The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-13
MORE MONEY NEEDED
COUNTY Is ASKED TO APPROPRIATE
sos, 700 FOR EDUCATION.
AN INCREASE OF $4,000
OVER THE COUNTY APPROPRIATION
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

School and Pay Rental on Chatham
Academy-BOard Started 1902 with
Deficit of $4,000 and the Actual
Increase i'm Expenses of Operation
and Maintenance Is About $1,000.
Commissioners VIII Consider
Statements.
The Board of Education estimates that
it will require an appropriation from the
county of nearly a hundred thousand dol
lars to carry the school system through
the year 1902. The exact amount of the
county appropriation needed, as estimat-
ed by the board is 1908. SO.
The county appropriation for last year
was $S5,O0O of which amount $4,000
which had been added to the budget pre-
pared by the County Commissioners by
the grand jury, it was specifically direct
ed should be applied to the construction
of the Thirty-eighth Street School This
would leave balance for the actual op-
Grafton and repair of the schools of $75,-
900.
About four-ffths of the increase of S25,-
600 above this amount made in the Board
Of Education's estimate of expenditures
for 1902 is for construction. OF the entire
amount $9,SSS.0 represents the balance
due on the now completed school building
on Thirty-e eighth street and $4,000, the
rental of Chatham Academy, for The
years 1901 and 1902. Under the agreement
with the Chatham Academy trustees the
Board of Education is to pay $500 the
first year, and 5000 for the second.
The payments necessary to be made for
the completion of the Thirty-eighth
Street School and the $4,000 rental of
Chatham Academy will cause deficit
in the boards treasury, at the end of
the year 1901, which is estimated at $18,-
O75.0S. This, carried over to 1902 pro-
dIces the necessity for the comparatively
large appropriation. The actual increase
in operating expenses and maintenance is
only about 5000, there having been a de-
felt of $500 Jan. /, 1901
The statement of the Finance Commit
tee has been for some time in the hands
or the County Commissioners. 1t was
submitted to the board by the commit
tee at the meeting on Monday night,
ana was then approved and ordered
spread upon the minutes. The statement
shows the actual financial condition OF
the board on JAM 1, 1901 the probable
condition on Jan. l, 1902, and the esti-
mated expenditures for 1902
me lIldHCldt statement OF the board.
Jan. /, 1901, was as follows:
Call loans due Jan. l, 1901. 500 900. %
Current bills approved but unpaid 235. 90
Total Indebtedness due jan 1.
lSOL ............... ...... .......... "a 1856 80
Cash on hand, Jan. I,
l9O1 ........ ...............S 3, 800 Sc
Balance due from state,
account appropriated for
I9V0 ........... ............l4 y22.76
Balance due from county,
account appropriation
I9OO ..........,....... 49,. 25OO.O0 2O745.32
Dehclt ........ 3,39O.O7
The county appropriation for the wear
1900 included $4,000, which was specifically
directed by the grand jury to be expended
upon the Thirty-eighth street school buil1-
ing. AT the close of the year 1900 all of
this $4,000 and a considerable sum besides
had ben expended upon the building.
which was then nearing completion.
On January l, 1901, there was still due
from the state, on account of the approprf,
alton for 1900, $14.92276, and from the coun-
ty for the same year $780,
The payments upon the new school
building in excess of the special appropri
alton of $4,000, and the delay in receiving
the balances due from the state and coun-
ty made it necessary for the Board to Dor
row the sums indicated above.
The estimated resources and sxna,d;
lures of the board from ian ION n
Jan. l, 1902. are as follows:
Expenditures
Deficit Jan. /, 1901. ..........s 400 NJ
Payrolls OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. los 400 on
Supplies
otdllOHdfy ...................$ 700
ueI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900
House Observation-Disclosures. 400
School furniture - 4 700
Printing .............,. 400
Miscellaneous ......... 6OO- 7 ION M
School houses
Building balance due
on 3Sth Street School IS 9SS3 OF
Repairs ................... $500 90
Insurance ................ 743 90
Rent of colored schools. 444 O0
Rent advanced on Chat
ham Academy ......... 1900 co. 2S 575 OF
The resources are:
State appropriation for
1901 ..................Ss SIS 500 OF
County appropriations for
1901 .................... 5000 90
High school fees, esti-
mated .................. 1900 900
dends ............... 100 90 127 600 oS
Estimated deficit. Jan. l