HOW HARRISBURG SCHOOL FUNDS ARE EXPENDED
SUMMARIZED SMKMMT OF THE ESTI- I JQ TAXPAYERS ITEMS WHICH SHOW THE LARGER
MATED REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES 1 1
OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE rvr U A RRIQRTIRf'* INCREASES IN EXPENSES OVER THE ,
CITY OF HARRISBURG, VJI/ il/il\i\luDUlV\] APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
PENNSYLVANIA rp^ e detailed an( j summarized statements of the A
' ————— school budget for 1919--1920, together with statement PRESENT YIIAR
FOR THE YEAR 1919-1920 showing the larger increases over the 1918-1919
budget, are published, herewith, for your information.
Estimated Revenue i i.' |BS? to
eVeVe'rand onelha'li JG2 ' : '°' D - > 0,1 Mil'cVflaneoua' 'SndtturM"!!!.' "ljol 0§ A Careful Stlldv of tllC SaillC will acquaint >OU with v J
: the problems confronting the school board m the a P - Intermediate or Junior Schools .•. . $80,656.03
o.2;'¥.;'-'5. , .-oo ; !'!;!!! E.um. ,d r ".iu ""!*'!! portioning of revenues at its disposal to properly meet T , ,n, .
erty owners E A*mVed Dihcii for" V^r'iiii: |j '' 6 - the needs of the various branches in the school district. ICRCfICFS 531(11*168 1pjZ,774.40
Total from Taxes 1727,144 64 ial 60.000 00
From BaiUc I^teresV^V. 0 ."..!!!!! toOO 00 Total Deficit if Mill Rate r „ . . . , , f AO ] . o*9 OAOOO
From Tuition of non-resident 3 qoo 00 Remains at 11V4 *115.767 50 Constructive Suggestions Will be Welcomed and any LUdl SS,jUZ.Z"
From'Kenu'.::.':.'J"^. •••••:• 3,70000 Statement of Assets and Liabilities additional information will be gladly furnished upon A .. 1.. . . , „ „ , _
Fr !F°annSon t v &nd.' Sch °° l Bundinsa and M 000 oo application, by the Board. Operation Rnd Msiiiitciißiice of Buildings . $11,618.95
District (14th Ward) 4.303 Value of Furniture ' BT.'oOO 00
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WSSEB "Sa "■ D. hammelbauch. 5,™,,. Sokin| Finds and Interest .... *10,045.00
Instruction • •• • • n-'ein kn Liabilities J594.671 80 . t
operation "f ■ ■■■ Harrisburg School District. _—————.
DETAILED BUDGET OF EXPENSES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 1919-1920
Administration Principals: Domestic Science Supplies, Charges 011 incoming shipments of Sup
/\aminisir*iiuii Grade Schools (ten) SD,OOO 00 Girls 500 00 plies, etc 2 500 00
of Secretary $2.500 00 High Schools (two) 6,500 00 General School Supplies ... 299 24 1
Salarv of Three Clerks, 3,000 00 Junior High Schools (two),. 4,400 00 _ \ 1,549 24 Total Expense of Operation of Plant $93,510 89
Office Expenses 1,197 90 , 20,900 00 Central High School: *>l • . ro 1 1 i-i
' $6,697 90 Principals' Clerks: Laboratory Supplies $876 41 Maintenance of School Plant
School Census of Children, v-, l° 00 Secretaries to the Principals, Drawing Supplies 411 74 Repair of Buildings and Upkeep of Grounds:
I e ,r al Services 500 00 r -, H ! gh Schools $-.8-0 00 Sewing Supplies 216 47 Repairs tp Sanitary Systems SB3O 00
Department of' Grounds and Buildings: Clerks to the Principals, High Commercial Supplies 322 89 Repairs to Heating and Ventilating Sys-
Salarv of Superintendent,... SI.BOO 00 Schools, 1,320 00 History 125 00 terns 3.630 00
V - _ 186 00 Secretaries to the Principals, General School Supplies ... 1,263 36 Repairs to Plaster 285 00
" l ' 1,986 00 Junior High Schools 2,000 00 3,215 87 Repairs to Electric Lighting Systems 200 00
, „ , c , . 6 140 00 Technical T-Tio-G Sdmnl • Repairs to Roofs and Spouts 1,395 00
Salarv of Purchasing Agent,... . Grade Schools. S'l6o's 00 Drawing Supplies 526 65 and Electric Clock Systems 21000
