, 1902-05-06

Expenditures during the pre-
vious year ............. l9,325.5 Sc
Increase ...... -. .......... l,ISo.IO
Included ia the expenditures for the
past year is an item OF $637 so for a
new school house erected at the fish
hatchery. for which provision was
made at the special meeting held in
July last.
The annual cost per pupil. based up
on the total enrolment and the items
making up the current expenses, is
$2O.33, as compared with $1,000 the
year before.
Some weeks ago the board appoint
ed a committee to investigate and re
port upon the question of a new school
building. This investigation disclosed
the following facts:
There are W. more regular teach
ers employed than there are available
rooms in the East Side building, and
for a part of the time a third addition.
al teacher has been employed. There
are five of the regular rooms in the
basement of the present building COLI
corning which much complaint on che
part of parents has been made, partic,
ularly in reference to the middle room
on the east side of the basement floor.
An addition to the East Side building
seems impracticable and likely to in
volve a greater expense than the cree
ton of a separate building Of equal
capacity.
The district owns seven lots in block
1853. bought some years ago. for build.
ing purposes.
From inquiries made of architects
and builders it Is believed that an
eight-room building could be erected
on this site for from $4,000 to $50. 900,
SO planned as to admit of future add
tons without inconvenience or waste.
Should there be a continued increase
Of enrolment an additional building
would be needed next year, hut from
present indications it is thought that
it will be possible to postpone building
until 1903.
The present assessed vaiua-
tion G901) s............$1, S3G.0l7
Limit OF Indebtedness based
on this valuation. ........ 1920
Present bonded Indebtedness 23.00t
Margin OF Indebtedness. 49,. 1920
The board decided to submit to- this
meeting the following propositions:
l.. To authorize the sale OF $l3.5OO
in bonds.
2. III addition to this. to levy a
building tax for 1902 of 3 mills. which
will produce. approximately, $500.
Should the district see fit to vote
these bonds. it is recommended that
the trustees be given discretion to
withhold them from sale until such
time as the building may be needed.
Some repairs will be needed during
the ensuing year. New floors are need
ed in the high school room. and in the
seventh and eighth grade rooms; new
steps are needed on mi Of the stair
ways, and the greater portion Of the
building should be painted.
The attention OF the electors is cali
ed to the fact that for the last two
years the county commissioners have
levied a common school tax Of but 1
mill, instead OF 2 mills. the rate levied
heretofore.
Each of the 80 school districts in
the county receives an appOrtionment
Of $50 out OF this fund before II ap-
portionment is made according to en-
rollment. The result is that district
No. 1, while paying nearly one-half the
common school tax OF the county, re-
ceives only one-tenth of the proceeds
Of this tax, when limited to l mill. Its
proportion Of the second mill, usually
levied, would be about $4,000. This dis
trict has. therefore. during the past
two years. lost about 5 5000 OF the ap-
portionment to which it was legitimat-
ly entitled. We strongly recommend
that this meeting express its desire
that the commissioners should levy
the usual tax Of 2 mills in the future.
Based upon the supposition that such
tax will be levied this year. and care
full consideration of the probable re-
quirements Of the y7ear. We recommend
the following special appropriations
for the school for the ensuing year:
For teachers fund. 10000
For janitors' fund ........... 1000
For fuel 500
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