The Winslow mail., 1920-03-19
(Contributed.)

deficit? If so, how much?
This is best answered by financial
report from the minutes of a Board
meeting held January %, 1890, when
this bond issue was not even being
discussed. This repore is copied YER
batim from the minutes as approved
and signed and may be examined in
the original by any one interested.
Financial Report Jan. %, 1920:
Deficit comon school main
tenance $11,5S1.57
Deficit high school main
terance, 3439
Deficit common school
Man. Training, 1,7769S
Deficit high school
Man. Training, 98717
Salary to July l, 1920, 18,393.0O
Coal. 10000
Piano 10000
Interest, 10000
Commencement, 10000
Current expenses, 10000
Total, $35,17211
Amount received from
county, 2S,37711
TOTAL. $63,549.22
Total amount asked and allow
by Board of Supervisors, $6O,88000@
Estimated amount from
reserve fund, 10000
Total, 6236000
Estimated deficit
July L. 1920, 1.18022
TOTAL, $63,54922
The word deficit used in this report
does not indicate true deficit but
only that this is the time of the year
when school district like county
or city, does not have funds available
and will not have until the second in
stallment of taxes are paid and mean
time must allow it's indebtedness to
accumulate.
The salient point is that as near as
it was possible to estimate on January
22nd the school district would be in
debt $1,1S922 on July 1st. 1t is prob
able that this amount even will be re-
duced by that time and on July 1st the
district will be practically if not com.
pletely out of debt
Second. 1t is asked if this bond is
sue is carried will the amount secured
namely $4,000 be sufficient or will
money be taken out of current funds
to pay the balance.
In answer to this question there is
on file letter from Edwards & Wildey
the contractors who built the Wash
ington school saying that this work
can be completed for $4,000. Ger
tainly this firm should know as they
constructed the original building and
have the plans in their possession
$4,000 is deemed adequate by the
Board to furnish and equip the build
ing.
Third. 1t is asked will it be neces-
sary to employ additional teachers to
handle this work and will not this be
du duueO lI0Iu OI expense.
Mr.. Brannigan, Mr.. Britt and Miss
ludlow are at present doing this
work and no additional instructors,
janitors or other employees will be
required.
Fourth. In a climate like Winslow
is it not possible to do this work in
hn with n 81,
To a certain extent yes. 1t is be-
ing so done at the present time To
do adequate, systematic work no. 1t
is impossible A merchandise store
could be run on a vacant lot, church
services could be held in a tent
school could be conducted in va
cant store building on First street-as
it once was-but citizens of Winslow
do not want such conditions neither
does the Board think that they want
gymnasium work so cosducted.
Fifth Is it necessary. This is a
question which must be answered by
the citizens of Winslow. 1t is all in
the point of view. If you think that
money well invested which provides
for strong healthy bodies as we'll as
educated minds then vote for the
bonds If you think that the children
of Winslow, like the children of other
towns are entitled to heritage of
good health and place for clean
wholesome amusement then vote for
the bonds. If you do not believe in