The Detroit times., 1914-03-19
Allow Seven New Primary Build
ings and One New High
School
ACTION CUTS $4,000
FROM 1914 TAX ROLLS
Rest of Amount Would Have
Been Bond Issue-Several
Salaries Increased

L
charge OF the Board of Education
fund. slashed $1.s50.O0G from the
total Of $5.93S.0Sl asked by the board
for the fiscal year 1915. leaving the
scnool rund at S3.sSS,O Or $4,000
more than Was allowed last year.
| Then. however. the, committee al.
lowed supplemental estimates
amounting to $560.000. SO that the
school board budget still stands At
$4,000 more than was allowed In
ll913.
Seven elementary schools. contain
ing Is: rooms. allowing for nearly T.
900 pupils. and one high school In the
southeastern part of the city, were
allowed. These schools are as fol-
lows:
Twenty-room building at Cadillac.
blvd. and Warren-ave. east. $4,000:
20-room building at Fourtsenth-sve.
land LaSalle Gardens. $4,000: 20
room building on q site bounded by
Harper, Duncan. Baldwin and Town
send-aves.. $4,000: 20-r0om building
in the vicinity Of Buchanan and Thir-
Ity-fourth-sts., $l25.000; 20-room build
Ing In vicinity OF Seneca and Canfield.
aves.. $l25.000: 16-room building near
the Goldberg Athletic field. Hastings
lsl. and Ferry-ave.. 100000; l6-room
building near the present Fairbanks
school. handkerchief and Seward
ave. 100000; high school near
Kercheval-ave.. in the southeastern
part OF the city, 100000.
The estimates on all these build.
ings are higher than they were last
year on buildings Of the same size.
Supt. Chadsey explained that the 90
room buildings which cost 100000
look too much like factories. and the
committee agreed with him. The
new buildings will also be equipped
with gymnasia.
Allowances OF supplemental esti-
mates Of $4,000 to finish the North
|ern high school. out Woodward-ave..
and $86. 900 for the Northeastern high
school. ON which all bids were recent
lily rejected because they exceeded the
appropriation, we're made.
TIE greatest cuts came In the build
ing fund. The principal ones were:
Combined high and elementary school
at Green-ave. and Fort-st. west, $685.
600; site, 800. 900: site for annex to
Cass Technical high school. $4,000
Junior high school adjoining the Nor
veil building. $4,000; furniture and
fixtures for the Northern and North
eastern high schools. $4,000: add.
tionAl land adjoining present school
sitec, $4,000; 20-room building near
Dexter.blvd, and the city limits, 1925.
600; site, $4,000; two athletic fields.
$40 900: portable schOolhOuses and
equipment, $4,000: modern heating
and ventilating plants for the Ferry
and Berry schools, $48.500.
About $1,:00,000 in total Of $1,46S.-
CAT cut from the building fund would
have been raised by bond issues. the
total amount saved from the tax levy,
In all funds. u about $750.000.
The estimated deficit of 100000 in
the teachers salary fund will be raised
1t the rate Of 100000 year, by
Controller Engers suggestion. This
decision cut the estimate Of the salary
fund 100000. Other minor cuts.
amounting to $4.4l0. were also made.
Increases were allowed In salaries
a. follows: Secretary Gadd, $500. TO
$500: Chief Clerk Reeves, $500. TO
$500: Bookkeeper GrogAn, 800. to
81. 600: two stenographers. $500. to l.
200, and 5000. to 5000: Miss Seitz,
chief clerk to Supt Chadsey, $500. to
81 500: two stenographers, 500. to
81 900; one clerk in the supply de-
partment. 500, to $1,000.
Slight cuts were made In many
items in the list Of supplies. The conf
mittee refused. with loud and scorn-
full laugh. to allow $500 for TOOTH
brushes for INDECENT pupils. 1t also
cut out an item Of $4,000 for educa-
tional supplies in the elementary
schools, now furnished by pupils.
Maintenance Of INDECENT parents who
are dependent ON the support Of chill
dren who are compelled to 60 to
school. was allowed at $1,000 instead
OF $4,000. Nothing was allowed Tor
this purpose last year.
The chief argument arose when Ald
Nowc moved to cut out the salaries OF
social center teachers, @13.S0O. Aid.
Nowc declared that the social centers.
established in the high schools, cater
70 children who are usually On the
streets, and who spit tobacco juice
about the corridors and throw kinder
garten chairs out Of the windows.
I'VE have tried to supplant the use
of tobacco with chewing gum, said
Assistant Supt. Cody. I'VE have had
no reports of chairs being thrown
from windows. The aim Of the social
centers Is to take the children on the
streets. The school inspector from the
Ninth ward laid. Moves ward) asked
us TO be sure to make provision Tor
these social centers."
Aid. Guthard denounced them -
fads.
why should I vote to have dance
hall In q schooly' he Queried.
The committees vote was . tie. AID.
Case being absent. II was decided TO
20 over the matter again. when ne
could be present.
Several other matters were also left
omen. The committee will 90 on tour
of inspection OF several school sites.
TO determine the necessity for the pur-
chase Of adjacent property. Aid. Guth-
ard insisted that property about the
washineton Normal schaal be pur-
chased. declaring that some OF II 10
being used for improper purposes, and
that It's continued ownership by pri.
vate persons Is n menace to the chill
dren Of the school.
The council committee on fire pro-
lection held q brief meeting. Thurs
day morning. and made On additional
cut of $1,000 from the IRE budget
before starting out with Fire Com
missioner William J. Chittenden and
Chief Frederick on q tour Of inSpec-
ton. An extra auto dre engine to
cost SIA000 and . tractor and ladder