Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-27
COMNOT|ON OVER
SCHOOL BUDGET
Lively Debate as TO It's Consid-
Grafton at the Meeting Of the
Board of Education.

The Wilmington Board 90 Public Educa-
t,on threw parliamentary procedure to
the winds last evening IN its meeting wien
after having accepted, without dissenting
vote, the new budget, ms presented by
Shermcr Stradlev, chairman of the finance
committee, the board adopted the motion
To consider the budget rs committee
of the whole.
MIR Stradley objected TO the motion
and refused 20 abide by IL on the grounds
that the budget had been submitted Tor
the boards approval and had been adopt
cd on YEA" and nay" vote.
MIR. Hoffman declared that the chair
man of the finance committee had no
right 60 draw up n budget without taking
the chairmen of the various committee
an counsel
MIR Stradley replied that the chairman
Of the finance committee has nothing to
hide The board has acted on his budget
and II cannot now be referred TO the COM
mittce Of the whole Personally | will
take no part IN such a meeting.
MIR Rommcl president Of the board,
asked Mr.. Stradlcv why be mir RommeD
had not been asked TO tho meeting of the
finance committee and just what members
at the commit g were m attendance when
the budget was drawn up.
Mr.. Stradlcv declared that he had per-
sonallv informed the president of the
meeting and had asked him To participate.
lie said that MIR Draper, Superinten-
dent Scott himself and the secretary of
the board were al the meeting which
dfcw-up the budget.
The board then moved TO recess for
thirty minutes TO consider the budget
and n contract for plumbing as a COM
mittce of the whole MIR Stradley bolted
the meeting
The board returned To their seats with
out having considered the budget DIR.
Beck moved that they reconsider the
budget Ills motion was adopted.
MIR Hoffman said: | have no objection
% the budget want 90 be consulted
about the amount of money | want to
spend.
MIR Draper declared that the finance
committee had no intention of sighting
any committee but that the demands of
each committee had been granted as far
rs the finances Of the board permitted.
Tie pointed out that every committee
had been granted substantial increase
IN funds over the past year. Only two
committees had not received the amounts
thew asked for. However even these had
increases Of 50 per cent or more
Mr. Campbell said This. is one of the
hest budgets | have seen since | have
been on the board think the chairman of
the finance committee is To be congratulate
IA The only objection | had to voice
was that 10y this budget the committee
on New buildings Of which | am chair
man loses 100000.
Dr Heck declared that If Mr. Hoffman
wished the committees to be taken in
counsel when. the budget was made out
he should be Able 20 present and itemized
account Of the expenditures of his COM
mttcc during the past fiscal year. He |
SAID he did not believe that he (Mr. Hoff- |
man could tell the board the amount of |
coal which he knew positively each school |
had received during the past school year.
Ilc pointed out that the amount which |
Mr. Hoffman asked for for coal during |
the next year was sufficient TO furnish |
each school with three tons OF coal per /
week.
Mr. Hoffman made no response.
The board, on motion of DR.. Banton, |
finally adopted the budget without anv
changes. IL follows:
RTcrIrrs-CURRFNT ACCOUNT.
Cash on hand July /. 1920 S 3,92s .03 |
Bank interest estimated 2,5O0.OO |
Appropriation from City
Council ............ GIG, $50 90 |
Appropriation from state ..... 800. 10000 |
County nonresident tuition
for l920-l92l .......... 6.o00.00 |
County nonresident tuition
estimated due tor lql9-20) 100000 |
Reimbursement vocational for
Igl9-i92O due I.1ISO0 I
Reimbursement Americaniza-
tion for June. 1920 due 49, 993. 55 |
Sale 81 scrap ESTIMATED ~ 1000 /
Sale 81 art and manual train
ing estimated - 10000 /
Rent Of High School buildings 10000 /
SmIth-lhighes fund ... 100000 |
stare AUGMENTATION fund 100000 |