Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-22
S71O,0OO NEEDED FOR
RURAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Shown in the Estimates Of the
County Board Of Education
TO the Levy Court.

The lew Court today received and
filed An estimate Of tho expenditures and
receipts of the New Castle County Board
Of Education for the next fiscal wear A.
follows
Debt service. s3S.160, permanent i'm
provemcnts and repairs Si00 600 current
maintenance and operation. including
transportation Of school children, ST.
Gao. total estimated expenditures,
s7l0.sOO
Receipts state aid for elementary
teachers salaries. S45,26S CA State and
for high school teachers salaries, S.. 300,
State and Federal aid from Smith Hughes
funds, 81 t3020; estimated income other
than State and, s400 900, total estimated
income, sources other than taxation.
s44q. sos "a Poll tax : 70C0 polls Al 50
s2S, 900, payment from current funds
$50. 900. interest on Indebtedness. s., 100,
refunds and rebates $4,000, INCLUDING
! rebates on taves. dclinquents. refunds Of
tuition to patrons, etc T, S3S, l60, total
capital OUTLAY. Si00,000
School boards and business offices.
81 800 salary and expenses Of county
board members, 81 200 other expenses.
5000, superintendent and their offices,
IS. 100 salary Of superintendent $500,
expenses Of travel, $500, expenses Of
office 81 100; compulsory attendance and
school census (lnciudine salary and OK
pense Of attendance officers. 5000. total
control s. 500. expense 5 OF supervision
s 400 salaries OF Supervisors, S400.
other expenses. 81 900; salaries of teachers
S15l $50; High School teachers, So. 900.
elementary school teachers, Sl36.350;
text books. professional books for teachers.
$1,000; supplies and other materials Of
instruction s. 600. tuition paid 10 other
boards. SIS. 900: other instructional costs
sl.9i5; total instruction cost IN day
schools, sl9l Cos
Wages Of ianitors. engineers. etc.
IS 600; fuel water. light and power
S11 ,325; janitors' supplies and mscel-
laneous, $3.50; rents, 1,200; total
operation, S2I.275; total maintenance,
$40 100, libraries, S400; promotion Of
health, Sl00; transportation Of pupils
$50 600 total auxiliary agencies, $50, 500,
insurance, $1,000; contingencies, $500
other fixed charges, 500. total fixed
charges, 81, 800; total current malnte-
nance and operation, S212, ,640~
Elementary teacher salaries and text
books, S45, POS "a; high school teachers
salaries and text books. SIS, 200 vocational
teachers salaries under SmIth-Hughes act,
81 1920
Estimated income OF board other than
State aid and taxation, $4,000 600 total
estimated income other than taxation,
SAP, ,59S2f.
The above estimate IS contingent on
Governor Townsend not proving the
hool laws enacted at the special session
Of the Legislature. Should the governor
approve said Laws. the County Board Of
Education would receive $50, 900 ad-
ditional State aid and would require
500 600 le-s from the Levy Court
There also was received and filed the
following estimate submitted by the
Board Of Education Of the New Castle
special school district Expenditures,
S36.875; receipts, S10,450 poll tax 81,
yielding S3,436; property tax, SIC, ,425.
general control $3.50; salaries Of
teachers, S20,650 total instruction cost,
S23, $50 for day schools and $500 for
evening schools: operation Of school
plant, S4,475; maintenance of school
plant, ST 900; fixed charges S33,225;
income other than taxation. $l0,45O