The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-11
TAX COMMITTEE LEV|ES
INCREASED FUNDS FOR
COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
RATE INCREASED FOR BOTH THE
ELEMENTARY AND THE
HIGH SCHOOLS.
PROVIDE A BUILDING FUND
County Judge w. c. Whithorne Makes
Stirring and Convincing Appeal for
A More Efficient System Of Public
Education.
Mondays Daily Herald.l


There will be an increase of thir.
ty.two cents in the tax levy of the
county this year IL the recommends
tons of the tax levy committee, un.
animously agreed upon this morning
are ratified by the justices in quar-
terly session next Monday as it is alto
gether probable.
OF the increase of thirty-two cents,
the state levied five cents, making
county increase of twenty-seven
cents. or this thirteen cents goes
to the schools, four cents to the
highways under the road act of 1913,
five cents to the sinking fund and
five cents to the floating debt fund.
The committee dealt most generous.
ly with the schools after hearing from
County Superintendent Graham, City
Superintendent Harris and County
Judge Whitthorne. The elementary
school tax was increased five cents
and an additional tax of five cents
levied to create school building
fund. The county high school tax
was increased by three cents. The
county levy proper was reduced from
thirty-five to thirty cents and in lieu
floating debt fund of ten cents was
created with which the floating debt
of the county will be retired.
Four Of the five members of the
committee were present. They we're
Justices Matthews, Akin, Sowell aud
Guest. Justice Ross did not attend. ).
The county court at it's July term al
ready having pledge five cent in
crease for the elementary schools and
an increase forsthe high schools these
matters were quickly disposed Of
Judge Whitthorne, of the county
court appeared before the committee
and made one of the strongest argu-
ments ever presented for the public
schools. He declared that too much
could not be said for the value of an
educated citizenship: that more than
anything else we needed an efficient
ly trained lot of boys and girls. He
said that the salaries paid to the
teachers of Maury county was re-
proach to the county, that we could
not expect to get we'll trained. capable
teachers at the pay they received. He
said that he did not believe that the
Taxpayers of the county would object
to adequate support for the public
schools, that it was to the credit of
the school management of the county
that there was no complaint that the
school funds were not properly ex-
pended. The people, said Judge Whit
thorne, whatever they may think OF
other funds, have confidence that they
are getting value received for their
school taxes. He then urged that a
building fund be provided. He said
that it was all very we'll and wholly
commendable for private citizens to
go down in their pockets and give
money for the erection of public
school buildings, but that it was es-
sentially the duty of the taxpayers to
support the educational system, that
every citizen was the beneficiary from
an educated and enlightened citizen.
ship and all ought to contribute to it.
The following is the levy recon-
'mended:
State tax ....... .....,.......70
County tax ........ ....,. ......50
School. elementary ..., ........3O