Show Anything l. t tit titI About Old Age I Pensions ol erns-ol j J I II I 1 li i 4 TI l i L V r V F L err fro r i 3 1 1 THE REVISED SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET In the face of strop strong g opposition f from from taxpayers of Duc Duchesne protesting the their it intended action the Duh Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne C h eS ne county count y school board and adopted Tuesday evening eveC evening eve eve- ning with one dissenting vote ot oto a revised budget forthe for forthe forthe the Y year 36 1935 as proposed for them theIn without change The chief item objected to b by the 1 protesting taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers in in the new v r budget is tl the e appropriation of 3 3 for an office building and an increase of y yin in in the furniture and equipment appropriation supposedly sup p Y for the purpose of the new v building The budget of course does not specify where the the building is to be erected nor does it make such a building mandatory Its purpose as indicated by Y a aboard aboard aboard board motion which followed ved its adoption is to remove remove remove re re- move the p present resent court injunction restraining the board from erecting a school board office building in Roosevelt and moving from Duchesne to that city If the new v budget is is successful in removing this restraining order the board is then free flee to move the theoffice theoffice theoffice office as they voted to do at their July meeting provided provided provided pro pro- vided of course that some SOllIe county taxpayer is not successful in securing another restraining b order Whether or not the board members bers are determined to continue their efforts to make such a move Inove has not been disc disclosed and probably will vill not until the present injunction question is settled For the good of D Duchesne Du chesne county it is certainly hoped that they will vill not P pe persist ei sis in these intentions intention s. s Duchesne county already holds the reputation of being the most tr troublesome county in the state of Utah We have the largest percentage percent ge of our population population tion of any county of the the state state on relief rolls A committee conc com has just been organized g zed which is is s trying to find some means of permanent rehabilitation for our populace populace populace pop pop- ulace and is asking or intending to ask for a scaling down of 50 percent of our bonded indebtedness Already Already Already Al Al- ready in in two t instances the public officials who vho are trying to help us and to whom we ve look for more help have thrown the school board controversy U up I to us pointing out the inconsistency of our cry that we ve are unable to pay our debts while our school board is apI appropriating appropriating ap ap- I money to move from an o building to a new v one The dangerous part of the projected move however however how v ever is not the budgeted for the purpose but the fact that the move if made immediately throws vs the board and its office i into rite the r of political football Board members are elected for a i short term of office and once epee the office is moved from the county seat there is no reason to believe believe be be- lieve that it will vill not be shifted about the county with each election of a new v board member Were the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers' taxpayers taxpayers' tax tax- payers payers' themselves in control of the question this danger would not exist and arid the board would automatically automatically automatically auto auto- be placed with the count county y seat where it belongs belongs be be- I longs regardless of where th that t might be A peculiarity peculiarity I i aritY of the law v however vever provides that the public must be heard on such budget appropriations but does not require that their their- wishes be heeded heeded a a mere luere gesture gestur which leaves the board autocratic in its administration administration administration ad ad- ministration of the school affairs with only the courts left to protect the taxpayer from any injustice they might propose In the present case it is easy to understand the boards board's board s position Its members s have been antagonized by the restraining order brought against them theIn and andare are determined to have it removed if possible her For this they cannot perhaps be blamed We hope however how v ever that they have seen the dangers and in injuries urns of their pl proposed move and will vill show shoal their r wisdom b bv by not persisting persisting-in t their attempt to carry it the through ough tD J Jf I |