The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
THE BOARD GETS AN INCREASE
APPROPRIATION
RAISED TO $4,000.

RAISED TO $4,000.
rbat was the Only Change Made in
the budget by the Commissioners.
chairman Dale Thought the Grand
r,,r, should Have Looked After
rpat Nntter-NO Appropriation for
che Omahn observation-disclosures
,ionrr IGchOe Thought Something
Uos Going WrOng-COmmittee
From the Associated Charities APP
,,eor~ Before the hoard.
THE county Commissioners made only
ors Change in the budget yesterday as re-
,ort+l by the committee of the whole.
They increased their appropriation for ed
u.a.ion from $4,000 to $4,000. after hearing
from committee from the Board of Ed
u,stior. and then without other changes
a9opt,d the budget just as published in
Yesterdays Morning News. In that shape
II will 90 before the grand jury of the
Superior Court
COL George a. Mercer, president of the
BOARD of Education; Capt Henry Blum.
Dr. +. ]. Charlton, Col. j. H. Estill and
Mayor p w. Medrim of the board, and
Supt. Otis Ashmore appeared before the
commission in behalf of the county's
pubic schools. The conditions of educa-
ton in the county are such that it will re-
quire a larger appropriation in order to
accommodate its needs this year. than the
comm 'ssioners has allowed in the budget.
Ash 70 he
ers the report of the finance committee of
the Board of Education as follows:
savannah. Ga, March 30, 1870 fhe
Board Of Education for the City of Sa
vanuah and County of Chatham Gentle
men Your finance committee, as per OIL
re1tion at the last meeting of the board
beg TO report that the resources and ex-
penditures of the board for the balance Of
the year 1898. say from March to Decem-
Der both inclusive will be as follows:
Resources
Cash on hand as per treasurer's
report March II, 1898. .....$ 6, 49S. 40
Balance due by Chatham county
from the appropriation for
1888 ........... ..................... $4,000
Due by the state from school
fund for the year lS9S......,.... A,S99.84
Dividends July ], 1898. and Jan. l,
1899 on 20 shares of S. W, r. r.
Co. stock ......,. ...........,....... 10000
High school fees due April and Oc-
tober 1898 (estima ted ............ 100000
Total ..........,.. ....,.............$ SS, 49S "a
EXPENDITURES.
Bills payable as follows:
Estate of Warning. .......$ 100000
Say. Imp. Comm. 1,3455O
Germania Bank ........ 10 $780, 6-$ 10, S79. 46
Salaries of teachers,
janitors, etc, March
10 December, 1898,
'(estimated) ..... ....... 100000
Current expenses March to December,
1898 (estimatedD, as follows:
Repairs ........ ......... 81 5000
Supplies ........t- ..,..... 100000
Rents, insurance, etc.. 100000
School census 49,. 800. S246O-$ 6,S24OO
$lOs, 2O3.4e
Estimated deficit on Dec.
81, 1898 ................ 14,7O512
BY reference to the report of your COM
mitee, made to your board under date of
June IA, 1897, a copy of which is attached
hereto, it will be seen that at that time
your committee estimated that the deficit
on Dec. 81, 1898, would be the sum of ST.
1926; by the present report this deficit is
estimated to be s14,7O5.12, making a differ
ence of $7,227.64 But in your commit
tees report, under date of June IA. 1897, it
was stated that the deficit of $21, 9S2.76 was
based upon the idea that there would be
no fees charged in the High School, and
that the Night School, music and drawing
would continue as here tofore. In the pres
ent estimate, the board having fixed fees
IN The High School and having abolished
the Night School, music and drawing, has
added to its revenue, from High School
lees $1,000, and by the abolition of the
Night School, music and drawing, 81, $50,
and in reduced salaries in the
High School to. the extent of about $500,
making in all, through these three items,
an additional revenue to the board of
$L35O. Deducting this $3.50 from the
amount estimated in the report of June IA,
I%7, the difference between that estimate
and the present estimate is only $122.S6. We
call your attention to this fact for the pur-
pose OF showing how very nearly correct
was your committees estimate of the re-
sources and expenditures for 1898.
For the year 1899, January to December,
Doth inclusive, the resources and expendi-
lures of your board, as estimated by your
committee, will be as follows:
EXPENDITURES.
Deficit for 1898 (estimated) .........s H,705 y
NoldIleS OF teachers, 1anltors, ETC.,
Tor 1899 (estimated) ............... 100000 90
current expenses to cover repairs,
supplies, rents, insurance, etc,
for 1893 (estimated) ............... 100 90
Total ........................ .s19S, sos u
RESOURCES.
state appropriation for 1899. If the
same as this year QS9S will be.$ Al, 1913 81
Fees from High School, if charg-
co. (estimated) ................... 1900 90
Dividends from Southwestern
railroad stock July, 1899 and
January, 1900 .................... 100 90
amount needed land which can
pc only obtained by an appro-
pnation from the county of
Cnatham) estimated TO .be...... Y. sos Is
49, ''''.......... ...'.....s.s.. %A1o,eVv -
-FOUR committee recommend that your
"aid ask for an appropriation from the
county of $4,000, and il additional school
.@ci"lies are to be supplied, such addition
81 sum over the $4,000 as may be thought
Necessary.
Tour committee beg to call attention to