New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
Finance Board Listens 10
 Pleas of City Departments School Board Needs Explained By Supt. H0lmes-Only $4OO0 for City Buildin g-Dr Reeks Argues
 Strongly for Slaughter House.

At it's second session last night the board of finance and taxation gave three hearings on departmental eS- inmates. The first was to the school board which was followed by the City. Hall commission and the health board. Mayor Quigley presided. Superintend- ont Stanley H. Holmes and l.. H. Pease, chairman of the finance com mittee, represented the school board. Mr. Pease explained that the school board had prepared it's estimates very carefully and he didn't see how the schools could be conducted along the present lines for anything less. Ex- perience has shown at the expenses have been practically the same as the estimates and the board has lived with in them. Where they have run short it has been in matters where the estimates were cut. Judge Gaffney asked how the board wished to pro- ceed in it's examination. Printed pamphlets showing the cost of the schools compared With other cities were distributed and were used by the finance board in conjunction with the tyrcwritten budget
 Increase Eight Per Cent.
 Superintendent Holmes said the to-
 
 was not over eight per cent. and was a little less than usual The transfer of the trade school to the department of education should not be charged to the cost of grade schools It is simply q new department of education and must be cared for. Da yteachers sal aries increase about $16,OOO on the scale basis in the graded schools and the merit system in the High school. The increase in the cost of ianitor ser vice, which is about $2,O00 is due largely to the opening of the Voca = tional High school, which also contains the trade school. For clerks the in crease is about $1,200. MT. Holmes explained the clerkship needs which are increasing. General supplies in crease from $5,200 to 5000. Cost of supplies is on the increase. A paper supply man advised Superintendent Holmes to buy all he needs before June to save money. Stationery and writing material is about the same. There Is 8 balance of $500 and $3,000 is asked. Fuel increase $500 to $13,- 900. It will take from $1,0OO to S},- 200 to heat the new High school, For repairs and improvem ents the figure IS $9,000. Answering question ot NIT Cham berlain, the superintendent sald the total valuation of the school plant is about $1,1O7.000 not including con tents The open air school Will cost $2,6OO an increase or SbOO. It is doing well and there is a waiting list Commissioner King asked if il wouldn't be wise to extend the system. He is especially interested in the open air school work MT. Holmes said they had talked of opening rooms in the various school buildings.
 The Trade School.
 The trade school will cost l6,S0c, Mr. Holmes explained that the state board of education will contribute $60 towards the tuition of pupils who complete the full years course of 2,40O hours. GOO of which is devoted to academic work. Answering Com missioner Cham berlain's question as to the method of compiling the trade school estimates, MT. Holmes said they had depended upon information gained from the trade school super intendent. He said they expected to retain the states force of teachers ana explained the salaries in force, which he did not consider excessive. There are about 15O pupils in the boys de- partment. The per capita cost will not be excessive and it is planned to open the school to as many as pos sible. This will have a tendency to reduce the per capita cost
 Mayor Quigley asked MT Holmes if he saw any way they could cut $10,- 900 from the estimates. He wasn't able to see it himself. Superintendent Holmes said the city had been getting along easily with the High school on 1,11f he ortir,c of the ways has been reached and the school plant is once more in full operation. Mr. Chamberlain asked if any other city mad gone as far as New Britain in trade education and was informed of the work being done o1 just undertaken in New Haven, Wa terbury, Bridgeport and Hartford New Britain is slightly ahead, that is all
 About New School.
 Mayor Quigley asked concerning the new school for the Farrell site. MT. Holmes said it should be started next week. A twenty room structure IS planned and will be required as soon as constructed. He thought the cost would not be excessive. The cost might be less than $50,O0O and cer- tainly should be built for less than $75,000. He knew of one sixteen room structure in Massa ch usetts being built for $4S,00O. Such structures are all on one floor with a central assembly hall. The Clark street site will prob ably require a, two floor building on account of the slope. It will be fire- proof as all schools should be.
 City Hall Building.
 William G. Dunn. clerk of the city hall commission, appeared in the absence of Chairman c. H. Baldwin and explained the City Hall needs. He presented his figures and explain