Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08

extending over q period of five years,
This resolution meets my approval and
In my judgment will be approved by
the Taxpayers.
The school department can call Tor
an appropriation of Go cents on the
dollar Of the grand list for school pur-
poses; nearly ore-third of the total
amount whic, he city can raise by
taxation. Last fr II called for an ap-
preparation " amounted to fifty
seven and cents on the dolIa,.
Had it called l. sxty-five cents on
the dollar. ther, would have been avail
able seven AMI "a half cents on the
grand list Of s219,5o5.45, which would
amount to s16.4G290.
The superintendent gives In his re-
port the number of teachers IS 112.
This amount Of s16.462.9O, had ii been
called for and divided among II.
teachers each would have received last
year an increase over their salary OF
s146.99 This year. the superintendent,
in his BUDGET. suggests an appropria-
ton OF si42.57SO0 which represents 50
cents on the dollar of tho grand list
In my estimate of expenditures for
tho year 1920 I have taken these fig
ures as sta ndng for the amount which
the school department will ask this
year FOR school purposes The super
irtendent renorts an additional sum of
s11 600 which Il is estimated the
school department will receive this
wear from State aid buttons. rents.
etc, making the total for school pur-
poses sl54. 374.0O.
SCHOOL TEACHERS SALARIES
The legal voters at the annual meet
ing. authorized "the city council to as
sess, for the use of the schools IN said
city In increasing the salaries OF teach
ers and the wages of employees, tax
! of Is cents on the grand list for 1920
! in ad iition to the tax provided by law
! for the use Of schools"
This means just what 1t says, an In
crease to be added to present or last
years salaries Of an amount equal to
Is cents on the dollar of tho grand list.
take 1t that most of this increase will
be applied to the salaries of teachers
as 1t should be, and very little to "em-
ployes." meaning ! suppose, janitors
for they now have very good salaries
somewhat higher than many teachers
The grand list in 1919 was 1919. 5O54o
an increase of about $4,000 over 1918
Our grand list this year will probably
be not less than so35.000.o0. This in
crease Of Is cents for teachers salaries
will yield s35.25O.OO. which divided
among 112 teachers will give each
teacher a raise, over and in addition tc
present salary. Of s314.73. The law al.
lows this increase. and will not tolerate
any reduction in present salaries be.
fore adding this increase which thu
voters authorized. nor will the publi,
tolerate any other use Of this money.
pArr on rAvAr,ON
Assuming that the resolution aireao!
re1erred 10 Is aoop'eo 'aho cannot tNiHf
OF any other o'sposltlon OF III tn's year
war tax OF SS' S49 Us is TAKEN care OF pS
the Snort une notes proVloeo. Deouctiii'
TINS amount from 'ne amount appearInt
In my estimate tp. los, city report 1918
s"7Io6.73, as estimated expenditures To-
TINS year. and we nave the sum OF s4-"'
oll.s2 to be raised by TAXATION a CRANE
list OF sao'o"W ana TAX rate OF ~
cents on the dolar VIII N'e'd the sum o
A7O"WW available Tor city purposes. I'M
. II VIII be remempered. lnciuoes tne lui
amount OF appropriation asked Tor ~
the schooi department. nancy siHty-IV'
cents, or Sl42,67s'W.
1t thus appears that with =" cents '"
can meet All ordinary expenses ana nav.
n surplus OF si''9oS IL more than e"ous
10 retire the note OF "''o"oo taiIng nu
,, TINS year as provided III 'ha' ieSo'u,iof'
IL VIII De hoticed IN my eSun'ate Una
! have added to the approximation of tn
ponce department OF 1913 SLoooVp' anu L