The Washington times., 1907-10-13
Board Seeks an Increase
Of S856,335 for Schools
In AnnGal Appropriation
Yearly Report Filed With
the Commissioners
Late Yesterday.
Exceeds the Amount Re-
ceived From Congress
by $1,736,7 3l.

The Board Of Education submitted its
annual estimate for the fiscal year md
ing June 80. 1919. to the Commissioners
late yesterday afternoon.
The Commissioners must according 10
law send this estimate TO Congress Just
as II Genes to them. However, they
may submit any recommendations they
see At IN connection with the estimates
furnished them.
Exceeds Appropriation.
According to the estimate, il will re-
Quire 4,10O 40 20 conduct the schools,
Including salaries. extensions. anu re-
pairs. This Is an increase over the cur
rent years estimate Of 50, IS. and aR
increase of 81. 7Ss, Is1 over what Congress
appropriated
! The largest item in the estimates Just
submitted is the 1873, 900 Tor new school
buildings. Thsp comes salaries for
| teaches amounting to Sips, so; longev-
/ ity pay. S165, 900; jsnitors and caretakers,
{l2S.66O; miscellaneous account, $50, 80,
salaries Of officers, Sos, 220; Librarians
! and clerks. $500; allowance 10 prInci-
| pals for session rooms, 81, ESQ; nighI
schools. $500; kindergarten supplies,
g. COO: attendants at offices, SC so; med
| Teal inspectors. $500.
Provides for Architect.
The increase provides for sn architect
to devote his time to drawing plans and
| supervising the erection Of schools at
/ 50 600 This work Is now done BY the
Building Inspector. TO provide for the
longevity account sl65.0OJ will be neces-
/ u
/ for is an appropriation fer the altera-
/ ton OF Central High School, TO include
a modern equipped gymnasium. In re-
mo..eling the FrankliA School the board
seeks to have storerooms and office quar-
| ters for the board
Changes Proposed.
The more important new positions
sought. in addition to those mentioned
above. and the proposed increases In
the salaries OF the force are: Increase
from 5000 to s., 400 for the secretary of
the board: chief clerk. new. 81, sOJ: an ad-
ditional stenographer and clerk for the
| superintendent Of schools at SI.40O; an
increase OF 500 each for two stenogra-
piers from $50: an additional clerk to
/ the board OF examiners at 81 200; truant
/ Offlcers need $3.50
The total increase in teachers salaries
amounts to $500. with hfty-six addi-
tionEl teachers. There is an Increase Of
$3.50 for night schools. and there is an
increase Of $5oOoO In the miscellaneous
account.
For new buildings, purchase Of sites.
equipment OF buildings for the coming
iscal year the sum Of s1.s7s.OO0 is asked
for
This is distributed in the estimate as
follows:
Equipment and extension OF .,e Nc
Kinley Manual Training School. Ss5, 600:
for a normal and model school building
in Columbia Heights, $500 600: for q sim
for twelve-room building to relieve
Franklin School and Thompson, 500. COO.
Repair Central High School.
Alterations and repairs to Central
High School. equipment and erection OF
a gymnasium are estimated at sso.Ooo.
The completion OF Mckinley Manual
Training School building. calls for s12S-
600; extension Of Business High School.
$4,000; the purchase OF ground and a
four-room building to the Monroe
School. $4,000; an eight-room building
near Cleveland Park. $4,000: refttiug
Franklin School. $4,000; a twelve-room
building on the Garfield School site,
$500; and addition 70 Western High
School. $1,000
Smaller items call for the pur-
chase Of a site adjoining The Arm
strong Manual Training School for AT
addition to the school. at $1,000: for a
lot adjoining the Adams School for a
: Fairgrounds, at $500; the construction
ard equipment Of a gymnasium for thC
NJ Street High School, at 81 600; for 4
site and the erection of an cight-roorr
building adjacent TO the johnson
School, at $4,000; repairs to the John
T. Cook building. at s.. 800; purchase. OF
a lot adjacent to Seaton School al
IS. 900; lot for Fairgrounds FOR NJ Street
. High School. at SIS. 900; a site for ex-
tension II LoveJcy School, al s., 500; foi
four-room addition to the Orr
School, at $4,000; the purchase OF To-
in Petworjh. at $4,000; additional grounC
for the Chevy Chase School, at $40. 900
an adjacent lot to the Phelps School
Fat So. 900; for a twelve-roonied buildinl
! south Of Pennsylvania avenue anS
West Twenty-third street. at $500
, land adjoining Stevens School, at SIS,
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