St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-24
TAX LEVY ESTIMATES.
Three-Quarters of a Million Dol
lars Wanted.

Three-Quarters Of Million Dol
lars Wanted.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars Is the aggregate amount that
Will be asked by the various boards of
Minneapolis to be raised by tax levy to
meet expenses the coming year. The
board of education will ask for it's full
levy of five mills. This. 1t is estimated,
will net the board something like
100000 or $500, 600, and as the running
expenses amount to about $500, 600, it
can been seen that this is none too
large request. The board last year
was allowed five-mill levy by the city
council, and yet, in order to provide
sufficient school facilities, 1t had to
borrow during the present year S90. 600
from the sinking fund commissioners
in order to keep the school accomoda-
tons up to anywhere near the demands.
Although the board has made a re-
quest for $3.50. 900 to be issued in bonds
at the hand of the next legislature, this
sum will not provide for the mainte-
nance and running expenses of the
board. Ii the $3.50, 900 is granted to the
board, the cost of running the public
schools during the coming year will also
be greater than it was during the past,
and 1t is doubtful, taking into consider
alton the cost of free text books and the
added expense of a larger list of teach
ers and janitors are likely to make the
running expenses we'll up towards
100000 before the end of 1895.
The park board proposes to ask for its
limit this year too. Que mill is the
maximum levy allowed under the
charter, and it is believed that the taxes
oil Oh,
board through the coming year without
leaving it in financial hole. A one.
mill levy will net about $4,000, which
will be at the disposal of the board. Of
this sum $4,000 must be returned
to the board of sinking fund commits
siouers. the amount loaned to the board
in order to permit improvements 10 be
carried on during the present season,
and only about $4,000 WILL be left at
the disposal of the board for malnte-
nance and improvements. There is a
Well-dehned sentiment among men,
bers of the board, especially
the more conservative ones. against
acquiring any moro lands until
denser population. Ii the conservative
members are reinforced by new park!
board members of the same mind, the
board will be able to pull through. The.
expense OF maintenance Is about $50, 900
now though, and not much money will
be left for improvements after this Is.
met, so that even with mill tax lew;
1t it is secured, the board can scarcely
be expected to make much progress.
The library board will probably fol-,
low the example set by the other two
boards Of the city, and also ask for its
limit.
The limit is fve-tenths of mill, and
IL the amount asked for Is secured it,
Will net about SIC, 900 for the use of this
board during the coming year. The
running expenses of the board:
amount to $4,000 even with re-
trenchment in full force, and
the board asks for the excess over run
ming expenses in order to provide books
that are much needed. Practically no
money has been at the disposal Of the
library board during the past year for
The purchase Of books, and none have
been bought In any large amount eX.
ceptlng by the Athen @um, and these
are only In special classes. The library
board feels that Its request should
be granted this year, and an
effort will be made to get the full five
tenths OF mill levy for that reason. It
Is believed that with the amount over
and above the running expenses which
would be realized from the levy asked.
enough books could be purchased to put
the board on basis from which the
present enormous circulation of the
library could be accommodated.
Although the requests of the different
boards will be subject to the action of
the city council and may possibly be
reduced It's net thought that the re-.