Milford chronicle., 1921-05-20

Diamond State. Before final adjourn
ment the budget provided for by tn
new school laws was presented in tn
Senate and passed by the vote of 13 t,
4. In the House it was approved b,
the vote of % to 10. This budget car
ries a total of $2,2O0,00O for schoo
purposes for each of the school year,
of 1922, and 1929. While it doe:
not provide for many of the "frills'
$50 called by some of the OppOnents)
the money given to the support o.
the schools should be ample for ed
ucatiOnal requirements for the next
two school years.
An earnest appeal made to the
House and Senate by both Mrs. Jo.
seph Bancroft of Wilmington and
Henry Ridgely of Dover to have the
budget amended so as to include S1O,-
900 for medical inspection of chill
dren was voted down 18 to Is. The
vote on the budget in the Senate was
Is yeas and 4 nays, the latter being
Senators Palmer, Prettyman, Hopkins
and Highfield. In the House the vote
stood % yeas to 10 nays, the nays be-
ing cast by the following: Brown, B.
F. Davis, Harrington, Kinder, Noble,
Phillips, Schneider, E. J. and p. w.
Turner. At 9:15 p. m. Monday night
the senate adjourned sine die.
The total amount Wilmington de-
rives from the budget is $48S,OOO for
each year. The original budget sent
by the City Board of Education in Will
mingtOn last April, called for II, ,1OO,-
600 for each year.
When the budget bill came up it
was reported to the Senate committee
of the whole, to which Senator Alice
explained the measure. Senator Alice
said the educational committee that
had drafted the bill had done abso-
lutely all it could and provided every
thing possible considering the reve-
nue. of the State. The appropriations
of 1919 and 1920 had been used as a
working basis, the Senator explained,
and had been enlarged on wherever
possible.
In conclusion, Senator Alice chal-
lenged any man to state that the ed
committee had not framed
a bill which under the circumstances
was not fair and equitable.
Asks for Repeater
While the Senate was in session
rs committee of the whole, Senator
Palmer asked that his repeater be |
brought up and acted on. Senator AL |
ZEE opposed this on the ground that !
he committee was only considering
he budget and that the repeater bill
vas diametrically opposed to the bud
get. The chair was asked to decide
he question and President Pro TEN.
handy ruled that the committee could
consider anything that came up.
'hereupOn the repeater was brought
p, briefly considered and reported
ut for the Senate on it's merits by a
ote of 10 to z.
The repeater died without action
aVing been taken on it.
Some of the items in the budget bill
re as follows:
To retire old debts, State Board of
iducatiOn, $500; Smyrna special dis
'ict, $3.50; Caesar Rodney, $500; Har-
ngton, $2785; Milford, $1,000; George {
OWN, $500; Wilmington, $500. Total |
l8,745. +
Interest on old debts, State Board, q
1880; Smyrna, $54O; Dover, $1,000; {
aesar- Rodney, SLIPS; Harrington, t
-215; Milford, $945; Georgetown, I
L40; Wilmington, $15,645. Total, S37,-
70. Grand total for debt service, $55.- t
Fixed charges (insurance), State
oard, $4,000; CIaymont, $500; du- S
ont, $212; Newark, $125; New Castle, C
so; Smyrna, $780,; Dover, SIPS; il
lesar Rodney, Harrington, $50; Mil p
rd, SIS; Georgetown, SIS; Lewes, tt
90; Seaford, $1OO; Laurel, $40; Will o
ingtOn, $S500; total, $14,182. Il
Institutional service Expenses of d.
pervisors and salaries of helping 81
lchers), State Board, $11, ,749; viii dt
ngtOn, $1,000; total, $18,749. ia
Other expenses of supervisors in
lding travel - State Board, S8184; So
al, $8184. el
Principals of. three or more teach pl
State Board, $26,367; White High tn
hOol teachers-State Board, S34,- II
B.; DUPONT, $8333; Newark, S5747; ia
W Castle, $6196; Smyrna, S511S; tn
yer, $9O62; Caesar Rodney, S5967; an
1924; Milford, $6O99; to
9rgetown, $4847; Lewes, $4,000; Sea- tn
d, $4029; Laurel, $4127. Total, ab
g, ,689.
White elementary teachers, State is
lrd, $261, ,238; Claymont, $S,915; du- in
ut, $6,586; Newark, 11,72O; New fu
tile, $7,S19; Smyrna, $9,616; Dover, wi
30; Caesar Rodney, $6,457; Har- ca
5ton, $4,4O9; Milford, $9,S94; ST
$5,517; Lewes, $6,721; thu
ford, $5;O51; Laurel, $7,265. Total, ire
0,512. ly
Olored teachers, State Board, $751; a. a
Newark, $2,184; New Castle, ST. ieS
Smyrna, $4,000; Dover, S4,313; h.,
sar Rodney, $1,944; Harrington, g 9e'
90; Milford, $3.50; Georgetown, t!S ue'
}; Lewes, $1,5OO; Seaford, $1,O82; m Clo
rel, $1,500; total, $74,085. Ga tHs
ext books, supplies-State Board, is
900; tuition, State Board, 5000; no
tors, engineers, etc. State Board, Ma
8S5; ClaymOnt, S1,058; DUPONT, exa
l5; Newark, $1338; New Castle. ed
"A; Smyrna, $1674; Dover, $1544; tbe
Sar Rodney, $1113; Harrington, T
!; Lewes, $3.50; Seaford, $877; for
rel, 1922; Wilmington, $19,866; to- Otv
$62,586. apr
pkeep of grounds, repairs to build to /
and equipment-State Board, bui
900; high school libraries, State for
I'd, $20,S45; replacement or trans olir
alton, State Board, $65,O0O; salar- the
md expenses of State Board mem ure
, S24O0. Contingent fund of State the
surer, $500. Salary of superinten- T
and assistants, $4,000. of ]