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them In the 1881 appropriation act,
according to figures in next years
budget as it goes to Congress.
The $13,179,25o estimated by the
Budget Bureau for the schools next
year is $1,750,53O less also than the
Board of Education itself asked for in
the estimates it forwarded through the
District Commissioners.
But despite these cuts, the Bureau
of the Budget still appears to be de-
termined to rid the Capital Of the flimsy
wooden portable schools with which the
school system has been cluttered for
more than dozen years. This interest
is indicated in the specific reference
which the bureau makes to portables in
the summary of the 1882 budget.
Building to Continue.
"It is estimated" the summary sets
forth, that the new school buildings
provided for, in whole or in part, in the
1881 appropriation act, will, when COM
pleted, result in the elimination Of SO
portables, 88 part-time classes, and 95
oversize classes; and that the new
buildings provided for In the 1882 esti-
mates Excluding therefrom the 1892
amounts for completing or continuing
the 1881 items) will, when completed,
accomplish an additional elimination
of IL portables, 26 part-time classes
and 81 oversize classes"
This observation continues with the
conclusion that on the basis of the
number of portables, part-time classes
and oversize classes in the system on
November l, 1880, there will remain,
following these estimated eliminations.
| only 8 portables, IL part-time classes
and 129 oversize classes. The current.
opinion in school circles, however, is
that this conclusion is not accurate for
the reason that 1t does not take into
account any additional needs which will
arise from increased school population.
1t is estimated now that the Capitals
school population increases at the rate
of 5000 children q year. Hence, 1t Is
suggested, by the time the construction
authorized in the 1881 appropriation
and provided for in the 1882 budget
is completed "a task covering between
three and four years-between 5000
and 10000 more children than were in
will have to be provided for.
Projects Get Funds.
In all, the 1882 budget carries
| S2860,000 in new construction and
| school site items, a figure that is $948,-
200 below the amount appropriated for
the same purpose this year. OF the
for buildings, and $430,000 is for
grounds.
The largest single item in the new
construction total is $40O 900 for con-
tinuing work on the Roosevelt (new
! Business) High School. Next is 100000
! for the completion of the Brown Junior
High School for colored in Northeast
| Washington. A start on the proposed
junior high school at Eighteenth and
Otis streets northeast in the Woodbridge
Langdor section is provided for by an
! item of $2OO, 900. When completed this
school will cost $500, 900. Another
100000 is included for beginning con-
struction Of the new building to house
the present Jefferson Junior High
School in Southwest Washington, a
school to cost $500, 600 when completed
Other building items carried in the
1882 estimates follow: 100000 to COM
plete the Young Junior High School for
colored IN the Northeast; $4,000 for
cight-room elementary school 'in vicin-
ity of Connecticut avenue and Upton
street" the site being purchased ac-
tually is at Idaho avenue and Tilden
street,; $145,000 for eight-room ele-
mentary school in the BurIeith- Glover
Park district; $165,000 for eight-room
addition with combination assembly
haH and gymnasium for the Douglas
Simmons School; $165, 900 for eight
room addition with combination assem-
bly, hall and gymnasium for the Har-
rlSon School; 100000 for six-class-room
addition to Orr School; 100000 for sec
ond story of four class rooms on the
present Key School; $1,000 for COM
pletion of the Mcfarland Junior High
School by addition of 10 class rooms, a
gymnasium, lunchroom and kitchen;
$4,000 for 10-room and one gym
naSium addition to the new Paul Junior
High School; $4,000 for gymnasium at
Randall Junior High School and $55, 900
for gymnasium and three additional
class rooms connecting the Hine Junior
High School and the old Towers School,
which is used as an annex to the junior
high school itself.
Six Site Items Listed.
Six items for sites are carried, includ-
ing ground for an elementary school in
the vicinity of Foxhall and Reservoir
roads and ground for a junior high
school In the vicinity of Florida and
Rhode Island avenues. Other sites es-
tlmated for are in the vicinity of the
Keene School, the Douglas Simmons
School, the Harrison School and a re-
placement for the present Bates road
site at Allison street and Bates road.
The purchase of these sites, the budget
sets forth, is to be subject to the
same 125 per cent limitation which has
marked land purchases in recent years.
The largest single item in the Budget
Bureaus estimates for 1882 is $6,415 800
for the salaries of teachers and libra
rlans. This total is $215,800 more than
was granted for the purpose in the cur
rent appropriation. The increase in
cludeS salary increases of $10O per an
mum for the eight professors in the
teachers colleges together with general
increases in teachers salaries and pro-
vldec by the teachers salary act, The
teacher salary total allowed by the
Budget Bureau is $50, 900 less than the
School Board asked for.
total of $685., ,440 is included for
personal services of administrative and
supervisory officers. This sum is $500
less than was carried in the current ap-
preparation. a decrease made possible
py the reduction of the number OF SUI
perv1sing principals from 10 to
through recent reorganization in the
school system itself.
Clerical Fund Raised.
The clerical-and-other r-employe staff
salary item is set in the budget at
$167,52O, as compared with $154,8OO in
the current appropriation. The de-
partment of school attendance and
work permits is given $4,000 in the
1882 estimates, against the $38,800 pro-
Vided In the 1881 appropriation. The
clerical staff estimate Is $15,860 less
than the School Board sought, while
the school attendance department al