Evening journal., 1919-06-03
need SI7S,OOO FOR
THE RURAL SCHOOLS
This Amount Necessary
Under New Code. Mr..
Jump Tells Court
NEW CASTLE
IS IN TANGLE

County Superintendent Jump, appear.
ing before Levy Court today to give tha
body an idea Of what its duties would
/ e. under the new state school code, rs.
timaied that si1sOOO would be IN,
amount needed by the Rural New Cas-
BE county schools next year, outside VI
The needs Of the special districts. Levy
Court. under the new code, MIR. Juml
said. Will have To- set the tax rate fOl
this new special school tax, and have Il
collected by the county tax collectors
This tax will be in addition 10 the capi-
.atiOn and poll taxes. The cost NJ it,
collection. which must also be provided
Tor by the Levy Court. will be in addi-
lion 10 the Si7s.OO0 asked for. Mr.. JumI
said a scratch budget had been made uT
9y the county school board 10 let the
Levy Court know Immediately what
smount Is needed Under the code. this
budget would not have 10 be submitted
until July 1, but as the Levy Court Will
make up ITS finances In June. IL will
save time and expense for them 10 set
the school tax now and not have II
coming In for a second amount Of lg-
uring
Mr.. Jump said he could not give de-
tails Of the scratch budget now as the
details were liable Co change. but The
si1SOO was q fixed amount, hc said.
However, questioning brought out the
fact That if special districts adopt The
code their expenses may be- added. 10
was question nobody present could
decide as 90 how special district,
would collect their taxes If they accept
cd the code. whether the county board
budget would include them. or whether
they would prepare separate budget
90 he submitted to The Levy Court. Mr..
Jump was personally Of the opinion
they would make e separate budget as
they do not come under the county
board in any way. even If they accept
the code. but ne said ho did not know
As he had not studied conditions IN
the special districts, they being with
out his jurisdiction.
NJ the three special districts in New
Castle rural county. New Castle city.
Newark, and the Alexis J. dupont
school. only the New Castle city
district has voted 10 come under the
code n the other two special districts
should refuse. their school taxes will
not he a county matter
Mr.. Jump explained that outside the
special districts. the county you'd levy
and collect taxes under the now code
for so schools with l35 teachers.
colorcd schools being included. These
schools have each an the WAY from
one 90 nine teachers. The salaries for
next year. hc said. have not been set.
hut will be fixed by the county school
board.
Mr. Jump said the school board fav-
cred the collection of the special school
fax at the same time and by the same
county collector a. the other county
taxes. 20 save expense. lie thought %
this we-e the case. one rcb3tc would
be advisable.
Richard :. Rodney. appearing on be-
half NJ both the city and the school
board Of New Castle. before Levy Court
lntmated that that special district was
having serious troubles of us own. By
accepting the new school code. the nine
member board Of education OF the city
was automatically dissolved. As Gov
e-nor Townsend has not yet appoint
fl the INEHf fNIIlllll~~lNIiNI7 iN tNi 100 l'NN
school board under the new code the
city has no school board ai this time.
To add 20 its trouble. nobody seems
10 know to whom the school board,
past or future. shall apply with lis
budget FOR next year.
Mr.. Rodney said the state Board mad
been asked for Information and replied
Il could give none. Levy Court like
wise could give none. County Superin-
tendent Jump could give none.
Mr.. Jump said he thought the State
Board Of Education, which meets to-
morrow was the body which should
give the information since the special
Se,v Castle district came under Stale
and not county jurisdiction.
The state Board VIII again be asked
for information tomorrow.
As the city NJ New Castle is now MAX
Ing up its budget. it is imperative that
the school board OF that city know at
pncc whether The school budget is TO
be- submitted to the city or the county
n they wait. and find later that the
school budget should have gone before
thc City Council OF New Castle they
may be in the unfortunate position Of
not having a penny for tho New Castle
schools next year.