The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-08
Amount of Estimated
Expenses 81 5 5
\ Above E st i m a led
Revenue for Year
TAX RATE TO
BE KEPT SANE
Teachers Request for an Additional
Increase In Salaries Is Turned Down
Miss Anna v. Crowl to Be Prin-
cipal of New Shimmell Building

Estimated expenditures of the school
district for the coming year total
S755.2S more than the estimated re-
reipts according to the budget of the
Finance Committee submitted to that
BODY last night. Despite this dehcien-
cv the tax rate was left the same as
last year at 12 mills.
The Teachers Committee turned
down an additional raise in salary re-
ouested by teachers, the committee tax
ing the ground that the raise would
make necessary an increase in the tax
rate and this was deemed inadvisable.
The report of this committee, which
recommended the reelection of all of
the employees of the board together
with all of the teachers in the district,
was approved.
The budget shows the estimated in
come of the board to be S4SS,6SS.S6,
the items being: S420.750 tax on real
estate; $46,SSS.65, state appropriation;
$4,000 interest on deposits; $4,000
personal taxes, and $1,000 tuition. The
greatest item of expenditure is that of
salaries. 1t includes the pay of the tax
collector, which is estimated at $4,000,
tnd the teachers retirement fund of
$4,000, and totals S322,612.23. The
next highest expenditures are interest
on bonds, which is s46,275, and sink
ing funds to care for bonds falling due,
$45,966.55. Supplies and fuel total
$4,000. Text books will cost $4,000;
Technical High School, $4,000 for
maintenance; medical inspection, So
900; open air schools, 1900; public IL
brary, $4,000; domestic arts, $1,000;
advertising, $1,000; state tax on bonds
$4,000, and contingent. $4,000.
To Issue $4,000 Bonds
The board also decided TO issue
$4,000 worth of bonds to cover the
cost of an additional plot of ground at
Fifth and Mahantongo streets and for
the erection of the new Tenth ward
school house. The bonds will be serial
and be for $1,000 each. They will
bear 1-2 per cent. interest. The in
terest on these bonds is included in the
estimated expenditure for interest on
all outstanding bonds.
Miss Anna V. Crowl, principal of the
Wickersham building, was made prin-
eipal of the new l.. S. Shimmell build
ing at Seventeenth and Catherine
streets. The new school will be opened
in the fall.
The board approved the bill of the
committee which travelled for parts of
two weeks to select a principal of the
Central High School, which amounted
to s2S3.23. City Superintendent
Downes announced that the successful
candidate, Howard G. Dibble, of Lam.
bertville, n. j., will arrive in Harris
burg for two weeks, beginning May IA.
He will get into the work of the school
Immediately, meeting with Superinten-
dent Downes on that evening and with
Miss Anna NJ. Saul, who has been act.
ing principal of the school. The Cen
trail High School faculty will tender Mr..
Dlbble reception on SATURDAY. even
ing, May Is, at the school building. 1t
was decided by the board last evening
that Mr.. Dibble shall sign the diplomas
OF the graduating class this year
Twice as Much Truancy
Professor Downes reported that
there is twice as much truancy in the
city as formerly but little can be done
as there is no house of detention. He
said two truant officers are kept busy.
The Senior and Junior classes of the
Technical High School obtained per.
mission to visit the Pennsylvania Steel
works, in Steelton, on May 13. in
charge of their teachers. To pupils of
the Forney building was given per
mission to hold festival on the lawn
at the school. There was some discus
sion as to how the new Tenth ward
building should be faced and it was de-
cided to meet with architect, C. How
ard Lloyd, on the ground to discuss
that subject.