The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-18
WOULD IMPROVE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board Asks for Erection of
Nine New Buildings in
Richmond
REQUEST ALSO MADE
FOR MEDICAL SYSTEM
Chairman Hutzler Suggests
That Appropriation Might
Extend Over Four
Year Period

Erection of nine new buildings and
extensive alterations to four others
Is the scope of the plan which the
City School Board presented TO the
Council France Committee Tuesday
night. when th- subject OF the isll
budget was considered. For this pur-
pose the board asked an appropria-
ton OF 5000. zoe, to be devided among
the years II ON 1911 to 1915.
To finance so large an outlay ana
give time for preparing suitable plans
and securing locations Chairman
Hutzler, of the School Board. sug-
gested that, instead OF an immediate
bond issue for the whole amount, the
city guarantee IA system oil continu-
ing appropriations, providing 100000
by January l. 1919; 100000 by jan
uary /. 1918; 100000 by January /.
1914, and the remaining sl60,0OV by
January /, 1915.
Want Medical Inspectors.
The board also asked tor an ad-
ditional clerk AT headquarters, and
Introduction of medical inspection In
the schools the present plan Of hay
Ing the district physietans oversee the
health of pupils being reported as en-
tirely unsatisfactory, since the school
work has no control over their time
or their work. 1t L. not desired that
The new medical inspection begia un-
Ill next (iall Meanwhile the board
would like 10 have provision made ia
the budgst for one medical Inspector
one assistant ana four nurses az "a
total cost Of st.7sh
Proposition Detailed.
The Scnool Boards proposition FOR
.-.En. z
sorihed as "a crisis in school work In
Richmond ia ms follows.
Erect new Bellevue School, ground
and building. estimated cost $50. 600
Erect Ie~ Madison School, ground
and building. estimated cost ti00. 900.
Erect new Springfield school
ground and building. estimated cost
$50. 600
Erec, new Sidney School, building
only. estimated cost $4,000.
Erect new lakewood School build
ing only. estimated cast ssa. Gao
Repair old high School building, to
be used as administration building.
moving school headquarters from City
Hall, estimated cost $4,000.
Repair Nicholson School. adding
four rooms and more ground, estimat-
cd cost $4,000.
Total for white schools, s400 geo.
Erect Cotorcd schools.
Erect new colared high and normal
school, giving UP Leigh school. now
. occupied. TO he used rs n .col0red ele-
nentary school, estimated cost $50
600. erect new Valley School. esii-
mated cost $40. Gee; new Sidney
School. estimated cost $4,000; new
Fulton School, estimated cost s.o,-
! oee. addition TO Maury School. estl-
mated cost s2a0 0o. addition to GEO.
ored schools. sl7e.0e0.
New equipment for all new schools.
s2o,
Total asked for. $500. coo
= The construction of the new build
sirgs asked FOR win give a seating
Capacity AZ follows: White schools
new. 4,230. repaired. 1850; now in
operation, continued. +.439: total. a.
.5l9, Coiored schools, new. 1850. now
In operation, continued, 3dso. total.
$40. Grand total 2o,2@
Present Budget
BESIDES its appear for new build
sines, the school board presented the
following bulge, for 1914; pay roll ac-
count. s2o6. S0T23: general expense
account. s23.462: special repairs and
improve nicfIt,, S22.7is. manual train
ing and kindergarten. s3e.S0S. To-
tai. Szsa. ss-23.
= Appropriation for addition to Chin
sborazo school already authorized.
$4,000. appropriation for Arents
School building, s2e.lTa. Grand to-
tai. ta4i,oe2.23.
Throwing Money Away.
~ In presenting schedule OF special
repairs and improvements amounting
60 S22.7IS. the finance committee vas
put on notire that much Of IL was
merely throwing money away. patch
ing old buildings SO that they might
still be used. Fully $4,000 OF this
annual charge. MIR. Hutxler said.
could be saved by erecting modern
buildings,
OF the buildings now In use. thirty
sone rooms are reported as totally
UNIT for schoo; purposes. because If
improper lighting or insufficient veffS
t!iation, and ten OF the rented rooms
are also claSsed as unfit.