, 1923-06-21

Teachers Supplies 2.071.19
Janitors' Salaries & Sup. 5.s70.s9
Library 275.49
Fuel 3,011.22
School Building Repairs 5,9S7.14
School Furniture 1.152.16
Text Books l,647.66
Clerks Salary and supplies 1.S19.S4
Incidentals 5.572.66
Manual Training & Home Econ
omics 4S6.21
Insurance 1,4O2.S2
School Nurse & Free Medical At
tention 1,625.S2
Enumeration (Census) 220.5O
School Sites, South Ward & New
High School II ,6S5.0O
South Ward School Bldg. 1|2,564.77
Total 1926 1926
1t should he remembered hat the
school money received from the
state (School Land Income Fund and
Federal Oil Royalties) is added to
the amount raised by the district
school tax, in figuring our total re-
venue for the year.
Our sources of revenue for the
maintenance of our schools, in ad-
dition to the money raised by spe-
c'al district tax. are the following
Federal Oil Royalty Fund, State
School Land Income Fund: General
County School Tax; Poll Tax: Fines
and Forfeitures; Tuition; Sale of
School Books. etc. However, by far
the major portion of the money nee
ossary TO run our schools is raised
by the special district tax. The as
sessod valuation of School District
No. 3 for the year 1922 was S6.633,-
GAG. Undoubtedly on account of the
growth of Rawlins. also due to the
fact that the p. G r. Refinery at
Parco which Is in this district, has
been built this year.
Last year the fun levy of So
mills was asked for and voted. 1t
is probably that it will be necessary
to continue to levy the same amount.
inasmuch rs IL schools are grow
ing and the expense of maintain
ing them cannot he decreased. at
least until one or two conditions are
changed. The first is that we can
not erect school buildings by taking
money from the general fund as was
in the case of the three Ward
Schools; new buildings should be
built with bonds, not with money
raised by taxation for contingent ex-
The second condition is
h a taxes must be distributed more
aquitably throughout the county
han is done at the present time.
some school districts levy no special
tax for the support Of the school
and others tax themselves to the
limit. The unit of taxation should
increased. probably making it a
county unit. On this point, the Wy
oming Educational League a y in
one OF its bulletins:
should not all the property OF
the county and OF the state support
free schools for the children OF the
county and OF the State7
Many districts and many counties
are paying %exorbitant taxes for the
support OF the schools and are not
able even then to provide acceptable
schools while other districts and
counties pay little or no taxes
Facts: The assessed valuation
or wyoming property last year was
approximately s433.000. 900. There
was raised last year through local
school taxes s2,306,000.
A 51a mill levy equally assessed
on all property of the state would
given $4,000 more than the
amount raised.
Instead. $4,000 600 was untaxcd
for local school purposes $4,000
600 paid az mills or less: and
$3.50. 1000, 900 paid from 7 to 10
mills.
There was raised last year by To-
cal taxation $500 for each child
enrolled in the public schools OF the
state. The poorest district In Wy
oming. In order TO raise this aver
hge amount, would have to levy n
1875 mill tax: the richest could raise
II on a tax OF less than two tenths OF
a mill.