The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-04
SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTS
S3l6,42O FOR NEXT YEAR
Of This Amount Garrett County
Is Asked To Furnish $13S,124,
The State To Pay Balance
TO GET LESS FROM STATE

A total of $261,06 for current ex-
penses, $4,000 for capital outlay and
$42,35221 for debt service, aking
grand total of $316,420.21, was the
amount estimated as necessary to
operate the public schools of Garrett
county for the fiscal year 1935-1936,
in the annual public school budget pre-
scented to the Board of County Com
missioners by the local Board of Edu-
cation.
The amount requested from the
County Commissioners is $138, 124.21,
which is $24,697.15 more than was
asked last year. This was said to be
due to the sum of $4,000 required for
debt service; $4,000 for capital out
lay, and reduction of more than $12,-
900 in receipts from the State.
Receipts from the State to help pay
current expenses were estimated at
S178,296.
The reques s~- capital outlay, ex-
penses of which would have to be
borne by the county include plastering,
finishing, heating, furniture and san
itary equipment for the new school
building at Red House, $4,000; for
installation of sanitary equipment in
Accident school and grading of play
ground connected with the school,
$1,000; for addition to present school
building at Vindex, $4,000; for re-
modelling, repairing and equipping the
dwelling property on corner of Fifth
and Green streets in Oakland for vo-
cational home economics purposes to
be used in connection with Oakland
High School, $1,000.
1t is estimated to take approx
mately $4,000 less for transportation
of pupils than last year, the entire
amount being $47,134. Last year SILL
900 was requested for this purpose
from the county, but this year the
entire amount is furnished by the
State. However, under debt service
there is an item of $10,288 requested
for one-half of cost of transportation
of high school students in excess Of
the 47-cent minimum requirement.
Teachers salaries in elementary
schools are expected to cost $114,-
,SO6, $105,550 of which is furnished by
the State, leaving 1926 for the coun-
ty, a sum of more than $4,000 above
that of last year. Estimated cost of
high school teachers was placed at
S50,475, of which the State furnishes
S15,165, leaving $35,310 for the coun-
ty to levy, which is almost $4,000 in
excess of last year.
Debt service is increased to S42,-
1921, and is divided as follows: For
outstanding county orders, 1880, So
45O; 1881, $4,000; 1882, $5,415.65; in
terest charges on orders of 1881 and
1882 levies, $1,440.56. Also under debt
service there is an item for adjust
ments made in the salaries OF four ag-
riculture high school teachers, which
total S758, an increase of 500 over
last year.
Salaries of the county superinten-
dent, clerks, attendance officer, board
members and supervising teachers,
with travelling expenses for the super
intendent, attendance officer and su-
pervising teachers, all remain the
same as they have for the past two
years.
Items lowered include janitors' sal
aries from $4,000 to $7,500; rental of
school buildings from $500 to $780,
and insurance from $1,000 to $3.50.
Items costing more than last year
include summer school, $500 to 1,425;
for pupils attending school in Allie
gany county, from $1,000 to $4,000
and contingencies under fixed charges
from $7,1O6 to $7,3O1. Two years ago
this item was $1,242.
The amount requested was estimat-
ed from the assessable basis of the
county, which is $17,610, 953.00, max
ing a total tax rate in the county for
public school purposes 78 cents pei
800 valuation. The rate required by
law is AT cents. The total amount for
current expenses requested from the
county was based on the Accent rate.
with cents added for capital outlay
and "a cents added for debt service
The budget was submitted by the
County Board of Education to the
County Commissioners as provided by
law and according to the regulations
of the Maryland State Board of Edu-
cation. 1t is made mandatory that the
budget be in the hands of the County
Commissioners twenty days before the
usual date for levying county taxes
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