Evening star., 1947-07-08
S,219,23O Provided
For Construction 10
Expand D. T.. Schools

in the 1948 city budget reported to
the House today.
A total of $3,219 ,230, almost double
the amount recommended last win
ter by the Commissioners and Pres
ident Truman-is carried for new
school construction items in the
measure drafted by Representative
Horan, Republican, of Washington
The amount would permit IL
building projects passed by the
Commissioners and nine others Sc
lected by Mr.. Horan after extensive
conferences with school officials.
Other high lights in the record
$24. .484 $50 recommended for school
purposes include:
/. A $2,370,800 item covering the
pay increases recently voted for
school teachers and officials.
2. Provision OF an assistant prin-
cipal for Randall Junior High School.
s. New Teachers.
3. Provision for SIS new teachers,
4. "A total of s880,000 for new
school sites on the theory that these
should be obtained when prices are
best and while the chance to buy
the land still remains.
S. A reduction of $4,000 in the
amount for maintenance Of the 175
school buildings, together with the
request that the Commissioners and
the Board of Education study why
maintenance costs here rank fourth
in the country.
In addition to the actual money
appropriated in the bill, the sub
committee increased the authorize
tions for a number of school build
ings for which insufficient money
already has been appropriated In
previous years. The amounts ap-
propriated were too low to permit
letting contracts at present con-
struction costs.
This action, according to the
subcommittee report, would release
an additional $4,374,061 for school
construction.
Part time Glasses Cited.
The subcommittee pointed out
that 1000 of the 10000 school chill
dren are on part-time classes be-
cause OF insufficient number OF
school buildings.
TT is this situation which the
committee wishes to alleviate" the
report said.
In addition the schools are lack
ing in some OF the newly developed
areas Of the city.
OF the new teachers % would be
assigned to complete the staf1s OF
two new elementary schools. Nine
teen would be employed to cut
dowrs. the size of classes in colored
iunior high schools. The remain
ing IA would be used to reduce
class congestion in three senior
high Schools.
Expansion Program Projects.
The school expansion program
recommended by the subcommittee
includes the following projects:
Continuing construction OF the
Miller Junior High School, Forty
ninth street and Washington place
NE, s35O,OO0.
Beginning construction OF a "a
room elementary building and audi
torium near Third and l. streets
NV, to replace the old Walker
Jones School, 100000. The limit
OF cost was raised to $671,0 900.
For construction of an addition
to the Randall Junior High School
to consist of 18 rooms and cafeteria
an additional amount OF $4,000.
For construction of an eight-room
addition to the Kimball Elementary
School, including an assembly gym
nasium, an additional appropriation
of $4,000 with the contract limit
raised to $525,000.
For obstruction of an Groom ad-
dition to the Logan Elementary
School, including an assembly gym
nasium, an additional $4,000.
Continues Nalle School Construction
For continued construction OF a
new 24-room Nalle Elementary
School building. including assembly
gymnasium, near East Capitol
street: and Benning Road. $2O0,OOO
with the contract authorization in
creased to 1864 900.
For continuing construction OF
the Sousa Junior High School, near
Thirty-fourth street and Minnesota
avenue S.W., 100000 with the limit
of cost raised to 81 1896 900.
For the Spingarn Senior High
School the contract authorization Is
raised to $2,505, 600,
For alterations and additions to
Central High School, $50 900.
For beginning construction OF the
16-room Montgomery Elementary
School, including auditorium and
recreation facilities, near New Jersey
avenue and P street NV, to replace
the Morse -Twining School, $l50,000.
The limit of cost was fixed at
$500 900.
Provides for Beers School.
For beginning construction OF
an Groom addition to the Beers
Elementary School. including an
assembly y-gymnasium. $l50,0OO. with
the limit of cost placed at $4S7 300.
For beginning construction OF a
24-room elementary building, IN
cluding auditorium. to replace the
Birney School, on site near Nichols
avenue and Sumner road Sc,
5000 900. The limit Of cost was placed
at s725, 1000.
For construction of temporary
Groom addition to the Crummell
Elementary School, $ll5,000.
For continuing construction OF an
addition to the Taft Junior High
School. including 10 classrooms and
two gymnasiums, and changes in
the auditorium, $4,000, with the
limit of cost raised to $8l4,000.
For completing three classrooms
on the second floor Of the Bunker
Hill Elementary School, s25, 900.
For beginning construction of ar
eight room addition to the Young
Elementary School, $50, 900, with the
limit of cost placed at $3o5,0OO.
For continuing construction OF ar
elementary school in the vicinity
of Eleventh and G streets Sc. tc
replace the Cranch-Tyler Schools
$500 900, with the limit of cost In
creased to $670,0O0.