Show I TAX TAI PAYERS FROM THE COUNTY AND SCHOOL it r CONS OER BUDGET The public he hearing ring required by bylaw bylaw law Jaw on the bu budget et of the school bon board d was ns atten attended ed at the offices of the board last Holiday fonday bv by b taive e tan a taxpayers ers and a n special l com com- committee corn of the T Taxpayers ers Among them were we c e Grant Clark dark press president dent of the Dav Da Davis s county Taxpayers n ers Joh Johr L Fackrell Wil WIl- WIlham William William liam ham Holmes I R It R Gailey Galley L E Ellison Walter Steed teed Jr Ira Holbrook Holbrook Hol brook and Jose Holbrook each of whom addressed he board and urged econom economy and re retrenchment in m public expenditures an ana a reduction if pos pos- possible possible pos possible sible in m the SC aol OI levy It was pointe out that the state assessment had been een reduced by up ap approximately proximately 10 and that indications in m cItatIons are th that t 35 per cent of the theu u tares cs in m the s 8 to te will not be paid pa ne next neat t year because e a of inability of the taxpayer It wa was further pointed out that the drough crop failures and andow low ow prices of pr duce from the farm make reake it tie e that the ta plY ers of Davis DaIS Day Da is cou ity ty be relieved The speakers expressed ti tion of the lid efficiency of the fir Davis county sc and the econ econ- economy economy omy that had c ci the ad administration administration ministration of e a in m the dis district district but felt that tha the seriousness of the thc present pI economic situation de- de dc that the bUdget be reduced at t least 10 per c cent nt even cn c cn though It became necess ry to shorten ten the school term a fe feu weeks President Ry fly R fl y r Adams of the board of education explained that m in antIcIpatIOn of financial diffIculties a clause had been inserted in all con contracts contracts contracts tracts of employ es el of the dIstrict that the school term teem term might be short ened and salaries salaried seduced educed i y if in m the judgment of O the board it became became necessary It wac further explained that the last state tabulatIOn of school costs sho shows shoves s that only five of the forty school districts m in the state sp nd less for schools than Davis county notwithstanding the high rank o of Davis in m effIcIency The detailed terns of the budget iv ere discussed a length and variOus I proposals were ere nade ade for reductions iThe The boas d call called attention to the j I fact that the thc bu get figures showed v 10 a reduction of 2000 2 in m the cost of school operation of the schools for next year car In th year vear ear just closed was as spen spent Ithan with Ith an over overdraft overdraft overdraft draft of d dub to uncollected ta taxes es Ne Next t year ear the hC proposed ee- ee ex expenditure is G which includes the payment of th ovel overdraft draft and Ct the payment of all bond bond- bonded bonded bond ed cd indebtedness if f the dIstrict The board of cd ed cation thanked the committee and a them that every possible effo would be used for retrenchment long the lines suggested and sol ted further sug suggestIons suggestions at any time Ime on school economIes |