The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-28
SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTS
S388,56l FOR NEXT YEAR
Of This Amount Garrett County
Is Asked To Furnish $149,2SS;
State To Pay Balance of Fund
CAPITAL OUTLAY S26,19O

A total of $388,561 is the sum es-
timated as necessary to operate the
public schools of Garrett county for
the year 1910, in the annual public
school budget presented to the Board
of County Commissioners by the local
Board of Education. This includes the
sum Of 1899, $40 for current expenses;
$26, 100 for capital outlay and $22,825
for debt service.
The amount requested to be fur
nished by the County Commissioners
is S149,288. Receipts from the State
to go into the current expense ac-
count were estimated at $239,273. The
county is asked to furnish $100,273 for
current expenses and the full amount
for capital outlay and debt service
$149,288.
Last year the schools received in
the annual levy from the county the
sum of 1913, 1899 for general operat-
ing expenses and nothing for capital
outlay or debt service, which was eX-
actly the minimum requirement Of Al
cents per 500 of assessable property.
This year the minimum requirement,
regulated by new State law is 81
cents per 500 of assessable property.
Teachers salaries in elementary
schools are estimated to amount to
$4,000, all of which is furnished By
the State. Teachers salaries in high
schools are estimated at $76,500, of
which amount the State will furnish
only $27,823.
TRANSPORTATION of school children,
il is estimated, will cost $56,841, all
of which is furnished by the State.
The amount is subject to an additional
sum of $14,62O, as set forth under debt
service.
Funds requested for unusual school
expenses were the same as last year.
Capital Outlay
Capital outlay needs were set out IN
the budget as follows: Oakland High,
Matthew Maroney lot, $500; Oakland
Elementary, Warwick lot, $4,000; Mt.
Lake Park, lots, $40; grading lots
at Oakland High, $500.
New building at Bloomington in ac-
cordance with Chapter 356, Acts OF
1889, $4,000; interest upon Bloom
ington building fund as estimated,
5000; Black Hawk building and equip
ment, $500.
Window shades for Kitzmiller,
Bloomington, Oakland High and Ele-
mentary, Loeb Lynn, $450.11; heating,
plumbing, sewerage disposal, ground,
cts, for Bloomington, $4,000; new
furniture, stoves, pipe, for Bloom
ington, $500; indoor toilets and sew
erage disposal for Swanton, $4,000,
folding chairs and science equipment
for Kitzmiller, $500 The latter. item
was approved by the Couny Com
missioners in August, according to f.
E. Rathbun, County Superintendent
Mr.. Rathbun, in presenting the bud
get to the County Commissioners, also
attached the recommendation and re-
quests of last years budget in capital
outlay, amounting to $73,675, for
which nothing was levied last year
This included $4,000 for classrooms
and assembly hall at Accident; two
classrooms and halls for Oakland
High, $4,000.
The amount requested from the
County Commissioners for current eX-
penses was estimated from the asses
sable basis of the county, which is
$19,66l 1859, at 81 cents per $500, The
amount for capital outlay and debt
service is additional. In the debt ser
vice were items of interest on various
county orders being held by D. E. OF
futt and Arthur Naylor amounting to
$1,440.62. There was also an
item of $4780 for increased salaries to
teachers, as result of a legislative act
of 1889, and another item of $971 for
additional salaries to vocational agrl-
culture teachers and industrial arts
teacher.
The needs of the School Board mus,
be presented to the County Commits
sloners twenty days before the laying
OF the annual levy, which must be done
by January 10, 1910.
The Commissioners made no COM
ment as to what amount they eX-
pected to levy for school purposes.
The regular meeting of the Mayor