The Washington herald., 1922-07-29
Board of Education Files
Annual Estimate With
District Commission.
SALARIES COVER
HALF OF AMOUNT
Officials Ask More Than
Two Million for New
Buildings and Sites.

The public schools of Washington
will need ss.4oo.ooo for the next
fiscal year. according to the esti-
mates of the Board of Education
which were submitted to the Dis
trict Commissioners yesterday.
OF this sum approximately s4,-
SOC. 900 will be for salaries. In the
present appropriation bill there was
provided s4.3o0.O0O for this purpose.
The increase asked for amounts to
$500. 900. or an increase OF more
tnan 11.6 per cent.
In presenting the estimates the
Board of Education included the
increase in salaries contained In
the education bill presented to Con-
gress last year. The board also
sent the Commissioners an alter
nate estimate. in which the in
creases were left in the bill, which
II Is hoped will pass Congress this
coming session.
Wanted S10,OOo,000 Last Year.
Last year the Board of Education
estimated it's needs at approx
mately $4,000. 900. This figure was
cut by the Commissioners to ap-
proximately s7.500.0O0. The final
appropriation for schools by Con-
gress amounted to $4,000
This year the appropriations for
new buildings and grounds are s2.-
036.OO0. Last year $2,324,000 were
expended on new schools and
grounds. This year the Board OF
Education is asking for approx
mately s2.500.ooo for this purpose.
The estimates contain a request
for approximately s1.000.000 for
maintenance and repairs. Last year
ss3O.oO0 was granted for care OF
the buildings and equipment.
Conservative Estimate.
Early comments among District
officials in regard to the school es-
Inmates indicate that they are con-
sidered conservative and in COM
plete harmony with the admins
tration's policy of retrenchment to
the point of actual needs. The
school officials state that every
item represents an actual need.
II Is believed that the District
Commissioners will pass the esti-
mates with only a slight pruning
and that they will have careful
consideration on the part of the
BUREAU vi IDuuEtlS-
1t is expected that the appro-
priations will include an item for
the construction of a twenty-four-
room addition to the Western High
School at Thirty-ffth and T streets
northwest Congress in the last
appropriation bill directed the mu-
nicipal architect to prepare plans
for the addition
May Complete Armstrong Annex.
A further appropriation will also
be asked for the continued erec-
tion of the addition to the Arm
strong Manual Training School at
= street northwest. between First
and Third streets. One hundred
thousand dollars was authorized
for this purpose in the appropria-
tion bill now in force. Money for
additional land for the Armstrong
School was also authorized.
Consideration Is also being given
to the erection of new wings on
the two junior high schools being
completed under this years appro-
priations-
The needs for an addition to the
overcrowded Dunbar High School
will also find expression in the es-
Inmates. according to reliable in
formation. The purchase of land
adjoining this school has been au-
thorized by Congress.
New lands and buildings for the
Mckinley High School will be men
toned in the estimates and funds
for the purpose will probably be
sought.
Purchase New site.
The needs for extensions to the
many elementary schools will me-
cessitate asking funds for this pur-
pose.
The District Commissioners yes
terday authorized the purchase of
land at the intersection of Calvert
street and Cleveland avenue north
west. as a site for a school build
ing. The land was purchased from
the Thomas ]. Fisher Company for
$4,000.
1t is expected the site will be
used for a school to relieve the
congestion now existing at the
John Eaton School located at
Thirty-fourth and Lowell streets
northwest. The site contains s2.-
3s5 square feet of land and was
purchased on the recommendation
of Maj. Carey Brown. assistant to
the Engineer Commissioner.