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Show 51, Ml EEDED FOR LOCi SCHOOLS Estimate Exceeds That of Last Year by $107,000; System Growing Fast. It, -will require $1,075,000 to operate the school system of Salt Lako during the school year of 10.M-1015, according accord-ing to tho "estimates agreed upon by tho board of education last night, sitting sit-ting as a budget committee. Estimated re von no for tho year falls short of this amount by $74,250, but it is expected there will bo enough balanco on hand to make up the deficiency. de-ficiency. Also it: is believed the revc-nuo revc-nuo wall run a little higher than esti' mated in viow of the fact that the increase in assessed valuation this 3 car was about $.''00,000 more than counted upon by the board iu figuring its revenue. reve-nue. The amount estimated as necessary to run tho schools next year is $107,000 more than the amount estimated one year ago as necessary for the school 5"car ending in June, 1014. This increase in-crease is made necessary by the natural growth of tho system and the need of more facilities. Of the total amount estimated for noxt year $SG2,000 will go for general 'maintenance., the biggest item of which is teachers' salaries and school supplies, sup-plies, which total $(350,000; to meet, the interest on outstanding bonds $7o,000 will bo ncodod and :r'!5,000 will bc sot aside for a sinking fund to meet the bonds at maturity; the remainder, amounting to $105,000, will be usCM for the purchase of school sites aud erection erec-tion of school buildings. |