Evening star., 1928-04-04
SCHOOL FINANCE
CHANGES NEEDED
Fairfax Board Finds Pro-
uram Out OF Conformity
With New Code.

Special Dispatch 70 The star.
FAIRFAX. Va. April 4--The Fair
fax County School Board held a special
meeting Monday TO study the pro-
visions Of the new school code adopted
by the state Legislature. Letters from
II. Harris Hart. state superintendent
OF public instruction, advising the board
10 govern its finances according TO the
provisions of the code. made necessary
a change IN the budget adopted at the
last school board meeting for preSenta-
ton 10 the board Of supervisors tomor-
row. Under the new code, county
unit tax must be levied, the special
district tax of 25 cents being limited
to debts peculiar to each district.
The board adopted resolution ask
ing the supervisors to levy unit
out Fairfax County. and district levies
Of IS cents ON the $lao In Dranes-
vile. Falls Church and Providence dis
tricts. the latter to be divided 20 cents
for interest and payment on the pr1ncf-
pal, S cents for sinking fund. The bud
get committee was directed to act with
Division Suy1t, Han in preparing and
presenting the budget 70 be sent TO the
supervisors.
Will Mean Increase.
This ss cent levy viii probably mean
q slight increase IN the total funds
raised over last years levy II means
A decrease Of cents on the 500 in
DranesyiIle. Falls Church and Provi-
0ence districts and an increase OF 10
cents IN Centerville district. 20 cents
in Lee district and 10 cents in Mount
Vernon district
The bonded indebtedness of Dranes-
vile amounts TO S42 900 for the literary
and local bonds: temporary Indebtedness
amounts to So TOO. This entails pay
r,snt during next year of S2,7o0 as In
teresi on the bords and at least $1,000
10 be repaid on principal Of the literary
bonds. The latter payment may be as
high as $4,000 II the State Board OF
Education refuses the appeal TO post
pone this payment for one year. To
meet these payments the 20-cent levy
viii raise S3.09l o9. Help must be ex-
tended Dranesville district from the
county fund II 1t is to function next
year.
Interest Is S3.eoe.
The bonded indebtedness of Falls
Church district amounts to S4S,634, with
q temporary Indebtedness OF Si4.065.2s
Interest on the bonds viii amount to
$1,000. and the literary bonds to be
paid of amount to Si,S33. The 20-cent
levy IN FaIls Church district viii raise
81. .660.o5. Falls Church district viii.
therefore. also need help from the coun-
ty fund il 1t is to pay OF its interest
and make any reducuitn in temporary
loans
Providence district has q bonded In
debtedness Of $5S,f6ell. with O tenn
porary Indebtedness of $4,000, entail
ing Q payment next year Of $3,3i5 In
terest and $4,350 in repayments to the
literary fund The 20-cent levy will
yield approximately $7.475.89. In none
of the three districts viii the 20-cent
levy raise sufhcient funds to reduce the
temporary loans nov on the books or
20 entirely meet the obligations Of in
terest and the annual repayment Of
one-fifteenth Of the total loans from
the State literary fund. as required by
Law.
The board instructed Clerk woodson
70 notify all teachers In the county that
the school term VIII be shortened 10
school days this year. All teachers were
requested 70 inventory the contents OF
their buildings for the benefit Of the
committee revising insurance premiums.
Teachers who attend the district teach
erye meeting al Manassas on April 13
WIN be paid for their attendance.
England now has $500 motion picture