Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-18
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
Estimates Tor Running the schooIa
 for One. Year.

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 The estimates for running the de partmentt of education formed the main transaction at the meeting of the board of education last evening. Vice Chairman Chapman presided. Reports were made regarding the school condi- I tions in the Bunker Hill and Bucks Hill district, which was to the effect that no appreciaIhle Improvement has l taken place so far, and the committee on hygiene and school houses, through ] Comnissioner Griggs, chairman, re- ported in favor of a gasolene engine Instead of electric or water motors for operating the ventiiating apparat- uses.
 Superintendent Tinker stated that 1 the attendance at the evening schools l is 30 more than it was last year at the opening, that is to say, the full attend ance is 620. He also stated that the outlook for the year is very good. ] The school medical examiners, Drs ] Monagan and Goodrich, have begun work in some of the schools, Aand the appointment of such officers was a great step forward, in Superintendent Tinkers opinion. The school conditions in general were discussed at great length, and it seemed to be the opinion of the board that the proper thing tosdo is to keep 4 up with the flood of increase in the crease rose to almost GOO children. !. which in Superintendent Tinker's opinion is little short of wonderful It is certanly unprecedented If the flood continues at that rate, and 1t I seems 1t will, there is nothing left the city to do but build school every ] year in order to keep abreast of the flood and escape drowning. Once it gets beyond control 1t will be almost Impossible to catch up with it.
 Commissioner Griggs favored the idea of building eight or ten room I schools every year. considering that it takes aboht year to build school and hand it over to the board for use. Commissioners Mcdonald said that in view of the great help the city is re- ceiving from pnrochial schools, educat- l ing three or four thousand children without a cents expense to the city, the state ought to do something for them
 Commissioner Griggs said that 1t is easier to take care of the increase ar this time than it will he later on. l The full list of estimates of expensei of the maintenance of the schools next year is as follows:
 Teachers Salaries $145, ,7ss;. in- crease, $5,S36.
 I Officers Clerk. $1,o0o inspector. 2 5000; truant officer. $750; supply clerk, $4so. Total, $3,13o; decrease, $7O.
 T Furniture and Janitors' Supplies $3. .Q25: increase, S02S.
 Fuel and Lights $12, 600. I Textbooks and Library Accounts S9,aO0.
 Stationery and supplies-$s, 100; in- crease. $500.
 Janitors- Payroll S1S,70O; increase, S1O0, due to new rooms,
 Exense- Printing, $500: enuinera- ton, $500; insurance, $1.700: gradua- ton. $500: telephones. $7S0; eontin- gent, $500. Total, $4,soo; decrease, $1SO.
 Maintenance and Repairs $21o.- 173.00; increase. $13,673.
 Special--we street heating. $500; Porter street. heating, $500; Mulcahy, walks and grading, 5000; Mulcahy second floor, I$1 900. $1 900; Russell, land $1,0o0; Driggs, land, S4,O00; Driggs, walk, $550. $4,450;
 Walsh. grading and fence, $1,200; en- zine, $500: Croft. furniture and archi- tect, Sh,SO0: Croft, grading and fence, a $475, $82S1; school bonds and inter
 est, $40,77H. Total special appropria- ton decrease. $32,419), $S0,308, Grand
 total for 1D05 decrease, $fS,741),l S8o2, ,479. Croft. balance unexpended to be reapproprinted $40,09S. TO-. Resosirces-State. $32,000; evening
 school. $650; library. $490; tuition, $4,- 4a2; sinking fund, 5,400.s Total, $4S,- O32
 First Taxation District Teachers
 f33) at $4Oo per year. $13200; text
 books and supplies ($1.10 per pupil, { 35c supplies) 1900; library account, $22O: tuition and care, $4S8. Total, Gncluding $1,O0O extra), $4,492; com
 tingent, increase miscellaneous sup
 plies.
 Resources State fund, s4,200; li-,
 brary, S110: S4,310. Commissioner Griggs, Vice. Chair
 man Chapman and Superintendent Tinker were appointed committee to
 take care of these estimates on their
 way through the board of aldermen and the board of finance