Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
$500 EACH MONTH.
Amount Required to Pay Ottum-
was School Teachers.
TOTAL EZpENSELAST YEAR S94,413.s1

Part of This Amount Went Into High
School Building-Number of Pupils
Enrolled 4.173, who Are Taughs
at Cost of 81. SO Each Month,
The independent school district of
5 Ottumwa spends $5,400 per month for
teachers alone and distributes the
amount among Ill tutors. 1t spends
over $500 per month for janitor serv-
ice, over $500 per month for repairs,
over 5000 per month for general sup
plies, over 5000 per month Tor fuel and
enough more to bring the expense of
maintaining the schools up to $94,-
413.31, including, however, nearly $10,-.
600 paid on bonds and interest, over
$4,000 paid on the cost of erecting
and equipping G4e high school build
ing, and $4,000 paid teachers in Febru-
ary, 1899, making the cost of main
tanning the schools, exclusive of these
items. something less than $4,000 for
the school year up to March l., 1900.
to $74, 892.7S, leaving a, deficit of about
$4,000 which. is outstanding in the
shape of orders. The board estimates
that the cost of maintaining Ottumwa
schools for the next school year will
amount to 200, over $4,000 less
than the amount of income received
for the last school year, and over $685.
600 less than the total amount expend-
ed last year, which included portion
of the price paid for the erection and
equipping of the high school building.
The last school year $50, 703.10 was paid
TO teachers, including the month of
February which properly belong to
1898, and the board estimates that $45,-
600 will be required in the next school
year The reduction in part of the
total estimated amount required to
paw the expense may be accounted for
by the fact that the high school is
built and but $4,000 will be required
to pay bonds and interest, thus lessen
ing the expense i'll a great measure.
The school census of Inc city of OF
tumwa shows 1864 children of an age
that would render them eligible to at
tend an institution of learning. The
enrolment, however, last September,
shortly after the school census was
taken, shows 4.173 pupils attending
the schools, or 1861 boys and girls
who either could not or would not at
tend OF the total attendance, 2,7l1
were DO. 5 and 1858 girls. The aver
age daily attendance in all schools was
1855. The average compensation paid
The male teachers amounted to S132.33,
and that of the female teachers
amounted to SAT. The average cost of
tuition for each pupil per month was
but $3.50. The value of the school
buildings was put at $2SO,0OO, while
the equipment was put at $1,000, which
would be entirely inadequate now since
the high school building has been
built. 80
Receipts.
Following are the receipts from all
sources for the school year ending
March i, 1900:
County taxes. i. $40, TITS. SO
Semi-annual superintendent. 3,9sS.15
Tuition. ............. 1885
Sale old iron.... 1890. $50
Total ~. s74, ses.7s
Expenditures.
Teachers salaries (including
month of February, 1899
s., O1e.s1j ,7o3.1o
Bonds redeemed (s5,ooo) and
interest. ......... 9,54s.es
Erection hirh school $500. 5,253.S6i
Equipment high school .... 4,7O5.s6.
Janitors' pay.... .......... 4,6O4,67
Repairs and Improvements. Abba
Grading high school lot. ..... 2,357.33
General supplies =. .......... 2,25s.94
Fuel. $50. 49,. .......... 2,O21.26I
Stone wall, coping and steps
high school lot. 1,5g2.37
Heating apparatus high
school. ~. ]. ............. 1,593.oo
Walks and driveway, high
school lot. !. ............ 79O.6s
Insurance. -. ........ Stalls
Secretarys salary and enum-
erarlon.... ........ 312.50
furniture. 49,. -. 80. 1922. 20
Boiler inspection and insur-
ance.... ........ $1,000
Janitors' help. !. >. sea-. 2OO.5O
Printing and advertising -. 1890
Freight and drayage.. ...... 171.44
Architect expenses. >. 80. 10000
Telephone 80. 49,. ~. 1890
Engineer work in grading. 1857
Superintendent construction !,
high school. $780,. 1o5.oo
Taxes.... ............ $500
Rent .............. 10000
light. 1890. $500. 60.59
Election expenses. ;. ...... 1855
Weighing coal. 1855. ........ 22.s61
Secretary's office expenses.... 2.51
Total. 80. -. ......ss4,41s.31
Estimate.
The board makes the following esti-
mate Of the several amounts necessary
70 maintain the schools of the district
for the coming year:
Bonds and interest. 100000
-Taachars AK ono
ancidentals.... 80. .......... $4,000
Total.... 49,. 80. ......$61, 10000
THE COKE INDUSTRY.
Mr.. Manning Receives Communication
.;i From Mr.. Letter.