Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-28
|SCH00L:TAX RATE
TO remain SAME
Board Of Education Today viii
Call for Levy at sTa
Mills for 1929
New BUILDINGS ASSURED

The school tax for 1923 will be fixed
today at nine and a half mills on the
dollar. the same rate as the taxpayers
were charged for the current year.
The rate will be made at special
meeting of the Board Of Education this
afternoon when the recommendations of
the Finance Committee will be re.
ceived.
This rate will allow, according TO
William Dick, secretary Of the board.
the erection Of new schools SO that the
Si5. .OOO, 900 building program advocated
by Superintendent Broolnc can be com.
plcted by 1923. A comprehensive build.
ing program has already been planned
by the Property Committee Of the
board.
The total budget Of the school sys.
tom calls for S23. 10. .534.5j. OF this
sc. JOS .534.5 must be raised by taxa.
ton. The tinancicrs Of the board psti.
mate that 1.1OO. 900 will come In from
miscellaneous receipts. such as the pay.
mcnt Of back taxes. and that the re.
mainder will come from the State ap.
preparation toward the payment Of
teachers salaries under the Finrgnn
salary schedule.
Salary List Largest item
The total salary roll ana the cou.
tribution TO the State retirement fund
il estimated ut So. 400. .4S9.9!.. The
loans on which sinking fund and in.
tcrest charges must be paid call for
81 2,O97 ,494.19. which will be met hy Il
levy Of six and thirteen. sixteenth mills.
The remaining expenses of the board,
such as repair Of buildings. administra.
ton salaries. supplies, operations of the
school plant. rents. scholarship and
other incidentals must be In a tax rate
Of not less than two and one half mills
nor more than thre" mills.
These expenses of the board. which
include an appropriation of S1G'. 10.
for purchase Of land and erection Of
loan and the payment OF a deficit on
this ycar's account Of $75. 900 and pay
ment Of interest charges for temporary
loans Of $4,000, amont TO So ~.
i2i.6S. This amount is to be raised by
tax levy Of two and eleven siXtccnths
Of a mill, which bring the total mllags
10 nine and one half mills. or one,
quarter Of mill below the a"tun
amount which tho state school code
would allow the board to levy.
Disston site for Tacony
Tho TaUny distric, will have u n"v
! school building in another year if .h'
rro!fnr of large plot Of ground Ii
accepted by the Board of Education.
Jacob s. Disstcn. president ."f th'
! Tacony Trust Company. has written .
letter to William Dick. secretary 1T ,h'
board. in which he expresses his desire
10 donate the necessary land. The let
ter. dated November 20, reads:
Referring 10 the location Of 'ho new
school for Tucony, | find thrr" is
available a ri"r" Of ground bounded
by Knorr. Cottage aud Gillespie
streets. $50 feet wide by 80 feet.
more or less. deep. which I will b"
clad 10 dnnntc to the Board Of Edu-
cation. either personally or in con-
Junction with tho other heirs Of til"
estate Of Mary Disston. provided 'h:s.
| will insure 4 satisfactory school
huiding for Tacony within the next
| two Years.
This piece Of ground is we'll To-
cu,cd Of high elevation. and under
stand from tho Tacony Fathers As
.ncn,icn satisfactory for the purpose.
This offer is 10 remain open for
term If sixty days from date. and
sincerely hope il will help reli"v"
the ov"rtaxcd schooling facilities at
the present time existing in Tacony.
Ilr. Dick replied in part:
| am sur" II will l." duly apprc.
Grated. and equally sur" that the
terms upon which it is offered will be
entirely acceptable to tn" board 4
non school for Tarony is INCLUDED
in the building program.
Tn" matter will b" presented to ,h
board today. There ar" Bt pres II
lin> pupils accommodated in the Nv
buildings OF th" Di>ston school. Lon.
shor" and Ditman streets, rf whom -.
pir uu part time. Ii IT," site sllggest~
by Nv DisSt"n j. a"""rt"5 il is likc'
thar plans for the erection Of u nc,
Taroul school will take precedence Owe
those for other schools involving ,h
acquisition by condemnation Of build
: ing slt"".
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