The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-06
SCHOOLS
NEED LARGE sum
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Of the city is S376.4S3.SS. of which the
state will pay s1oi,5i2.16. leaving the
city's share s274.97i.17.
The Council last year took out OF
the hands of the School Board the fix
ing of the pay of teachers. adopting
a graded scale according to the number
of years OF service.
with the opening of newer and
larger buildings and the abolition OF
the old policy of packing sixty or
more children in "A room during schooi
hours. the expenses of heating. light
ing and similar items in connection
with the schools normally increases.
the board asking for its general eA-
pense account this year sSo.ooo' wh,cn
includes light. water fuel. rent, sup
plies, printing. maps. postage lhsur-
ance and similar items.
Vocational school.
Laying great emphasis on the iarEe
number of pupils who leave the schoois
before graduation, even IN the ele
mentary grades. Or Chandler earnest
~ urged that steps be taken for the
Introduction of vocational training
along some limited lines, asking Tor
the Introduction of this department
this year $4,000 which VIII lnclude
the employment of special teachihs
force and equipment.
Maintenance of a summer norman
here, he said. would Obviate the neces-
sity of a large number of Richmond
teachers attending the Charlottesvlile
or Fredericksburg normais. as the
State Board of Education had promised
TO grant the same grades or teachers
certificates were such a course mtro-
duced here.
For special repairs and improve
ments OF present buildings. the board
asks for $4,000. since nearly every
building requires painting ana minor
repairs. The most extensive IN con.
temptation is the Encouragement OF
Ruffner school providing three addl-
tionai rooms: the installation OF ma
chine shop equipment at the John
Marshall High School. to cost $4,000;
the purchase of desks. pianos and
chairs. together with the complete
equipment of the new Bellevue ana
Sidney buildings. which are TO be ready
for occupancy at the beginning Of the
next session.
Many Favor Special Levy.
. Discussion of the school report was
general and informal Chairman
Grundy asked the patrons OF the vari-
Gus schools who had appeared asking
relief from present conditions whether
they would favor special school levy.
Most OF them favored the idea. Mem
bers OF the Finance Committee stat
ed that ii was practically out or the
question to consider & bond issue at
this time. all of the oonds authorized
under the last issue not yet having
been placed on the market. II appears
that the flooding Of the bond market
with county road bonds in the past Few
years has so limited the demand that
city per cent bonds no longer bring
their face value. and to float an addl-
tional issue the rate OF interest would
have to be raised. In a report sub
ritted to the Administrative board
yesterday. Special accountant Cren-
shaw showed that the city's bonded
indebtedness was now within $1,000
600 of the legal limit. The total debt
of the city is s12.349.41S: the limit is
sI545T.s26. which is IS per cent OF the
assessed valuations Of real estate in
the city. approximately 100000 Will
be required in the annual appropriation
ordinance TO meet interest and re-
demption charges
Very Low Tax Rate.
Realizing that a school bond issue
was out of the question at this time.
members OF the Finance Committee
called attention 20 the fact that Rich