The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-10
SCHOOL BOARD ESTIMATES.
MORE THAN S5OO,OOO REQUIRED
 FOR DEPARTlrENT EXPENSES.

FOR DEPARTMENT EXPENSES. S391,655 Asked for Current Expenses
 and $293 1000 for Special Expenses
 For Latter S1G0,O0O Imperatiyeiy
 Nceded-Tuition of Out-of-Town Pu-
 pills Not settled-Eli Whitney Re-
 elected President of the Board.
 The board of education held speclal meeting last evening for the purpose of discussing the estimates, when hau been prepared by the different com mittees of the board, of the amount ol money necessary to run the schooi de- partment for the coming year. on mo- tion of MT. Moran, at the opening or the meeting, the secretary was ln- structed to cast ballot for the re-elec- tion of Eli Whitney as president or the board On another motion the Varl- ous committees of the board were con- tinued as then existing, viz: Finance, Messrs. Whitney and Hooker; schools, Messrs Moran, Asher and Jackson; buildings, Messrs Harmount and Betts. In taking the chair on his reelection MT. Whitney said that he hoped that some of the long delayed business Of the last year would be speedily dispos- ed of this year.
 The report of the committee on schools was short, suggesting but a few raises in the salaries of teachers and matters relating to the opening of the night schools on October IS. After the reading of the report, which was adopted as given below, MT Hooker presented the report of the committee on finance. The report Is an estimate of the expenses of the department for the year beginning January l, 1899, and ending December 31, 1900. Of this one portion deals with the current expen- ses, or expenses for salaries, rent, fuel, etc. This shows an estimated increas- ed expenditure over the amount appro- priated by the board of finance last year of $25, ,540, the total estimate being $394,655. The amount appropriated foi current expenses last year was $S69, 115, as against $3S7,535 asked for.
 The projected increase in expenditures for next year is laid mainly to the sal ary list of the teachers and janitors, to rent, fuel and stationery, and to mis- cellaneous supplies and repairs. The increase in salaries is created by the opening of new rooms: that in rent mainly because of the increased rent of the board rooms: the increase in fuel expenses because of the higher pric", while stationery and repairs expense, were both very necessary.
 Under the head of special expenses the ++oA -.yr fo,, af $293, ,000, as follows;
 Raising roof of pattern shop, Board man school, $2,5O0; new building corner of Gamer and Livingston streets, s65,- 900; new building on site of Cedar street school, $75O00: addition to Oak street school, $17,500; new building on site of Woodward school, or a new site and new building near Quinnipiac avenue, $60,000 remodeing Washington school building, $1S,0O0; additional land and addition to Shelton avenue school, $55, GOO. Total, $293,O00.
 The committee in it's report makes distinction, however, between the amount asked for and the amount ab soIutely needed. The items as embodied above are in order of importance. Of these the committee asks for the ap- propriation for the first four items, amounting to $16OooO, as being impera- lively needed. The remaining three items are asked for as imperative needs of the school district. which should be provided for as soon as possible. The amount really required, however in the opinion of the board, is $160,000 for the first four needs
 The report of the committee explana- tory of the amount asked for under the above s in brief, as follows: Raising roof of pattern shop at Boardman; new buildings (none having been erected in two years and three districts being overcrowded) building a school on lot owned by the board at the corner of Gamer and Livingston streets, which the board recommends, all the rooms in this district being full; erection of eixteen-room building (much needed) on the boards lot where the dilapidated Cedar street school now stands an ad- dition to the Oak street school, also much needed; new building for Wood- ward school, the present building being wholly unfit for school purposes; re- modelling Washington school building, which cannot be properly heated in cold weather, and more light being needed; addition to and remodeling of the old building of the Shelton avenue school.
 The last item of expense for which an appropriation is needed is S8,500 for free text books. The committee does not include this with the others though as it lies entirely with the court of common council whether or not free text books will be allowed each year If it is so voted this is the amount asked for. In explanation the com mittee reports the following:
 The board has asked for SS,500 for free text books, the same amount asked for last year. The amount approprat- ed by the court of common council last year waa, $7,500, of which amount the city school district received as its