| Show County School Budget Approved At the m meeting ing of or the Board of Education Ed Ed- of the Iron County School District held Saturday the budget for forthe forthe forthe the school chool year ear 35 1934 was approved in practically the same ume form as al tentatively ten ten- reported to the board at the meeting early in June It calls for the expenditure of ot divided in into into inin in in- 1 to two tO major parts for operation op op- I and for debt service ser ser- ser ser-I 1 vice j I The amount set aside for debt service service service ser ser- vice appears abnormally high but this I Is not reflected in the tax levy which will remain at 12 mills the same as last i year of the debt service is a a. a I payment from the sinking fund creat create ed over a period of years and will complete the payment for the grade school building in Cedar City Cily Another item of is ts taken from the operating op operating op- op revenue and turned to debt service and a surplus created through better tax collections and savings amounting to is used for debt service which leaves only to tobe tobe tobe be met by tax leY levy It Is also revealed that the assessed valuation in Iron county has haa dropped from approximately to or a r reduction of approximately approximately approximately 23 per cent Along Alon with this red reduction there has haa been a dropped from 14 I. to 12 mills brills in the tax lev levy The meeting was wI also set as a public hearing on lh the budget but b only two men Don C. C Urle Urte and George Berry met with the board They were there thereas as u interested taxpayers and had no criticism to make on on the budget However However How How- ever they did register a protest against the employment nt of bf t married women as teachers on the grounds that the jobs should be given to single girls needIng needing need- need i Ing work It was pointed out to them that in each case where a married II woman is employed the position is ts one where teachers of greater experience I than most single Mrle girls have been able to obtain are needed A new policy in transportation was undertaken by the board when It was decided to purchase a school bus to transport children from Newcastle to Ced Cedar r City rather than contract for his transportation as Is done on the theother theother theother other routes From 17 11 to 20 children of or junior and senior high school age ate will be tram train this section to the Cedar City schools and grade children children child child- chUd 1 ren will be brought In from Eight sight Mile Mlle The Newcastle residents will furnish I Ithe the driver subject to the boards board's ap ap- ap I ap-I without cost to the district a and ct I will house the bus while it is in New New- castle New 1 The Trie bus will be purchased from the Petty Motor company lowest of four bidders The bus is il to cost 1020 Other bidders were Bradshaw Chevrolet company com corm pany parry parowan Auta company and Lunt Motor company Other matters of business completed at the meeting were u as follows I Purchase of 2 hours and 40 Q minutes I I of or irrigation water or the Parowan school acbo grounds i I j I Albert Mitchell English teacher in inthe inthe inthe the Parwan high school was granted a years year's leave of absence that he might I I attend school At the next meeting Supt N. N J. J 1 Barlow will recommend I Miss Beryl Deryl Froyd as the teacher to fill the vacancy In connection with renewing of insurance In Insurance in- in insurance on the school buildings it was was was' decided to have new appraisals made madej I I This Is to be done because it is felt I i that the present appraisals are higher I Ithan Ithan than could be collected in case of or fire I since insurance is ts paid on value of off I the building at the fire Appraisals i I will be made this week by Dolph Andrus Andrus Andrus An- An I drus and George A. A Wood I I Supt Barlow reported on the summer summer summer sum sum- mer music program stating that Cedar students were taking active dart I I in the program They are are divided In Into into in- in to the activities Junior band 63 Beginners band 38 violins 19 cellos 4 and City band 32 |
