Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-15

To CUT BUDGET
FOR SCHOOLS
CONTINUED From First Pass)

600 the second year Cor the running
OF the schools. This IS more thar
half a million dollars each above
what was received for school revenue
last year, and consequently the COM
mittee feels that It cannot appropri'
ate Tor school at least $4,000 q
year more than what win be reoeiv-
ed for that purpose.
To carry out such a program It is
contended that the s500.0 a year
would have 10 be taken from the gen
eral fund and that would not be able
70 stand such a strain. The sug-
gestion has been made that the pos
sibilltles are that much more will
he received for school purposes this
year especially from the income tax
and the corporation tax than last
year because OF conditions. Chair
man Collins says the committee has
thought OF the possibility OF receiv-
ing more revenue than last year but
that Il IS in no ways sure and the
committee could hardly make ap-
propriations depending upon the
school income being much larger
than last year.
Chairman Collins Il convinced
that II the State Board Is TO get
all that II askes for. additional leg
islation will have TO be provided 10
bring in more revenue for the
schools.
He has suggested two ways
which he terms dependable taxes
Of securing this additional revenue.
One Is 10 Increase the rate on real
estate for school purposes and the
other is TO tax bank deposits. He
saws bank deposits are taxed in some
states and that Il might be done here
for school purposes II the people OF
the state insist on the Legislature
appropristing more 70 schools than
the present Ana noes Will stand.
Suggests Higher Tax.
Mr.. Collins also contends that the
cry so often heard that real estate
IL overtaxed for school purposes is
largely bunk" The rs cent rate
which prevails throughout the state
al present. he says Is unusually low
and possibly the lowest real estate
tax for schools in the country. IL
this rate should be raised 20 IS or
80 cents and tax placed on bank
deposits 4 would bring in the re-
CURED extra revenue. he says.
The two methods for raising add
tlonal taxes were suggested by Mr..
Collins 20 several bankers from
sussex county yesterday who were
members OF A delegation that ap-
reared before the House appropri-
atoms committee IN support OF the
state Board OF Education school
program.
Il is understood that they did not
take kindly 10 either suggestion, {
but they admitted that the PROPOSE
.ion Of the Legislature 10 try and /
appropriate S2.5OO.000 year for /
something when only 100000 a !
year IA received for that specific 1
purpose Is difficult one.
Nobody Listens He Says
Il have been looking over the .
membership OF .his House said B
Representative Nelson this morning I
during the reading OF the daily :
batch OF communications 10 the 4
Legislature, land not a single mem
her IS listening 20 what Is being
read"
He thereupon moved that further
reading OF the letters be dispensed /
with and that they be referred 70
committees.
Representative Mari. father OF
the boxing bill 10 which most Of
the letters referred objected. "Oh,
No" he said, Il would rather have
them read" Yesterday morning
il was Mr.. Mari who wanted 20 have
The reading dispensed with.
Almost all the communications
were protests against the MARI bill
10 lecalize boxing IN Delaware
These came from the Hilles W. c.
r. L. in Wilmington; Friendship
Bible Glass Of Harrison Street VI. f.
church. Wilmington; Rose HiE
Grange. No. Il: Friendship Bible
Glass OF Braudywine NJ. f. Church;
Women's Federation Of the W. c.
r. L.. and the Ministers Associa-
ton Of Dover. The Rev. A. NJ.
Some. pastor Of West Presbyterian
church. Wilmington. in a letter 10
Representative Pettyjohn. chairman
of che miscellaneous committee.
which has charge OF the boxing bill.
wrote 10 deny n report that ne CDR.
Sonne) was In favor OF the proposed
act. He denounced such a measure
and said he was strongly opposed
10 u.
Laurel 10 Borrow
The House this morning passed
by unanimous vote Representative s
Nelson's bill authorizing the town
Of Laurel to borrow $1,000 for the {
Of n new FIRE angina and ,
equipment. II
Mr.. Nelson said the bill provides {
for referendum on the question. I
and the people OF Laurel want II S
and he thought II only right that $
they should have the privilege Of Y
deciding the bond issue for them q
selves. IN
The House unanimously passed
Gray's bill increasing o.
from $500 10 81 900 the amount that
the town Of Magnolia can raise by (
taxation.
Change Clayton's Charter. s
Representative G. Pratt's bill d
making some change in the charter
Of Clayton was also unanimously v
rassed by the House. At present =
the five members of the Town Coun- 7
ell are elected for five year terms. b
and this bill will cut their terms TO
one year. It provided for an cleo s
ton to be held annually on the first
in May. other minor
changes relating to the powers OF
Council are made in the bill. q
To Rip Highway Department. +
Representative Gray's bill to abol- a