Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-23

however. q great deal on Improvement
could not have beon made.
4 II canvassing this practice 81 the
variona school ayatema on tho building
'of school housed, We find four meth
oda have been used: CD building BY
private subscription, (2D by using tho
surplus left over from the general
maintenance fund: (3) by bonding tho
school district 90 and BY creating a
sinking fund for tho purpose. Thoro
are many good reasons that might DO
given why a public school building
should NOT DO built by the FIRST method.
Excepting Ia a fow Instances the acC-
ond method IN impractlcahlo also.
School districts which do not have
enough funds TO reach tho conatitu-
tionai limit OF a i've months term
Under oxlsting laws school district
may vote bonds. the amount being
limited To ita property valuation. But
the sole 81 such bonds depends upon
whether tho achOol district that votes
them has legally established boundary
lines, which IN a rare thing ia New
Mexico school districts also have
power under tho law 10 borrow money
tor the purpose Of erecting and fur
nishing school buildings. hut who
would loan money 20 u district that
had no ability To discharge the debt
The county commissioners Of each
county might be directed By law TO
levy small sinking fund on all prop
Crty Of tho county Tor school building
purposes and dlsburse u Ia lump sums
10 those districts most Ia need 81 u.
y tax tor state sinking fund might
he levied. hut the county plan seems
the best under existing conditions.
The luw passed hy last Winters scs-
sion OF tho legislature 90 regulate aud
oqualizc the financial support 90 our
rural schools makes several conn
mcud0hlc reforms but there are others
/ that should follow. II provides for q
I The stat, uud county funds arising
/ from this ttX Ir" distributed per cap
iiH This l,lNcs out OF confederation
1 that 10 costs practically as much TO
! support school ~ 20 pupils ~ one
| ul 81 pupils 4 portion OF these gem
| ,rul FUNDS should Does dishursud 90 the
| number uf school rooms as we'll a. "A
| portion per capita. Again it The school
| district wishes tp Fhlro iu the state
| and county school funds. 30 must lows
! at least o. mills local or special tax.
/ Tn, richer districts unl that they can
| low 81 much lower rate thtn the ~
mills forfeit their share OF county and
/ state FUNDS and stIll have ample funds
| Tho writer NnoWg "a school district iu
1
/ miles uf railroad valued ut $1,000
| per mile. Ey leyying . mills this dis
| trlct can raise on the valuation of lts
| railroad alone 2IarG. several dis
trlets LOO tho ncighborhpod of this on,
having NJ railroad mileage must hJv,
tho assistance oi the state 60 reach
| tho ONo months torn 49, provided b.
tho constitution what is 'tuc OF thi,
| district De- more or I's. true OF Others
under similar circumstances Here BE-
% class oi property which tho genera
| resources uf tho state contribute Dol
business support. ana which h. tsSrss
ed ana controlled ns III, state az large
| that does not boar It's proper Slurc o
school taxation. li ines" corporation
are Disseminated against thcy imrnc
diItriy raise their voices In objection
| WnHr they are pas-INcly willing Co ar
c,pt cN,ry advantage given them %,
| the hubble they cannot object 10 be
II INK treated tairly. Thus tho only Oh
l'cton that Is likely o. Doe raised to
| 'aIr'r system OF school taxation fol
these and other corporations is 10 h'
found among those patrons "ho us'
4 them tu lower th'lr own taxes liu
WIN sacrifice the welfare 81 50 mann
people tor thr selfish interest 81
irN' In ,tlrr 200 solve THIS problem
y ,hr follow I'I plan IL proposed TIE
/ state and N', county ic'it- ana va
upper limit ui spc, "a. 'lrNIs- are nos
fixed hy lyN. Why not iiN "a ioWr
limit Tor thy local levy Make lht
lrafr high enough. not only g. sup
mort mo districts school but tp y'rl,
an additional nruW, 90 Doc turned
p back from the yr,t.' cot "a" school dis
trIUt Nhvf. To ufI-|NJi"u into tho t|n
Il ,r.tI srIp.I iUrU u. lHr ,uuutf iu h'
,di.Ii.hut.d o., thaS" school disirt.H
lys4 fortunate.