Show fi GUT CUT MADE II IN JORDAN BUDGET I Huge Decrease in School Expenses Necessitated by Drop in Taxes A decrease of in the 32 1931 budget of the Jordan school district from Crom the 31 1930 figure Is shown Inthe in inthe inthe the annual statement of the school board received Friday b by County Count Treasurer D. D K Moffat The amount shows shoW's one of oC the mos most drastic retrenchments ever er undertaken under taken by a Do taxing unit of the state and is laid to the fact that mining companies in Inmany many cases will pay virtually vir ir t ally no taxes for the support of or the schools this year ear Mr Moffat said A total of 45 is declared necessary sary of which is expected from the state and the remainder from the district school tax This compares with asked for support of Jordan schools last year Most of the decrease in this years year's request comes from the com corn elimination of a sinking fund which last year ear was set at and by slashing the fund for purchase pur chase of or school sites and erection of buildings from to 2000 In Mr Moffat said that the district anticipates no large ex cx- as was the case last year Despite the fact that the district would levy only this year against in 1930 officials o of the district have contended contender that it will wm be necessary to increase the tax rate because of huge drops in |