The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-09
MORE SCHOOL ROOM NEEDED.
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estimated expense of about IS, $50; rent of
seven additional rooms If that be prac-
ucable al an expense of about $50, and
equipment OF said seven rooms at an ex-
pense of about 500 each, 500; making the
additional sum of S. 800.
IF school facilities for say not less than
800 negro children are to be provided ii
would necesstate the employment of say
ten teachers at an expense OF about So 600;
rent Of ten rooms for the same, If this be
practicable, say at $500, and equipment for
ten rooms at 500 per room, $1,000, making
for the negro children an additional outlay
of s4.G00
Your committee Is of the opinion that
Il would be hardly practicable to rent
rooms necessary for the accommodation
of so many children, and that, even If it
were practicable, it would not be at all
satisfactory They think it better that
for the white children additional rooms be
added to the Henry Street school, or to
the Massie school or TO both of these
school houses, or that new school house
be built
THE board has a tract, well suited for
a school building, situate on Wells square,
which was bought for a school for white
children. 1t is probable that a school
house could not be put upon said lot any
cheaper than the one on Anderson street
cost With its equipment it Is fair to say
that the outlay would not be less than
SIS coo. AS is well-known to the board, if
a new school house were built il would add
10 the annual expenses of the schools be-
tween SIX and seven thousand dollars.
Your committee is unable to recommend
what should be done as to the accommo-
dations for the negro children. If a new
location be purchased and a new school
house should be put up for them, we take il
that his would call for an outlay of not
less than 100000, and we are inclined to the
opinion that it is better to build a new
school house for the negroes rather than
TO undertake to rent rooms for their ac-
commodation
That some considerable appropriation
should be made by the county to the Board
of Education to provide for additional
school facilities, for both white and ne
gro children, is evident. We take 1t that
the board would not care TO
ask for a sum sufficient to
cover the entire expense of build
ing two new school houses-one for whites
and one for negroes-in one year, but the
they would prefer that such an appropria-
ton be made as will enable the board, in
the course of two or three years, to pay
for two such school houses, as have here.
tnbefore been suggested. Upon the as
sumption that these two additional school
houses, one for whites and one for me-
groes, would call for an outlay of $4,000
we would suggest that to our present ne
cessiues we add $4,000. making The amount
needed for this year the sum of $4,000,
and that for each of the two succeeding
years like appropriat ton be made"
The report was received as information
A letter was read from Mr.. George j.
Minis, foreman of the grand jury, asking
Tor a detailed statement of the expenses
of the schools On motion of Col. Estiu II
was resolved that the president be re-
ouested to inform Mr.. Mills that the board
would be glad to appear before the grand
jury at any time that may suit the
pleasure Of that body.
On motion of Mr.. o Byrne il was re-
solved that it was the sense of the board
that new school house for white chill
dren be built. provided the funds can be
secured.
On motion of Mr.. Saussv il was resolved
that if the grand jury is not willing to
appropriate sum sufficient to build a new
school house that they be asked to pro
vide sufficient funds to increase the &C.
commodations of the present school
houses. On motion of Mr. Saussv tho
committee on school houses was reouesI.
ed TO get estimates for remodel,ng ana
dividing the third story of the Henry
Street school house into properly arrang-
ed school rooms.