Evening star., 1907-10-13

MIA avenue and west of 23d street, Sl3O,OOO
A building in this section is necessary
because of the crowded condition Of the
schools in the surrounding buildings.
Purchase of ground adjacent to the
Stevens School. approximately 1900
square feet, S25. 600
The purchase of these lots Will provide
space for playground for the children of
the Stevens School building.
Purchass of ground adjacent to the Pea
body School. approximately 1900 square
feet. $1,000.
This fourteen-room school building has
practically no playground, and should be
provided with such.
Purchase of lots adjacent to Phillips
School. 2l.OOO square feet, $16,5OO
Purchase of ground. approximately 10
900 square feet, adjacent to the Morgan
School, $1,000
New Structure for Brookland.
Complete erection of school building
at Brookland. $1,000. The purchase of
proposed site for the location Of new
school In Brookland has left an insult
fcient sum for the erection of suit
able building. Seven thousand dollars ad-
ditional Is asked for this purpose.
Purchase of ground adjacent 20 FIJI
more School, approximately 25O0O
square feet. $4,000. This school has
practically no playground, the children
being compelled to play In the street.
winch Is quite tNoTousHid anu soo-
jects them to great risk.
Purchase of ground for school in
eighth division to replace Potomac
School. approximately $4,000 square
feet $4,000. This building is far be-
hind the times as a modern city school
building. It should be abandoned and
an ample site secured on which to erect
a proper structure for school purposes.
Purchase Of ground for school IN IN
ninth division. approximately 10000
aicrHk knr rhnn
is already crowded, and the board Of
education is required to rent quarters
533 18th street southeast, costing S1,2OO
per annum.
Pay Of officers.
The sum of ss5, ,22O is asked for pay for
the officers of the school system. This
sum is an increase of more than 5000.
Provision is made for school architect,
the salary being $1,000; an increase of
500 In the salary of the secretary of the
board, who at present receives s2OOO;
chief clerk. at a salary Of $1,000; an ad-
ditional stenographer and clerk for the
exclusive use Of the superintendent lent OF OF
schools. at 81 400; increases of 1920 in
the salaries of the two stenographers in
| the office OF the board; an additional
| clerk to the board Of examiners. at Sl0OO,
and three extra clerks, at $l.OOO each; an
additional messenger, at 500; an IN
| to the assistant superintendent. who re-
| ceives $3.50, and an increase of 500 for
| clerk to the board of education.
For salaries for attendance officers
| whose duty it is to see that the children
| do not play "hookey." the sum of $3.o4O
| is asked For teachers of all classes
| 81, ,24S, $50 is desired-an increas OF more
than $40, 900. Provision Is made for fifty
six additional teachers.
For Librarians and Others.
| For salaries of, librarians $500 is
! wanted, the same as for this year The
sum of S165, coo, the longevity pay for
teachers and officers. and S31 $50 for prn-
cipals of grade schools buildings for serv-
| ices rendered. in addition to their grade
| salary. To maintain the night schools
| the sum of SIS, 500 is desired, an increase
of 81, 800. For kindergarten supplies $1,000
! is asked, an increase of $500.
| For payment of janitors and the care of
| school buildings $12S, $50 is said to be nee
| essary, an increase of S22,tO0 For pay
ment of medical inspectors the sum Of
| $1,000 is asked, the same as appropriated
| for the present year.
| Next to the amount wanted for the pur-
| chase of new sites and the erection of
new schools the largest individual sum
requested is for what Is known as mis-
| cellaneouS expenses" For this purpose
| the board says it needs S5o9,2oO, an in
| crease of more than $4,000
Comment by Mr.. Macfarland.
| When asked for an expression Of opin-
ion as to the estimates. Commissioner
Macfarland made the following statement
| II observe, in looking over the estimates
| of the board of education, under a recon-
mendation Of a $1,000 salary for school
architect under the direction of the board
of education, for the planning, construct
ing and maintaining Of school property in
| n3Sfri Of he fol nil n
| note:
GAS in other large cities, the need of
an officer who shall give his whole atten-
ton to such work is strongly felt The
money appropriated by Congress for
school structures, instead OF being imme-
diateiy used, Is frequently unused for
months. or. in some instances. years.
while the schools are deprived Of the ben
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