The Washington times., 1922-12-04
SCHOOL BUDGET
IS REDUCED
S633,368
Twelve Building Projects, to
Cost 100000, Included
in New Program.
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IN new Program.
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principals provision. $4,000 cut
has been for session room allow
ances. and that the appropriation
would have to be 80 increased IL
the administrative principals are
| not authorized by law.
Congress 10 asked for an appro-
priation Of $123.200 for heads OF
normal. high and manual training
high schools. promoted for superior
| work. at $1,000 each. This repre-
! sents an increase of Sl5,400 over
1923. and would provide seven ad-
| ditional salaries for promotions in
accordance with existing law.
Teachers and instructors of vari-
Gus classes should be increased by
| 1903, Congress Is told. at an addi-
tional cost of s123,60O. Forty.three
new school officers. including seven
principals OF grade manual training
schools, are asked in a new item
OF SCI 800 The total number OF
this class Is 479. at s1.440 a year,
total of $6S9,76O.
More for Longevity Pay.
Longevity pay for school officers
! and special instructors IL asked in
an item for $66S $50. an increase
! OF SOS $50 over the current appro.
| priation. A note by the Board OF
Education explains that this is a
computed item and is based upon
statutory provision.
Ten librarians are provided for in
a $l2 900 appropriation. and thirty
five clerks at $500 each In an item
| Of $33. 500. Vacation schools will
receive, if the provision remains
unchanged. total of 100000 for
/ instructors and supervisors. Night
schools ask SIS 900 for teachers and
janitors, and $4,000 for contingent
expenses. These requests include
no increase over 1923.
A $4,000 allowance TO grade
school principals is asked by the
school board. that body explaining
that the total represents an in
crease OF $1,000 over the present
appropriation.
sos, 900 for Retirement Fund.
| The paragraph for the teachers
retirement fund shows total OF
| So, 900, including an increase or
Sl5,50O. OF this total S42 .O06.37 IS
TO be paid to teachers now on the
retired list, and ss,33s.74 to oddi'
tional teachers to be retired after
June 80. 1924.
| AUGMENTATION work should re-
ceiye S6.4SO. school officials state.
This is a decrease Of $500. Con.
| tingent expenses total $500.
The school budget includes pro.
vision for 40l engineers. janitors ana
caretakers for the various bu ldlnHs
In n total Appropriation of $3lS.'4o.
Eighty-nine additional employees Will
be needed in this class OF work dui-
ing the next fiscal year. IL ~ SAID.
Medical inspection of the schools
will cost $3.50 according 10 t~
budget. This amount would proV'de
for free dental clinics in the schools.
sixteen medical inspectors and ten
graduate nurses.
Repairs to Cost 100000
Much.needed repairs to school
buildings and grounds which have
been the objects of city-wide censure
j for several months past will cost
$500. 900, The budget bureau states.
This sum would allow for repairing
and renewing heating, plumbing and
ventilating apparatus, and the IN
stallation Of sanitary drinking foun-
tains In buildings not so supplied at
present. The request represents an
increase OF $4,000.
The bureau asks s75,000-a $50, 1000
increase-for purchase and repair
of furniture, tools, machinery. mate
rial and books; apparatus to be used
in connection with manual training
and sUhdry incidental expenses.
Fuel. gas and electric power will
cost $4,000 IL is said, $4,000 more
i than the 1923 appropriation. The in.
crease Is all in fuel prices. Furni-
ture, to the amount of $2s.632 10
asked. and $50, 000-s5, 900 increase
for contingent expenses.
SOL, 900 for Text Books.
! An appropriation of 100000 for
textbooks will be required. the budget
states. The increase of 81 900 lies in
a raise Of $500 for the bookkeeper
and custodian of textbooks and sup.
plies and employment of an assistant
at $780,, Books will cost $52,750 and
supplies $42 800.
The Board of Education asks that
II be allowed to exchange such books
and periodicals now on hand as may
not be desirable for use. The follow
ing note Ia made in this connections:
Authorization for exchange OF
books Is recommended as II appears
In the appropriation for 1922 instead
Of as II appears in the appropriation
for 1923, which is as follows: Pro.
vided, that the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, in their dis
erection. are authorized to exchange
any badly damaged book for a new
one. the new one to be similar In
text to the old one when 1t was
new"
i Six More Fairgrounds.
Maintenance and repair of eighty.
four school Fairgrounds, including an
increase of $500 for six additional
Fairgrounds, Is asked in a $4,000
item. For equipment, grading and
, improving eight additional school
Fairgrounds $4,000 is requested. This
includes an increase Of $4,000 and