The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
mAY0R-ELECT VOICES HIS PLANS
May Restore
Part OF Pay
To teachers
School Directors
Planning Budget:
Adopt II in Fall

After a four-hour session, dur
ing which a dozen school teachers
hungrily eyed s142.777 in unex-
pected revenue received by the Ia
coma educational system this year.
school directors unanimously
adopted the preliminary 1904
budget Thursday evening.
Even as a preliminary budget.
without any pairing down, II was
only $4,000 above the present
school years figure. but with an
ticipated revenues lower for num-
erous reasons. IT was out OF bal
ance by little more than s45, 900.
Total estimated expenditures
submitted by Secretary and Bust
ness Manager Carl C. Caddey for
the year ending June 80. 194l. was
81. 607. 1871 so.
Best the business department
could do in estimated revenue, by
what caddey termed "hair-split-
ting and varied computations"
was a total OF 1851 1854.
Adopted on Oct.
School directors are expected to
bring those figures together before
the annual public hearing on the
budget, April 3. Final adoption Is
not necessary until Oct. 7. 1910.
Largely as encouragement to
Tacoma school teachers, who still
are working under a depression cut
almost 10 per cent below the set
salary scale. further figures were
added to the preliminary budget,
outside the realm OF probab ility.
giving them one-sixth restora-
ton amounting to $4,000. That.
with another $4,000 added in for
reduction, would put the
top expenditure figure at ST.
1881.
From Delinquent Taxes
The controversial $142,777.32 In
his years receipts over expendi-
lures. which occupied almost the
entire long-drawn session at the
school building Thursday
came mainly from
Is5,17s in delinquent taxes which
we're paid up. The remainder was
n unanticipated state apportion-
nent funds.
The entire surplus was marked
n the new budget TO 60 on the re-
iuction of warrant Indebtedness.
which has grown since 1887 from
1854, 051 to $39s,344.
After the delegation OF teachers
lad argued two hours for splitting
he surplus between the debt and
m addition to this years salaries.
reelected Director Lyle Lemley
moved that a one-twelfth restor-
.tion be made before the end OF
he term. That would take about
33, 900.
Withdraws Motion
Lemley finally withdrew his mo-
ion for further consideration. but |
Iot before Director Mrs. Agnes M.
funk had offered to amend II TO |
ne-sixth restoration.
Now I'd like to restore q third
r all the pay cut" offered DR..
ohm w. Griffith. But how ?"
Now, doctor. you're only being
unny." complained the boards
eminine member.
Whether any Of the s142.777 win
70 to the teachers this year re-
NAMED unsettled. Should there be
10 extra money from delinquent
axes next year. or q smaller APP
,ortionment from Olympia. II was
,ointed out, q restoration this year
would leave no money for war
ant reduction.
Effect on the voters was dis
ussed.
Opinions Givea
IF you take all this to reduce
he debt and then ask the voters
or extra millage for school re-
,airs, they will say. You don't
iced any money" said the teach
RS.
IF we pay ii all out In teachers
lslsries." said DR. L. p. Norton,
,oard chairman, the voters will
Isy. Look how they spent the
money they had and let the debts
bile up"
Leading obstacles 20 accurate
'evenue estimate. Secretary Cad
ley pointed out. IL the loss Of
,157 In Tacoma school attendance
his year II Will mean a loss Of
'eversl thousands in state funds
inless attendance declines ali over
he state IN the same or greater
proportion.
Can't Explain Drop
School authorities are unable TO
explain the full cause Of dropping
State support Ac-
cunts for more than 50 per cent
n the Tacoma school revenue,