The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
HAS ONE MILLION
TOpeka's Big Investment in
Public School Property.
An Increase of $74,624 i'm the
Last Fiscal Year.
COST OF OPERATION S411,932
This Is $16,74O in Excess of the
Receipts.
The Bonded Indebtedness Has
Been Reduced $4,000.
COST OF OPERATION S411,932

The physical valuation of the To-
peka city school plant including build
+ inss, sites, and equipment is placed
at s1,0S7,41S by NJ. c. Holman, clerk
of the school board, in a report for
the government covering the year
ending June 80, 1915, which has
I just been compiled. This is an in
crease of $74,624 over the figure
given In the report last year. In the
/ twelve months covered by the report
the $4,000 addition to the high
school building has been completed
and an addition to Grant school cost
ing $1,000. Additional ground has
been purchased at the Clay and Lin
coin school sites
The total expense of running the
schools was SAIL, 932.S3 while the re-
ceipts We're s395,19z.5S. The expendi-
lures included interest on the bonded
Indebtedness amounting to s23,O244o
and the payment of $500 in bonds
me cost of general control was S10.-
239.17. This includes salaries of Of
f1cers. office expenses, cost of taking
truancy officer.
The expenses of instruction aggre-
gated s223,170.S7. This takes in sal
aries of teachers. principals. and
general supplies and text books.
Expense of Operation.
The expense OF operation totals S43.-
649-54. One of the items under this
mead is $10,5S0.22 for fuel. OF this
amount So, 12O.10 was paid for heat
ing the high school buildings.
The cost of maintenance of the
school plant was S9,277.65- This in
cIudes repairs on buildings and
ground and repairs and replacement
OF equipment; also insurance.
Under the head of miscellaneous
expenses $14,969.45 was paid out
There IS one item of s4,564.3S for pen
sions. Of this amount S13524S was
received he hox
been paying one per cent of their sal
airy towards the pension fund. In all
162 persons received pensions. Of the
grade school teachers receiving pen
sions 127 were white and IA colored
The number of high school teachers
receiving pensions was 21- Hereafter
all teachers employed by the school
board will be required to pay their
one per cent into the fund. Present
teachers who have not been contribut-
ing may get in line for the pension
benefits by paying up their back dues.
"'Outlays" Total S61.S66.73.
Under the head of OUTLAWS an item
of s61,S66.73 is given, the cost of the
addition to the high school building;
s6,744 alteration of old buildings, and
$500 for the. purchase of land. The
grounds cost S734.65. The equipment
of old buildings necessitated the ex-
penditure of S1,940.4O. This brought
the total outlay" up to s7e,7S6.57.
Following is a list of the receipts
which amounted to S395,192.3S: From
taxes, s36S,146.02; from the state,
$13, 930.42; interest on bonds, $1,66O.-
SO; tuition, S7,3S3.64: sale of property
S202.74: sale of equipment and sup
plies, S1,3S1.15; from city payment for
teachers for pension fund, $1,352.48;
miscellaneous items. $335.1O
Through the payment of $50, 500 in
bonds July 1 the bonded Indebtedness
of the school board has been reduced
to S472, 161- Next year the board ex-
poets to pay off $4,000 in bonds which
come due. 1t is generally felt that the
board is on the right track in pay
ing off its Indebtedness. The interest
will be $1,000 less this year than last