Evening star., 1907-10-13
ESTIMATES FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board of Education Submits
Figures to Commissioners.
INCREASE OF $1,786,131
Need for Sites and Erection of New
Buildings.
ADDITION TO THE MCKINLEY
Requirements Set Forth in Detail.
Expression Of Opinion by Mr..
Mcfarland.
INCREASE OF s1,7e6,131
ADDITION TO THE MCKINLEY

The board Of education submitted to the
District Commissioners yesterday the es-
Inmates for the public schools for the
next fiscal year. The board asks for
$4.1tO,74O, an increase of 81, ,7Ss, 131 over
the sum allowed and $685. 335 more than
was asked for the present year.
The increase Is wanted mainly for the
purchase of sites and the construction Of
new buildings, for which purpose 81, ,953,-
OU0 is needed. For the present year the
board asked for $535, ,OO9 with which to pur-
chase sites and erect new buildings
Among the proposed new buildings is a
normal school. in Columbia Heights, to
cost S3O0,OO0. The normal school, it Is ex-
p-ained. has been occupying inadequate
quarters on the upper floors of the
Franklin School, while the kindergarten
department is housed in an unsuitable
building on 18th street, rented at 81 200
a year.
The sum of $4,000 is asked for the con-
struction of a normal school and model
school building, including site, for colored
pupils. The board explains that the col
oreu normal school has for years occupied
rented quarters in section of the city
which does not furnish a sufficient number
OF pupils for the practice schools that are
required. The annual rental has been
81 800. 1t is important that a site should
De purchased at once and suitable build
ing erected to accommodate this school.
Franklin Building for Offices.
The sum of s20O, 600 is asked for the
purchase of a site for twelve-room
school building to relieve the Franklin
building. This means that the use
n ha EN,-1n nlyli
purposes is to be discontinued and the
board OF education to occupy it as offices.
Inc Franklin building is lacking in most
OF the features of a modern school. the
poard says The Thompson building has
Deen unht for use for years. Buildings
adjacent to the latter, 1917 18th street
ana 1913 18th street. are rented at a cost
OF Si,ozo per annum. This item would
provide ample school accommodations for
the pupils of all of these buildings.
Inc sum of $4,000 is desired for altera-
Ions and repairs at the Central High
School building and the erection and
equpplng OF a modern and up-to-date
gymnasium The building was erected in
1871 and lacks the modern essentials of
schoo! and is in serious need of repair
the board says PAM
Completion of Mckinley School.
For the completion of the Mckinley
Manual Training School the sum Of
s125.o00 Is asked. The last Congress an
propriated s135.OO0 for the purpose of
building an addition to the building. but
the board OF education does not think
that the addition will be sufficient to
answer the purpose, and the additional
appropriation is necessary to accomm1
date the large number of children who
desire to attend the school, They saw
that II the appropriation Is made avail
ape at once the Whole building as
n nod hS
time.
The board also wants to extend the
building used as the Business High
School, and for that purpose asks an an
preparation OF $4,000
Additions, Repairs and New Sites.
Other school additions. repairs and new
sites asked for are as follows:
Purchase of ground and the erection of
four-room addition to the Monroe
School. S54, COO This school Is already
Overcrowded, and the rapid building up
of this section makes an addition to the
building imperative.
For one eight-room building and site in
or near Cleveland Park, $4,000. The
rapid growth of population in this suburb
makes it desirable to erect a building
therein.
For reftting Franklin School building
Tor storerooms, offices and board rooms,
ters for proper storerooms, offices for
school officials and for the board of edu-
cation. 1t is proposed to take q portion
of the Franklin School for this purpose
This can be done because the building is
not suited to schools. and because of the
further fact that the school population is
gradually being crowded out of this Sec
uon by the growth of business interests
about 1t.
Twelve-room building on the site of the
sos, 900.
The old frame structure at this point
shouid De replaced as soon as possible by
building large enough to accommodate
the pupils in the graded schools and in
clude the sewing class and cooking class
now occupying rented quarters in the
neighborhood.
Addition to Western High School build
ing, nine class rooms, S72, 600 This school
Is amply provided with grounds on which
10 erect this addition. to accommodate It's
increasing enrolment.
More Ground for the Armstrong.
Purchase Of lot 25, square 563. adioin-
ing Armstrong Manual Training School,
as a site for the erection of an addition
10 thls school, $4,000 This item has been
carried in the estimates for a number of
years. The Armstrong Manual Training
School has already reached the limits ~
It's capacity. The ground lying east is
necessary to provide for the future ex-
tension of the building.
Furchase OF ground adjoining the
Adams School building or some eouallv
desirable lot in the vicinity for use as a
playground, $4,000. 1t Is the policy of the
board OF education to provide annie
Fairgrounds adjacent to the several
schools.
Construction and equipment of a gvm-
nasium for the M Street High School
sZooco Ih1s Is one of the high schools
which Is not provided with a gymnasium.
purchase of ground adjacent to the
Johnson School. approximately 81 900
square feet, and the erection thereon of
an elght-room addition to said school
S100. 900 oi'ooi'
This school is at present fully occu-
pled With the development Of the city
through Mount Pleasant and along the
l4th street car line an addition to this
building is needed
| EXcavattng and walling cellar and low
ering furnaces in John F. Cook School
building, $4,000.
Purchase of ground adjacent to the
| Seaton School. S., 900
| The Seaton School is practically with
out any playground for boys. The prop
| erty in this item Is improved by a frame
| structure. and can be purchased at a
comparatively small cost.
Petworth and Chevy Chase.
Purchase of lots adjacent to Petworth
School, approximately S.715 square feet,
81. 000
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