Show ac Board Possible Tax I l e a S. S Salt IJ Lake ake board of I Friday had approved th the e 4 b st possible e tax levy Je to pro pro- of the building doubling for jor or fide e in teach teach- b get et t and a 2 increase salaries off the 49 1948 budget is ved 1 A of which s 1 over the previous year and which brings the total tax tn levy y allotted school operations to Its t. t limit of mills I While the teachers' teachers salary Increase increase In in- n- n crease will take an additional 6 I mill on the total Salt Sal Lake Cake prop property appraisal the building buildIng building build build- ing r fund nd levy waa was hiked 1 I a mills bringing the total levy increase to 21 mills Terms of the new wage proposal were read members of Salt Lake Lak City Teachers' Teachers Thursday afternoon at South high school j A vote of oC acceptance was given fol following following following fol- fol lowing a lengthy discussion on th the matter The association had originally asked for the Utah Education schedule of a mini mini- mum for for- B. B A.- A. teachers and a maximum for tor M. M A A. in in- in Under the provisions provision of the new budget B. B A A. A degrees degree will be raised from 2220 to 2280 minimum and to maxi maxi- mum Salaries for teachers possessing M. M A A. A degrees were increased from 2430 2130 to 2490 minimum and from to maximum Speaking on behalf behal of members member of the teachers association Mrs Claire L. L Jackson association president declared We teachers teacher recognize the critical needs fo for buildings but we think i that t. t some o e range long-range program should be oe De instituted instituted in m- which would include adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate salaries for teachers Most of the teachers while they had not hot received the increase th they y asked for felt that the building budget should receive some in in- in crease We Ve dont don't think our salary salary sal sal- af ary increase should have been cen trimmed below the minimum we asked for Mrs Jackson declared School officials estimate the levy hike will increase the school budget for building by Under the present system public schools receive a minimum budget from the state with a 10 allowance allowance allow allow- ance above the minimum for buildings buildings buildings build build- ings and a 30 overhead for oper oper- Part of the operational overhead may be used for buildings building build build- ing ings Dr M. M Lynn Bennion superintendent of schools explained the building increase was necessary Our population increase and rising rising ris- ris ing ng costs have expanded our building building build- build ing ng budge budget he said He explained that Salt Lake City schools owe bonds outstanding ing ng amounting to We Ve are attempting to pay this off on a pay as we go basis By levying 1 mill per pcr year on principal and mill on interest the debt can be cleared by 1965 The superintendent pointed out that hat at present 85 of oC the operational operational operational opera opera- budget consisted of teachers and school salaries |