Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-12
CHI DOL BOARD ASKS
TOTAL OF s1,303,446.G
rcsents Schedule Of Needs for Year
to Council Finance Com
mittee.
BUILDING PROGRAM
bandoning 1.-TWO Schools a Year"
Policy, Board Asks for $685., 72D.0G
for New Buildings In Old Territory
and Annexed Area.

cared before the Council Finance
ommittco last night and asked for a
otal of s1,303,446 to run the schools
through 1915. an Increase OF S449.726.6S
BFer the amount expended for the
cards use last year. The estimate
itemized as follows: payroll account.
524.646.60: general expense and re-
airs. s97.934: specials. si5.i37. and
lew buildings, $685. 29.0G. OF the
mount asked for. Sl05,000 Is to he
expended In the annexed territory.
$4,000 for tho payroll OF nincty-siX
cnchers and $4,000 for repairs and
improvements. not including buildings.
II Richmond as II existed before an
iexation there will he needed nm extra
'nyroll account for Twenty-Five addi-
ional night school teachers and for
wenty-onc additional day school
teachers
tcHOoL SYSTEM IS
GROWING RAPIDLY
The estimate OF the board was pre-
cnted by President j.. 6. Ebcl and DIR.
n c. Chandler. superintendent OF
T. schools. who said that the school sys-
en- was growing so rapidly that there
WAS urgent need OF the increase in the
appropriation requested. The total at
ehdancc Is now PESTS. an increase
,ver last year OF $500. OF which $500
'upils are from the annexed territory.
There arc now .OS3 school employees,
-.
rcnsc in the night school in the three
Years Of its existence is 576 per cent.
he total attendance at the night
schools now being 1850. In day at
tendance the John Marshall High School
tl4Hc shows AN incrcasc OF 2l5 per
cent, and the Increased attendance in
he other schools has been correspond
lngly large.
FERRY BELOW AVERAGE
IN AMOUNT SPENT
In presenting his claims DR.. Chand-
or said that among forty ci,ies in
which Richmond liz classed, this city Is
p"!ow the avcrap. in the sums spent
Tor school purposes. the average amount
% the budgets among these forty cities
expended for school purposes being
~ per cent. whereas in Richmond only
II per cent OF the budget Is set aside
FOR school expenses. though this city
stands third 81, the lis, in per capit,t
. Income. -
Dr Chand1fr was especially urgent
: Ia his claim for further support OF the
school for retarded pupils. the con-
tinuation schools. and for the school
for incorrie iblcs. which Is a new de-
parturc. President II. Lee Peters. OF
tho Common Council. who is an cx
o'iicio member OF the committee. asked
Mr.. Ebel II any child had ever been
taken from school becaus. OF i'll trent
ncnt or because OF improper handling
Mr. Ehcl said that he had never heard
OF such case. and ne was then asked
IL he would be convinced IL proof OF
such II case were given him. He said
that he would he convinced and invited
Mr. Peters To cite him AN instance Mr..
Peters did not reply.
SCHOOL BOARD OUTLINES
BUILDING PROGRAM
New buildings were proposed as fol-
lows:
old city OF Richmond:
balance OF amount
lakewood school ...f 7.57s0G
ha!nbridIe school.
xl sS..h,"f school. i 10, 100000
aad building ........ IG4l5o.oo
Sidney tcolorcd) School.
cot AMI bu!idng.. 100000
---sIs7.72sos
addition 10 franklin
school ........:....s 100000
Lot AZ Forest
iiiii. <or elementary
."hool .............. 100000
School (coiorcd)... 100000
,,,. ,... --- 100000
Ilnt.r Park School. 100000
Fairmount. addition 10
building and lot 100000
Building on lot IN Full
ton tcolored) ........ 100000
New Ia; In East End--
say Twenty ninth and
L Streets there
nbouis tcoored) and
building ........... 100000
un.!ding on Kensington
New colorcd High '''''
school. providing for
transfer OF coored
pupils Norths!de
,nnneNed territory to
present Il strict
schools. lot and build
ing ....,............ 100000
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