New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-05
RE|CHE EXPLAINS
SCHOOL Deficit
Accounts for About $4,000 Of
St5,@o Noted BY Council
NO shot AT INTEGRITY

Abatement Opprovetl-Six New
Tiremen AutIlo : I'd - Elks 10
Have Meeting In Terry willie.
A deficit of $4,000 il the public
school account. which was the sub.
t.: ject OF a lengthy discussion at a
meeting Of the city council last eve
ming, will be taken care OF by de-
. ficiency Appropriation. the city faith
ers authorizing Mayor W. Raymond
Crumb to approve such an appro-
priation when the exact amount of
the ovcrdraft IL determined today.
! In discussing the deficit today
Superintendent of School Karl A.
I; Reiche explained that his depart
ment had already located $4,000 OF
the amount in question. 1t is the
custom, according to Mr.. Reiche. to
nay the teaching staff In the schools
each two weeks. On November IS,
a two weeks payment was due the
teachers but following consultation
with Miss Emm. Fish. assistant city
clerk. it was decided to withhold pay
ment on that date and pay the
teachers for three week: on We'd
ncsday. November IS. the day before
THANKSGIVING. This resulted in ap-
proAimately $4,000 being expended
in November. for the extra week
which ordinarily would not have
been paid until December : and
which mount would have been
caarg the school budget for the
fiscal year staff il s December 1. Mr.
Reiche also cXriained vt due IL
the fact that the new Grccn-Hi'''
school in the 18th district was MOI
completed until about the third week
. in last Septcmbe and tho fact thai
the district committee In October
1897, whom the budget was prepared
was undecided as T. wheth"; TO en-
'lp.,y four teachers or eight. it wa!
impossible for him to make
definite estimate Of salaries for tina
school. The amount involved to'
this item was approximately S2.1""
II is also tn. practice OF the schco
department TO purchase its supplies
; for the school year In ad\anc" O
the opening Of tn" fall term in S"p
tember and il N oftcntimes imposs,
bic to include all such expenditure
in the budget AS an example. MI
Reiche pointed out that the DRAWN,
supplies for tn" year had been pur
! chased during the summer at an ex
! ,pense Of &l.so0 and numerous oth@
articles. often sanctioned by th
hoard OF education during III
G school year are bought for whirl
! no allowance has been made In tn
) budget.
The integrity Of the school super
! intendent and the board Of educa
ton was IN no way reflected upon
Mayor w Raymond Cdumb emphat
icaIiy stated today and he wished t.
t correct the impression prevailing "
: some quarters that his action In call
. ing Mr.. Reiche before last night
meeting was ceraorious. 4
One city official pointed out toda
, that he believed that a certain
amount Of iaxity rested with the cit
clerks office when It permitted tn
school account TO he overdrawn {
such an extent. II is understood tina
: bills tota'ing approximately $1,000
had already been paid In spite Of tn
fact that the budget allowance wa
completely exhausted. In addition I
Z this there are bills totaling abo,
$4,000 which will be presented to tn
board Of education at its meetin
tonight for approval All bills again,
:, the city are paid by the city clerk
= office and none by the individus
city departments.
~ Mr.. Reichc. today. stated that
= complete statement Of the defic
/. was being prepared and that
\ would be submitted at the board {
- education this evening.
HeaItI, OMccr's Report
Five hundred and fifteen con
municable diseases were recorded
= the Office Of the board Of hcalt
during the fiscal year ending NJ
vcmber so, 1928. according to IL
annual report Of DR.. p. B. Robbir
submitted at meeting Of the cit
council last night. The cases inve!
i1ated were classified as follow!
= Chickenpox ~. diphtheria IA. II
nuenza 1. measles -. humps II
| pneumonia 81. poliomyelitis
polio contacts .. septic sore thro:
). smallpox 10, scarlet fever 81. t,
berculosis 50. typhoid I. whoopin
cough IS. cerebro spinal meningit
.. vincents angina .. grippe. intel
final I. erysipelas ;. pneumo COG
meningitis !. cm,:taSo 2. conjun,
tivitis infectious 5. other diseas,
50.
Last year c.S3a school childre
were given the three treatments
the diphtheria immunization can
: paign and 773 had already bee