The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-26
cuts DOWN
SCHOOL LEVY
Board Reduces Expenses for
Year Materially.
WANTS MONEY FOR
Country Children Who are
Attending Local Schools.
Superintendent Fight Not Brought
up.-May Have Fight to Re.Em.
ploy Wilson.

The local Board Of Education has
reduced It's levy $4,000 less than last
year. The levy for tuition has
Ibeen reduced one mill and the bond
land interest levy, one fourth mill,
while the contingent fund has been
slightly increased in order to make
good If any unseen expenses are
caused by the state as a result o;
the recent investigation by the dep
luty inspector. The leyies for the
next year are: tuition. FIVE mills;
contingent fund, three and one-half
mill and buildings. one mill, making
in all the levy for the year, ten
mills while last year the levy was
twelve mills.
In actual sums, of course, the re-
duced levy becomes very much more
apparent and is as follows: Tuition
last year, s42,19l: contingent fund,
is25, ,693; bond and interest s1219. "a,
making a total with other minor
sums $4,000. 81. The funds this year
are to be. tuition, s41 900. bond and
interest $4,000; contingent $4,000
land TIE Ftmount from the state.
$4,000. Thus the levy reduces the
Iamount $4,000 or two mills.
The causes of the decreased levy
are very many according to the
board members ana they are very
highly pleased with the financial
standing of the board at the present
time. Member pickerson thought
that the record qf the board is not
to be surpassed In the state.
The mstter OF the tax levy came
mp at the regular session of the
board as a result of the present con-
forsnce Of the mdmbers or the
finance committee with view to ar
lranging the levy, Members Guth-
cry and Jaccby. were absent and
Mr.. Christian. who arrived late, act
led as chairman OF, the meeting. The
Imatter OF the reelection of Mr..
Frank did not come up, but 1t is be-
lieved that the full board will as
semble before the regular meeting
in two weeks in order that the mat
ter may be speedily taken up and
settled or given over into the hands
of the county commissioners.
A matter of much Importance to
the board was brought up by Mem
ber Dickerson, who stated that the
term OF p. S. Wilson as superintend-
,ent OF the buildings and grounds
would expire soon and that II was
time for the board to consider the
lmatter. Although no definite ac-
tions were taken 1t Is feared that
there may be some difficulty In
Ielecting a superintendent. Member
ISpaulding lnsinuated that he is OPP
posed to the plan. .'If we are to
hire anybody, think Mr.. Wilson
Iought to have it," said Spaulding.
1.-THE matter was deferred until the
next meeting OF the board.
Member Dickerson said that in his
destination even though the action
were but an experiment last year he
believed that It was very good policy
for the board to expend money for
the purpose OF keeping a foreman for
the work about the school buildings
land grounds. rThe people can't
1expect sDx business men 10 care
for all these things" said Mr.. Dick
Ierson.
According to the figures OF Mr..
lDckerson, Mr.. Wilson has actually
saved the board the sum OF 1915.
while he was paid but $40. thus he
ever to the board Not having
full board present. no action was
taken. Wilson's term ends June 1.
The board members we're very much
surprised, when after sending threat
ening letters to the township, clerk
for payment of the tuition OF the
pupils In the city schools, who
properly belong to the county, TO
have Mr.. Osborne. the township
clerk, send in a bill for 1891 for tu-
ition for twenty-three children, who
residing in the city. are attending
the township schools. The board
viewed the matter from the stand
point OF joke and came to the de-
cision that It was the business of
the individuals 10 pay their own tu-
ition.
II 1t was decided by the board to
give Clerk Hill instructions to start
LEGAL proceedings against those, who
are not paying tuition in this city
and have not Patterson certificates.
Mr.. Hill viii either give the matter
'ver to a Justice OF the peace with
directions 10 collect or refer II 10
"ity Solicitor BOYD or take action
himself The loss to the board OF
education is approximately $1,000 and
ne board states thsf y must be cp'-