The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
10 THE u FOLKS

The committee on annual report here
with submit a brief Of the worl,
OF the school committee for the year 1904
1905.
we have continued our usual custom
of reducing the estimates SO far as pos
sible before submitting them to the city
council. The estimate for 1904-19O5 was
s764, 991. n city council made am APP
preparation OF 1868, 900. Also an additional
appropriation Of $4,000. which was intended
to cover the deficiency up TO the close OF
the fiscal year. In addition TO this we re-
ceivcd $50, $685. 80 revenue from poll taxes.
dog licenses. tuition. etc. and from the
state. making a grand total of s749. sos. 50.
which amount carried MS through the year.
leaving a balance OF less than a dollar to
our credit.
During the year the salary list Of the
teachers has been adjusted and an in
crease made. mostly i'm the salaries of the
grade teachers. The amount required for
tho payment Of teachers salaries for this
fiscal year Will be SS05. 1913.
This includes the sum OF SSs. O5O. the
additional amount called for by toe re-
cent increase in the salary schedule. OF
this increase teachers I'm the grammar.
primary and kindergarten grades viii re-
ceive S77,65O and the gramma masters
and high school teachers will receive
$500.
T meet the cost OF maintaining the
four large schools that have been opened.
this year and the increased salary list
the city council has given us S67. 900 in
excess Of the amount appropriated last
year.
we are anticipating with pleasure the
opening Of another new gramma school
Of IL rooms and a hall on Webster ave
nue. by the beginning OF the winter term
In February. This building will cost
about 500. 900.
also We are pleased to state hat tho
plans for the addition 10 the Technical
High school are we'll under way. when
this building is completed the Classical
High school building. where our present
headquarters are. Will be so relieved a.
10 enable a better assembling of the
executive and administrative Departments
OF the school committed.
with the addition OF the buildings al
ready partly occupied and tho connie
ton Of the Webster avenue grammar
school and the addition TO the Technical
High school. the needs of our depart-
ment VIII he met for some time TO come.
with but two exceptions. South Proyi-
dence district will soon need y new eight
room primary building and tho Branch
avenue district. or the section north ~
that. Will also need n now eisht-room
primary building.
The report also contained inforuatior
relative 10 the new school buildings erect
ed during the year and resolutions ON the
death OF Mayor Miller and PRINCIPAL I
w. V. Rich OF Messer street school and
n resolution OF regret at the wal
of Dr. Lester :. HIN. who has served ON
tho committee continuously for q taartcr
OF a century.
Mr.. Beane. for tho committee on ac-
counts. reported bills amounting To ito
pa They were ordered paid.
Mr.. a Souci, FOR the committee on
grammar and primary schools. reported
that the nominations had been approved
by the committee and the teachers were
elected.
President Rueckert read n communion
sion signed by Sarah NJ. Farmer. Cora
j. Hudson, Mary +. Richards and Leona
Hope, teachers o. music and drawing.
calling attention 90 tho fact that the
salaries OF all Of the speclnl teachers.
with tho exception Of then selves. had
been raised and requesting the committee
20 look into the matter. The communica-
ton vas referred 60 the committee on
salaries.
Communications were read from tho
Federation OF Woman Teacher and from
the Providence Teachers association.