The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-09-25
s470,948 TAX
BUDGET PASSED
BYSCHOOL BOARD

As was adopted Monday evening by
the Board of Education after several
months study and deliberatiOn. Sharp
increases in costs of supplies. operaI-
ing costs. and most Of all, necessary
adjustments in salaries due to the in
creased cost of living makes an in
crease in the amount assessed for OPP
Grating expenses imperative
Last year the Board assessed $341. =
OOO for operation. During the year
added expenses for fuel, building
maintenance. insurance. capital Outlay
in the IEibadie school and in the new
shops constructed for defense and adj
ditions to salaries for living cost in
creaSes. Oyer-ran the estimated re-
CeipjS by $1,000. Required salary adj
justments alone amounted to over
5000 of this amount which was en-
tirely inadequate to meet increased
costs Of living.
For the present year, there will be
an estimated reduction in delinquent
tax receipts and state tax sales of
S.4OD: the deficiency in operating
costs Of last year of $1,000; plus the
ID per cent increase granted to all
empiCyeS because of increased living
costs of $4,000. This 10 per cent is
not added To the amount allowed last
year for increased costs but is com
puted on the base salary and il ex-
pirer> August 81. 1913. The allowance
Of 10 per cent is in keeping with thu
rate increase in Detroit, River Rouge.
EcOrSe, Dearborn, Trenton and to the
city employees i'll WyandOtte. 1t is far
below the amount of increase to men
and women i'll industry. Unless city
and school employees are allowed a fair
increase to meet the present cost of
living il will be impossible to retain
employees.
The tax budget this year for Oper-
ating expenses will be $443.9+S.15, an
increase Of $96,94S15 over last year
and will require a rate Of go mills
The tax rate for debt service will
amount to .J69 mills, little lower
than last year. The total tax budget
this year for all purposes will be
$41O.94S.75.
Schools and municipalities are losing
men and women rapidly to industry
because Of the attraction OF high sal
aries, especially in defense plants. In
addition to this the selective service
act and volunteering is depicting the
ranks Of employees. Teachers are at II
premium. A great shortage exists i'll
the state as whole. 1t is next TO i'm
possible to fill mans position when
necessary and the supply OF women
candidates i'll many lines is depleted
Schools who pay better salaries at
tract teachers from the underpaid
places.
In addition TO the difficulty of OBJ
: tanning personnel the amount of added
work has greatly increased. Heavy
demands have been made, and rightly
so. on the schools for extended ser
vices in the war effort. Hundreds OF
men and women are being trained III
the shops for war plant work. During
the coming year it will necessary Il
train 2O,OOO.OO0 more men and women
before December 1, 1913 according t.
government requests. The schools will
continue TO do their share in Wyan
dotte as in every other city. Long
waiting lists are ahead of us i'll Wy
andOtte at the federal employment Of
flee. By December /, 1913, 63,OOO.O0
men and women. 80 per cent Of the
population of the United States will
be engaged in war production accord
ing to the plans prepared BY the gov
ernment.
Following is the 1928 budget as
approved by the Board Of Education
Monday night:
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