The Republican., 1919-04-10
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
Bond Issue Proposed by School and
County Commissioners.


The last paragraph of the article
published in The Republican last week
bearing upon the joint conference of
March 20, 1919, between the County
Board of Education and the Board of
County Commissioners, read as fol-
lows: "We plan to set forth next
week in these columns the reasons
that led to the increase of S40,61O as
amount requested Immediately from
the county by the Board of Educa-
tion."
The details of the increase and the
reasons therefor are briefly set forth
as follows:
1. For Repairs (upkeep)-The sum
of S3,545 is asked for during the COM
ing school year, this being an increase
of S1,O45 over the amount levied in
April, 1918, for the same purposes.
This increase is attributable to the
general demand throughout the coun-
ty for extensive repairs of school
buildings, repair and replacement of
wornout equipment, as well as install
lation of more satisfactory furnish
ings.
2. For Current Repairs (upkeep,
tnforseen) In the Budget of 1918
1919, $1,000 was asked for this pur-
pose and nothing was saliowed there
for by the Board of County Commits
sioners. The school buildings of the
county are constantly and urgently IN
need of repairs and the people are be-
coming more eXacting in reference to
the condition and appearance of their
school buildings; painting, alrtlght
windows, cloak rooms, outbuildlngs,
etc, being demanded more vehement
ly by the people as result of their
interests; accordingly in the Budget
for 1919-1920, request is made for the
small sum of $1,000 toward meeting
this most satisfactory evidence of ad-
vanced citizenship, as well as to ena-
BILE the local and county school au-
thorities to have one and two-room
school buildings gradually meet the
requirements for STANDARD" school
plants as determined upon by the
4 State Department of Education.
8. For Furniture in Old Buildings
f(upkeep and outlay)-In the Budget
# 1918-1919, $500 was asked for fur
titure in old buildings, which was al
twed by the Board of County Com
missioners, the amount having been
placed at that small figure because
the County Board of Education had
quite stock of furniture on hand at
the time the amount was asked for,
and the sum of only $500 was reques-
ted. which sum was found sufficient
during the current school year to take
care of the urgent demands since
there was so much furniture in stock
and which had been paid for and pur-
chased when the market price was
much lower than it is today; the stock
of furniture which was on hand is
now entirely depleted and there
should be a sum of at least 1000,
this being an excess in amount al
lowed of $500 over 1918-1919, in or
der to provide in part for the neces-
sary furniture that will be demanded
and which will be urgently needed
during the school year of 1919-1920.
4. For Maintenance and Support of
the Schools-In the Budget of 1918
1919, $97,475 was requested and al
lowed for maintenance and support
of the schools; in the Budget for
1919-1920, S125,840, is asked for, this
being an increase of $685. with a
decrease of 5000 on teachers regis
ters, which makes the net increase
S2S,265, which is made up of increases
as follows:
(a) The travelling expenses of the
County Superintendent are increased
$50, the same being based upon the
fact that 5000, as previously allowed
has been found inadequate to the
needs, since Bylaw 10 of the State
Board of Education has been passed
and promulgated, which Bylaw re-
quires the County Superintendent to
devote at least 80 full days each year
in visiting all the schools, personally
each school year, in the county at
least once each year.
(b) In the Budget of 1918-1919
$78,400 was asked for and allowed
by the Board of County Commission
ers as a total for teachers salaries
in the Budget for 1919-1920, the
amount of $101 500 is asked for this
same purpose, this being an increase
of $23,100, the plans for the expend.
ing of the amount of $101 500 being
as follows:
High School Principals-1918-1919
$4,000; 1919-192O,$3, 300; an increase
of $1,000. High School regular teach.
ers, 1918-1919, $4,000; 1919-192O
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