Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-16
S59O,332.3S PAID
TO CITY SCHOOLS
FROM STATE FUND
According to Report Just Made
Public, $161, ,289.71 10 Yet
to be Appropriated.
REVIEW OF WHOLE STATE

1883 OF the $4,000 appropriated
by the Legislature for It's work. which
including tho sum OF $2,S00 paid on
the Smith Hughes allotment. left a
balance OF $992.4S4.17 available TO the
State Board, the rest being appropriat-
ed direct. detailed report OF the
receipts and expenditures up 10 March
l has been submitted to DIR. II. V.
Holloway, state superintendent OF
public instruction. by J. o. Adams, as
sistant secretary and business man
ager of the State Board OF Education.
For the special districts of an APP
preparation and allotment OF $751;
622.0s, the Wilmington school district
has been paid $59o.332.3s. leaving a
balance available Of s16i, ,2se7l. The
status of the funds for the other
special districts is as follows: CLAY
mont. allotted s22,e0o.ls, has been
paid $ls,7os.os and has a balance on
hand OF s3.sa2.o2; du Pont. allotted
ss7.2742s. paid s2S,o6a.os, balance
available. s9,221.17; Newark, allotted
s42.6974l. paid s34.isso7, available.
sS.6eS.S4; New Castle. allotted
SS4.6S0eo. paid s2s.614.55, avail
.avle. s6.ol6.35; Smyrna, allotted
s44.s72.o4, paid s2s.47s.2l. available.
si4,S9sS3; Dover, allotted S4e,2544e.
paid S34,163.s9. available. $4,000. so:
Caesar Rodney, allotted s36,554. .06, paid
s26,6Ss.5I, available. 50 e,s64.49; Harring-
ton. allotted. s3.441.42. paid s24.24s.4s.
available. ss.ls2.9e: Milford, allotted.
s4l.2s5.4e, paid sSl.e52.S2, available
s9,6aS14; Georgetown, allotted s2e,-
1887. paid S2i,ss4.s4, paid $4,000 .o3;
Lewes. allotted s26.245.7o. paid s2l.-
$500, available, s4.66ss0; Seaford,
allotted $32.oi7.4o. paid s2o,ss3, avail
able, Sl1.lSa.4o; Laurel. allotted &sb.-
ll7l6. paid s2s.2o4.64, available, s5.-
.s1252.
The sum Of si.2l0,SISSs was ap-
propriated and allotted TO the special
districts. OF this sss9, ,sIs.4T has been
paid, leaving a balance available Of
s27O. O.7o2.s6. The total expenditures
for schools directly under the State
Board amounted to s544.4ls.4s and
s93e,elS.47 was appropriated to special
districts, making a total OF sl4s4,-
02e.s3. The Legislative appropriation,
less the auditors unexpended balance
on March i OF $Ts42sbs6 and plus
receipts from other funds amounting
70 &2s.sl2.5a. makes the total receipt.
and expenditures even at sl,4sa,-
o2se3.
Following is a detailed account Of
the receipts. expenditures and present
standing OF the various accounts OF
the board: To pay old debts and In
terest on same, the sum OF s2l 400
was allotted. s5.562.30 was sepnt. and
there is balance available for debt
service of s15.s37T0. The sum of
$4,000 was allotted for fixed charges.
tinsurance), and sl.s37.e4 was spent,
leaving balance Of s2.362.Ts.
The sum OF $685. 1874 was allotted
for Institutional service. which in
cludes the supervisors salaries and
travelling expenses. teachers salaries.
text books. supplies. etc, and tuition.
OF this appropriation, 1912, 1852 has
been spent and there is a balance on
hand OF 1921, ,44s.32. The teachers
salary phase of the account Is allotted
5S1,54o5o. and 1922, ,44l 20 OF this has
been spent. leaving. s20s. .0ss3O. The
sum OF ss,1S4 is allowed for super
visors' expenses (traveling. etc.
OF an appropriation OF STAG. .33
for operating expenses. including
janitor service and supplies, water.
fuel, light and power. repair. upkeep
and maintenance. replacement and
transportation. sso.s2ss3 has been
spent, leaving the sum Of S55,l1T.40
available. The allotment Of s2s,-
s57-3S for water. fuel. light and power
has been entirely used, but sup
emergency cases may be drawn upon
! in case OF necessity.
1 The sum of s3s, 200 is allotted to an
account maintained under the head
OF general control. This includes the
state superintendents and assistants
salaries. which. alone, are allotted
$4,000, the expenses of same and the
county treasurer's bond, etc. OF this
allotted sum. s25.3oo.1o has been used
leaving a balance OF sl2.s9990. An
appropriation OF $4,000 for a census
has not been drawn upon.
/ Under miscellaneous, an allotment
OF S1S,s55 has been drawn upon "a
] the amount OF $2.4s3.63. leaving a
balance Of sle.371.3T. Under the head
/ ing "undistributed." including an ap-
preparation for teachers summer
schools, an allotment OF s160,19 90
has been drawn upon to the extent
Of s2o,64s.o5. and there remains s13s.-
544.S5.
Altogether the State Board has q
Balance available for current expenses
$504, ,513.16.