The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-13
BOARD ASKSS86,oOO
REPORT OF COMsIIT-rEE on FL
NANCE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
SUBMITTED TO COUNTY.
So, 200 MORE IS THE ESTIMATE TO
ACCOMMODATES COLoRED
CHILDREN.

Committee DiscIOses Necessities for
Accommodation of COIored Youth
but Made no RecOmme ndatiO N.
The Report of the Committee Re-
ferred to the Committee on Bud
get of the County Commissioners.
VIII Not be Acted Upon for a
Month Yet.
The financial statement Of the Board
of Education, disclosing the estimated
resources and expenditures. for 1904 and
the sum which will be needed as an
appropriation from the county for the
maintenance of the schools for, 1904, as
they are at present conducted, was
submitted to the County Commissioners
at their meeting yesterday afternoon.
This report shows that $S5,9S1.59 or. in
round numbers, $780, 900, will be needed
for the work.
From time to time. 1t is submitted
in the report, the attention of the
Board of Education has been called to
the fact, by delegations from the color
ed people, that there are in the city
several hundred colored children who
cannot be admitted into the public
schools for lack of room. To accom-
modate these children $4,000 would
have to be available, the members of
the board estimate. OF this amount
$4,000 would be used in the erection
of a building, $1,000 for a site, an
equal amount for furniture, heating,
af n6 fOVs aYaf axn
each year.
No RecOmm endatiOn for COIOred
schools.
The report of the Finance Commit
tee does not recommend or suggest
that an appropriation be made for this
purpose. 1t merely discloses the need,
leaving the matter entirely with the
commissioners. The amount which
would be required from the county, ac-
cording to the estimate, to conduct the
schools as they have been in the past
and provide ample room for the colored
children would be 1892
The report shows the cash balance
Jan. l. 1908, the resources and estimat-
ed expenditures of the board for the
year 1903, and the estimated resources
and expenditures of the board for the
year 1904. 1t is a very concise and
comprehensive document, prepared by
the board, which consists of Col ].
H. Estill, Capt. Henry Blum, Judge S.
b. Adams, and r J. Davant, ESQ.
The statement was referred to the
Committee on Budget. 1t will not be
acted upon for a month. At the next
meeting of the commissioners it is
probable that the committee will make
its report to the board. This report
Will then be submitted to the grand
jury for its Endorsement. The action
of the grand jury will be watched with
interest, as it is frequently the case
that Some change in the educational
appropriation is made. The last grand
jury, it will be remembered, recon-
mended new Barnard street school.
The Committees Report.
The amount estimated by the Com
Ynittee on Finance of the Board of
Education exceeds the amount appro-
priated by the county for education
last spring of $4,000. In addition to the
amount appropriated by the Board OF
Commissioners, about $40. 900 will be
appropriated by the state. This amount
last year was $40,152.
The detailed statement of the FL
nance Committee follows:
Jan. 1, 1908.
Resources.
Cash on hand Jan. l. 1903 IS S,SS7 So
Balance due from state ac-
count 1902 ........ ......... 1894 50
4otdl '....... ....'...........S 24,S22 A
Indebtedness.
Call loans due Jan.
i, 1903 .............$ 10,500 90
Unpaid bills, 1902. 43O O3
Advanced by coun-
ty in Dec, 1902,
on account of
1903 49,. .......... $1,000 90 1880 OS
Ralanon Ian A,
Estimated resources and expendi-
lures from Jan. /, 1903, to Jan. l, 1904
Resources.
cash balance, Jan. /, 1908. .$ S92 Al
State appropriation, 1903 49,. 40,152 90
County appropriation, 1903.. $4,000 90
High school fees (estimated). $500 90
s. w. r. r. dividends .... 100 90
s127s44 Al
Expenditures.
Pay rolls .....,.... $114,0O0 90
Supplies Gtemized
in reporD ....... 4295 90
School houses Gtem-
lied in reporD o.. 1894 90
$126,6S9 90 $126,sSs 90
Estimated cash balance,
Jan. /, 1904 ................$ 955 Al
Estimed resources and expenditures
from Jan. l, 1904 to Jan. /, 1906.
Expenditures.
aS IollS 49,. ..... ........ Sll0,OUO %
Supplies Qtemized in report). 4,295 90
School houses Qtemized in
report ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1884 90
Total expenditures ...... $3.50, $50 90
Resources.
Cash balance from
January, 1903..$ 955 IL
State appropria-
ton, if same as
lSOS ....-.-....... 40,1b2 90
High school fees
(estimated) go. $500 90
S. w. R. r. divi-
dends .......... 100 90
$44,7O7 Al s44,7O7 Al
County appropriation needed. $S5, 9s1 SO
LOST RIGHT LEG
BY RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
His right leg crushed by a S. A. L.
train at Meinhard, Mr.. William Brun-