The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-14

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receipts .............. $4,000. 90
DeHclt ................. $500. 90
The secretary made the following
comment:
"A one mill tax next year would
bring in about $4,666
"The teachers pay roll this year
will foot up 42,400. In estimating
for next year, above, no increase in
the faculty is taken into considera-
ton. The increase in pay allowed
at the last meeting and full year for
Miss Thompson are added to- this
years total. The items of janitors'
salary and all other salaries are left
the same as this year. Repairs and
improvements are considerably less
than this year, and the other items
are estimated as closely as possible,
some slightly more, some slightly
less than this year. If anything, the
estimate is too conservative.
Turning to the receipts, the esti-
mate of state apportionment compares
with 5000 this year; state aid is left
the same, although this was $4,000
last year. Thus far this year the
total receipts have been $151, COM
pared with s1,332 all of last year; the
estimate of interest receipts is prob
ably too great.
at will be seen that the next es-
timated increase in expenditures Is
$1,000, which is more than an addi-
tional mill on the tax levy will pro-
vide. If the teaching force is to be
increased or extensive improvements
in, ;rI,
increase in the levy of two mills
probably would be advisable. The
present balances are just large enough
to carry the district through the tight
periods of the financial year without
borrowing"
Proposed Tax Levy Increase.
There was some discussion among
the board members of the proposed
increase in the tax levy. In reply to
the comment, Superintendent f. J.
Sperry remarked that the industrial
features that had been introduced in
to the school courses of late years
had greatly increased the expense
President w. B. Davies remarked that
in his opinion the industrial features
were the most practical of all.
W. d. Willard commented on some
tax levy figures that had been re-
ceived from the superintendent, COM
pairing the Mankato school levy and
total levy with those of other cities
for the year 1914-'15. Mr.. Willard
remarked that Mankato was rather
low in its total and school levy, COM
pared with other cities. The figures
included the following:
School levy-Albert Lea, 204 mills
Anoka, 22.4; Austin, 80; Bemidji
26.9; Brainerd, rs; Cloquet, 1853;
Crookston, 49, Faribault, 1873; Fer
gus Falls, 25.S; Little Falls, PIP;
Mankato, 1871; Moorhead, 175; New
'Ulm, 10; Owatonna, 1876; Redwing,
12.4; Rochester, 1887; ST. Cloud
1916; st. Peter, IS: Saltwater, IL;
Thief River, 23.5; Winona, IL; Win
dom, 10; Worthington, 81.
Total leyy-Albert Lea, 50 OF mills
Anoka, 81; Austin, 81. Bemidji, 70;
Brainerd, 49, Cloquet, 53.3; Crook
ston, AT; Faribault, 45.7: Fergus Falls
Sos; Little Falls, So; Mankato, 45.9;
Moorhead, 40. New Ulm, Al 2; Red
wing, 40; Rochester, IS; st. Cloud
AZ.
Judge Evan Hughes remarked that
the school tax of Mankato was prob
ably lower than most of the others
on account of the large share of the
children taken care of here by the
parochial schools.
The budget matter was referred to
the finance committee.
Letters From School Teachers.
Letters were read from five of the
school teachers, asking for recon
sideration of the salaries that had
been fixed for them the coming school
year, and various arguments were
presented. The board went into ex-
ecutive session over this matter late
in the evening. The salaries of all
OF these five were fixed for the COM
ing year as follows at the meeting OF
the school board held on the evening
of March %:
Vernon A. Cooper, teacher of man
ual training at the high school, ST.
$50, same as before.
Elizabeth Lewis, assistant princi-
pal, Junior high school, arithmetic
raised from $50 to $S5 month.
Una z. Hodson, English, English
penmanship and drawing, junior, SOS
to SGT so.
Mrs. Ruth d. futile, United States
history, junior, s65 to SCI. so.
Mrs. Ethel H. Webster, grammar