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Show HEAVY INCREASE IN CITY AND COUNTY SCHEMES At a joint meeting of the city and county boards of education today, It was decided to ask the county board of commissioners to levy a tax of about 2 mills on the county school fund for educational purposes The levy last year on the county school fund amounted to only about 1-2 mill, the county schools realizing $3000 and the city schools $7000. The proposed 2 mills tax will increase the revenues for schools from the county school fund about four-fold. The city will realize about $300,000, while the county schools will receive ahout $13.-000. $13.-000. Supt W N Petterson of the county schools states, however, that the Increase In-crease from the county school fund will not materially affect the general amount rained for the year' as there will be some reduction In the district school tax The total amount to be raised for the county schools will be about $97,000, The county board awarded the contract con-tract for Installing the heating plant lor the Liberty school house to Hal-erson Hal-erson Brothers of thl6 city for $1554, the lowest bid. During the afternoon thr board will consider a report from the teachers' committee which has to do with the employment of teachers for the ensuing en-suing ear |