The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-12
SCHOOL BOARD WILL SUBMIT ITS
STATEMENT OF MONEY NEED
ED TDAY.
UNUSUAL COURSE LIKELY.
LIMITED THAT THE CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE MAY STRUGGLE
WITH THE SITUATION.
NO ITEM ASKING FOR NEW SITES
That Is Left Out of the List Of
Wants Cited by the
Board.

The school board will submit to the
mayor today it's budget for the school
year commencing Sept. 1, 1897. The bud
get is usually sent to the mayor July 1,
but this year, owing to the desire Of
the board to have a detailed state
ment accompany the budget, showing
the reduction in salary Of each teacher
and employee of the board, together
with other data, the budget has been
delayed.
The board will ask the council for
$420,O0O as against $455, 900, which was
allowed them last year The following
comparative figures will show what
was allowed the board last year AMI
what they ask for this year:
Allowed Asked for
Teachers salaries ......... 1885,, 900 1920, 900
Salaries of janitors and all
other employees =. ........ $3.50 $4,000
Fuel supplies and all other
purposes ................ 4OSJ0 o6,UOU
Totals D.. ...............$ 455, 900 $500, 900
The figures show that $15,150 more is
asked for this year for fuel, supplies
and other purposes than was allowed
last year. The increase in this item
is owing to the superintendent of build
ings and repairs reporting that at least
this amount, if not more, will be need
ed to put the various buildings in re-
pair. While the salaries of the teach
ers are reduced, the budget will show
an additional number of teachers en-
pIoyed, as compared with last year.
Accompanying the budget will be a
letter from President Zimmerman re-
questing the council to allow the board
$25, 900 additional for the purpose of
placing several of the school buildings
in a proper sanitary condition. This
important matter will be asked for on
the recommendation of Health Com
missioner Stone, who has advised the
board that the dry earth closets In
number of the school buildings ought
to be removed in order that the pupils
should not be exposed to the dangers
resulting from such an unsanitary
condition of things. Several of the
members of the board are of the opin-
ion that this amount Of money should
be taken from some fund other than
the school fund. If this amount Is not
allowed the board, outside of the $420.-
600 asked for, nothing will be done re-
garding the sanitary condition of the
schools.
1t is understood that, instead Of hay
ing the mayor send the budget to the
council, as provided by the charter,
conference committee, which meets this
afternoon. If the conference commit
tee goes into the school board budget.
it will be the first time since the Bell
charter was put in operation that the
committee has considered it. President
Zimmerman, of the school board.
said last evening that he was not pre-
pared to say that the budget would De
taken up by the conference commit
tee, although he was of the opinion
that it would. The committee might
not go into the budget as a whole, bus
would discuss the question of allowing
$4,000 for sanitary repairs to the
school buildings where a change had
been recommended by the health COM
missioner. No money was set apart,
Mr.. Zimmerman said, in the budget
for the purchase of new sites In the
Fifth or Seventh wards, or new build
ings or additions in the First or Sec
Ond wards.