Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-05
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
SAYS FINANCES
ARE TOO LOW
SITE 1919 REVENUE
TREASURY WILL NOT RI u h"'
PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS TO
SUPPLEMENT SkLARtES-MAT
pF ABLE TO RAISE PAY FOX
ENSUING YEAR WITH NEW AN
LEVY.

Hone for bonus TO help offset
,a-tly mounting living costs, as *,
pressed by teachers OF the pune
schools OF Ottawa in round roolh
r,asentad to the board Of education
in HE form OF a petition, were ho'
given much encouragement last hl-"'
when the board mCt for lts regular
Nav meeting.
While members of the board were
unanimously in favor Of better pay
for the teachers. they were eoniroH'
ed it is claimed by situation "hicH
makes bonus next to impossibl" &1
a result Of a thoroughly depleted
treasury. which. according to an
olncements made last Might, contains
only s2e s. over and aboye the sums
necessary TO meet contracted eX
penses Tor the year
The committee to whom the teach.
ers petition was referred tor INV
CATION reported that they saw no
chance for paving the premium ""'
of the present funds It was point"o
", under the law enacted nH
the last legislature i. was made po.
..Ible Tor the board ot IeNs Il TAX no.
to exceed per cent Of the asses "u
valuation Of al real estate, ol W"I'
one-thirI could be aEprCpraleI i"'
educational purposes, salaries ''',.
and two-thirds for buildings ana
grounds
The report. an exhaustive affair.
covered in detail every angie ot III
revenue raising t"atur" OF Sch"o!
financing Ottawa ana south OTTAWA
townships, which comprise the achu"i
district. have combined aS@rSS'o
valuation Of $4.3A6,91N Continuing us
report. the committee points out 'H3i
for 1919 $3.50 was levied Tor "dUca-
tiuual purposes and Si9,A2o for hNll4-
ings and grounds These amounts
were supplemented by S9.''h."i turn
ed yer to the school system by the
state. Under the law one-third oi tht
taxes may be used for eduta'lohai
urpoees ana the remainder goes Tor
buildings and grounds unless the peo
ple by vote revise the system ana
make it possible to levy t"othifdS
for education
Under the new tax arrangement IA Il
year would have produced S''N'9@.o'
Tor educational purposes ana wv,
246.J2 for buildings and grounds, IN.
report on expenditures Tor the paS'
wear shows that the board expended
in various departments the following
amounts
we find as to expenditures IRON
educational fund for this school yta
and a fair estimate Of such eNp"ndl
lures for the balance of this Schoo
year. gained by comparison with lh'
previous year. as follows
Teachers have been paid so
far this year ....,........... - ,"N-'''
Teachers to be paid for hai-
ance of the year per con
tracts ........ 1&.022 &
.Tanitors paid SO far this year iiI''0'
lncidentals paid so far this
wear .... ..........,..,,.. I'l'"'''
Estimate of incidentalS Tor
balance of year based on
last wears actual cash paid
for like period ......,..., "'"F
Supplies paid for so Tar tins
year ...... ..,,.,-..'..'' "'"'o''
Estimate Of supplies for bal
ance of the year, based on
last years actual cash paid
for like period. and taxing
into lull account tnc an
ference in the needs as to
coal this year as against
like period for last year. ""O, /
Fair estimate Of cost OF tN-
ira teacher for balance OF
year in place Of substitute
resigned and not replaced. 10"
Total 49,. ...........$53,5o 300.
Levy for educational pur-
poses for present year.... I3,'Hol
Received from state fund for
year 49,. ........,,..'.. 9,'"".'
Total ....., ............ $';,1@6.,
Recaptulation.
Available for this school
year, not counting loss
from attachments to be
granted by County Court,
If any, at May term. when
Judgment is sought for de-
linQuent taxes .....,..... n3, ,53G