Evening star., 1926-06-17
S15,H9,9(6 ASKED
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Estimates for 1923 Include
$5,648,0 600 for Sites, Build.
ings and Repairs.


estimates for SIS 5,549,9os for public
school appropriations, with the plea
that they be included in the District
budget for the fiscal year of 1928.
The estimates include $5,s4s,o 900 for
the purchase of building sites and
construction Of school buildings In
order that the fve-year building pro-
gram may be brought up to date and
more than million dollars for re-
pairs, improvements and replace
ments needed to help put the older
schools in order above the amount
asked for these items In the 1927 ap-
propriatio
The estimates were made public by
the Board of Education upon the in
sistence Of Charles F. Carusi, chair
man of the finance committee, that
immediate publicity should be given
the estimates unless forbidden BY
law. Mr. Carusi made his statement
at the meeting Of the Board of Edu
cation yesterday afternoon, and Pres.
ident E. G. Graham directed Mai.
Raymond o. Wilmarth. business man
ager, to communicate with the Com
missioners at once and ascertain
whether they could be permitted to
give the figures out.
Gives Chance for Appeal.
Il think we owe It to the public, :"
Mr.. Cal-lsi declared, ito let them
know as soon az possible how We have
taken care of their desires. BY max
ing the estimates public at this time
we give them An opportunity to ap-
peal. which they are denied by hold
ing the estimates secret until after
they have been acted upon by the
Commissioners.
Following are the items contained
in the fve-year building program
which are included by the board in
the 1928 estimates;
Purchase Of land and construction
of buildings amounting to s160,40
is included for the first division of
elementary schools, to cover the fol
lowing items:
Erection Of four-room Potomac
Heights School.
Construction of a Eymnas sium and
assembly hall at the Eaton School.
Purchase of site for eight-room
Grant Road School.
Purchase of playground site at the
jackson School.
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avenue and Upton street.
Purchase of land at Wesley Heights.
Purchase of land at the E. V. Brown
School.
$4,000 In Third Division.
In the third division the sum of
s47S. 900 is included, to cover the fol-
lowing items:
Carving on construction at the
Barnard School, at Fifth and Decatur
streets.
Construction of gymnasium and
assembly hall at the Takoma School.
Construction of the BriEhtwood
Junior High School.
the Hubbard School.
Purchase of a playground site at
the johnson School.
Purchase of a playground site at the
Petworth School.
$434,OO0 in Fourth.
In the fourth division S434. 900 is
carried. of which 1886, 900 Is an ac-
cunulated shortage to cover construc-
ton on the 24-roon Adams School.
In the fifth division the 1925 esti-
mates provide $497.100 to cover the
following items:
Purchase Of site and construction
of IAngdon sixteen-room school.
Purchase of site for school at Rhode
Island avenue and Twelfth street
northeast.
Construction work at the Langley
Junior High School.
A total Of $751; 900 is carried in the
estimate to cover the following sixth
division projects:
Purchase Of playground at Benning
School.
Purchase Of playground at Carbery
School.
Purchase of playground at Peabody
School.
Construction of gymnasium and as
sembly hall at the Wheatley School.
$:15.oOo for Seventh.
In the seventh division the follow
ing items will be taken care of
through the inclusion of $215,000 in
the boards estimates:
Construction of four-room addition
at the Bryan School.
Purchase of land at the Cranch
School.
Purchase of playground at the ket-
cham-Van Buren School.
In the eighth division $566,350 Is
allowed in the estimates to cover the
following:
Purchase of land adjoining the
Fairbrother School
Purchase Of playground at the
Toner School. The accumulated
shortage in this division is $350.900.
S364,950 for Tenth.
In the tenth division $564,950 is
included to take care Of the follow
ing:
Construction of a building at the
Wilson School.
Purchase of site at the Garrison
School.
Purchase of a playground for the
Wormley School.
Purchase of a playground for the
Montgomery School.
Purchase of playground for the
Stevens School.
Purchase of a playground for the
Sumner Magruder School.
In the eleventh division $345.2OO is
included for the following, of which
S116,S 500 is an accumulated shortage:
Construction of the Crummell
School building.
Construction of the Garnet-Pater-
son Junior High School.
$175,500 in Twelfth.
In the twelfth division $175,o00 Is
included to care for the following:
Purchase of a playground site at
the Douglass Simmons School.