Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-01

Ton OF tho special echOOl tax. GEORGE
B. Miller said no did not see how the |
Levy Court could get out Of collecting
the tax. Mr.. Green still persisted that |
there might be n basis for agreement !
that would be satisfactory to all con- |
cerncd but the State Board did not /
take any action on the matter and the |
question Of compensating the colec- |
tors In stIli up In the air 30 far a.
the board Is concerned. Whether the
rural collectors Will refuse to collect
the special school tax was not stated
To the board.
Payment for Jsnit0r Service.
The question OF payment FOR janitor
service In the Elsmcre and Oak Grove
&c hool districts came 10 the attention
Of the State board, when Mrs. Fannie
Butler OF Elsmere asked when the
janitor there was going TO yet the $50
allowed him. She said she had written
twice and phoned once and got no
satisfaction and the jsnitor is now
crossed and much peeved about the
holdup and threatens 10 quit. She
had previously paid $40 out Of her own
pocket TO defray this expense. but said
she did not feel Ike paying the $50
although she would do Il If assured
she would be compensated. Or. Hol-
loway said the business manager had
told him his office was clear today Of
Ali bills. but he did mot know whether
the Elsmere janitOr's check had been
gent out. No further action was taken
on the matter this morning
Fred Houser Of Newport made com
paint to the board that his child.
who ls not quite six years old. had
been sent home from school at the be-
ginning Of the term because she was
not six years old and would not be
six before December I. This he
thought an injustice to all children in
the same position and claimed 1t meant
the loss OF year before they could
enter school. DR.. Holloway explained
that the board had a resolution on It's
records that any child 6 years old by
December I would be allowed TO enter
school of the beginning of the term
but II they were not six until after
December they would have TO wait
for the next term. He said he did not
know why this date had been fixed but
the mark had to he set somewhere.
Mr.. Houser pressed for some more
definite decision OF the question so II
was referred TO the secretary for
further investigation and a report at
the next meeting.
Business Manager Adams told the
board Il was estimated s557. 1887 will
be received from the property tax
throughout the state. The amounts
received 10 date are: New Castle
county, s2s4,s35.4t; Kent county, s52,-
3i0.7e: Sussex county. $4,000; total
ss0G 1917.
il was decided TO ask OF the county
treasurer Of New Castle county bOn'
OF 800. 900; Of the Kent county treas
urer q bond OF 500, 900 and OF the Sus
sex county treasurer a bond Of s25,
900. n was also decided to ask tn
state tar commissioner to furnish
bond Of 100000. on this subject
was developed that the county treas
urers while being required to bond d
not handle the funds from the schoc
tax collection. However, while all ad
mitted this was somewhat peculis
nothing was done regarding the matte
today. The state tax commissions
can require bond from his subord
mates.
The board decided to discontinue III
employment OF a man TO take care {
their motor trucks and buses. effes
tive January /. In the future repair
to these conveyances win be made
the locality. The secretary was auth
orized 10 take up and adjust II possibl
the question Of securing the right {
way over some land for the use of III
school children in the Milton distri'
which will shorten the route they tar
. to school.
BY resolution the board decided {
ask the Laurel district board TO perm
he state board the use OF some unus,
!, furniture now in the possession OF n
: Laurel district. The Dover speci
!. school board sent letter IN whic
they approved the site for the speci
coiored school to be built there. TT
:, state board sanctioned the erection
:. this school after the plans have be-
- properly approved.
- A petition was received from u
:. Sslbyville district asking the sta
a, board TO remodel some school bull
J. iags there and TO build new ones
10 provide relief from the overcrowd
RI condition of the schools. DIR. Holl
20 way said he had investigated the
,s and made some suggestions for ter
d porary relief to last the district
" two years and the board approved
id his action in this matter.
& The state board adjourned at
le o'clock noon TO dine with the Rota
= Club. The session was resumed II
& afternoon.
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