The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-31
BOYNTON SHOWS
WORK OF HOUSE
New School Estimates Have
Been Reduced.
HOPE Is NOW IN SENATE
Commissioners Expect to Appear Be
fore Committee Tomorrow to
Have Items Restored.
HOPE Is NOW IN SENATE

The Board Of Education has renewed
its recommendation for an equitable in
crease in the salaries of teachers AZ
the request Of Commissioner Macflr-
land. President H V Boynton. of the
Board, has forwarded a list of all the
items in the Commissioners school esti-
mates which were omitted from the
District bill as it passed the House of
Representatives.
The Commissioners will attempt to
secure favorable action on the neceS-
SarY items when the bill IS considered by
the Senate Committee The Commits
sioners expect 10 appear before the com
mttee tomorrow.
Estimates Reduced.
The estimates of the board, as ap-
proved by the Commissioners amounted
to S2,104, ,000.15. and these Were reduced
by the Appropriations Committee to
81, ,400,334 and by the House, under a
point of order, which cut off two eight
room schoOlhouses, to 81, ,645. .734. which is
81, 5S3 less than the current appropria-
ton and a reduction from the Commits
sioners' estimates of $45S. .2G6.15.
Besldes reducing the estimates for sa-
IdfleS for teachers. many important
Items Were omitted or severely cut The.
estimate Of $500 for care of smaller
Du1ldlngS and rented rooms was cut TO
9OsOov, the SSIlHldtG OF 2l,UJD lot cabl-
ret maker tor repairing school furni-
ture was altogether omitted
The $4,000 required for repairs and i'm
proYements TO buildings and grounds
came ont of the House grist mill cut
to $4,000 This item is 10 include re-
pairing and renewing heating anG ven
! tlating apparatus. for which a separa te
appropriation of $500 was made last
year.
The sum of $4,000 is needed for re
pairs in plumbing and only So, 1000 was
| appropriated. For the purchase and re
pair Of tools. $40, 600 was appropriated
against an estimate Of 81, 900.
The appropriation for the new Busi-
ness High School furniture, and equip
Inent was 81, 7,ooJ, and the estimates
$33 lS5. OF the omitted items that fo,.
Ia bora tories. 1920. is the most impor-
tant. All provisions for maps and ap-
paratus for the teaching of commercial
ard general geography have beer
The estimate of $1,000 for vacation
schools WIS omitted
Teaching Under Difficulties.
The estimate of $135. 900 for the exten-
sion of the Mckinley Manual Training
School, and $500 for the purchase of
lot adjoining the same school on the
south We're omitted. This school now
with seats for $50. The Central High
School and the Henry School are taxed
to their utmost tc make temporary pro-
vision for the first year pupils OF the
Mckinley School. according to the
statement of the Board of Education
AT present the school is conducted In
| five differ Mt places.
The items of $50, 600 for two eight-room
buildings in Georgetown and South
| Washington were cut out of the bill OF
! a point of order The estimate OF
$50, ,958. IS for the purchase of ground ad-
| joining John w. Ross School; $4,000 fol
| .Tf1T, HlIi iVe grounds Of h.
| Tenley School. and $500 for the pur
] chase of ground adjoining the Petwartf
/ School, were all left out of the bill.