Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-07-14
District Twenty-six.

Number school children 116; as
sessed valuations $122,224, Of which
So per cent, or S63,274, is public ser
vice corporation. The current school
levy is 9.S9 mills, which derives from
the corporation $625.77. If the sec
ton carries the district will collect
only $232.99, taking an annual loss
of $393.99. This, met by extra tax
es. will call for levy of 1856 mills,
as against that of gS9 mills now.
District Twenty-Seven,
Number school children 73; total
assessed valuations $374,16S. OF
this amount "a per cent, OF S314,-
$50, is corporation property. The
present school levy is 3.19 mills, and
at this arte of taxation the corpora
tions pay the district annually ST.
004.48. Under the Russell plan the
district would onI. set $I4o from
corporations, taking loss OF
$S5S.4S every year. This district is
one OF the hardest hit in the scheme.
To offset the loss in corporation tax
es. the board will have TO raise the
levy from 3.19 to 17.74 mills. In
other words, II the section carries.
people in this district will pay five
times as much taxes for running
their schools as they do at present.
District Thirty-Three.
Number school children 95; as
sessed valuations $1S7,672. or this
so per cent, or $113.3S8, is owned by
corporations. The current school
levy is As mills, and at this rate the
corporations pay the district in tax
es $4,000. Under the Russell plan
the district can collect only $3.50
from corporations, losing annually
$320.62. To offset this the people
of the district will have to pay a
school tax of 9.S2 mills, instead OF
As mills. or more than twice as
much as they pay now.
District Thirty-FOur.
Number of school children SIS; as
sessed valuation $116,650. OF this 60
per cent. or $69,225, is public serv-
ice corporation. Collections from
corporations per year $166.13. I'm
der the Russell amendment the dis
trict would collect only $110, losing
$56.13 a year. This would raise the
levy from "a mills to 359 mills, OF
an increase of about SO per cent.
District Thirty-Five.
Number of school children 81; as
sessed valuations $1S4,9OS. OF this
SIS per cent, or $120,677, is corpora
ton value. Present school levy Is
IL mills. Collections from corpora
tions $32.64 per year. Collections
under the Russell plan $54. Loss
under the Russell plan 1854. To
operate the schools the levy would
be increased from IL to 2.24 mills
more than double the present rate
District Thirty-Six.
Number of school children At; as
sessed aluations $13O,9ll. OF this
81 per cent, or $SO,22O, is public SER
vice corporation values. Present
school levy mills. Revenue from
public service corporations $4O1.1O.
Revenue from corporations if Russell
plan carries $94. Loss to the dis
trict per year $3O7.10. To offset this
loss, the elvy would have to be put
at lila, instead of mills as at
present, more than doubling the rate.
District Forty.
Number of school children 379;
assessed valuations $494,036. OF
this amount 23 per cent, or $112,-
S4S, is corporation valuation. Pres
ent school levy mills; collected
from corporations $789.93. Under
12-A the district would collect only
$758, taking an annual loss of
$31.93. The levy would have to be
increased to 7.O8 mills to offset this
loss.
District FOrty-One.
Number OF school children 90; as
sessed valuations $I4O,48S. OF this
amount 79 per cent, or $111,268, is
public service corporation values
The present school levy is 19 mills
which raised from corporations a rev.
onue each year OF s214.44. Unedr
Section 12-A the district would col
lect only $4,000, losing $15.44. The
increased levy necessary would be