The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-13
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION


fInmden Parents Agree to Pay the 500
Per Capita for Pupils Attending
School in This City--Question of Free
Text Books for WestvilIe Pupils Re-
ferred TO the Mayor.
A regular meeting of the board of ed
ucation was held last night, all the
members of the board being present.
| The meeting was called to order at Sis
and after the reading and approval Of
the minutes of the special meeting held
for the purpose Of considering the Ham
den tuition question:, the members pro-
ceeded to the regular routine business.
The committee on schools announced
the resignation of Miss Martha S. Fleet
wood, room 6, Edwards street school,
which took effect January S, 1900, and
recommended its acceptance.
The committee also announced the
resignation of Miss Mary G. Warner,
room /, Oak street school, which takes
effect January IL, 1900 and recommend
F! ed it's acceptance. The report was ac-
! cepted
| The committee on school buildings
reported that a verbal request for fit
ting up a room in Wooster school for
kindergarten room, had been received
from the superintendent. Mr. Harmount
explained that the children in that vi
at, io IF CT
and said the cost would probably be
500. This sum was thought insufficient
to repair and furnish the room properly
so the board recommended that the
committee go ahead and fit up the
present vacant room in Wooster school
for the purpose of using 1t as kinder
garten. The teachers for the kinder
garten will be supplied from the Fair
street school without extra cost.
The report of the committee on fl
nance was then heard
The report of the committee for the
month of December, 1899, is as follows:
Receipts
Dec. 15-Balance ;. :. >. ...... $1,127. 35
Dec. 22--J. N. Rowe, controller,
current expenses. :. -. ...... 27,115.00
Dec. 30-J. N. Rowe, controller,
current expenses. ;. ........ 1,514.00
$29, 1885
Expenditures.
Dec. 30-Current expenses. ..s29, 719. 80
Free text books.... 49,. 36.45
Total expenses. :. ....... 1929, 756 35
In the same report, under special ex-
is qhnyxyr1 that ho
ditures to December 30, 1899, are $500,
and the appropriation, $12.25O, leaving
a balance of $4,7Oo unexpended.
The committee also gave an itemized
report of the transfers in the account Of
current expenses to balance the account
of the fiscal year ending December 80,
1899.
The summary Of the report for the
year 1899 is as follows:
Total Receipts January l, 1899, to De-
cember 30, 1899.
Current expenses. :. ...... 1870, 90
Special expenses. :. ...,...., T,55000
Free text books. :. .....r.... 7,30952
1855, ass 50
Total Expenditures January 1, 1899, to
December &c. 1899.
Current expenses. :. go. 49,. 1870, 629 90
Special expenses. :. :. $3.50. 1850. 90
Free text books. :. ......... 1909. so
1886, 4SS. so
The committee also reported on the
appropriations to be made from the
amount of $S77590 appropriated by the
board of finance for the current expen-
SEES of The New Haven Schpol district
for the year 1900. The report is as fol-
lows:
Salarie..
Salaries of teachers. :. ... $2SS, 900 90 |
Salaries of janitors.. ........ 2S,600.00 |
Salaries of officers. :. ..... S,50O.00 |
Clerical assistance. :. ...... 100000 |
1925, SOC. 90 |
Rent. :. :. ................ $4,000. 90 |
Supplies.
Fuel.... $l2, 800 90 |
-. -. ........ $4,000 |
Printing, =. 49,. $50. ,.....,.. 100000 |
Janitors' supplies :. ....... 100000 |
supplies. :. :. $4,000 |
and library. .. :. 10000 |
supplies. :. .... $4,000 |
$29, 10000
Miscellaneous Expenses.
School census E. ........ ........ 5000 90
Cas-: :. =. =. Observation-Disclosures. zoe 0G |
Telephone service 3. .............. $4,000
Graduation exercises -. ...... 10000
Express, carting, travel etc .... 10000
fncidentals.. :. ................ 10000 |
Electric current. :. .......,.,.125 $50 90