The herald., 1896-07-04

$9i60 in the estimate. If the new ter
ritory is annexed to the city. next years
estimate can hardly go under $11 900.
New maps will be required and several
extra men will be needed for time.
The auditor last year was allowed
$5215 in the estimate and will doubtless
ask for the same amount next year. The
city clerk has decided to ask for but
$67S2. Last year this Office was given
$7642.
The city treasurer and cit ytax col
lector have not yet decided upon their
estimate. The latter received $4675 last
year, and will probably get the same this
year. The latter was given $10,240,
and will ask the same for the coming
year.
The mayor will ask for S5225 to defray
expenses, the same as was asked last
year.
The city engineer was awarded $685.
901 last year, and will need an increase
under any circumstances. If the new
suburbs are decided to be part OF the
city the city engineer can hardly get
along with less than $4,000 during the
coming year. There will be an immense
amount of surveying and map drawing
to be done, besides a large expanse OF
new territory to be constantly looked
after.
The city attorney received 1920 for
his department last year, and will need
an increase for 1S96-97.
The street superintendent depart
ment last year received $82, $50 and will
require more during the coming year.
Superintendent Howard says that
Spring street, from Second to Temple,
needs new surface, as the entire paw
ing is now worn out, and If this is done
there will be a big saving in the street
| department, which finds it very expen-
| sive to keep that street in repair.
| MANUAL TRAINING IN SCHOOLS
| The committee of the city board of ed
| ucation on industrial training, composed
of Messrs. Pitman, Garland and Fulton,
| with Prof Kunow, who will have charge
| of this department and Superintendent
Foshay, held a meeting in the rooms OF
| the board yesterday afternoon. The
| board has decided to establish four OF
| these training schools, and the commit
tee, after talking over matters connect
ed with the same, made trip about the
| city to look at the sites offered and de-
| eide on the locations. This is an import
ant departure, and much has to be done
to get everything in shape for the open
| ing in September next.
BUILDING PERMITS
| Among the building permits Issued
| yesterday was one for two-story ten
room frame dwelling and one and a half
story barn for Davidson Thomas in the
| Mob Hill tract on the west side OF AL
varado street, to cost $4,000. Four other
| permits were issued for improvements
ranging from $25 to $500.
| Another permit was issued for two
story eight-room frame dwelling on Will
shire boulevard, for l.. L. Bowen, to cost
! $4,000.
CITY HALL NOTES
There was no meeting of the board of
| ~ H. hal
| for the meeting arrived the only men,
Der in attendance was Mr.. Kingery, and
the meeting was dispensed with.
The city hall is deliberately decorated
| for the Fourth today The decorations
were put in place under the supervision
OF City Clerk Luckenbach, who is the
custodian of the building.
| The supply committee Of the city coun-
Gil met yesterday morning and looked
| over the usual demands, which were
| passed.
The election of teachers in the public
schools for the ensuing year will take
place at the regular board meeting on
about 500 applicants for new positions.
Two designations are reported. and about
| twelve or fourteen of the corps will not
be reelected, so that there is but little
| opportunity for new teachers being cleo
| ed. There are about fourteen teachers
\
| dergartens. who will probably be placed
| on the regular force
The city hall will be closed today on
account of the Fourth.
The building committee Of the board
! of education Directors Kennedy, Simon
ton and Bassett. with Mr.. Axtell and
Deputy Superintendent Ennis, were out
yesterday inspecting school buildings,
with a view to making necessary re-
| pairs where needed.
Kicks about the new hitching ordi-
nance are already multiplying. The
matter will come before the police COM
! missioners on Tuesday next when some
| thing definite will be done.
The annual attempt to displace the
system of drawing books, published by
! Mrs. Cordelia Bradfield. and which have
been used in the city schools for the past
fifteen years, is being made. An at
tempt Is now being made by rival pub
Usher to show that, as Mrs. Bradf1eld is
supervisor of drawing in the city schools,
she is a city official and therefore her
books cannot be used. Mayor RAIDER
and the members of the board Of educa-
ton do not take this veiw and the prob
abilities are that there will be no change
made.