Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-16

DIIt p Iva W.
1.-THE amount for teachers wages
is not on estimate, but is the exact
sum that will be paid to the teach
ers employed. The item for mis-"
cellaneous has been based at the
rate of $40 per school room in the
rural schools with somewhat
larger allowance in the case Of the
three municipal districts. For the
poll tax collections and census
enumeration an allowance of SIS
per school in the rural districts.
with a slightly increased allowance
for the municipal districts. Jani-
tors wages, an allowance of 81 per
month per room for nine months
in the rural schools and the actual
amount paid to janitors in the mu-
nicipal districts. Water and light
in accordance with past expendi-
lures. The items for insurance are
based on actual necessities. For
school supplies an allowance OF $50
per room in the rural schools and
in the municipal schools according
to past expenditures. For janitor's
supplies an allowance of So per
room for the rural schools and
actual necessary amounts for the
municipal districts. Library. based
on a small allowance for each
rural district.
'The cost OF transporting pupils
in the rural districts is on basis
of about $1,000 per truck.
II do not believe that the esti-
mates as finally determined can be
reduced with any degree Of safety
"There should be collected from
other sources than the tax levy ap-
proximately $4,000. Deducted
from the gross needs would leave
$171,705 to be raised from the tax
levy.
sThe assessed valuation for Tor
rance county is at this time not
known, but 1t IL estimated that 1t
" i'll not exceed $9,500,000. Allow
irg for 10 per cent delinquency In
tile tax collection, the tax rate
necessary to raise thu revenue re-
CURED would be 20 mills, or two
mills in excess of the maximum
rate now established by law. AS
suming that the valuation Is nine
and cne-half million. and allowing
for ten per cent delinquency, Wy
applying the 1S-mill maximum rate
of tax there should be produced
from the tax levy approximately
$154,000, $4,000 less than Is
needed for the maintenance OF the
schools in the ensuing year.
"At the time of my visit TO
Clovis for the purpose OF PASSING
upon the budget estimate OF curry
county, there was submitted 10"
consideration estimates amounting
to approximately s245,000. The IS
sessed valuation was at that time
not known.
"There should be received from
sources other than the tax levy
about $4,000, which would leave
s225,OO0 to be raised from the tax
levy.
"The assessed value Of Curry
county for 1921 is $12,2s8,929.
Eighteen mills would produce
1920, SOo.7z, on a hundred per cent
collection. After considerable eff.
fort the budget estimate for that
county was reduced to approx
mately 100000. reduction Of
$4,000 from the original esti-
mates. Taking the revised I1gures,
the gross needs being 100000.
and deducting approximately $780,
900 that may be received from
sources other than the tax levy,
would necessitate tax levy to
produce 100000.
"Allowing for a delinquency OF
10 per cent, an IS mill levy will
produce. $19S.270.66. which would
be approximately $4,000 short Of
the required needs. However. az
in this ,unty tax collections have
exceeded on the average 90 per
cent collection, it might be safe tg|
state that an additional 5 per cent
of the taxes will be collected. which
would produce an additional sum
of about $4,000 plus and enable the
county to conduct its schools on the
estimates as finally revised. 1t may
also be possible that there will be d