Evening star., 1923-12-10
Budget Giues Schools $438, $50
additional Pay and Buildings
Provides for Business Manager Under
d. &. Comn'issioner-99 Ne,0 Teachers
AllO,ued-Sites for Schools Named.

Large increases for the public
schools system OF the District owe,
current appropriations are provided
In the budget for the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1925.
The total amount recommended fol
the maintenance Of the public schools
including teachers salaries, longevity
pay, rent OF building, ETC., is $685..
700. an increase Of $81, ,43o over the cur.
rent appropriations.
For buildings and grounds the
budget recommends a total Of s1,687,-
900. an increase Of $357.500 over the
appropriations for the present year
for similar purposes.
Ask Business Manager
While the salary of the superin-
tendent Of schools remains at $4,000
and the salaries OF two assistant
superintendents at s3.750 each. pro-
vision Is made for the creation Of a
business manager to be in charge of
the business administration Of the
public school system and to be ap-
pointed by and responsible to the
District Commissioners. The salary
OF this business manager Is fixed at
$3,750.
is IOT S,OSl tCACn-
ers, an increase Of 80 more than In
the current act
Provision is made also for three
additional principals of junior high
schools at $2.700 each, making a
total OF nine such principals.
-Four New Principals
Provision is made for seven assistant
principals who shall be deans Of girls
In the various high schools. at $2.4o0
each. This Is an increase of four
such assistant principals.
mended az follows:
Two heads Of departments In high
and manual training high school in
group B. of class 6, at $4,000 each.
training high school teachers pro-
NOTED for superior work, group B. of
class 6, at $4,000 each.
Twenty-seven additional, group A,
class 6, at s1,440 each.
Fourteen additional teachers, class
Thirteen additional teachers. class
4, at $1,000 each.
Fourteen. class 8, at $1,000 each.
Nine, class 2, at 1900 each.
Six. class l, at $1,000 each.
New Buildings and Grounds
For buildings and grounds Of the
public school system the budget
makes the following recommends
tions:
Completing the construction of an
addition to the Armstrong Manual
Training School (act, Feb. %. 1923,
vol: AZ, p. 1a47, sec. -, s2Oo,oOo.oo.
Completing the construction Of an
addition to the Western High School
(same act). s450.000.00.
For completing the construction Of
q third-story addition to the Thomson
School increase OF $4,000 submit
ted) (same act), s75.000.00.
For completing the construction of
a building to replace the present John
F. Cook School increase of $4,000
submitted) (same act), $150.000.00.
For grading and making the water
and sewer connections in the school
site on Calvert Street near Connecti-
cut avenue (submitted), 100000.
For the preparation of plans and
specifications for new school build
ing for the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School (submitted). $5.Ooo.00.
For the purchase Of a site in the
northeast, somewhere within a dis
tance Of approximately a half mile
of the Taylor, School. located in
square S91, and for construction of
accordance with the plans and speci-
flcations used in the construction of
the Langley and Macfarland Junior
High Schools (submitted). s60o,000.0 90.
For the purchase of site for a
new school in the vicinity OF Third
and Rittenhouse streets northwest
(submitted), $20,000.00.
Purchase of site, Burrville (sub-
mitted), S7.500.00.