Salary and Expenses of Superintendent of High Schools V. . ;!! 1! 1!!!!! So Shop Supplif/. '.!!!!!!! 3.086 02 Painting - Exterior 295 00
- cho ° > c lln . r : fl i n j.nf of Junior High Schools, Special, 29,500 00 Commercial Supplies 279 66 I amting Interior 920 00
Salary hupermte,,dent of junior liigh Schools. Addi- General School Supplies ... 658 % Papenng Rooms 90 00
Schools s+.uuu uu tional r rw\ nn f. tir on Upkeep of Grounds 1,522 00
Salary of Stenographer 730 00 Special Schools'and'Depanmen.s Junior High Schools: ' ClaSsified H ®
, 4./-0 00 Backward, $3,200 00 Laboratory Supplies $790 60 Materials for Repairs g 00
Treasurers Office: Open Air, 2,750 00 Domestic Science, Cooking LalJOr 3,210 00
Salary of treasurer SaUU uu Continuation. .. 3,700 00 * and Sewing 4.500 00 m* i t r> • cr j T t
Ex P enses - 530 00 , A ,nnn House of Deten- Drawing Supplies 3.280 00 P "
Tax Collector's Office: " ' TeaSrs' U °° °° 6 00 Repair and Lplacemen. offegumrnen',:""
rJpI-L"! Tax Collector $3.000 00 mg Schools, .. 1,200 00 General School Supplies ... 2,867 13 BmSipg .... A'" 2 ■. $3.000 00
1 oon 00 Hept. of Muic.. 3,850 00 . . „ -n nn Replacement of Window Shades 1,000 00
- Americanization Night Schools 50 00 Repairs to Clocks 15 00
Enforcement of Compulsory Education and j n g ; 2 350 00 Commercial and Other Night Schools ... 300 00 1
Child Labor Laws. 18 150 OO *54015 00
Salaries: 1 Chief Attendance Extra for Collegc CrcditS) _ _ j'qqq Total for Second Class Supplies $41,217 02 Insurance \ SQ7 20
9 Ofncer, SLBUU L 379 9 1 5 00 * Other Expenses of Maintenance:
" d a n S ce ta Office^ en " 1 550 00 Teachers-Night Schools: " Other Expenses of Instruction: Equipping of Repair Shop with Machinery
* Americanization Schools $1,620 00 Conducting High School Orchestras $450 00 c 31 °l s 1,973 7o
Commercial and other Night Tuning Pianos 150 00 Summer Work at Technical High School .
r 7>7s 70 Schools 3,240 00 Appropriation to High School Papers, Shops 720 00
Ext,e,,SCS -' 8 ■" ,„, s;n . . . 4.860 00 $150.00 each 300 00 Cent,ngcnc.es 7,000 00
... „ cA * .. , .. ' of leachers for Attending Institute 8 000 Gardening:
Miscellaneous Expenses of Administration: * te ' a,uuu 00 ! Supervisor S4OO 00 $9,693 7o
-00 00 Total Salaries for Instruction $435,314 48 J Assents at $150.00 !7! 450 00 Total Expense of Maintenance of Plan. $32,082 95
Total Expense of Administration $25,362 40 Instruction-Other Expen,e, commencements: 900 00 Contributing Agencie
Other Expenses of Supervisors: Central High School $440 00 Medical Inspection:
Capital Expenditures—School Plant Grades S2OO 00 Technical High School .... 220 00 Salaries •
a, .• tni. nZ- \ Special Aetb'hies S S Teachers' Training School . 140 00 2 Medical Inspectors $1.150 00
Alterations of Old Buildings: special Activities 600 00 800 00 1 Dentist 570 00
Alteration of the Fager building. Walnut $1,150 00 Total for Other Expenses of Instruc 2 Nurses 1 710 00
and River Sts. for use as a Continua- Other Expenses of Principals: ' tion $2.600 00 '
tion School, $3,200 00 Expenses, High School $364 63 $3 430 qq
New Equipment of Old Buildings and Uthce Expenses, Junior High _ Total Expense of Instruction ... $506,348 95 Medical and Dental Supplies
Grounds: ' it"V ; ,_ , , and other Expenses of Dc-
Melrose—Electric Lighting,.. S4O 00 GndJ pWnrfntUct oirx on Operation of School Plant partment 607 50
Shimmel-Curtain for Stage, 45 00 Oracle 1 nnopals 240 00 $4,037 50
Open Air School: • Janitors' Wages: \ Libraries Appropriation to Harrisburg
