The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-24
ESTIMATES FOR
The FISCAL YEAR
School Committee Puts the
Figures at S863,77l.
FIVE new BUILDINGS WANTED
Board Recommends Extensive Addltlens
10 tho Cit's Present School Fasll-
tiles, Giving a. More Rooms.
FIVE new BUILDINGS WANTED

The school committee last night in ees-
sion at the Classical High school took a
look into the future, making plans and
estimating costs for the year ending Sept.
S0th, 1897.
The committee on apportionment gave
an estimate as 10 the amount OF money
required TO run the schools for the next
year as $ss3.77l, stating also that this
would probably fall short OF actual needs
| by $4,000. The committee on grammar
and primary schools recommended the
erection OF five new buildings and the
making CT additions to one.
Another matter to cause discussion was
the no-school rule in bad weather. Mr..
Hogan appeared on the floor as the cham
pion OF the teachers In this case, plead
ing that It was unjust TO them to have
10 be present when so few OF the pupils
! attend.
The meeting was called 20 order at s
| o'clock with President Rueckert In chair.
| Superintendent Small presented the names
| OF Elizabeth V. Carroll and Winifred @.
| Gleason for teachers and the names were
| confirmed after which they were elected.
! He also presenteL report OF the enroll
ment. showing that there were T,450 pu-
1
shown OF s92 The committee on accounts
reported bills auL.ted sll,672 IL. and a bal
| ance after payment was shown TO be S319.
6S5ss The fixed charges were S35S.-
| 3l2 leaving net balance OF S26,373sS The
accounts were allowed and ordered paid.
| The report OF the committee on ap-
portionment was then presented, showing
the estimated coels for the next year.
For salaries and pay OF teachers, Off
| GERS. clerks, tanitors and employees, $751;
s29: evening schools, s39, 600; books and
supplies and apparatus. $4,000; fuel A6.-
900; light s42oo: water, Al0o; tuition. Nor
NAL school, School OF Design. Cranston.
$3.50; furniture. janitors' supplies and fix
lures, Sl04 miscellaneous items, sl2
62o contingencies. s5coo, making total OF
1868, III.
The report also showed that there was
a difference in the estimate OF this year
and the one made. OF $4,000 Upon In
quiry II was found that there would poe
sibly be a deficit of $4,000. The report
was ordered received and sent 10 the city
auditor.
Mr.. San souci. for the committee on
kindergartens, reported progress and ask
ed for more time to carry on the work.
The request was granted. The committee
on grammar and primary schools pre-
sented a report recommending the build
Ing of five schools and the enlarging OF
one. The report recommended the en-
-
from a four TO an eight-room building TO
erect at ten-room building at the juno
tion OF Atwelrs avenue and Lily street.
an eight-room building In the place OF
the Branch Avenue Primary school and
| an eight-room school near the site OF the
present Thayer Street Primary school a
| four-room brick building in place OF the
| present one on East street and ten
room building at or near the junction OF
Plain and Public streets. Resolutions
were adopted endorsing the recommenda-
| ations OF the superintendent for addition
| al recommendations.
The session was then devoted to new
| business The report OF the school CEN
sus for month OF January was received
from Supervision G.. f. Whittemore.
President Rueckert read an invitation
TO the committee to attend the gradua-
| ton exercises OF the Evening High school
| on March 9Th
Mr. Hogan then injected into the meet
ing some added life by pleading for the
teachers who were compelled 10 attend
school on stormy days when there were
! so. few OF the pupils on hand. He said
that on n recent occasion nine teachers
| had attended school, meeting only two
| pup,ls there. superintendent Small COM
batted this, stating that the instances
cited were the exception and that the
| teachers ought to be fHiiy as able 10 at
tend to their duties as were the hundreds
| OF shop girls, who daily had 10 wade
through all conditions OF weather 10 at
| tend 10 their duties.
Several OF the members OF the commit
tee asked for information upon the mat
ter OF signals, which were furnished
Then Mr. Hogan took exceptions to Mr.
| Smalls statements and made a motion
that he furnish the committee at its next
meeting the exact attendance on rainy
days so that the matter might be more
definitely put before the body.
Some discussion OF the system of noti-
flying the parents OF no school days then
| ensued.
| A resolution was offered asking the
| committee on evening schools 10 present
at the March meeting a report OF the In
| vestigation OF the trade schools OF New
| York The resolutions was adopted
| There being no further business, the see
| sion then adjourned