Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28

Based on state apportionment. the city receiving an equal amount from the state, to be expended the same year.
 Stationery and supplies $1 ,O00, to be used in supplying pupils who are too poor to purchase necessary supplies, also office and teachers supplies.
 Repairs and Maintenance
 Printing, including report $ 900 % Plumbing w " TOD D Hardware and nails .... Il DO Lumber . ....... 400 OO Insurance . .. ......-.... 1.GOS OO Enumeration .... . 1GD 0O Carriage and Freight ........ 300 DO Graduating expenses .. 200 GO Telephones, $ at $3G, 1 at $50.
 at S20 ... w " :,JS OO Maintenance rayroll .. .... 5000 00 Clay street sidewalk ,. ..... 25O % Webster street sidewalk " 22J DO Locust street Sidewall: .... 22.) GO Locust street repairs (rOof) 100 UD Washington painting .... .. 400 O0 Hendricken sidewalks .. .. 200 O0 Dublin street roofing G75 OO Contingent ...... ...... 2.409 0O
 Total ..... .... ...... .S10,O00 %
 The usual amount for miscellaneous expenses $500.
 .Ianitors and Evening Schools.
 Janitors' payroll .... ....S 9.54O % Evening School .. .. .... 2,O6O co
 Total ..:. .... .....S 11.G00 00 --G Grand total ,. S1I3 4:SD O1
 We receive from the state S225 per each pupil in average attendance. which is also to be expended Our total expense will be S2, O60.O0 for 70 nights.
 SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS. Bank Street six (Gl additional
 rooms ...... ..... .S10.000.0O Bank Street heating and ven
 mating -....... G,.Do.OO
 In the present school there are four teen Q4t furnaces consuming 1G0 tons of coal per annum-a larger amount than used in the High school. Tho plant is almost worthless and must be renewed or replaced. The renewal will cost several thousands and we would still have the same waste in fuel. A steam plant will consume St to 9O tons of coal per annum. It has been deemed wise to put in such d steam plant. The Brooklyn district is; growing rapidly and while additional rooms are not required at present. it was thought to be wise and ecconolni- cal to install q plant large enough to heat and ventiIate third story. to build tiues, strengthen roof. and get ready for finishing and clustering when needed. which time will come in very few years.
 Total ...-. ..... .S1G950 co Clay street SanitarieS .. . 900 % Hendricken sanitaries .... 75O 00
 The dry vault system now in use is dirty. unhealthy and unsanitary. The ordor fills the cellars and hall ways
 Lot and IS room school, North
 End ..-... -. ....... S5O. 900 co
 Present buildings cannot accommo- date pupils in this section. which is growing very rapidly. Sites are grow ing correspondingly fewer. The plan is to fit up one floor for immediate use. and if the Locust street property is exchanged, to fit up two floors twelve CPD rooms.
 Ten room school West Side
 Hill -.-.... .S30. GOO co
 School is, unfit for occupancy. This is | two t2l room structure with two f2) recitation rooms. Can accommo- date fairly we'll 100 pupils. Ennumer- alton .oS Lot near center of city .S15. .OOO Oo
 In the not vary distant future. a large school will have to be built to relieve the Merriman. Crosby. Elm. SidS dHu " ellOH ulStElcIS. We now have 225 pupils in these districts in cellar rooms Grand total :.... ........ $1,50O % State estimated .... .. 25.Oo0 %
 S26. 300 0O State evening schools .$6OU % State library fund .... ...... $40 %
 Mayor Kilduff said that $35. .OoO will be needed annually for new. schools. the natural increase being about 425 He went into the matter of the float ing school debt, amounting to $260,OOO and stated that at any time the pay ment of this debt might be demanded that the city had no borrowing capaci- ty and that bonds should 6e issued to clean this up and $100,00O besides to l put the school department even with where it should be-. He believed that the whole trouble was due to the sys- tsm of assessing taxes. Our ex- penses grow rapidly he said. and | our grand list travels at snail,s pace. | The needs of all departments have in- | creased 300 to 400 per cent in ten | years. while the grand list increased | only G5 per cent. This year 1t is a It. | tie over $2O0,000 or $300,000. We are desirous of keeping the tax down, and we have to look at that rather than to tlie needs sof the boards. Now if we Tad that <T0 GOO liquor license It would les Us down ab0ut mills. The school | board has asked what they need-it Is 4s b1R sinstifution having on its payFol about 200 psople permanently.v
 ne bcard appeared to be in favor