The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
Estimates for the Year In
clude New Schools and
More Teachers.
FIGURES SUBMITTED
TO COMMISSIONERS
Total Amount Asked Is So, $50, ,995,
An Increase OF
S568,O35.

Asking for a net increase Of S5ss 035
over last years appropriation, the Board
Of Education has submitted 10 the Dis
trict Commissioners its estimate Of the
amount needed for the ensuing year. the
increase contemplating new schools. the
completion OF two buildings, and the en-
plOyment Of about forty additional
teachers.
In the reqUisition made by the ways
and means committee Of the board. the
total amount asked for Is S3.559. $40 Last
year the appropriation amounted 10 s.
971.S $50 The increases under the various
items total s57O415, while the only de-
crease shown in the estimate is a de-
duction Of S2,3S0 from the fund allowed
principals
Salary Fund Increase.
The teachers salary fund is in
creased S40.100 in the estimate This
contemplates in addition 10 the en-
ployment Of about forty more teach
ers, the natural increase in salaries
by reason Of the longevity system
New buildings and the completion
Of two started under former appro-
priations will cost s3Ts.45O. more than
was appropriated last year. according
70 the estimate. while the miscellan-
eous estimate is fixed at $4,000 more
than last year
Members Of the ways and means
committee ask $4,000 for the com
pletion OF Normal School No /. at
Eleventh and Harvard streets north
west. The building compIete will cost
S257,0O0- The sum Of S2O,0e0 is wanted
to complete the grade5 school at
Eighth and T streets northwest. the
school complete. 100000
Contemplated Schools.
Other schools that are wanted by The
Board OF Education and are couteu-
plated in the estimate are a manual
training school in the southwest section
OF the city, and another IN the north
west section The exact locations are
Tot given One new graded school in
the northwest section IS also desired,
the location 10 be selected later II the
estimate is allowed
Great pressure viii be brought 10 bear
upon the Commissioners and later upon
Congress for these allowances f0r. new
school buildings, many of the schools
being greatly overcrowded and half
day OF single sessions being the order
IN several grades last term A large
increase in the enrolment is antici-
pated and the schools viii be much
more crowded this fan. IL / expected,
than they were last year
Additions Needed.
Annexes or additions to several school
buildings are planned by the Board OF
Education, but only tentative plans
have been outlined It is desired 70 get
the full appropriations for the new
schools before pressing the addition
projects
The estimate and requisition IS now
being sOnsidered by the District Com
HnisSiOners, who in turn viii submit
them 70 the Secretary Of the Treasury.
It is belived by the school autTo-iUes
that the Commissioners will not ''cut''
the estimates, especially those relating
to the new, buildings and the employ
nnent Of additional teachers 10 relieve
the conEested condition Of the schools
now existing
Each item in the estimate shows an
increase over last year except the one
referring to the allowances TO the prin-
cipaIs for incidental expenses, so II Is
presumed the Commissioners VIII not
find It necessary to alter the building
ulz0s of the board