The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-10-08

Guiding Equipment--Mr. Kirschner
Requests sum for Additional Equip
ment at Boardman--s2,5oO Fixed for
This.
AT the board of education meeting
held last evening in the boards room
the principal business transacted was
the preparation Of the estimates OF cur
rent expenses, which will be submitted
to the board of finance. A request was
received from Mr.. Kirschner, director
of the Boardman department Of the
New Haven High school, asking for an
appropriation to be used for the pur-
chase of additional equipment for the
school. He stated that the school had
been intended to accommodate $50 pu-
pills, but now $50 were regularly taking
Its courses. He asked for about $4,000
in all, and requested that IL the entire
sum was not available, a part at least
be included in the estimates The
board decided to include an item Of
s., 800 in response to Mr.. KIrschner's re-
quest. His request was approved by
DR. Cushing, principal Of the High
school.
The question OF asking for an appro-
priation for a new schoolhouse to be
erected on the lot already owned by the
school district at the corner Of Orchard
and Scranton streets, was taken up. 1t
was stated that new eighteen room
building should be added to our schools
every year in order to keep pace with
the increase in pupils, which averages
500 or 600 a year. A proposition to make
the building a twelve room one was
made. but 1t was decided that an eigh-
teen room building was necessary The
board considered carefully the question
as to how much money should be ask
ed for to cover the proposed building,
and it was voted to ask for $40, 600, which
includes also the equipment Of the
building. Superintendent Beede told
the board that this new building was as
much a necessity as any the school dis
trict had.
In fixing the estimates of the text
books it was figured that the average
amount required is $1.75. and there are
/ $50 pupils, making this total, $2,8S7.
50. The grammar school requirement
is sixty cents per capita for 1880 pu-
pills. totaling $10,110.
The board appointed Miss Ruth Roth
child as principals assistant In the
Day and webster districts at $500 q
year.
The estimates for stationery and mis-
Leellanaous supplies are to be divided in
to accounts ar those required by teach-
ers and those needed for the use OF
lpupils. The board Of finance will fix
upon those tomorrow.
The estimates as adopted last night
arc;
Salaries Of teachers, day schools, $31s
735: salaries of teachers, night schools
Sd. 500: salaries Of janitors day schools
$4,000: salaries Of ia4lir@rs, nieht
schools, $3.50; salaries Of officers, $1,000;
clerical assistants, $4,000; rent, $500;
fuel for next years supply, $4,000; fue
additional to complete this years sup
lply, $4,000; printing, $1,000; janitors
Esupplies, $2,040, apparatus and library
/ 81, 200; laboratory supplies. $1,000; schoo
census, 1925; gas, $1,000; telephone ser
vice. $f,054: graduation exercises. higf
eNfSt
letc., $1,000; incidentals, $1,000; electric
current $1,000: repairs and improve
Iments to buildings. grounds, furniture
iblackboards and heating apparatus, SIS
! 0G0; new water closets, Ferry street
school, $500; new furniture $4,000
Iequipment Boardman school, $500
The special expenses include an eigh,
teen room building, and quipment, Web
ster district. $4,000 site, Day district
| 81, 500; site winchester district, $1,000
site, Strong district, 5000.
II an appropriation for free text books
| is made the board recommends fol
schools below High school, $10,110; fol
High school, $2,S87.50.
| In presenting the estimate of $15,00t
| for the repair account, Mr.. Wheeler
stated that the amount asked for was
a small sum to appropriate for repairs
ON the amount Of property invovled
The property owned by the school dis
trict is valued in round numbers at 81
100000,