Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-08-02
RESPONSIBILITY AS TO
SCHOOL BUDGET FIXED

Appointing the public school teach
RS for the ensuing year, filling va
ancies in the Board OF Trustees i'm
he various districts. awarding con-
racts for the transportation OF chill
iren to and from several OF the con-
.olidated schools of the county, call
ng on the County Commissioners To
ofinitely assume responsibility for
pecific items eliminated from the
chool budget. besides a large amount
I routine business, marked the
lonthly meeting of the County Board
If Education held yesterday as one
4 the busiest sessions held for q long
ime.
School Budget Cut Illegal
In making up the school budget for
he current year. the School Beard
ct out the school requirements. item
item, and submitted the budget to
he County Commissioners the last OF
lay. The Commissioners finally pass
d the budget after having Topped OF
everal thousand dollars from the
mount called for without specifying
he items and giving the reasons in
writing, which is the procedure out
ined in the law.
Special attention was directed TO
he matter through the item OF So
90 required for the completion of the
lien Burnie School in installing toi-
cts, electrical equipment. etc. The
school Board had this item In the
udget, but when the cuts came to
'e made, the item was left unpro-
'ided for. Accordingly. the School
Board on Tuesday by unanimous vote
ddressed the following communica-
ion to the County Commissioners, Of
cred by Mr.. Melvin which latter body
leferred final action upon until next
weeks meeting.
Letter To Commissioners
To the Honorable,
The Board of County Commissioners
of Anne Arundel county.
Gentlemen:
We very respectfully call your at
ention to the fact that in cutting
lown the school budget which We
submitted to you on May %. 1922
The items making up this total sum
ut out were not specified by you
md the reasons given, as required
y the law on the subject.
In making up this budget we put
n only those items which, after very
:areful consideration, we deemed to
,e actually needed for the purpose OF
administering the school system. I'm
ess we know precisely what items
'ou selected as unnecessary and,
therefore,, to be cut, we cannot go
lhead with our plans for the coming
school year.
We have reference particularly to
hem item for the completion OF the
Slen Burnie School. In our budget
We had $4,000 for this item, and un-
,ess the money therefore is forth
coming, the building will not be ready
or occupancy for this coming school
rear. This would prove a most seri-
)us Inconvenience and hardship to
populous and rapidly growing section
,f the county. II your reduction OF
our school budget is meant 10 include
his item, We would like especially
o be informed as to this Immediately
rs it is imperative that steps be taken
10 provide for it in some way.
We, therefore, are respectfully re-
turning to you herewith the school
budget, in order that you may let us
have your list specifying whatever
item or items are rejected by you
and the reasons therefor, which we
are advised is the procedure outlined
in the law"
Provides For Glen Burnie School
The School Board also passed a res
olution providing for taking care Of
the Glen Burnie item in the event thai
that the County Commissioners con.
firmed their action in including II
among the items cut from the school,
budget. This resolution was as fol
lows:
Resolved, That the Board OF
Education borrow $4,000 with
which to finish the basement of
the new school building at Glen
Burnie, providing the County
Commissioners Of Anne Arundel
county give their approval and