Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-08-28
AN OPEN LETTER.
A Full Report of the Local Tax Fund is the Found in
this Issue of the Jimplecute.

this Issue of the Jmplecute.
The items have been condensed from lack of space,
but all bills are on file. ! shall gladly show them
Before bill is paid it is made in full then o. ed by
two trustees. The vouchers issued in payment states
plainly for what purpose and generally for what school
The then requires that these vouchers after passing
through the bank by the court
Now follow closely for explanations.
In the first place, twelve schools can not be run
without funds For seventeen years preceding the
year of 1909 TO- state funds used to deay Incl
dental expenses After the law went into effect requr
ing school funds to be in repositories such funds
could no longer be used for Incidental purposes For
the year 19O9-1O there was not dollar available for
current expenses.
What was to be done' The trustees made per
sona note to meet demands How many knew this!
There local fund in sight After the levying of
the local tax not only this note to be paid but
note due on the iron fence The of both amounted
1912 1914 remained
The school house at Prospect had become almost
uninhabitable something had to be done 1882 were
given to the community to pay for materials the patrons
did the work
The trustees had promised the members of the Civic
League that if money raised for painting the outside
of the Jefferson school building, they would paint the
interior. This done at cost Of 1920. With other
improvements in the country and current expenses in
town the amount collected failed to be sufficient by
$443. See report. Knowing that the tax to be a
yearly incomes it considered wisdom to relieve the
worst conditions as soon as possible.
The Jefferson school building being very old re-
quires constant repairing Of the $1,000 fund for 1911 IL
only small amount was spent on other than the town
schools nearly $7OO was required for their maintenance.
The disinfectant bill part Of the expense, The
Mothers Club will understand fully why disnfecants
were required The building in such unsantary
condition, that the neghbors declared it needed dsin
fectng far their yard fences The birds roasted in
the attic every effort to find the place of their entrance
proved futile for months This explains, why money
was wisely used for cleaner building. The total OK
pense with the amount carried forward 1925 The
tax collection $1,000 The overdrafts carried
by the bank as personal notes
A. ~ no oil ofn1lv for
what purposes every cent spent and ask if necessity
and not choice did not control the expenditures.
Those. who think that wonderful Improvements
curing large amounts be made lOct local tax
themselves mistaken. Necessity will force the
spending 1t will not be where we will but where ne
cessity wills Nearly fifty cords of wood are required
$780,
During this term the expenses have been greater
than usual, for these Two years ago domestic
science installed in the coored school with ex
pense except the building. The colored school had in
creased in numbers until extra teacher became i'm
peratve This made the furnishing Of room neces
sity The cottage next to the school building pur
chased at cost 1925 The colored people paid the first
$75, because the local fund was low. The trustees
agreed to pay the remainder IN two payments. One
paid during this term. The remainder is due next term
Who will deny the wisdom of this purchase when four
hundred pupils were given greater playground space
recitation and opportunity afforded the girls
to learn cooking and sewing. new building would
have had to be erected every in the old building
in use, including the attic The expense of this
department is betrayed by the school.
Two hundred and fifty dollars required this year
for the establishment of domestic science department
the Jefferson Public School the amount being given to
supplement equal amount which | raised through
contributions This done donationof $500
from the state
The expenditures in this department will be published
soon.
consider the money used for household economics to
be Of greater benefit to pupils patrons and state than
any way that the amount could have been en-
ployed.
Extra seats placed in five at considerable
expense Damage resulting from the cyclone necess
taed spending $40 in repairs at the close of the term
have here ony commented the large amounts used
in improvements. These expenditures caused the over
draft wish to say to those inclined to crtcise the
manner of expenditure. The trustees, more than l.
inclined to pay current expenses and keep nearer
within bounds of the ncoms. wished tins also but my
knowledge of crying needs made labor for improve
ments. never ceased in my efforts until Prospect had
a school house, stood behind the workers at