Evening journal., 1921-05-28
CITY SCHOOL
BOARD NEEDS
FULL BUDGET
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those familiar with the new State
revenue laws for schools. under
which IL is estimated the city will
receive s75O,O0O. In its budget
submitted to the Legislature Ia
April, the board asked for Si.145,-
24S. The amount City Council is
asked to appropriate is the differ
ence between this sum and the
s75o.oo0.
Report has IL that the finance
committee OF Council purposes lop-
ping OF a round 100000 from the
school account. Members of the
committee decline TO discuss the
question in detail, merely saying:
1--WE hope 70 have the entire city
| budget ready FOR submission 10
Council next Tuesday night"
More and more, however, as the
committee delves into the estimates
submitted by the various city depart
ments. the more likely Il appears
/ that Council shall have to again re-
cess, probably for a week, TO allow
time TO get the total budget into
shape
should all the money be allowed
which is asked for by the city de-
partments, a member OF the finance
committee admitted. the tax rate
would have TO be raised above Sl.Io,
as at present 1t is certain, he added,
that there will be an increase in the
rate: how much. he added. he was
unprepared to even approximate.
one Of the most diHtult problems
confronting the finance committee
| IN considering the school budget
oncerps the amount which the city
will receive from the State TO- edu-
cationai purposes.
A survey of he sch1 d budget sub
mitted 20 Council last Thursday night
shows that the principal itfm IS for
teachers salaries. This amounts to
S63l. 200 as compared 10 sd3G,6SO
last year There are more thaa 400
teachers now employed IN the 80
! schools and High school annex, IN
structing nearly 1900 pupils.
Another heavy item Is FOR repairs
The estimate for this is $7f,565
bout the same az for the present
year. For plumbing and heating
100000 Is asked, which also Is vir
tduily the same az at present fue
is put at $4,000 and ianitor ser
vice at $4,000. which Is no increasl
over the present figure. The sum o
\ s52.50O is asked FOR books and sup
I plies. as compared with S5i,375 al
I loted for this purpose last year.
Public Safety Increase Heavy.
Council is confronted with an un
usual situation with regard to tn
new Public Safety Department.
Last year the amount granted th'
! Police Commission was $226,0o0
while the volunteer fire department
got 100000. making a total ol
f3s1. O00 This year the newiy-cre'
ated Department OF Public Safet,
las reques ID the sum Of $669.I5O
The Street and Sewer Department
/ which last year was granted S3l2i-
oo0, this year asks for $4,000.
Irccipts Show Big Drop.
Meanwhile the receipts Of the
| Water Department. owing largely 10
the closing down OF the leather in
das.ry. have fell on $50. 900. while
q 3 figured the decrease from other
usual sources OF revenue will amount
to fully 100000
F Council had hoped for something
+. like $4,000 or even 500. 900 extra
d income from the new mercantile IL
10 cenees. Today the receipts indicat,
hat not more than 100000 will b,
received in all.
In addition 10 this estimated de
cline In revenue the interest ON out
d standing bonds has had to be ng
n- ured; also the proposed issue %
o. 100000 fresh bonds TO suppiv In
te Board OF Harbor Commissioner viii
d funds 10 finance the Initial unit j
r. the new marine terminal on IN
l.. Chris,iana river front
h. An issue OF s45O,0OO Az per cen
v bonds for street improvements r,
n Gently brough. a trihe over SO
r, Council. therefore. faces the pro
\ pect Of having 10 raise the intere
rate on the harbor issue TO p
ent.. in order TO obtain par
Commenting on the situation wi
Z regard 20 the school budget. She
2 ner n. Stradley, chairman OF q
nance committee OF the Board
| Public Education. this morning, ss
that while ii appeared on the su