Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-04-21
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Mineral Point, Wis, April II, W. l.
An adjourned regular meeting oil
the Board of Education was held IN
the High school building on the
above date.
Meeting called to order by Presi-
dent ". VI. Gratiot.
Members present: Commissioners
Tucker, Mauger, Ludden, Shipman,
Huxtable. Absent: Commissioner
Brewer.
The following bills audited by the
Finance committe were on motion of
Com. Mauger allowed and ordered
paid.
The Commonwealth Teleph'e
Co., rent and toll ....... SO 40
NJ. p. Public Service Co., light
and power ....... Is 20
Mrs. Mile Horn, supplies for
Domestis Science . l 10
JGorgen & Sons, supplies for
chemistry and janitor .. 10
Grange q Paynter, NJ II. and
Dom. Sci. spplies ...,.... 16 90
VIM Skews, labor at high
school ..... ......... 10 25
The Tribune, print. and pub. 20 10
and carriage ........172 so
W. p Bliss, science supplies. Is 20
Crawford Bros, print. and
publishing .... ......... 70
for repairs .......... IS 80
y T Martin Hdw Co., jani-
tor supplies ............ 80
Doyle Bros, dom. sci sup
plies ...... ........... 5Z
4. A. Vieth, contingent. $685.. Is 70
Twin City School Supply Co,
writing paper .......... II 90
The Macmillan Co, history
readers for 3rd grade. ... Is AZ
The Bruce Pub. Co., magazine
and drawing book ..... 81
j. B. Lippincott Co., library. q
Associated Mfg. Co, paper
towels .... ............ 70 90
plies for Com. dept, ',... 22 81
Thomas Charles Co, drawing
and other supplies. ..,... 20 So
Moved by Com. Mauger that con
tracts be submitted to all members
of the teaching staff. Motion carried.
Moved by Com. Ludden that the
following report be published Mo
ton carried.
The Wisconsin Tax Commission
has issued bulletins to present to all
interested persons the facts concern
ing conditions existing in Wisconsin
cities An attempt is being made to
correct erroneous impressions and to
substitute truth and certainty for
hearsay and vagueness.
Comparative statistics are neces-
sary if we are to know the truth con
corning existing conditions and the
possibilities for improvement in our
locality, A study of Bulletin No. .,
issued by The Wisconsin Tax Com
mission indicates that out of every
dollar paid into our city treasury,
Z per cent is for state taxes, II
per cent is for county taxes, 46 per
cent is for city taxes and SO per cent
is for school taxes. 1t is of interest
to note that the average for all the
cities in Wisconsin is as follows ::
state tax per cent, county tax 10
per cent, city tax 45 per cent, school
tax "a per cent.
Many Misrepresentation have been
made in our city regarding the taxes
levied for the support of our schools.
A knowledge of what other cities are
doing will enable our citizens to
form an intelligent idea of what con
sttutes a proper school levy and to
judge Mineral Points levy accord
ingly
\ study of Bulletin No. 8, issued
by the Wisconsin Tax Commission
shows that the average tax rate for
taxes collected in 1921 for schools
in the 1877 cities in Wisconsin was
.o1014. The tax rate for schools
in Mineral Point was .O09O: less
than one cent per dollar of as
sessed valuation. The tax rate in
107 cities was higher than in Mineral
Pont; in two the rate was the same;
and in only 27 was the rate lower.
A comparison of our tax rate for
schools with the tax rate in neigh
boring cities is of interest.
Mineral Point. ...... .OO90
Dodgeyille ......... .01O5
Darlington. ,,...... OQ72
Lancaster. ......... O0g2