The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-07
Tax Levy Return.


 counties which have levied the tax, the number of school districts in each county, the amount which will be derived from the county tax based on the latest regu- lation, and the total school fund of the county exclusive of poll tax:
 Autaugua-D Districts, 40; state apportion- ment $7.sO25O; county funds from local tax, $3.254. 70; total, l1,15720.
 Clarke-Distrcts, S1; state apportion- ment .4l.4O; county funds from local tax, $3170.31; total, $16, 6,411n
 Crenshaw-Districts, 61 state apporton- ment, $10,65605; county funds from local tax, $192769; total, $12.5S374
 Culman-Districts, IS; state apportion- ment, $11, ,946.00; county founds from local tax. $2,Sl911; total. s14s2711.
 Franklin-Districts, 57; state apportion- ment S,45S.80; county funds from local tax, $1,SO6.44; total, $9265.11.
 Greene-Distrlcts 24, state apportion- ment, s1O,129.7O; county funds from local tax S2975.22; total, SIS, 104.92.
 afferson-Districts, 152, state apportion- meItt S4S,312.55; county funds from local tax. $5o,959.2o; total, $99,271.75.
 Lamar-Districts, 54; state apportion- ment, $7eOG.7O; county funds from local tax, $1,757.35; total, $9364.05. Madlson-Dstricts, 67; state apportion- ment, $19 AGO. 45; county funds from local tax. $s.6Se91 total s2s,O9976
 Marion-Districts 75 state apportion- ment, $8,395.50; county funds from local tax, s1,661. .63: total. $9.05713
 Marshall-Districts, 69; state apportion- ment, s115971O; county funds from local tax; s2,476ss; total, $14,0739S. Morgan-Dlstricts, S1; state apportion- ment. s136271O; county funds from local tax, s5,f1S.43; total, s19,045.53. Perry-D Districts, 3G; state apportion- ment, $13395.10; county funds from local tax, $3. .4S6.SS; total, s17,Ss1.93. Talladega-Districts A; state apportion- ment, S1709405; county funds from local tax. s7,3S1.SS; total. $24425.93. Walker-Districts 80; state apportion- ment, s12628.05; county funds from local tax. s5,G67. 40: total. $1S,292.45 Bibb-Districts. 54 state apporton- ment, s964395; county funds from local | tax, $2634.49; total, SIBERIA It will be seen that the school fund l for these sixteen counties have been in- creased slO6 0l6s7. 1t will be noted also that Jefferson county will receive more from the special tax than it received from the state appropriation Walker county in addition to the funds shown here will receive sG0O0 or $70O0 from the dispen- sary giving that county in round num- bers about $25,0O0.
 School Houses. 1 On account or the redlstrictihs ol the | state. it has been necessary for great number of new schol houses to be built l having in view the idea that 1t was just as easy to have built a house on modern plans as to have constructed school house on the ordinary country plan. Su- perintendent Hill procured the passage of resolution by the Alabama Educa- | tional association making provision for l the raising of a committee to have pre- pared plans for school houses An appro- | priation was also made by the association | to pay for having the plans made. | Through the kindness of the Alabama Polytechnic institute 1000 blue prints were | furnished to the state department for dis | tribution. A full set of the plans has been l put in the office of each county super ] intendent and the department of educa-