Evening star., 1928-06-07
D. c. SCHOOL FUNDS
BUDGET SUBMITTED
$13,972,O49 ASked-Board
Plans to Complete Build
ing Program in 1881.


TENS 1880 appropriation to the District
Commissioners today, the Board OF
Education indicated its desire to conf
plete the five-year school building pro-
gram in 1881.
Representing a total increase of ST.
821,519 over the 1929 appropriation, the
budget received by the Commissioners
today. following its approval by the
board at its melting in Franklin Admin
istration Building yesterday afternoon
includes in its "a items sum OF S2,1O5,-
900 for building and another OF Sl,OiU.-
300 for the purchase OF land. me pulio-
ing item sought by the school Doard
represents slightly more than haH c1
the approved building expenditures uh-
der the five-year program, Whlcn was
cjue for completion in 1890. If the
amount is allowed by Congress it Will be
feasible to complete the program only
one year behind schedule, DR.. FRANK
w. Ballou. superintendent of schools.
said yesterday, following the boarc
meeting.
Building Plans.
BEFORE Congress has had chance to
decide whether the large appropriation
will be allowed for the schools, now
ever the Bureau of the Budget Will
have scrutinized the estimate following
its consideration by the commissioners.
The building item OF S2,70o,OoO M
cludes provision for the construction
of the new Reno, Paul and JEFFERSON
Junior High Schools, and for similar
institution in the vicinity OF klngSLhan.
Three elementary school buildings are
sought, including the GlddlngS-LlncoLl'
tI,e Rates Road and the building TO be
located at Nineteenth street and CO.
inn1bja road Additions to buildings are
asked for the Park View, Buchanan ana
CrlImmeu Schools, while combination
n1nasiun-assembly halls are sought
for the Eaton and Garrison Schools.
Funds for the erection of the new
business High School and for the con-
struction of athletic fields at the vest
ern and Dunbar High Schools are IN
cllded in the estimate. A new health
school for colored pupils also is listed.
The largest single increase over the
1000 appropriation is asked in the land
items, which call for $765,300 more
than Congress allowed in the appropri-
alton lust passed The total fund
sought provides for the purchase OF
sites for the Reno Junior High School,
the Carbery playground, the Jefferson
Junior High School, the proposed jun.
for high school in the vicinity OF
Kingsman, the Garrison School addi-
ton. the Stevens playground, the Doug
Simmons playground, the Banneker
the Giddings Lincoln
school. the Birney School addition, the
I,oveioy School, the PAYNE playground
and the Armstrong High School addi-
ton.
Salaries Item.
Teachers and librarians salaries rep
resent the largest single item on the
budget. with a total Of S6.024 1872, which
Is S182.262 more than the same item
in the 1929 appropriation. In addition
to this fund there is included also an
item of $657,285 for school officers
salaries, representing an increase OF
S23.385 over the current appropriation
Of the officers salary increase 81 300
is listed to provide for an assistant
superintendent of schools in charge OF
buildings and grounds, who would have
charge of the systems business affairs
This item was objected to by Charles
F. Carusi, president of the board, who
feared it might be construed as the
boards answer to the suggestion OF
three members of Congress that busi-
ness manager be appointed to relieve
the superintendent Of the business de-
tail of the school administration. 1t
was left in. however, when it was ex-
planned that the item was put into the
estimated budget prior to the suggestion
of the congressman and that, remain
ing, it would serve as reminder" that
some provision was yet to be made Tor
improved business management.
other salary items of $151, ,420 and
$50. 700 are included for clerks and en-
ployes of the department of school at
tendance and work permits, respectively.
For the first time a provision for a
fund to be spent by the board itself
for emergencies and contingent ex-
penses is included in an item for $4,000.
Other items in the estimated budget
and their respective increases over the
1929 appropriation follow:
Vacation schools and Fairgrounds,
$4,000, no increase; payment of an
nuitieS, 100000, increase of $40, 600;
night school salaries, $95,000, no in
crease, and night school contingent ex-
penses, S4500, no increase.
Columbia Institution for Deaf, 1880,
no increase: School for Colored Deaf
Mutes. $65e0. no increase, and School
for Blind Children, S10,500, no in
crease.
Americanization work salaries. SILL
500, $500 increase; Americanization
contingent expenses, $1,000, no increase.
Manuel Training Item.
Community center department, $42,-
ITO, increase of $1,710.
Care of buildings and grounds: Sal
aries, S665, ,679, increase $46,419; care
of smaller buildings and rented rooms,
$1,000, no increase.
Tubercular pupils: Maintenance, ST.
600, no increase; transportation, $4,000,
no increase.
Manual training, S85, 600, no increase;
vocational schools, S7,750, increase of
$7,750 (this item was not included in
the 1929 appropriation), fuel, gas and
electricity, $229,000, increase of $4,000;
furniture. $198,169, increase of $176,-
169; completing furniture and equip
lnent Of Mckinley Technical High
School, S350,000: contingent expenses
$175. 900, increase of $4,000; text books
and supplies, S125,000. no increase.
Maintenance of kindergartens. $10,-
900, no increase; school gardens, $3.000
no increase; science laboratories, in
crease of $4,000; improvements tc
grounds around buildings in five-yea1
program, 100000 (new item) repairs
and Improvements to school buildings
$532, 800, increase of $4,000; health de-
partment requirements, $243,l4 (neW
item): fire department requirements
S72,380 new item); fire alarm signals
S57 500 (new item); panic bolts, $43,-
900 (neW item); elevator in Franklin
Administration Building, $4,000 (neW
item): equipment for business practice
$4,000 (new item); equipment of nor
NAL school, $23,731 (new item); rem
of school buildings, $4,000, increase oi
$3.000 improvement of Fairgrounds
$4,000, no increase.