Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
14,681,337 ASKED
FOR SCHOOL WORK
Estimate Carries $828,000
for New Lands, With Cut
in Building Program.

Estimates totallng $14,68l 1877 for the
public school systems expenditures in
1888 were transmitted late yesterday TO
the District Commissioners by the
Board Of Education
Most important among the various
items OF homecoming and operating
expense, is an estimate Of 1923 600 for
new school lands. This amount is
1898 900 more than the actual appro-
priation for sites for the coming fiscal
year Of 1882 and represents the effotrs
of school authorities to prepare for
school needs Of the future.
Contrasting with the increase in the
land items, is the reduction OF the
amount sought by the school board for
new buildings. The estimates for 1888
contain an amount of S2,639, 500 for
new construction as compared with the
So, 10000 carried in the 1882 appro-
priation act for the same purpose.
Salaries Largest Item.
AS usual. the largest single item IN
the estimates is the amount provided
for the salaries of teachers and il
brarians. The figure is $6.742,767, or
S343, 567 more than that carried in the
current appropriation. How much of
this increase is based upon estimates
for new positions will not be known
until the complete budget Is made pub
lie by the Bureau Of the Budget when
1t Is presented to Congress on the first
Tuesday in December: Most OF the
increases, however, is caused by the
salary increases authorized by existing
laws
The 1888 estimates include an item
of $4,000 for furniture and equipment
Of the new Roosevelt High School, now
under construction at Thirteenth and
| Upshur streets. Another item Of $751;
| 889 is carried under the blanket head
! ing Of furniture and equipment" and
which includes all the other school
| building needs in this direction. The
amount is $65,00l less than the fund
| provided fer the same purpose in the
current appropriation.
Schools TO Be Enlarged.
Among the specific improvement
items are varying amounts for remod-
cling several OF the existing school
| buildings. These include $2l $50 for
| Western High School, $4,000 for the
! Mcfarland Junior High Schcol audi
torium. $4,000 for the Stuart Junior
! High School auditorium and $3.50, 83
! for the old Business and Cardoza High
| Schools. Routine repairs to buildings
are provided for in an item for $475.-
| O00 representing reduction Of $4,000
over the current appropriation.
! The school board is seeking $3f 200
| for textbook and supplies for the night
school pupils under provisions Of the
| free textbook and supply law. This law
was not construed during the past sea-
son, its first of operation, to include
the night schools, but at the instigation
| of the late Dr. Charles F.. Carusi, school
! board president, it was agreed to eX-
| tend similar educational assistance to
| the evening pupils. An additional
| 1925, 900 is estimated for the admins
| tration of the textbook law for day
| schools, this amount TO provide for re-
| placements, new books and equipment
Rent Item Reduced
| A marked decrease in the rental funds
! IS noted in the estimate of Sl40 as
against the $4,000 appropriated for 1882.
| This reduction is attributed to the
| progress being made in new school
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