50 Chair Desks for School Text Books: ' Grade Schools $25,150 00 Public Library 5,000 00
Room at 57.50 395 00 Grade Schools $6 195 04 High Scllools 8 - 212 00 Pensions School Board's Contribution to
100 Chairs for Dining Room Central Hieh School 2285 ru Junior High Schools 7,240 00 Employes Retirement Fund 10,000 00
at $2.00 200,00 Technical High Schooi 4 377 ?8 Open Air School /80 00 Payment of Tuition to other School Districts
50 Cure Chairs at $3.50. and Junior High Schools ...!!!!! 7 864 50 Continuation School 360 00 for non-resident pupils 250 00
repairing present chairs, 350 00 Continuation School 58 16 Americanization Night, and Community Centers: , '
Americanization Night F ° th %. N 'g ht^ ch ? ols •■■• ■■ 280 00 Camp Curtm $/20 00
$945 00 Schools 8 ..... 200 00 Extra 1 CCh " nn 0t = Eect . ures 5 00
Continuation School: v Commercial and Other Night . lS T * * m Equipment 500 00 . , 07n m
Shop Equipment. 80y5,... $1,500 00 Schools 800 00 _ ' $42.922 00 Guarantee on Teachers' Lecture Course .... 'loo 00
Domestic Science Equip- 21./80 02 j an itors* Supplies 3,300 00
ment, Girls, I,_oo 00 First Class Supplies (Equipment): Fuel: Total Expense' of Contributing
High School Library:
$2,700 00 2 Tables SIOO 00 ' Wood 500 00
Less Domestic Science Linoleum 50 00 Steam Heat Service (Continu- Debt and Debt Service
Equipment moved from x l5O 00 ation School) 120 00
the High School 1,000 00 Technical High School Commercial Department: 31,077 29 Payment to Sinking bunds for Redemption
(NOTE: This Course Begins Next September) Water Rents 1',841 70 of Bonds $70,466 65
Net Cost of Equipment,. $1,700 00 25 Typewriters at $70.00 .... $1,750 00 Electric Light 2,048 90 Payment to Sinking Fund for Redemption
Chair and Desk for Super- 25 Typewriter Desks at $40.00 1,000 00 Electric Power 1,851 40 of Stroh Mortgage, 2,000 00
visor of Grades, 56 00 1 Burroughs Adding Ma- Gas 240 00 Payment of Interest on Bonds, 70,166 00
1 Cabinet File 50 00 Telephone Service 654 00 State Tax on Bonds 6,684 00
Total Expense of Capital Expcndi- 3,150 00 Removal of Ashes 1,500 00
turcs School Plant $5 986 00 Technical High School Physics Laboratory: Other Expenses of Operation: - Total Expense of Debt and Debt Service,. $150,371 65
12 Laboratory Stools at $2.00 24 00 Operation of Opc4i Air School:
Instruction—Salaries . _ , . _ ~ Groceries $3,473 45 Miscellaneous Expenditures
. ' , „ Total for First Class Supplies $3,324 00 Ice 25 00
Supervisors of cs and -u >jcc s: Kitchen Utensils 139 25 Printing and Advertising Account, General.. $1,401 05
Advanced ura es si,oau UU Second Class Supplies: Laundry Service 125 00 Maintenance of Simonctti snd Nagle Properies:
Pnmary Grades 1,/00 00 Grades, General School Supplies $8,553 08 Clothing, Supplies, Blan- County Taxes $l3O 00
;\ lus,c ." ** Grades, Drawing Supplies 1,713 15 kcts, Etc 1,092 90 Repairs, 370 00
Drawing i'w! Grades, Music Supplies 49 68 Wages of Cook and Assist- 5OO 00
Manual Training, _._8)48 Backward School.Supplies 357 37 ant 570 00
Activities 1,350 00 Continuation School: _ _ ' 5,425 60 Total Miscellaneous Expenditures, .. $1,90105
$10,489 48 Shop Supplies, Boys $/j0 00 • Drayage, Freight. Express. Parcel Post General Contingent Fund 10,000 00
FULL DETAILED BUDGET MAY BE SEEN AT THE OFFICES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD i 121-123 CHESTNUT STREET
WEDNESDAY EVENING
HJUEOUSBURG Idfifffll- TELEGRAPH
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MAY 14, 1919.
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