Show COUNTY HIGH Mi t BONDS TO BE VOTED UPON SOON SOO County Board of Education Receives Sug Suggestions of Taxpayers Short Term Issues Issue's Slight Effect on Taxes Illustrated A meeting of ot representative tax tax- taxpayer tax tax-p payer yer from the various towns ot of Weber county convened In the LA courthouse In Ogden Saturday at ati 4 11 ii am a m with tho the Weber county county county- of oC education all members of ot Oard ithe the board oard being present Including Supt B A Fowler lowlor and Clerk Ver- Ver Vermon non mon 0 O Maw j Joseph Jooeph Skeen chairman of ot th the thel 1 board of education presided at the thel meeting He is explained the tho purpose purposeS lot of the meeting as being the tin tin- need of oC a II high school to S 1 care for P boys and since sinco no DO available place ce foe the tho youth of the county ss In la sight fight after the close of ot the I present sear He Ite said the board faced extraordinary conditions j which would ouM necessitate Unary measures to meet intel It if there I be anyone who can present a feas- feas lible plan to get such Buch a II school with with- I lout out bonding we wo Invite him to com cornforth and he will bo ho hailed as ILl a Iose delivering us from the wll- wll ernes President Skeen observed Xo No o nell selection of those to the board s plan plon was tollo cd ed In the In sent to era It was explained The ber totalling somo some were Bel promiscuously and with Ith tho thought only of having four I Ito to six alx representative citizens and In Into taxpayers from Crom each town come Ito Ito advice with the board and carry the the message to others In the corn com J I comI The Tho limited space pace afford afford- afforded i led ed by Judge Barker Barkers s courtroom IRaa as the determining factor In theft the ft chosen L WEBER L 8 Prof LeRoy I E Cowles formerly formerly state elate late high school Inspector was as present and made a 1 speech cx- cx laIning high school needs and what i hat other counties are doing to toI tooer oer offer high school opportunities to their students Professor Conies Cowles pointed out the tho fact tact that Weber eber I count I Is 18 the only county besides gett and Uld Pluto Pints in the entire state that ha has hu no regular hIgh school but hut that Weber county Is eleventh In rank of oC wealth per chool chool child and progression In other lines linea ii He developed the thought of the tho present need of oC II a high school education where a 0 democracy is s the chief los form of I because all are are tobe to be citizens and ana voters He e pointed Minted out that Weber county could easily support such a x school nd ind should take ImmedIate immediata steps to 10 procure one Architect M Sf Charles Woods Wooda was oas then called upon to present to the thc meeting plas for tor a II high school building the tho same being the re- re re remits mits of oC many mony months of ot careful thought Investigation and plan plan- planning ning sung on the part of the tho board oard ot of education with their architect and The sketch In- In In Included a drawing of oC tho the building Il a us a ahole s 5 whole hole when completed with plans plane rooms laboratories t- t hopI auditorium gymnasium etc ONE PROTEST MADE These plan were the subject of o omo omo discussion and much or faor- favor Isible comment The meeting was wasI D I thrown open for Cor or general discus- discus Ion lon e 0 to any or all phases lef the question Including best s lJ of financing a I Weber county hIgh school A fine tine response from the large gathering revealed revelled keen and ond It was noted that an sentiment prevailed Sn favor Cavor of ot a 0 good high school of oC those present agreed with Ith IJ and methods of ot financing as by the board of ot education tion The plan Includes a II call for forIa foran torton Ia an n election authorizing an Issue Isue of ear 10 ear bonds to pay for Cor the high chool which will wUl cost approximate approximate- approximate Uy Uy Ony ono one speech was made pro pro- pro protesting testing against bonding and the maker of ot this speech later admitted that Shat a short period bond would be acceptable to him There was no effort elCOTt on the part parte e f the board of oC education to put through their plan against the of oC the general public They wish to present tangible nd nd concrete outlines of the needs by way of hool facilities and then maintain It II open mind toward to the I J lions and ad ad advice adIce Ice of the 1 Ibo he need for tor the tho high school with immediate action to secure one w was w i admitted by all Some SeIne discus discus- discus Ion lOU occurred as s to the tho advisability I t I Joining with Ogden city to a joint city elty and county high school TO tE MEET l RD BO BO inn The board of o education members Iho aho ho spoke Including F W Strat Strat- Strat- Strat Stratford Stratford ford and John D Hooper as a Well as President Skeen Sheen assured the and taxpayers ers of the that they would study the from every angle and con con- conC confer con tr fer C with the city oard of education tion t regarding the advisability of such a joint system making thorough l Investigations regarding the question before arriving at a definite conclusion Legal en- en entanglements en and dela delay In s securing high s hool facilities are likely lIely to 1 event uch a joint high schoOl n even eten It if the other phases of oC It nero ere desirable and acceptable to Ih county taxpayers Ho et these matters will all bo M gone Into thoroughly In the next net few weeks before the I Is finally aubI submitted sub sub- I to the people for a vote ote i t f plans materialize as now In- In Indicated a II bond issue will be sub sub- sub to the people for Cor vote at an i early date according to Chairman t I Joseph Jeseph Sheen Judging from the thi i sentiments of the nurn num- number num-I num her ber who at Saturday Saturdays s a moot meet meeting Ing ing a more whole-hearted whole Interest I h i- i ithe the problem will viII be tItan than was experienced last when the proposition was as put be be- ba- ba batore before before fore tore the people The appended of data was presented to the tho thoI I es who were ere at this meeting and discussed by them METHOD OF or G Estimated cost based upon L architect s plans plan and estimates For equipment nt all kind kinds IncludIng Including Including ing furniture and auditorium equip equipment ment I laboratories etc 50 60 To Total Initial cost Cost of ot maintenance for tor first year ear based upon an enrollment ot 0 students or more snore including tES 55 raised by bonding based baaed upon a year 10 period of oC o redemption tion would require a payment an- an an of principal a pa- pa pay payment ment merit annually of oC 16 iG interest a 6 per cent rate rato making a II total of oC oCH 45 H It would take a 23 3 2 mill mUi tax In- In Increase increase In Increase crease for tor the first year to I alse this amount based upon 20 20 valuation 1 O 0 OY T CS It would raise a man s taxes just 11 II 25 26 for tor each of ot property during this first year which lear ear ear- which Is the largest would raise them just 6 76 75 for tor each 3 of property would raise them just 4 SO 50 for each 2000 of oC property properly would raise them them just lust 2 ia 25 5 for tor each 1 of property This means mean that a school built under this plan would cost principal and Interest making a total of In all It 1 would take a 3 33 mill tax In- In InI Increase increase In Increase I crease to pay It oft off In tn five e for tor the first year icar cr with a diminish diminish- diminishIng diminishing ing proportionate decrease of or the four other years ears Note Above Note Above is based bled upon the assumption that the would remain at But Butas Butas as the valuation ot of the tho county rises It would naturally naturally- diminIsh the amount of oC o tax to each ench to just that extent 00 00 |