The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-01-08
SCHOOL BOARD
BUDGET LISTS
NEEDS FOR l948
Estimates Amount Needed as
$793,701, of Which County Is
Being Asked to Provide $165, 1916

The Board of Education has esti-
mated that it will cost 1898, 701 to pro-
vide for the operation and mainten-
ance and other expenditures of the
public schools of the county during
the calendar year, 1913, according to
the proposed budget as submitted to
the County Commissioners at its
meeting this week.
OF this amount the state would
furnish $627,965 leaving a balance
of S165,73 which the Board requests
the Commissioners to provide out of
the 1913 levy. The budget, according
to F. Z. Rathbun, county superin-
tendent of schools, calls for a 65-cent
county tax rate for total expenses,
which is the least that can be pro-
vided under the State school law, as
the result Of which the county will re-
ceive from the State an equalization
fund of about S403 ,634. The minimum
is based upon $2l, 100000 assess
able valuation of property in the
county.
For Institutional service the sum
of $510,002 is listed with $439, 632 be-
ing provided by the state. The State
also provides the entire amount of
$135,000 estimated as necessary for
the transportation of pupils. The
budget sets forth that the state is to
provide about 1891 ,565 for the oper-
ating and maintenance expenses of
the schools which is $204,378 above
the 1947 estimate.
The sum of $10,750 is requested for
new school buildings for the county
as a result of which the budget sets
out that $50, 400 additional would be
provided by the State for that same
purpose Debt service amounts to
$11 ,230 all of which must be pro-
vided by the county.
Under other capital outlay esti-
mates the sum of $500 is requested
for a fire ESCAPE for a frame school
building at Friendsville; $75 for fire
protection for Bloomington school;
$2,337 for typewriters and equipment
for the Kitzmiller High school; $255
for a planer for the agriculture de-
partment of Oakland High; 1919 for
furniture for Bloomington school as
40 percent of the cost; and 1920 for
installation of equipment for INSTALL
ing electricity in the Finzel school.
The sum of $4,000 is requested from
the county to pay additional salaries
of teachers for the four months of
/ September, October, November and
December, 1947; $3.50 is requisitioned
to meet State requirements for the
/ full requirements for a 56-cent levy
in 1916; $4,000 for additional salaries
for vocational teachers; $3.50 for
renting a gymnasium in Elk Garden
for use of Kitzmiller high school
pupils.
Salary of teachers this year is esti-
mated at $3O7,5O2 for elementary
schools, of which $24,454 is to be
furnished by the county; and $169,550
for high schools Of which $4,000 is
to be furnished by the county Last
year the county was asked to provide
over $4,000 for these salaries.
The salary of the superintendent is
listed at $4,000 of which the state will
provide $4,333; in comparison to &c.
600 last year, and of which the state
provided $3,426, Travelling expense
was increased 500 in the estimate.
Amount for clerks and stenographers
was increased from $4,000 to $1,000.
Estimated Federal funds include
$4,814 for day vocational schools;
$4,000 for school lunches and $500
for on the farm training.
The amount which the Board Of
! Education will receive from the
county will be determined within
few days when the Commissioners
lay the levy.
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