The Washington times., 1913-10-06
MAY ASK 53,5O0,0O0
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Officials Meet to Fix Amount
For Annual Budget-New
High School Big Item.

TO determine on the amount to be in.
ciuded In the annual budget for the sup
port OF the school system for the next
fiscal year. an ell day conference was
held today between the Commissioners,
Henry p. Blair, president Of the Board
of Dduoation: (. II. Daniel and Mrs. 8.
r Rhodes, members Of the Ways and
son. superintendent Of public schools.
The total probably viii be between
$3,0e0.o00 and $500, 900.
The largest individual item. 1t Ii un-
dFstood. viii be toward the construc-
ttoo OF the new Central High School the
total cost Of which Is estimated at ST.
100000. Congress included In the cur
rent appropriation blu 100000 for be-
ginning the work. Plans for the build
eocvden 1shford, municipai afehiteet
u y planned. according to Mr.. Ashford.
% bsgin work on the building In Decem-
The estimates also win include an ap.
ths new Il Street High school for color
Cd pupils. the total cost Of which 10 es-
tt5nated at $s60.000 Congress has appro-
prtated 3lln000 for beginning the work.
which, according to the municipal archi-
tect, probably win be undertaken in the
spring.
For Open Air Schools.
Provision, it is understood. win be
made also for a sixteen-room school
building in Park View. on a site already
owned by the District west Of the Sol
diers Home grounds. For several years
The residents of Park View. headed by
have urged that adequate school facth-
ties be provided for that section, the
only accommodations at present consist
ing Of two 1ortable school buildings for
Q school population Of more than Loo.
The appropriation was recommended by
the Commissioners last year. but was
uon bill.
On Recommendation of the Health De-
partment and the Board Of Education,
the Commissioners, 1t Is understood.
W1ll include In their estimates an item
for open-air schools for tubercular pu-
plls. Az the result OF the recent action
e the Commissioners. excluding from
H public schools all pupils suffering
from any communicable form Of tu-
berculosis, 1t Is estimated that between
.1hfty and sixty children will be de-
prfved of the benefits OF the public
educational system. Commissioners New
man IL strongly in favor of providing
plan which is indorsed, also. by the
other members of the board.
To Aid Blind Children. i
Consideration viii be given to the
plan advocated by the National Library
for the Blind for extending the bene-
Ats Of the public schools to the blind
children of the District Under the
present Gystsm. the blind children Of In
dteent parents are sent to the Maryland
University for the Blind. under an an
nual appropriation OF Congress.
Another important item which the |
Commissioners probably will include In !
the budget u an appropriation for be-
gfnning the construction of q central
heating plant for the Curtis, Hyde. and
Addison School buildings the total cost
OF which Is estimated at e. CO., II Is |
estimated that tho construction OF !
such plant would result in an annual |
saving in the District coal bills OF |
>6B The item was included In the |
budget last year. but failed OF favorable |
action by Congress.