Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-16
The SCHOOL, BOARDS FUNDS
Finance Committee's Chairman
Sounds Note of Warning.
THE MONEY ALMOST EXHAUSTED
Members Advised to Go Slow
in Expenditures.
Expenses of the Last Six Months Greatly
In Excess of Those Tor the Correspond
ing Period of the Previous year-There
is Likely to bean overdrait by March


finance COMMITTEES of the Board Of Edu
cation, made the announcement at
8 meeting of the board, that the
finances are running short ard recon
mended that the members go slow in
their expenditures. He said the ex
penditures for ths past SIX months were
far ahead of those for the same period
of last year, and at his request Treas
urer Bartram read a stat t,trert which
he mad prepared, showing the exoess OF
expenditures for the last sis months of
last year over those of 1900 TO he
as follows. Supplies. s34. II; salaries,
ST, 112. II; fuel, 81 GA IS; furniture,
81, ,695. 10; repairs, 81, 1913 building
account, SAG. SO miscellaneous, Sl94. 81;
total increase, Sl3 IA. TO-
President Shortlidge also cautioned
the members in regard to the expendi-
lures and sad the funds will, at the
present e, be exhausted in March
when there will be an overdraft, and
then it will be necessary to cut down.
Attent on being drawn to tho cost of
repairs, Mr.. O'Donnell said more re-
pairing was necessary during the period
mentioned than usual, owing to the
fact that some OF the schools were rer-
mitted to 90 without repairing while
this High School was being built.
No aotiun was taken in regard to the
matter.
Treasurer Ba"tram submitted his re.
port for December, which was approved.
1t was as follows: Re.ouroes Balances,
new buildings. s3.225.77; current ex
penses, SIG, 959 a6: appropriation from
City Council, current eSpenses, Sl4.-
pa. 81; interest from Union National
Bank, SIG 81; rent of house No. I0S
Delaware avenue, S57; returned from
teachers institute SIT. A.; amount re-
ceived for lost book at School No. l6,
% cen 81 total. s34, 521. %: disburse-
ments-. salaries paid teachers, s13, ass. 80
paid officers and ianiIors, 81, 500. 81
amount paid on building account,
SIG 81 furniture. 1852. Co; books and
stationery, S51l.6o; manual training
supplies, 2.s0 fuel, $302. 08; repairs,
81, 203 90; supplies for sewing teacher
and supervisor, Sl3.72; Institute Free
Library, S6i5. 81 miscellaneous teachers
| institute, attorney fees, &c.., SG05.41
balances, new building fund, So, 22o. ~
current expenses, s12, 672. 04; total,
S34, 52l.2S
The following orders were drawn
Salaries for teachers for Dscember,
S13, 463. 52 officers and ianitors,
sl,50u.97; miscellaneous bills. in
cludng Institute Free Library, 81, $50. 81
The bill of the Wilmington Machine
Co St04.20, for work in the manua
training department of the High School
was held up, as there appeared to bt
some uncertainty as to who ordered
some of the work
Recently the board ordered Bloun
door checks for a number OF schools
and when the bills were read Mr.
| O'Donnel objected to the price 8
each, and said he thought they coult
be purchased cheaper. He wanted th
bills held up for future consideration
DR. Frant. said it was the regu a
pri 1e and emphatically protested agains
Mr.. y Donnell proposed action. Boil
gentlemen made some remarks and be
coming emE hattie, the doctor said
Tommy O'Dounell runs one Of tn
most expensive schools in the city apt
/ don think he should object in thi
case, when the articles we're ordered b.
the hoard and procured at the regula
price :"
THAT ia false, =" said MIR O'Donne'l
land | don't like the member maxim
sucn statements, J was appointed oil
school which was out of repairs an
repairs had to be made.
President ShottlIdge rnpped for orde
and the debate ceased. Bids were aslSe
for the checks and the lowest bidde
was awarded the contract.
Tho comm ttee ON heat, fuel an
ventilation recommended the followin
increases in janitors' salaries, takin
effect from January lst, 1902; Schoo
Nos. 26 and 81, from 1920 to $3.50 pc
aunum; Nos. ,, ., 6, Z, IL, II and 2,
S247. 50 to s215; Nos 3. s, 10, u, |:
IA, 10, 20 and 25, S275 to $500; No. u
s302. go t. S325: No. 4, S467, 30 to 5000
No. 9, $500 to $3.50: No. /. $3.50 to $500
No. "a, s5TTII 80 to $500; No, 16, S605
500; No, 2S, $3.50 to $3.50; No. Il
Sl37.50 to st50; No. 23, s165 to Sl7'
! assistant engineer and fireman at IL
High School, $3.50 to S750 The con
mittee also recommended that II
,, position of ianitor at the High Soho
be abolished un April lst, the work
!, devolve upon the eng neer. Chairnla
!, Frantz explained that while there is
: = total increase of su61, there is only
= net increase of sl10, the High Schc
ianitor's salary, whose services are
!, be dispensed with, amounting 10 $50
On motion of Mr. Horn, it was decide
|, to dsger action until the next meetin
. Bids for furnishing scissors for tt
y use Of the sewing scholars we're receive
' as follows: Capelle Hardware Co. i
dozen, 81. 10 per dozen; DelawaI
Hardware 90. 13l dozen, s3 20; E.
r. Butler u Sou, 81 dozen, 81, ST.
d and 92 cents, according to kind; Pral
IS Educational Co of New York. l31 doze
. 81. 10: Woodward 4 Bro, 131 doze
q 81. 55 and 81. 30, according to kind. III
i bids we're referred to the manual trai
d ing commi ttee, with power 10 act.
j. Judge Gray, Bishop Coleman, Joi
10 S. Rossell, ierbart N. Fell and Villa
j. Hofmann, msmhers of the McKinl
Vt Memorial Association, were present,
1t behalf of the movement 10 nave a Gel
% bration OF the late President Mchi
l. ley's birthday anniversary on Janua
ls 29th, in the public schools, Judge CIR
reviewed the work of the associate
and said about 81, 300 had Eeen su
scribed, but that amount is inadequH
ID for the purpose. He said it ls de
" cate matter to ask the school chlldr
1. and Their parents to subscribe, throu
I. the schools. to any public movemei
Y, but this is most exceptional case, a
Q. he recommended an appropriate c
= servance of Mckinley Day, on whi
m an opportunity might he afforded t
r chi 'dren and their parents to ma
4 Il.