Evening journal., 1916-04-28
Education BOARDS
deficit IS S5S,OS6
The Statement Submitted TO
Council Shows $2I,394
Carried From Last Year
TOTAL OF OBLIGATIONS
FOR YEAR is $IO7,709

The Board OF Education last night
sent to City Council an itemized list
Of the present and prospective ex-
penses Of that body and its financial
needs. The report was referred TO
the finance committee with but one
dissenting vote. that of Councilman
McDermott Tho figures show a deficit
OF S5S,0S6 staring the Board of Edu-
cation iH-thc face, Of which $2l,394
was carried over from the last fiscal
year
Councilman Draper, who presented
the report, stated that II covered more
than seven typewriter pages, and
before it could be read the member
who opposed il being referred TO the
fnance committee would forget what
il contained II Mr.. McDemott want
cd a copy he could secure one, he
added.
Mr.. McDermott insisted that the re-
port should De read, as the finance com
mittee of Council consisted of but three
members. He suggested that the report
be referred TO the committee of the
whole. The question OF referring 10 the
finance committee prevailed, Councilman
Mcilclmoli voting NO.
The scycn.p page report was closely
written aud only ono copy was furnished
City Council This had been approved
by City Auditor White as being correct
rs to its financial items Tho report
showed the outstanding obligations OF
the board ON July /, 1915. were S2l j..
30i.3s, the larger unpaid bills being as
follows;
d. $. r. Butler q SON. s7745O7; Con
sumcrs Ice and Coal Company, Sl251.6l
American oil and Disinfcctng Com
pany. SI2275 Crosby and llill Com.
pauy. s5ll.lG; George G. Hutton
el2Gs77. Alfred d. Peoples sis5AG'
William G.. Rolmlcu. s55S40; Whining
tom aud Philadelphia Traction Company
s5lt0S and John VI. Stannard, S7500O
There were scores of other obligations
under $500
Tho report also set forth an itemizod
list Of obligations on April "a. 1916, as
being due and payable i'm the current
wear ending June 30. 1916. amounting
10 SS6.3fi.93. The total OF all ac-
counts of the board due and payable
as OF June 80, 1916. for the year end
ing June 30. 1916, Is Sl07,709.30 To
meet these obligations Of $l0770930
the board has or expects to get the
following money:
Balance in bank. S2.2S711. and ap-
preparation due from City Council for
salaries for May and June, S47,3S5z1,
making a total OF S49,62232. which de-
, Quoted from the S1O7. .7O93O leaves the
net obligations OF the board as $751;
0S6.9S This represents the prospec-
tive deficit of the board at the end Of
the fiscal year on June 80.
Another communication from the
Board OF Education, which was re-
forrcd to the finance committee OF
Council was a request for an advance
Of $1,000 to permit the board to pay
the teachers salaries in April.
The board also presented the reso-
luton OF that body, passed last Mon
day night. asking for a conference
with Council 10 discuss the financial
requirements OF the schools.
The Street and Sewer Department
presented an estimate OF its probable
requirements for the ensuing fiscal
year This showed that S285.S25 would
be needed. This was referred 20 the
dnance committee OF Council.
Secretary Bowers. of the Board OF
Health sent a letter stating that at a
meeting OF the board on Monday II
was decided TO ask Council TO allow
Il to engage three additional execu-