The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
MAY COME TO AID OF COUNCIL
Meeting Results in Members of the
Committees Seeing a Possible Reduc-
tion of $4,000 in Amount to be
2aised Sor the Schools.

With a view of making some agree
ment to reduce the demand of the
board of education upon the common
council for running expenses for the
coming year the finance committees of
the city council and the board met at
the city hall on Tuesday and for more
than two hours the question of the
financial provision for the schools of
the city was discussed by the members
of the two committees.
The meeting was in the nature of a
love feast and the best of feeling pre-
vailed between the members of the two
bodies. Chairman Rhode of the finance
committee of the council explained to
the members of the board of educa-
ton the financial condition of the city
and urged that the pruning knife be
used on the budget so that it could be
brought to point where it could be
met by the council without making a
great increase in the amount of the
annual tax levy.
Chairman Walter Burke of the
finance committee of the school board
declared that his committees had taken
this matter into consideration and that
it was ready to meet any suggestion
Of the council committee that would
provide funds to assure the continued
progress Of the schools Of The city.
Much time was given to a discussion Of
the various financial problems of the
school board and at the end Of. the
meeting it was thought that way
would be found to reduce the budget
to the extent of $4,000. The board
spent considerable time discussing the
old deficit Of the school board which
now amounts TO about $4,000. Of this
amount $4,000 has been carried on the
books of the school board for more
than seven years. The members of the
the council see no reason why this
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the city is bein gcrowded to raise funds
to meet expenses. Teh members of the
committee suggested that several years
be taken in paying off this deficit, set
ting aside a small sum each year for
the liquidation Of it. Tt was held that
this plan would be better than the
issuance of bonds. There seems to be
no probability that there will be a
demand for another new school in less
than three years and with the cost of
buildings removed it is possible that in
another year the council could find a
way to pay off the old deficit. If a re-
duction of $4,000 can be made in the
school board budget this will mean cut
ting off over mill Of taxation.
Working in complete harmony the
members Of the two committees will
have several other conferences before
the budget of the board is submitted to
the council. Under the law the budget
must be presented to the council at
the first meeting in October and it
must be in the hands of the city clerk
before the first day of that month.
The bonds for the addition to the
Frank school are to be sold on the 18th
Of August and after these bonds are
sold the members of the committee will
meet again. Problems Of other bond is
sues were discussed but no action was
taken to recommend such issues and it
is possible that the committees will
be able to work out plan to tide the
schools over for a year without placing
any new bond issues on the city.