Evening star., 1920-03-25
Longevity Appropriation.

per annum for five years on a base
pay of $4,000; ten principals of nor
NAL high. manual training high and
Junior high schools. 500 per annum
for five years on base pay of S2,700.
and one assistant principa! (dean of
sirls) Dunbar High School. 500 per
annum for five years on base pay of
$1,000.
A provision Is also recommended pro-
hibiting the payment of any part OF
the appropriation for longevity pay
to any person who. in the opinion of
the board of education and the super
intendent of schools. has an unsatis-
factory efficiency rating
A paragraph Is also recommended
Applying the present rates of Ion
gevity pay and those provided for in
the bill to the increased basic salaries
provided In the bill in the same man
Lner as such longevity rates apply to
sthe basic salaries authorized by ex-
listing law
Salaries for Night Schools.
The appropriation for salaries for
night schools is reduced from SIS, 900
to $4,000.
The following additional employees
are recommended in connection with
the care of school buildings and
grounds:
One electrician. Central High School.
$1,000; skilled 1aborers, Central High.
Business High. Wilson Normal. Jeffer-
SON Western High. Franklin High,
Miner Normal Eastern High, Stevens
and M Street High schools Mt s72o
each. and two two matrons. junior high
The compensation of 10s emoloves
Is increased as follows: Two assistant
engineers. $500 to $1,000 each, Central
High; two coal passers. $40 to $500
each, Central High; fifteen laborers
from $500 to 5000 each, Central High.
| one coal SE40 tn 10
High School; nine labcrers. from $500
| to $500 each, Dunbar High School:
four laborers, $500 to $500 each, old
Central High: four laborers. $500 to
four laborers $500 to $500 each Will
son Normal School; two laborers $500
i to $500 each, Jefferson High School.
! three laborers. $500 to $500 each.
Western High School; two laborers
$500 to $500 each. Franklin School;
Normal School; one laborer, $500 to
$500. Eastern High School: one la
! borer. $500 to 5000, Stevens School;
four laborers. $500 to $500 each. Nc
kinley Manual Training School;
Armstrong Manual Training School
three laborers. $500 to $500 each, NJ
Street High School; thirty three la
borers, $500 to $500 each. graded
school buildings; nine matrons. $500
~ SpVV Cdeil III OIIidl HIS n SCnOOiS
Jnnftors and Lnborers.
Laborers at $500 each at the West
ern High. Franklin High, Miner Nor
NAL. Eastern High. Stevens and NJ
Street High Schools are omitted
The total appropriation for janitors
and laborers in school buildings is
| increased from s202. $50 to $219,270, a
| net increase Of $16,SSO.
1 vsofn AP
smaller rooms and rented buildings
are increased from S72 to $96 and
from sos to s120 per annum and the
total appropriation is increased from
$13,500 to $4,000.
! A special appropriation of $500 is
! recommended for remodeling the
Hamilton School building for use of
specially segregated tubercular
! children. The appropriation for spe
cial furniture and equipment for
s1S,2S0 to $3.50, due to the elimina-
, tion of the item for equipment of
portable schools.
The appropriation for text books and
school supplies is increased from
/ $50. 900 to sS5.000. on account of the
Increased enrolment in public
schools.
! A paragraph is recommended au
! thorizing the board of education to
use all necessary room and floor space
/ III the SCHOOL 1OT
Office purposes. The appropriation for
| community forums and civic centers
in school buildings Is increased from
$25.000 to $4,000 and the amount
| which may be used for secretaries.
teachers. organizers and clerks is in
/! creased from 33 1-3 per cent to so
per cent. The appropriation is also
made available for the maintenance
of an automobile.
I For School Buildings.
Appropriations and authorizations
for school buildings are increased
$4,000 over those for the current
year. to total s425,000. as follows:
! The limit of cost of the Eastern
High School is Increased from 500, 900
in addition to the appropriation of
$4,000 now available for that pur-
pose and unexpended. The building
was authorized and the limit Of cost
| fixed in 1916.
The limit of cost of the addition to
the Petworth School is increased from
lS133.5O0 to $4,000 and the sum of
| sS5, 900 is appropriated in addition to
the sum of $1O7, 900 already available
for that purpose. This addition was
authorized originally in 1916.
The limit of cost of the addition to
| the Deanwood School is Increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 and the sum
of $4,000 is appropriated In addition
to the sum of $50.000 already avail
able. This addition was authorized
in 1917.
Burrville School Increase.
The limit of cost of the addition to
| he Burryille School is increased from
| 600 to $190OO0 and the sum of
| s4O,G0 is appropriated in addition to
| he sum of $4,000 already available.
| This addition was authorized in 1916.
| The limit of cost of the new build
| ing between 18th and Goth streets and
Monroe and Newton streets northeast
| is Increased from $135,000 to $780,
600, and the sum of $4,000 is appro
priated in addition to the sum of
is11O.0Oo already available. This build
ling was authorized in 1916.
| The limit of cost to the addition to
the Phelps School is increased from
$4,000 to 100000. and an appropria-
| ton of 100000 IS recommended in ad-
dition to the sum of $4,000 already
Iavailable. This add1tlon was author
| lied in 1917.
| The committee has eliminated the
Concentrations for additions to the
| Wheatley Takoma and Gage Schools,
all of which. authorized in 1917. can
Irot be built within the amounts al
.ready appropriated.
| An eight-room addition to the J. r.
! West School. to cost not to exceed
| $40 600, is authorized and an appro-
,riation Of 100000 is recommended.
This is the only school building
i project in the bill which was not au-
thorized by a former act.
Anrropriations of $4,000 each are
| recommended for repairing and re-
modelling the old Central High School
and the NJ Street High School. to put
! them in better condition for use a.,
! iunior high schools.
| TO the preparation of Ilars and speci-
| fc,.,ons for all buildil gs is enlarged