Show EXPENDING SCHOOL FUNDS A letter has been received from RC BC watt of woodland summit county inquiring how bow the territorial school and county school appropriations shall hall be expended I the question la Is rather indefinite in not indicating any specific feature as aa to the lie line of distribution inquired about and therefore can be answered only in a general way by appropriation 21 out our correspondent probably means the territorial and county school funds funda raised through taxes since there la Is no appropriation in the usual application of that term the territorial school fund la in apportioned by the school to the various counties and to cities ome of abe tint first and second clar ol asies aises on the he basis of school population except the amount necessary aary to meet certain expenses for school regi registers stere blanks etc associated with thead the administration of the territorial commissioners missioners ners s office this thia territorial apportionment portion ment la in next distributed by the he county superintendents to the various sebooh districts except that to the cities named which already la is in the hands handa of the district boards the county school fund la Is apportioned by the county superintendent su peri n ten deot to the school districts on the school population basis except so aa much as aa way may be necessary nee nes essary for the compensation of the board of examiners examiner and collector treasurer e ex x posses of the county institute and contingent expenses of the county superintendents office the amounts reserved in the territorial and county funds funda are expended for the be specific purposes retained the handling of the remainder to is with the various district boards the apportionment having been made thereto these school boards whether district or city expend expand the funds in any manner necessary for the maintenance and operation of their schools bools ao they employ teachers make repairs repair s provide furniture and school apparatus and fuel and other supplies necel necee sary eary for school purposes in the education of children embraced within the mugs of school population reports of all these expenditures are made to the proper officers reaching in order to the bead of the school official systems system and by him reported t to the governor and legislature this covers coven the question of our correspondent it may be further stated however as there to Is a possibility of the idea being in the inquirers mind there then to la still another school fund and f that hat of the school district for instance when the funds coming irh irb the apportionments named are insufficient for the current expenses of the school io bool the district trustees teeB may assess a tax of one fourth of one per cent to carry out the purpose of the me law school districts may also issue bonds or levy taxes for the purchase of school grounds ground and the erection of buildings buil dluge etc for which the territorial and county funds cannot be used |