Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-14 | Page 9 | Higher School Levy Looms

HIGHER SCHOOL LEVY LOOMS LEVY LOOMS Increase of 75 Mill in Prospect Prospect Pros Pros- pec After Tentative Tent tive B Budgets Budget's dg t s Okeh An Increase of ot 75 mill mm in the city schools schools' s 1933 tax levy loomed lo 10 r th 1 d 1 Wed Wednesday Wednesday after the thc board of education h had d adopted a tentative budget totaling to tIling The budget is less than the one for the previous yea year ear The board also set June 26 at 8 p. p m. m as the date and time for a 1 public public pub pub- lic lie hearing on final adoption of ot the budget If at that time it is is still decided to increase the levy a total of 1125 mills will be requested by the board L Last t year the levy was 1050 mills The increase e. e will occur entirely in inthe inthe inthe the bond interest and sinking fund levies which have been unchanged for years while Ta a a rising deficit accumulated accumulated in m the funds it was explained The interest fund in 1932 1032 was was 1 mill milland milland milland and it will probably be increased d to 1 16 6 milL The The sinking sinking fund levy was 5 mill in 1932 and it il will be raised to 65 mill this year i ii if the lows the present setup on June Jun 26 The operating fund levy will remain unchanged at 9 mills explained Clerk George King The major portion of ot the reduction is made in fn salary accounts which were slashed a total of ot in three classifications cl Teachers will bear of the cut principals will surrender and supervisors Adjustments of salary cuts ul under Superintendent L. L John Nuttall new deal plan were also approved by the board resulting m in in the mum cut for teachers becoming instead of as as provided In m the original plan The training efficiency rating features features features fea fea- fea- fea tures of the plan were not changed by bythe bythe bythe the board A financial report on operation of ot school cafeterias last term was submitted submitted sub sub- by George King clerk of the board showing a net deficit of 1234 The deficit was accounted for wholly in m the fact tact that the lunch counters served worth of ot free meals to pupils unable to pay Mr King explained explained ex ex- the board is entitled to recover recover re- re cover over the amount from charity funds if if- f it is de deemed advisable tomake to make the demand iemand