Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-21
Revising the School Estimates
for Next Year.
LIMIT PUT AT 100000
Cut Probable in Provision for New
Buildings.
AUTHORITIES ARE IN SESSION
Conference Being Held at the Home
of President Oyster This
Afternoon.

Probably for the first time in the his
tory of the District the work OF whipping
the annual estimates into shape is being
conducted this afternoon out -ide the Dis
trict building, while. at the same time,
an unusual compliment is being paid
capt. James +. oyster, president of the
board of education.
Owing to strained ankle, which has
kept the school board head indoors
eral days. Commissioner Rudolph and
other District officials are meeting this
afternoon at President Oysters home.
1874 Rhode Island avenue northwest, for
the purpose of revising the school esti-
mates for next year. The session prob
ably will last ali afternoon.
President oyster teephoned Commits
sioner Rudolph this morning that he
would endeavor to get to the District
building for the conference. but the Com
missioner advised him not To make the
attempt
We can hold the conference at your
residence Just as well as in my Office,
said the Commissioner.
Conference This Afternoon.
Three representatives of the District
government and an equal number for
the school board are in attendance at the
meeting, which got under way shortly
after . o'clock this Afternoon.
Besides Commissioner Rudolph, Capt +.
W. Markham, act ng engineer commits
sioner in the absence OF Commissioner
Judson, and DR.. William Tindall, secre-
tary To the board of Commissioners rep
resented the District, while the school
ONE Gals, III addition 10 President oyster,
are Henry L. Blair, chairman of the COM
miftee on ways and means of the board
OF educat on, and School Supt. William
Davidson.
1t had been expected that the confer
ence would not be held until the return TO
the city of Commissioner Judson, about
the latter part OF the week. But Com
missiner Rudolph decided that inasmuch
as considerable time already has been
lost III the preparation or the Districts
estimates the conference should be held
today.
Provision for New Buildings.
The cut in the school estimates will be
made, in all probability. in the provisions
for new buildings. Just how much of
slice will have TO be taken off the figures
To bring the total within a three million
dollar limit is not known, but it is be-
Eeved that the amount will not exceed
$oUi,uvO at the most and ii is doubtful
ii II VIII be more than $2JO,OO0.
There IS an impression IN school circles
to the effect that the $4,000 item in
cluded in the estimates for beginning
work on the new Central High School
building and the S1JO,OJJ item Tor start
ing the vi Street tcoioredl building are
the ones that VIII feel most the pruning
knife. Neither amount represents the
total expenditure to be made on these
buildings. but is simply for getting the
work started.
If the Commissioners believe that the
work can be started for considerably less
than the figures stipulated it is likely that
somewhere IN the neighborhood of $40
OO Will be cut OFF the estimates for
starting these two buildings.
Both Commissioner; Rudolph and Presi-
dent oyster expressed the opinion this
afternoon that the conference would re-
suit successfully and that the estimates
could be reduced so as Ia come within
d SS,O0a,uD limit. The former said he
believed only one conference would be
necessary to complete the work.
Estimates for District.
The Commissioners are wondering if,
when all the estimates are in, the total
S120to,OUJ mark. This is the first thing
that they VIII have to ascertain and If
the figures should be found to be in ex-
cess of the amount il will mean great
deal of work in going over the estimates
again and cutting out various items.
Indications today are that the estimates
OF the board OF charities will be in the
hands of the District heads by the first
of next week. In is expected that the
will be more than Sl.uO0,GaJ. Upon author
ity II IS stated that the biggest individual
item in the estimates VII b for the care
of District patients in st. Elizabeth
Asylum. This amount ii Il said, viii be
IN the neighborhood of $,aU,tOu.