Show School Expenditures Expenditures Check Check- Checked ed e by County Count i County Commission Takes Steps to Bring About Economy Measures in the the School School Administration County Attorney POInts Out Illegality of 15 mill Levy j I The county commissioners at the meeting Saturday took steps to bring about dt tic economy in Uintah co s largest tai ta reven reven- revenue revenue revenue ue spending body when they set the school levy at 12 mills Instead of 15 mills culls as asked by the Uintah school district Basing his opinion on Section 12 11 I 75 12 7 12 Revised Statutes of Utah I 1 County Attorney Clyde S I Johnson told the commission that it would be contrary to law to make make a levy for school purposes In ex- ex excess excess ex excess cess of 12 mills I feel It my duty to advise ise the county commission commission- commissioners commissioners ers of Uintah county that the if- if fifteen teen fit teen null mill levy asked by the Board of Education of Uintah county Is illegal megal and void oid said the attorney attorney attorney ney The levy set by the commission is as follows I District School 12 0 County Road 2 5 I Gen General ral Fund 2 5 Bond and Sinking H 4 0 Poor Fund H 5 1 Library fund l S a 4 1 air 1 fund 2 Old Age w 2 20 0 Total mU mills Is 24 1 The total levy for 1936 was 26 6 mills making a n reduction In the tax levy this year to county tax taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers payers of 2 25 5 mills on the dollar Jesse Hullinger was appointed deputy sheriff for the west part of Uintah county Mr Hullinger is isa isa isa a member of the A j terra erra li school faculty The commissioners authorized the payment of rent on the Com Com- Community Community Community House during the canning season searon for a community canning project under the direction of Mrs Irs Lola Christensen Elmer Lind urged a levy for weed control He pointed out that the control of weeds Is one of the most serious problems faced by UIntah county farmers at the present time The use of the county fair grounds was granted the Vernal Rodeo for their fall show on request of J R Douglass president The be levy of 2 mills for old age will irr ng the county In 1938 the sum of according to the county clerk P F PL FI FI L I Noel Of this amount the county will be asked to pay 17 This Tl money will be used for old od age e as- as assistance and for the care of the I Continued on page paea five rive I SCHOOL SCHOOL EXPENDITURES E CHECKED BY COUNTY i nIl fiat n IKC m I needy During 1937 1037 20 will wilha c e tn h paid out In t tivA county i for this purpose said Mr Noel and Uin Ulnah ah county s share re of ot this amount has been 8 13 i In applying for the 15 mill levy the school district estimates nee nee- sary revenues re needed of of which 49 Is for schools 9 9 00 for Interest 4 04 for sinking fund and 8 to pay matured bolds The Tho estimates were wage hub hub- over the signatures of Driver j I 1 er r E Smith as clerk and Ray II H Reader president of the board I I In commenting comment further on the proposed school levy Mr Johnson I said that in 1922 1023 the valuation of county was and andon andon 1011 on this valuation In taxes I were collected for tor school purposes in 1937 the valuation Is 4 and 71 In taxes would be col- col collected i l on the 15 mill levy The 1922 school chool levy was mills The basis upon which the Ule levy Is figured according to Mr John John- Johnson son John I son is 12 mills miffs m ls on assessed 1 alua tion of taxable property propel ty amount amounting Ing to less than 2 2000 for each child chUd of school age Mr Johnson figured that on the basis of a 3 school children in the district that the valuation per child would be I 1 1453 95 05 on the basis of 4 total valuation If It the 15 mill levy asked by the school district were ere granted Mr Johnson pointed out it would mean an additional tax tart bUl burden den of to the taxpayers ta of this county a a sum that can be used to great advantage by the drouth stricken people of our area Under the law the twelve mill levy Is la all that the Board of Education can ask ack for school purposes Referring to the effect the lower or levy will wUl have on schools County Attorney Johnson said II I win urn tog tog- cog cognizant of the tir fact tact that a a cut from the fifteen mill levy as asked to the twelve mill legal levy will greatly depreciate the educational standards of our schools However for the good of the county this is an opportune time tome to call a halt halton halton halton on the activities of the board of education They were ere fully tully that the levy asked and sanction sanction- sanctioned sanctioned ed by the board of or county com com- commIssioners coon I commissioners missioners for the year of or 1936 1036 was two and one-half one mills over the legal levy Despite this fact fact they came to the county board without blinking and asked for a alevy 1937 levy lew allew of 15 IS mills mUis for the year ot of al The The records of the board of education will wUl show that In the near future they have bonds that I will be bt due and owing This record will hash hash-en also show that no attempt has hasI I tx En en made to set aside a fund by which these bonds can be paid said Mr Johnson I Concluding JohnsonI his comments comment Mr I Johnson said Every businessman was fully aware of the injurious effects of the drouth and the de- de de |