The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-14
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At Meeting of Council Monday
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LAIR APPEARS FOR
BEM1DJI ASSOCIATION

From lV1 last year, tue IeA AcNy
for Bemidji is expected to be 1852
mills next spring, according to re-
port made by j. P. Lahr to the city
council Monday evening, he being
chairman of a special committee OF
the Bemidji association, which named
him chairman of committee to as
certain what taxes were contemplated
for next year with view Of, perhaps,
curtailing some of the funds for pur-
poses, that it might be considered
could we'll be lowered with no lncon-
veniences.
Mr.. Lahr made his report to the
association and presented it to the
council at it's regular meeting Mon
day night. It showed the valuation
of the district, as submitted by the
county auditor to be $2,O5O,OOO
which should levy Alb mills.
The park board of Bemidji has not
vet submitted a tentative levy. Last
year the levy was $500, or about
ia mills.
= In summarizing the ,levies made
and contemplated, the, sentiEe levy
would b.: State J; 8. 1gmills; county,
F29.5 mills ;city, 21.9 Mills. school,
47.3 mills; parks, 1.4 mills; making a
total Of 1852 mills.
~ II Cemmittse Recommends. Z
In its recommends ations, the asso-
ciation committee says: 49,.
'In the city levy the committee
would favor an additional levy of
$4,000 for the fire department., in
order to provide a paid fire chief,
and additional levy of 81 500 for the
police department., in order to main
tain a more efficient department;
and levy of one mill for the band
instead of the $500 as suggested,
thus distributing the most of main
tanning the band over the entire val
uation Of the city.
"In the school levy, the committee
would recommend that the item of
teachers wages be reduced to $780,
900 from the proposed $50, 200, as
under the levy Of last year of $685.
600 of that item but $41, ,684.55 was
actually paid. This would allow near
ly $4,000 for increased salaries, con-
emplated and arranged for.
Forecast Cash Basis.
eve would also recommend a
further reduction of $4,000 in item
,13 of other expenses, as the state
apportionment for the past year was
$16,48O and the anticipated state aid
for the $4,000 which is to be used
for the taking up of outstanding war
rants. We find that the floating in
debtedness has been reduced in the
amount of $4,000 during the past
year and with the $4,000 allowed
as above this should place the district
on a cash basis. We think that the
reductions as noted will not in any
way effect the . efficiency of the
schools"
The budget for the band was set
at $4,000 to be raised by one mill
tax levy. It was asserted that a
few business men were paying the
salary of the director and that many
people of Bemidji were being bene-
fitted by the band in it's appearances
without contributing cent to its
support.
This then made the additional levy
for these items $4,000.
The council accepted the recon-