| Show A difficulty IN THE WAY is likely to be considerable dispute over the transfer of property from the school districts in this city to the board of education under the new school law la w this may not perhaps affect the real estate so much as the funds in band and the special taxes assessed in the various districts in some school districts a heavy special school tax was assessed before the new law became operative while in others a very light tax or no tax at all was levied now it seems unjust to collect this heavy assessment in certain parts of the city where it was intended to be expended locally and turn it over for expenditure for the benefit of other parts where no special tax was levied and it is doubtful if the officers who collect will be justified in handing it to the board seeing ve that it was specially assessed for local purposes only legal advice should be had bad on this important question it has been suggested that it if collection of these special taxes can be stopped that would be the fairest solution of the difficulty the general school tax is sill all right and will pass into the hands of the school board this will vill be the pro rata rala share of both the territorial and county school taxes and will be sufficient for all needful purposes until the levy authorized by law before the end of the be year is made the following section of the law however may in the way of the solution of the difficulty seo nothing in this act shall be construed or intended to abate impair or invalidate any levy of taxes or assessment which has been or is in vow now being made in any school district or county in this territory and all such assessments shall be continued and completed and the taxes levied shall be collected in the man manner provided by law it Is i to be hoped that no of at any serious nature will arise between the collector or the old trustees and the new school board it is desirable that the cause of education shall not be impeded competent legal counsel should be had and all friction so far as possible be avoided we want a complete and efficient school system in this city the law was intended to supply it now let the good work go onland on and such improvements be inaugurated gu rated as will place free and thorough education within the reach of all the children of school age in the municipality |
