The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-12
SCHOOL BOARD REPORTS.
At the General Retrenchment Meetin
OF City and County IL representatives..

At the General Retrenchment Meeting
OF city and County IL representatives
The second meeting of the series that
have had for their object the reduction
Of taxation, IN which the county COM
missioners. the council advisory board,
the individual members OF the council.
heads of departments. directors Of school
district No. ! and a special committee
from the Chamber OF Commerce have
been invited 20 participate. was held at
the council chambers in the city hall last
evening, when the views of the board OF
directors OF school district No. were
20 be presented and suggestions received
fer a possible retrenchment In the de-
partment OF education OF this city, all
with view 10 iessening OF the taxes.
In the absence OF Mr. King the perma-
nent chairman OF the conference. Or.
Crichton was elected 20 I'll the vacancy.
and after a reading OF the minutes Of
previous meeting the report OF the school
board was received and read by the
president, DR. Churchill.
DR.. Churchill stated that he was not pre-
pared 20 say that any further retrsnch-
ment vas possible. as the board had
closely studied the problems OF economy.
The report WAS a complete showing of
the expenses OF the district from 1890 down
20 the present time. The document wss
Ia tabulatsd form, and exhibited a marked
decrease since 1892. The segregattons ware
under The heads o. teachers salaries faa-
tors salaries. special salaries, furniture
miscellaneous expenses. stationery ana
supplies. fuel, Insurance rent, repairs,
buildings. real estate. and room decora-
iions
The totals fo~ the yeara were as fol-
lows. tSs1-si. $50 eS s.. lSaf-s1 ssa So 81:
Is4-92. s2se 8SI .. 1884 sls So. 81: lSs4 IS,
s.szt eI; 1854. sitAlss.s5.
TIE Items were taken up separateIv ana
discussed. ana when that portion OF the
report vas reached bearing on insurance.
Mayer Wood stated BY way 81 sugves,son'
thai the state had determined to take
out no more insurance on is buildings as
q careful estimate showed that the sx-
renses OF premiums was greater than the
amount OF losses
Dr.. Churchill stated ths, the salarge.
% teachers were $40 per month for tha
hrst year O; employment. and that ths
salaries we're Increased az the rate OF IS
per month for each SUBSEQUENT wear rr1@fl
the sun % S7o per month was reached.
whach VAS the MAXIMUM salary nasA.
The dstrteg Gehs was sa5d to be SO 400
Ana the district has been on cash basis
since fhe bonding o. a year or more ago
for $50 lse TIE payment or portions OF
TIE Aaaries II cnsh ant xhe remainder
IN warrants was suggested and met with
considerable favor.
ar. Cr3eaton AsEsd what the hoars's idea
Was IN the employment OF Douglas Young
"a expert me books o. the district. ana Dr.
Cherchin explained that as environment
WRS no longer necessary. as a cosn8ron8ss
haa been reached between fhe commits
sioners ard IRE ctzirics. and that Mr..
Young was oRsy 70 Re paid for The work
he hal aone. amounting 10 800
Judge Wood expressed tue hope TIA.
ne board q equalization OF next year
Ray keep up ths Valuations, as The rate
~. then Do loN- Mr.. NlekerSoa. % me
county commissioners. Ssate1 thai King
ooaEGy - psyszE from one-zsxta to one
afth % al The taxes o. the state.
TIE yeg3Tt g the board WAS adopted
ard tha confsrsnce aatogras3. after pass
saE tas following resolution introduced by
MAFur Weed
Resolved That Il IS the sense az thss
ccaference th&t enc q tae causes OF ossr
hiEa rate u taxation Is IRE fact that 4
large proportion 90 sne personal properly
wA.sA Shouts he assessed BIZ ore means
- smother soaps taxation. and faax the
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