The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-23

The school board tax levy for the
coming year, as fixed by the board of
control last night, will be thirteen mills,
or one mill lower than the levy for the
fiscal year just drawing to a close. or
this thirteen mills, eleven and q half
mills Is for general school purposes
and one and a half mills for the sink
ing fund account.
In addition to this, as will be seen by
the appended report of the finance
committee, which was adopted in its
entirety without change or amendment.
the board decided to issue $60, 900 worth
OF bonds for the purpose OF erecting
new buildings in the First, Sixth and
Twenty-iirst wards. The report of the
finance committee, as presented by
Chairman Shires, was as follows:
Scranton. Pa. April %, 1901.
To THE President and Members oil the Scranton
Board of Control.
Gentlemen: Your finance committee. after a
careful examination OF the estimates submitted
by the various committees Of the board, and
after repeated meetings for the purpose OF max.
ing the necessary calculations and comparisons
have prepared the following report, embodyins
the requirements OF The school district for the
ensuing year. which they present for your oonsid.
SCHOOL BUILDING ACCOUNT.
The building committee have recently visited
every section Of the district in order to examine
into the condition of the different school build.
ings to determine what repairs Will be needed
during the coming year, and also to ascertain
where new buildings are the most urgently dc.
manded by the existing conditions. Their recoHl-
lnendations are approved Of by the finance conf
mittpp. and herewith DfeScntpu:
A new eight room building in the First
ward, to I've erected on the Raine lots
on Boulevard road. to cost 5000 per
room ............ S2O,OOO
A new eight room building in the Sixth
ward, to take the place Of old No. co.. 2o,oO0
On lots on Diamond Flats and Farr plot. 1,oO0
new four room building on the Farr tract
in the Twcnty-first ward, to take the
place Of old No. 20 Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Making total for building purposes OF $1,000
IE order to raise this sum by taxation. it
would require the levy of special or building
tar Of between two and three mills, in addi-
tion to the levy for general school purposes.
f;ut. as these improvements are OF a permanent
nature, and will be used and enjoyed by the
district for several generations to come. we
believe that the cost of erecting these buildings
should be distributed, as far az possible, through
mend the issue of 100000 per cent thirty-year
bonds to meet this expenditure. and that spe-
cial tax be levied, hereinafter contained, TO
pay the interest on said bonds and to provide for
their redemption at maturity, as required by law,
said levy being contained in the following es!i
mate or recommendation for sinking fund pur
poses.
SINKING FUND.
As the minimum levy for sinking fund pur.
poses is fixed by law and is dependent upon the
bonded Indebtedness of the district. the amount
required for this fund is matter OF calculation.
Taking into consideration that $4,000 of the
bonds of the district will be redeemed and
cancelled on the first OF July next, and that the
other Indebtedness of the district has been very
considerably lcssened during the past year. We
find that. in case the 100000 shall be issued
recommended, levy Of Us mills for the sinking
fund will be sufficient for the next year, and SO
recommend.
GENERAL SCHOOL PURPOSES
The total Of the estimates for general school
purposes, as set forth below, is 1881, $50, as
compared with S316,O20 Of last year. This is
$4,000 less than the total asked for by the
various committees, as We are satisfied that the
reduction can he made without injury to inter-
rsts OF the district. number of the appIopri-
ations OF last year were insufficient, and deficits
have existed i'll such accounts long before the
close Of the year. Your committee, have, there.
lore, approved Of an increase in such appropria.
Lions rather than that deficits should occur be-
lore the end OF the fiscal year.
The following appropriations are recommended
Ior the ensuing wear:
Estimates for the year commencing
July !, 1901. Last year.
Ilish school expenses, includ-
ing training and drawing. IS !2,l00 $43,lOO
,fresent salary list amounts to
$4,000, leaving Sl2,4CO for
janitor, heat and light