The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
WON'T help OUT CONTRACTOR
Board Holds That Man Who BID With
out Care Must Stand Loss If He Has
Any US Anna J. Miller Resigns
AS German Teacher.

One hundred and ninety-four thous-
and dollars is the estimated cost for
operation of the schools of the city for
the year 1916-1917 and Of this amount
the city of Kenosha will be asked to
raise by taxation $143,771. The
amount asked is $4,000 more than was
allowed in the last tax levy Of the city,
but the members of the board in adopt
ing the annual budget at the meeting
{ the board of education on Tuesday
night declared that the amount had
been estimated with the greatest pos
sible care. In making up the budget
the finance committee of the board
called in the chairmen of all the com
mittees Of the board with view of
pruning school appropriations just as
far as possible.
The increase in the appropriation is
just another natural development Of
the schools The increase in the mum
Der Of students for the city schools has
demanded more school facilities and
the increase in appropriation will be
barely sufficient to meet the estimated
demands of the schools for the new
year.
The total expenses for the new year
are estimated at $4,000. $4,000 will
be received from state and county
school taxes and it is estimated that
receipts from tuition and other sources
will total close to $4,000.
The principal items Of the estimated
expense for the coming year are teach
or q salaries, Sill 900; ianitors, SIS 900;
repairs, $4,000; land and buildings,
$4,000, and supplies and equipment
$4,000.
The annual report Of the board IS
finances for the past year shows that
the total expenditures were 1882, 271 80.
The board has at the present time
balance of $74,794.70 and this amount
is expected to pay all the expenses Of
the board until the amount allowed in
the next levy is available 1T will not
meet expectations, but the board ex.
poets to run along to the first of De-
cember or even later without being
forced to borrow money. The finan-
cial condition of the school system
this year is better than it has been
IN several years.
No action was taken by the board on
contracts for the heating and plumbing
in the new Lincoln school, The bids
for the two items were not ready for
consideration by the board.
The members of the board went on
record as not being willing to make
any allowance for poorly considered
bids. A Milwaukee firm had taken a
sub contract to put in the iron stair
ways in the building and after the con
tract had been made the company found
that it had failed to figure on the cost
of two of the stairways. A represen-
tative of the company asked that some
arrangement be made to save them
from loss. The board turned down the
proposition almost without considera-
tion, declaring that the specifications
had been perfectly plain and that
the contractors would be expected to
abide by their contract.
The resignation of Miss Anna ].
Miller, for the past four years teacher
of German in the high school, was re-
ceived and accepted. Miss Miller has
entered school of craftsmanship in
Boston and plans to take up new line
of work. She has been one of the
most competent teachers in the high
school. The board also accepted the
resignation of Miss Elvira Thompson,
one of the grade teachers of the
Columbus school Miss Thompson will
take course in the Columbia School
Of Oratory in Chicago.
The filing Of vacancies in the teach
ing force was left in the hands Of the
high school and teachers committees
and all vacancies will be filled before
the new school term opens
A number of changes in text books
were decided for the new year. The
basic readers in the schools will be
changed, the Carroll and Brooks and
the Sumner readers, which have been
in use for years, giving way to the Ell
sen series. In the high school the most
important change in text books is the
adoption of the Twentieth Century y
system for bookkeeping. This is de-
clared to be the most advanced system
sver offered in the United States and
It has been strongly recommended
by the United States department. of
education.