El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-23
TAX LEVY FOR
SCHOOLS MORE
Finance Committee Men
lions Raise of Five Cents;
Costs Are Higher.

THE tax levy for the support OF
the city schools this year will have %
be 70 or, &c cents. can't see how
we can do with less" declared trus-
tee W s. Clayton. Of the school
boards finance committee. following
meeting of the board Tuesday night
at Bailey school It had been decided
to meet Thursday night TO consider
the budget for the year and the tax
rate.
4 levy OF IS cents would be an in
crease Of five cents over that set last
year. it was pointed out. but the in
creased cost Of all materials and the
necessity OF paying higher salaries to
teachers this year makes -fhe increase
necessary.
Properties Worth Sf.52S.44O.
The board received the annual finan-
cial report. covering the year ending
Aug 81 1918. compiled by Miss Co
rhine NJ. Clark. the bookkeeper.
The general balance sheet showed
Sl.52S.440.26 for fixed properties and
equipment. S5212.1S balance in main
tenance fund. S27.0S6-59 in building
fund. $3.50 petty cash. S29.956-77 I'M
collected city appropriation. $3.50 un-
collected county transfers and 1890
uneXDired insurance.
Liabilities included s32s4n main
tenance warrants payable. Sl25 build
ing warrants. S1175.41 audited vouch-
ers and s1,5Ss.7S0.3s capital surplus.
Cash Baianee S2O2S. Low.
Receipts and disbursements in the
maintenance fund were S3SO.2fS.77
and S31S.220.70 respectively. leaving a
net cash balance at the end OF the
year Of S202S-07. This was the lowest
balance at the end Of any fiscal year
since 1914-19i5. the report showed.
The figure at that time was S2O.763.3g.
The next year it was S2S.5S5.40. and
at the end Of the 1916-191T session. il
was s6394.37-
Total receipts in the building fund
we're S45.502.S0. as against sIS5f1.2I
total disbursements, leaving cash bal
ance OF s2S.9s159
Operating Cost. s3a2. 100.
\ general termination Of expenses
showed costs as follows: school cleo
ton and census. s1907.36: salaries SUI
perintendent's office S7274gq. sal
aries Of supervisors. $3.50: salaries of
principals S22.SiO.55. teachers sal
arises. f2S4.e03.63. and other items
making totals OF 16.3O9g6 for admin
ton.
The report contained a comparison
OF the budget made at the beginning
OF the year and the actual financial
operation during the period. The
amount budgeted as receinfs vas
1855. 277.7S and actual receipts were
SS75.36s.26: while budgeted expenses
we're s3s0.0o0. actual expenses being
s371.7s0.73.
Insurance carried by the board was
shown TO be s35S.900 on buildings.
$500 on furniture and fixtures. or
total OF S596.700.
Cost s4s-2s Per Pupil.
The report showed the increase in
school census figures from 7106 in
lslO-lgll to 1888 at present It also
showed the cost per pupil Of operating
The schools in those years. In 1910
III It was S45,Si5 and during 1871
1918 II was ss3.2S5 The figure
dropped as low rs s36.S23 in 1g1s-1qI4. /
tire period
Costs BY Schools.
Thurston & Order, auditors for the
SS.a also reported and eorroborsted I
Miss Clark's figures. They showed I
costs Of instruction as follows Alamo. /
Szl-2e2-54; Alta Vista. S22II6S7- Aov.
~. s4l-o 6; Bailey. s16.6427s: Bean. (
s2S.sSl-s1; Douglass. s5121-5s for pri- |
mary and s553-6l for high; Franklin. /
sl5-5z5-S0, Morehead. sI3.e2l53- high /
s56.6lS-2I. Highland Park. S67S9.22: /
Lamar. S17.S70-71; san Jacinto. SIS
2S2-89: Villas. S122s13S- Junior high.
Sse25-7l- manual training primary.
l.l2l-4l. and high. s5945.53. evening
nign school s2s52.Il; Aoy night. I
1924. total. s305 S60.35.
The auditors took occasion to com /
pliment Miss Clark on the very able
and efficient manner in which she IS
the records OF the office"
Says Medical Work For PA-entS.
DR.. G. H Higgins. visiting physician
for the schools. spoke briefly to the
board. and il was decided to hold a
special meeting in the near future I'm
order 10 have Dr. Higgins 20 into the
subject thoroughly 1T is the duty OF
the board TO provide clean and well
ventilated schools" said the doctor.
matter Of adenoids- defective teeth.
poor vision and the like belongs TO
parents for attention II is not a mat
ter for the schools 10 look after
Approve Alta Vista Annex.
Trustee Charles b Stevens reported
that the county council OF defence had
approved Of building an annex TO the
Alta Vista school building and recon-
mended that the state council grant
the necessary permit It was deemed
safe to proceed with the work. Supt
r J. TiChe again called attention to
the crowded condition at Alta Vista
Bond Costs $1,000 Year.
The bond OF the Rio Grande Valley
Bank and Trust company. $500. 600. as
school treasurer was received and
approved. Trustee stevens remarked
that the legislature should be asked
TO repeal the law requiring a surety
bond. saying. 1T costs US $1,000 a year
to have that bond" Mr.. Stevens was
referring to the fact that the board
had found il necessary 10 agree TO
pay s percent interest on its over
drafts and receive only one percent
on its cash balances.
Teachers Help Government.
a resolution was adOpted rendering
the services of all teachers during the
epidemic to draft boards and other
government agencies in need Of help
The teachers are receiving fun pay
during the vacation made necessary
by the epidemic and the board was
DESTROYS OF having them perform some
duties 1t was suggested that draft
or similar boards needing help should
communicate with school principals