Evening star., 1924-03-12

is the bill of Delegate George L. Ed
monds of Rockville, which provides
| for bond issue of $555,000 for pub
lie school purposes. 1t not only. di.
buildings at certain points and the
| enlargement and remodeling of q
| number OF structures now In use, but
| specifies sums to be expended. Pro-
| vision also is made for sanitation
a committee appointed by the county
board of education, consisting of
Joseph E. Janney and Thomas c. Oar
by, members of the board; Prof. Ed
win W. Broome, county superintend-
ent of schools, and DR.. George E.
Lewis, superintendent Of school prop
erty. 1t is designed to not only re-
lieve existing crowded conditions in
many of the schools, but to meet the
growth in school population during
the next -FOUR years.
The bill provides that bonds be
issued, from time to time, as the
school growth requires additional
Bethesda is to have a fine new
building, according to the provisions
of the bill. For the purchase Of a
site and tine erection and equipment
of an up-to-date building the ex-
penditure of $92,70O is authorized,
and provision is made to spend
s15,600 for remodeling and purchas-
ing additional equipment for the
present Bethesda building for use as
a high school.
are also to have new buildings, ac-
cording to the provisions of the bill,
the amounts specified to be expended
for building, equipment. etc., at each
place being as follows: Wheaton
appropriation for Brookeville, how
ever. is simply to augment funds al
ready available and to swell the total
sufficiently to permit Of the erection
of an adequate building. For high
Spring, to be located somewhere be-
tween the two places, $4,000 is pro-
vided.
Various Amounts Authorized.
For remodeling and enlarging pres
ent buildings, and purchasing addi-
tional equipment, etc, therefor, the
expenditure of the following amounts
side, s66.So0; Gaithersburg, $37,90e;
Poolesville, s24,500; kensington, s23,-
600; Damascus, $26, 400; Sandy Spring,
ss,500; Fairland, $4,000, and Travilah,
$4,000.
The bill also carries an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the Takoma Park
School, but this is simply to refund
money advanced by the town of TAX
oma for the erection of the handsome
new building now in use there.
ne COlOTeu SCHOOLS nave not Deen
overlooked and these amounts are
provided for enlarging. remodeling and
equipping buildings now in use: Sandy
Spring. $3.50; Takoma Park, $500;
River Road, $500; Washington Grove,
S4.S90; Ken Gar, s4,S90: Laytons-
VILE, $4,390, and Sugarland, $4,000.
For a storehouse at Rockville in
which to keep school supplies, etc,
the expenditure of $4,000 is directed,
and for additional transportation ia
cilities for school children. fire es-
capes, sanitation at different build
ings and funds necessary to complete
the work of bringing the rural schools
of the county up to the standard
grade. a total of $4,000 is provided.
$c71,S ,S26 Budget Increases.
In the supplemental budget the
governor recommended increases
to s271,926 for the years
1925-26-27. OF this $1S2,5o0 goes to
the public schools and the remainder
is distributed for Il large number of
objects. The high school aid and
funds for department of
which were cut severely in
the original budget, are restored.
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