Evening star., 1930-12-03
PROPOSED SCHOOL Fund
is REDUCED BY $'71S,l4O
$l3,l79,25O Estimated by Bureau Is
$1,75O,53O Less Than Requested
by Board of Education.

schools for tubercular children Is 5000
more than was appropriated this year.
A thousand-dollar increase is allowed
for the transportation Of tubercular
and crippled children to their re.
Spective schools in the item Of e2O, 900
carried In the estimates.
Furnishings Arranged.
No increase Is allowed for fuel, Ras,
electricity and power, the same sum,
$295, 900, which was carried In the cur
rent appropriation, being listed In the
1892 estimates. A total Of $171, 900 u
carried for the furnishing and equip
ping of new schools which will be ready
to receive such materials during the
1882 fiscal year. This item Is Sl06,000
more than was appropriated for this
year for similar use.
Another $175,000 is listed for "con.
tingent expenses" including furniture
and repairs to furniture, stationery, ice,
United States flags. paper towels and
other items not specifically provided
for. This sum Is $25,000 less than the
current appropriation.
An item of $225, 900 rs carried for
1892 for additional text books and
other educational supplies furnished
uu0eT Cue Tree CeNI pOOk law. InIS
sum includes mot to exceed" $1,000
for personal services in connection with
the distribution of the books and sup
plies. The personal service item Is
$2,500 more than was allowed this year,
while the total item Is $4,000 less than
was carried In the present approprta~
ton.
s The budget carries an item Of $1,000
for the maintenance Of kindergArten1.
This sum, for materials, books and
equipment, Is to be made available
carried for the purchase Of apparatus,
fixtures, specimens, technical books
and for extending the equipment and
for the maintenance Of laboratories IN
the physics, chemistry, biology and
general science departments. This sum
is $500 more than the current appro-
priation. Three thousand dollars, the
same amount appropriated this year, iS
carried for the maintenance OF school
gardens.
Repair Item Generous.
An increase Of $4,000 is provided m
the carrying of an item OF $492,O0O Tor
repairs and improvements to existing
school buildings and equipment. A
specific item of $21 900 Is carried for
the necessary remodeling, painting and
equipping Of the Columbia Junior High
School and the Abbott Vocational
School, incident to the change of use
of these buildings. The Columbia Junior
High School structure is to house the
vocational school classes, while the old
Abbott Building is to be converted to
other use.
Three thousand dollars carried for
the rental Of buildings and grounds used
for school purposes Is $4,000 less than
the current appropriation and indicates
a further step In the elimination OF
of new construction. Ten thousand dol
lars is provided for the purchase, in
stallation and maintenance Of school
playground equipment. The sum Is
Identical with that In the 1881 appro-
An item of $2,5oo is carried for the
transportation of school children not
now provided with reasonably Access
sible" school house facilities.
A sum of $85,0OO is listed for the pur-
chase and repair of furniture, tools, ma
chinery, materials and books and appa-
ratus for use In connection with voca-
ton training. This sum, $4,000 less
than that in the current appropriation,
is to become Immediately available on
its appropriation by Congress.
Miscellany Cost Moderate.
other items carried In the 1882 esti-
mates include:
$4,000 for vacation schools and play
grounds. same as current appropriation;
100000 for retirement annuities,
same as current appropriation;
$4,000 for night school salaries, an
increase Of $4,000 over current appro-
priation;
$4,000 for contingent and other nec-
eSsary expenses Of the industrial, COM
mercial and trade classes, same as cur
rent appropriation;
$4,000 for maintenance and inStruc-
ton of deaf, dumb and blind pupils ad-
mitted to the Columbia Institute for
the Deaf, an increase Of $500 over cur
rent appropriation;
$500 for maintenance and instruc-
ton of colored deaf mutes belonging 20
District of Columbia In Maryland, an
increase Of $500 over current appropri-
alton:
$11,500 for maintenance and inStruc-
ton of blind children In Maryland Or
some other State, an increase Of $500
over current appropriation;
$4,000 for instruction and care In
the AmericaniZation School, an increase
of $1,000 over current appropriation.
and
$500 for contingent and other necea-
Sary expenses of Amertcani1ation
School, a decrease of 5000 over current
appropriation.