The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-09
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INTRODUCTION ] / N
One Body Reports Increase in
Taxes and Four Have
Made No Statement

Five Of the nine boards OF edu-
cation in the county have made
known to I {. A. Barnes, county
superintendent Of schools. their
Estimated levy for the fiscal year.
Four of the boards reporting re
duced their levy from what it was
last year and one district raised
It's levy. The districts reporting
were Fairmont, Fairmont In
dependent, Union. Union 1ndep end-
ont and Grant Fairmont District
raised it's levy from $3.50 on the
$500 valuation to 81. 81 on the 500
valuation.
j. c.. Hupp principal OF the Fair
mont District stated today that
the increase in their district was
due to Eew buildings in the districh
One of the new buildings is at Bac-
rackyille and the 9th er at cayenne.
Principal Hupp said today thar
both of the buildings will be ready
for part use this year
The Union Independent District
board lowered its levy from S1.51
on the 500 valuation to sl-3O on
the 500 valuation. In discu ssins
the new levy today w A. Hus-
teaa. superintendent of schools,
said that only 80 cents Of the levy
was for school purposes, the other
40 cents being for bonds and for
improvements to the new high
school grounds
OF the SO cents levy, so cents IS
for the elementary schools and 80
cen sS for the high schools. OF the
additional Al cents of the levy, q
cents is for the school bonds and
20 cents for the improvements to
the high schools grounds. The
levy next year on the same yalua-
ton will be at least 20 cents lower
as the amount set aside for inn
provements around the new high
school will be only for this year.
@ The sFairmont Independent board
made its estimate levy at Sill on
the 500 valuation Last year the
levy was $50 on the 500 valua-
ton. The total valuation Of prop.
erty for taxable purposes in the
district this year is $29, 102. 269.21
or an increase Of $8.S61,342.21 over
last year
The distribution Of the estim
levy OF Sill on the 500 valuation
is as follows: Elementary tea cheers.
&c cents; high schools teachers, IL
cents: elementary maintenance
building fund, II cents; high school
maintenance building fund, 6 cents:
1905 bonds, 10 cents; 1912 bonds.
5 cents.
Superintendent Barnes an
nounced today that he thought the
estimated levy of co II cents
made by the Union District boards
was not enough to cover the ex-
pense. Of operating the schools In
the district and that the board
will hold an adjourned meeting
Saturday night Of this week to go
over and revise the estimate If it
is necessary superintendent
Barnes says that the board failed
to lay levy for new buildings
and as repairs on the present
buildings come out of this fund
1t will benecessary to raise a fund
for this purpose. :5
The Grant District board laid its
levy on property valuation of
s5,957.292 That is the total am cunt
OF property taxable in that district:
The estimated levy is 81 cents on
the 500 valrttion- The 1921 levy
was 81 on the 500 valuation. The
levy this years. divided as follows:
Teachers fund. 40 cents, new
building fund, 80 cents; teachers
fund (section five), IL cents; main
tenance fund, Is cents.
This district, with only a reduc-
ton Of cents on the levy, will
have considerable more money this
year than last as the property va
uatton in the district was increas-
ed S1,S0o,950.