The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-10
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
SCHOOL FINANCES

Under auspices of the Parent -Tcach-
srs ASSOCIATION a PUBLIC meeting was
Tor the purpose. CT discussing school
affairs principally pertaining to fnan-
Iss u,ao s; g. A. Holt. president and Mrs.
Community singing and pleasing
numbers by scholars of the elementary el
and high schools were features Of the
progfam: pr Considerab'e time was given
status Of School District No. ~ and and
the necessity Of passing an additional
taS sin,a,, levy at 4 the election on April to
county 'rr Treas"rer ssar1 SeN1 1 ssaiii Wilson in
aikins sn Ksve9us tna for School nfar
with a 20 per cent reduction for this
year as a basis, we have, the following
would raise $1.o72.ss. and a io-mili
levy, ito be put to vote of the people)
Weria as as = raise is, slo7sss or tots! OF ~
paid the district would collect s1,716.77
The state apportionment. including the
on 1871 with a 20 per per- cent zen red reducsion. EHr
would raise $704.5O: the senral school.
sxy max %a1s9 ns 'a totai ss ror woSs ~
| superintendent from county ana state
e3,s es x1;s71;s4 or a grand te!al frcm ali
last year was 1927 and in this district
| ~ About 30 per cent of taxpayers
taxes tt date or or approsimateiS aHt iS' s7so. iya
COUNTY Assessor J: 2. Williams was
ggiven the assignment 1922 Values and
for the year 1921 was s1s4,1ss an ana With With
Sum 70 R cent bs this the
district vote. special levy Of 20 mills
II. addition to the 10 mills allowed by
law law .an, the levy Ei wcula be 80 mills or
provided all taxes were paid. The
eos. cost of of maiintainne the school this
fGaf f;cs was nl3eed fron at $1,000 The dis
from the so.miil levy levy Would WOW total total
If al" BE taxss sSt 10 s55
this fan would mean receipts from
age of ss5.79 which would probably he
| met from tuitiCns from children of
outside districts attending the schools
| here.
Miss Florence. Fitzpatrick. county
superintendent Of schools. spoke on the
subject Would the Adop,icn Of County
the Financial Situation of School Dis
ton. There Are Sc schools in % rowdsr
Amount raised by this levy. $4,000;
amount nefeived from state and eoun
l
s54. 900 One district WI Will, 'S Savs ssnoe1S "a
months, school term. 26 schools will be
eight months. % schools for six months
three schools for five months. seven
for thsee tor non'Hr r9Sr m9nths one schoo
for lack Of funds There eDa ar. nGt 20 ehilr cnGr
are, areh nth IN the county who cannot reach
. ably six Of these schools could he
closed. leaving 6s to operate. At ar
wouia eost efss st s09 o per year !hs,
Wouiu ne necessary to provide for the
nV children now without school privi.
5egss; ons,, making ma a total .f $1,000 cost OF
expsetea .oSS. oSS'Ge;'s"S eavins sstSd, SaSa,
Vea sive avsrX Woo'G oh hS raised by taxation t.
: months term OF school under Z" n"nvi "r
sions of county unit. This wear tn
average an rage 12-mill levy brought sal l.oo'
.. for, the entire county OF six month ]
and two weeks. Under county unit i
!, . tionai sum that would call fer an Is
a,,iotv, and aw" additional mills for other in
based en- last Years aen Yainati am estimate ns
Charles B. Lewis. president OF tn
handinf Hi sr9seess 9he shinct in District No
sary for Transient Punils." said the
9 outside districts should pay Tor the;
d pupils attending the schools in nistric
;. Nc 7s the $16.s7 for each received i
e revenue and sll.67 from the COUNTY
general school fund levy Last yea
d SS such pupils attended the iocS
T.. an schclars was S4s.76 the district va
d standing financial loss even in r.
ceiving the 1857: In taking care I
3 oIaSs.ae scholars the districts Ia put
h additional expense in buying tes
1t DOCKS and other material for ther
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