New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-12
CITYS EDUCATIONAL BUDGET.
TIE BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDES TO ASK
FOR NEARLY 100000 FOR THE YEAR

TIE BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDES TO ASH
FOR NEARLY 100000 FOR THE YEAR
TIL. New-York Board OF Education met yesterday
and nassed the budget for 1898 which. without adj
dltions made later called FOR an expenditure OK
yOe9lS9 -. The expenditure recommended ny the
Finance Committee divided as follows: Man.
haitian and The Bronx. s5S42S 2 o. Brooklyn @o-o'-
939 80: Queens s652o6l g. Richmond sSso4' ~ boa'u
Of Education. Sl7s.2SS IS.
In answer 10 Mayor Van Wyck, the Finance Com
nlttce In It's report said thar In the preparation OF
the estimate for 1895 tho compilation. arransemeh,
and reduction to uniformity had necessarily taken
considerable time and Il should be remempercd
that the changing OF the rural school trustee sys-
ten heretofore In vogue in the territory now COW
cred by the Board SO "a to conform 10 the methods
IN use In &. city Ike NewYorb had been work
Of magnitude. The instructions OK the ControHer
as to uniformity OF appropriations had, however
been carefully compiled with.
Tho uet requirements for all purposes FOR the re-
mander OF the year 1895 as adopted include sala-
res OF teachers In public schools and OF supervisors
OF special branches. Manhattan and Tho Bronx
SIS SIS 30: Brooklyn sl2l 500 a. Queens. $3'52 %;
Richmond. sa6,65S Of; total S52.sSSo o. Total sala-
res of jan;ors in public schools si35 so n salaries
OF teachers and jantors In evening schools, sIo'-
2i2 "a. salaries OF officers. clerks and other EN-
pioyes. Manhattan and The Bronx; 800 br9oK.
salaries OF school supern enden,s 800 ssl p. com
pusory education. s0oS5 a. supper, OF hs Nautical
School 1888 30; rents and FOR erection o. .em-
gh,lge a. 80 %: iibrar!es. seoiS y: panos, 81.
49, transportation. $3.50 g; sites for new buildings
Uirooklyrl $1,000; telephones (Queens). 800; in
After the budget had been considered ard adopted
a communicating from Mayor IAN WICK, ealing
tion Counsel Whalcn's opinion concerning tho con-
dition %. tho public debt. and asking that no con-
tracts requiring the issue OF bonds be mace by ihs
Board unit! the Controller had obtained decision
as 10 the actual state Of the cltys finances. was
read. This caution. however, did not prevent Com
missioner TAFT. who is anxious TO enlarge the school
facilities In Manhattan and no Bronx, from ask
mate for tho completion of buildings authorized by
the Legislature and the old Board OF Education.
tho purchase OF new school sites and for the heat
Ing and furnishing OF additional schools lie said
that tho schools Tor the erection OF when tho
cOs0 OF honds were more needed now than they
were then. The Board agreed with him. and the
sum asked FOR was added 10 tho estimate
Commissioner SwanstEom asked for $4,000 for
lectures in brooklyn sshSols but as this had not
school however Commissioner Swanstrom secured
So 00 and following up this victory he asked FOR
s. 900 900 To be added TO the estimate for Brook
iyn schools. After ttle discussion this request
By these additions the total amount Of the pro-
vsional estimate was swelled to nearly stO"o0O
The repor OF the fla"tG 10 No(Ie1 sFes me
schools in the i've boroughs in 1897: Manhattan and
The Bronx EOS 7i2 Brooklyn. l3o443: Queens 2S473:
ccnsus) 5000 Manhattan and The Bronx have
29s pubic schools brooklyn has 1854. Queens 60 and
Richmond %, making total OF 495.
After the passage OF tho budget the appoint.
ments Of he following depnty ssuGern cntents OF
1 TaS it 800 Fva Haskell Manhattan and The
Later in the afternoon the trustees OF the Col
lego Of the city OF New-York also he'd a meet
Tst,mae TO set aside the sum OF s575 600 for tho
erection OF the new City College.