The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-28
CITY MUST MEET
BIG DEFICIENCY
School Committee Wants $4,000
to Begin Without Debt, but Gould
Stagger Along With $4,000.

To the Honorable the School Committee
OF the City OF Providence
In accordance with section 3 or article
Nv OF the bylaws OF the school commit
tee. the committee on apportionment pre-
sents the following estimates OF the
amount of money required for the sup
port OF public schools for the next year,
ending Sept. 30, 1904:
For salaries, SOS, ,226.25; fuel $4,000. eve
ming schools. $4,000: books, supplies and
apparatus. $5l, 500: water. $3.50; lights.
$500: tuition State Normal school $1,000:
miscellaneous items. s7s4i.50i contingent
cies, 5000; school houses. janitors. furni-
ture and repairs. s65.l43; total S55. .67O7 70.
AS the school committee has been re-
quested by the city auditor in compliance
with section AZ. chapter II, revised ordi-
nance OF 1899. 10 submit it's estimates OF
the amount OF money that will be requir-
ed for the support OF public schools for
the next fiscal year on or before the first
Monday In March next, your committee
recommend the passage of the accom-
panying resolution:
Respectfully submitted for the commit
tee. JOHN A. TILLOTSON,
Chairman.
Resolved. That the estimates or the
amount OF money that will be required
for the support OF the public schools for
the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1904 as
reported this day by the committee OF
apportionment and the same are hereby
approved. and that the same be furnished
TO the city auditor in accordance with his
request. dated Feb .. 1903.
Mr. Beagan. for the committee on by
laws. stated the revision OF the bylaws
was somewhat larger task than was as
sumed and presented the report as pro-
gressive and asked for more time. SO
recorded and the request granted.
Mr. Risk, for the committee on domes-
tic science, stated that the committee had
not been given hearing on the matter Of
estimate for the conduct OF the schools
for the ensuing year He suggested that
the committee could use n small sum
OF money II 1t could be given It.
TEACHERS APPOINTED.
Mr. Rueckert made report for the COM
mittee on evening schools
The committee on evening schools
nominated Thomas L. Harmon, Catherine
J.. Brannon, Rebecca +. Mahoney, Mar
garet. c. Fallon. Harold w. james. Mary
J. German. Elizabeth b. Mcleod. Teresa
a. Donnelly. Mary A. Donahey. Frederick
w. O'Connell and Ellen r. Meehan as
teachers in the evening schools to fll va
cancies and they were confirmed.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
The executive committee presented the
following brief statement of the financial
situation for this year:
The estimate of the school committee as
originally submitted 20 the city council
I'm February. 1902, for the year ending
Sept 20. 1903, was s759 016.
This estimate was amended by the
school committee In March, 1902 be reduc-.
ing the amount 10 s70S, 1876. This was ac-
complished by eliminating n line OF spe-
rial work and by reductions In the num-
ber Of teachers and supervisors, and was
the absolute limit to which the commit
tee could go ar yet carry on the schools
as now maintai. ed
The amount. however, which was APP
proprlated by the city council was but
$3.50 600 G6l5 900 from the tax levy and
$4,000 estimated receipts) which amount
is $4,000 less than the lowest estimate OF
the amount that would be required by
the school committee
The GOAL situation OF this winter was
such that the fuel for the public schools
will cost largely in excess OF the amount
estimated. We have also been unable TO
get along with such large reduction In
the teaching force as was attempted and
we have been obliged TO add more teach
ers than were provided for I'm the re-
duced estimates of last May.
In 1898 the teachers salaries for Sep
tember were carried over 70 the next fls-
cal year beginning oct. !, and have been
so carried even ever since. They wifi
amount 10 Sil. 900 more than our appropri-
The schedule OF bills for September. IL
tho customary coal purchases are made
I'm the summer will amount TO about $40,
O00
On n very close estimate the expenses
for the balance OF the year, exclusive OF
the two above mentioned sums (teachers'
salaries and bills for September) will