue, between
Pine and Gibson streets, for the sum of
5000.
The property consists>'of FIVE lots.
with frontage Of 200 feet on Adams
avenue. by 100 feet in depth. The build
ing. which has three stories, and Is 60
feet wide. with about the same depth,
is in good condition, large portion
having been recently built. There are
twenty large rooms In the house. After
some discussion the letter was referred
to the next meeting of the board
on behalf of the teachers committee,
w. Wormser proposed that the schools
close on Friday, June q, and that the
commencement exercises of the high
school be held on the same evening.
Ovcrcrowded Schools.
Chairman ]. II. Williams, of the
teachers committee, wrote. drawing
attention to the want of accommoda-
tion in the new No. 13 school The let
ter stated that twenty-one scholars
who could not be accommodated had
been sent to No. 32; Miss Vaughan,
primary teacher at No. 49," wrote Mr..
Williams, has refused admittance in
April to fifteen, who are now on the
street" The board unanimously decid-
ed to erect a twelve-room building.
Plans were submitted for two new
rooms to be added to school No. 80,
and were approved and instructions
given to the secretary to advertise for
proposals for building the same.
A question arose as to the method of
heating the proposed new schools, Nos.
and 16. Mr.. Devaney moved that the
buildings be heated by steam, but on a
division the motion was lost by II to
votes. AS a substantive motion the
secretary was instructed to advertise
for systems for heating the buildings
without specifying the method to be
utilized.
The building committee was request
ed to investigate the crowded condi-
ton Of No. 26 school and report upon
committee was ordered to report upon
the feasibility of heating the high
school buildings with the city heat sys-
tenn.
The report of the finance committee
was presented and included an esti-
mate Of slS1, 1856 for general school pur-
poses for the ensuing year.
Grand Total OF S273,56O.
Following are excerpts from the re-
port:
The assessed valuation Of property
and occupations for the current year is
approximately $l9,s00,00O. To cover
estimated amount necessary for gen.
eral school and building purposes, AMI
to provide for the interest and sinking
fund account. as required by law, we
recommend the following levy: 51a
mills for general school purposes, 3Ia
mills for building purposes, and mill
for the interest and sinking fund ac-
count, making total levy of 10 mills
on the assessed valuation, which will
produce the following estimated reve-
nue.:
For general school purposes 81 mill
levy on s19,S00,OO0, the assessed valua-
ton, will produce, after deducting per
cent. for commissions and exonera-
tions, s105, 5,633, 900; adding state appro-
priation Of ss2.5O0 would give a total
amount available for general school
purposes of S1SS,133.
For building purposes 3h mill levy
on S19,SO0,O0O will produce, after deduct
ing per cent. for commissions and ex-
onerations the sum of s67,221 June 30,
1895, there will be approximately cash
balance in the building fund account
of $4,000, which, added to the above,
will make an estimated sum of $1l0,221
available for building purposes for the
ensuing year.
Sinking Fund Account-A levy of !
mill for sinking fund purposes, after
allowing for generations and commits
sions. will produce slS,206 for the pay
ment Of interest on bonds and the ac-
cumulation of fund for the redemp-
ton Of said bonds at maturity; making
total levy of 10 mills, or total esti-
mated revenue for all purposes Of $273,-