The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
ASK Big INCREASE
Over Four t-iIIiOns Wanted
by Board of Education.
PROVIDES FOR NEW BUILDINGS
other Items Included in Estimate
Are Teachers and Salaries, Addi-
tiOns TO Present Buildings, school
Architect, Store and Office Rooms
for Officials, and More Principals.

/ Although required by law 60 submit
their estimates to the Commissioners by
October /, the board Of education de-
layed until yesterday In forwarding their
recommendation concerning the appro-
priations for the District school system
for the next fiscal year.
The estimates will be forwarded to Con-
gress without change, but With such rec
concentrations as the Commissioners
deem proper
The total amount of the estimates is
N.l6O 74o, an increase of 81. .7S6.1S1 over the
appropriation for the present fiscal year
The sum OF $l.S6S.OOO is requested for
buildings and grounds, 10000 of which
it is proposed to expend in the erection
Of a twelve-room school building to re-
lieve the Franklin and Thompson schools.
The Franklin building, it is stated, is
/ lacking in most OF the features Of
school, and it is requested that an ap-
preparation Of S125.oO0 be made so that
II may be remodeIed and a portion of it
used for storerooms and for Offices OF
the school officials and the board of edu-
cation.
Various Uses for Money.
The following appropriations are asked
! for for schools in various parts Of the
/ District For a normal school on lots rs
+ and l06. Parker and Pulsifer subdivision
of Columbia Heights. 100000; alterations
and repairs to Central High School. $50
| 900: completion of the Mckinley Manual
! Training School as originally planned. 10
be Immediately available, sl25,0vO: exten-
/ sion OF Business High School Building.
sS0.ee0; normal school for colored pupils.
/ S250,000; four-room addition to Monroe
School. $4,000; twelve-room building on
the site of the Garfield School. SIS. 600: ad
dition to Western High School, 2.000;
/ purchase of lot as site for the erection
of addition TO Armstrong Manual Train
/ ing School, S4,Go0: playground Of Adams
/ School. 5000; construction and equipment
I of gymnasium for NJ Street High School,
$25. 600: eight-room addition 10 Johnson
School. $4,000: playground for Seaton
/ School, 5000: playground for II Street
High School. $4,000; extension Of Lovejoy
( School, $3.500: four-room addition to Orr
School. So, 600; playground for Petworth
School. $4,000: four-room addition TO
Chevy Chase School. $4,000; playground
for Phelps school, 81. coo: twelve-room
building south of Pennsylvania avenue
and west OF Twenty-third street, So. 600:
playground for Stevens School. SIS. 600:
playground for Peabody School. $4,000:
playground for Phillips School. Sl6.500;
playground for Morgan School. $1,000; 10
complete erection Of school building at
Brookland. s.. 600; playground for Fillmore
School. $4,000; purchase OF ground to re-
place Potomac School. SlS.000, and pur-
chase Of ground in ninth division. S7,O0o.
Teachers and Salaries.
The salaries for teachers is estimated
at s.. .24S.S50 an Increase OF $500 over the
present year. The following increase in
the force is recommended: Nine prin-
cipals OF normal, high. and manual train
ing schools. at a minimum salary Of 5000
each: six directors OF drawing, physical
culture music. domestic science. domes-
tic art, and kindergartens. at minimum
salary of 1850. assistant director of pri-
mary instruction, at 81, 400; six assistant
directors of music. drawing. physical cul-
ture, &c, at $3.50 each; ten teachers in
class {. at Sl.000 each; six teachers Of
class s. al $3.50 each; eleven teachers in
class 4, at $500 each; twenty-five teachers
of class 3, at $50 each; seven teachers OF
class 2. al $500 each. and four teachers Of
class l. at 500.
Ask for school Architect.
The salaries Of the officers total $65, 20.
Included is an item Of $500 for a school
architect in connection with which the
board makes the following statement:
''As in other large cities, the need Of an
officer who shall give his whole attention
to such work is strongly felt. The money
appropriated by Congress for school
structures, instead of being Immediately
used. is frequently unused for months, or,
in some cases, years. while the schools
are deprived of the benefit thereof The
press Of work in the building inspectors
Office is the reason given for such delay
This item will relieve that officer and
add to the efficiency Of the schools"
In reference 10 this. Commissioner Mac
farland yesterday said that If their rec
OlnmenQaIlO1 Is aUOpltQ II Will HDl De De-
cause Of the statement Of the board. The
chief reason for the delay. he said. Is not
due to the press OF work IN the Office OF
the inspector of buildings. but is caused
by the difficulty in obtaining suitable
sites. Of getting plans to At these sits,
and Of keeping within the amount OF the
appropriation.
Attendance Oficers' Salaries.
Included is an item Of $3.50 for the
salaries OF attendance officers. whose du-
ties it shall be to see that the children at
tend school.
One hundred and sixty-five thousand
dollars is required to meet the require
ments of the law providing for the pay
ment of the longevity salary accounts.
For the salaries of Librarians and clerks
the sum OF $500 is requested. The sum
of S2S,5O0 is asked for night schools. an in
crease over the present appropriation OF
SIC, 100
The estimate for janitors' salaries and
care of buildings and grounds is s12S,06O;
for twelve medical inspectors of public |
schools $780, and for miscellaneous ex-
penses, including rent of buildings, pur-
chase of pianos, purchase OF telephone |
equipment, for Fairgrounds. and other ia
cidentals of the school system, $509, ,290.
Chrysanthemums fer Weddings.
Cude's specimens are the best grown |