Show TAXPAYERS MEETING Fit Precinct is in Favor of Borrow Borrowing ing Dorrow Ther There wa wa an las ic meeting 1 1 of or r the tax tx payers of oC the F rt precinct In th the annex of oC the Ninth ward mo nt meet t h house us last evening at Jit which the matter matLer ber leton before ro the he people pOpl MI 1 a th the 4 leon faction was wa thoroughly diM eil J Jw was chosen chairman L E Er w w W V Wilson and secretary Mr McAllis ter the ll object of f the m said It would be bad ba policy i ocy lu to UnS close the schools till ti the proper propel time rind end nd cos cx x the th board or of education from the l charge of extravagance und and He had iad i made a careful examination waste wast nn ne Mhd and hid bad visited a number of or the ihei Mr McAllister ter then read a c S caton cation i from m J B 13 Morton Moreton lo ton clerk cler of ot the board bor showing that tha the th school board knew a at the that It Binning beginning would wouW be hort short of funds before the close of ot the year er I It the shortage to b be 17 It J hi but so that the Is within its estimate is mate In six Ix years 34 pupils oar have been addea adde to adde Population of Salt Lake whIle the ed valuation Sal of the property has been increased but The Increase Of pupils in was while hUe the a of oC f 10 wa Xi teachers n Mr Moreton i was iva a but l ve gave ife facts and figures gYC many othet othel to show the in rapid crease of the school cre population necessity for the additional M and the the Injury to the that would re suIt sui If they were forced to close six ate si weeks week the proper time Frank Frnk B Stephens St phen was waa wa presented to the audience bUt C excused himself lf from I the problem a I Professor Cooper was as present He said sid however h wever that h he was wa heartily In favor i of bor rowing the m money ney to keep the schools Professor 1 Coopers Coopers Address Addres Superintendent Frank Frnk B Cooper spoke with wih deen d dee e earnestness on the sub 3 jent jent th the tha funds He 3 sowed showed had Td how the shortage In come about by natural causes cue the te pupils have Increased in number nimber 20 iO o per cent In five pr il years while the tha revenues revenue revenue have bae increased but 7 per por cent and If the iho te schools are to be kept up to t the standard of ot live five years ago more more money must be furnished by the people 1 I can show the th board beard of ot education lw Km to run the schools for tor less than tOn they are now expending each I your year yoa Mr r Cooper Coop said It I can cut cu the salaries of lt its teachers 15 It per cent and I the thing its is J done but it i pr must be re It m that Salt Lake is Ic il Sat now nw paying l smaller around it salaries Another than tha any city anywhere I I I I arund way is to cut down 1 t to Li t number of teachers teacher and crowd J I Into a n room rom where there are now noW fifty t or still sUI another anther way is to have have a a shorter school I Mr Cooper then saUl schools ald might be likened to t a hell hall hal and that while bUe the tha te were passing out of or the tho upper end of or the th halt hall the little I children were entering nt t the lower Jower end that If the outlet were ere there would woul be congestion confusion and disaster About Abut 1500 children will en the schools wi I sr for tor the first time next fa fal taH The speaker then showed shoed that the revenues s for tor school schol maintenance for this year ear amounted amount ij to O and that I the OOOO 0 to be b borrowed borrowe would In Increase Increase crease Irea this amount to 2570 Next I yar Pa the city tax tx will wl be b and the te county tax ax t of or added will adde raise rise to so tha after wIl de J dueLing ducting t te e 30 1 00 to t finish this there them wI wilt will b b be 80 for tor next year yel He HesaM 1 saM suld k that tat to t close clo the schools s hols now nw would I take te the spirit out of both teachers and I pupils it t would woul prove to be b a calamity I I I and be UK i oo bad b for tor the fair fame tame of Salt Lake H He was wa loudly applauded at the clos clo B F Redmond moved that It be he the sense of the meeting that the proposition proposition proposition te i tion to borrow orrow carry cary at the polls and amI that those tos present do all al In their power powei to see e that I It did carry cam The motion moton was true vo adopted unanimously E W Yo Wilson that a committee committe of or be appointed ap to get out the v Vt vOte t on day da This carried get and the he following flowing were appointed d H X V Y Vim in u Pelt Pet W H Clark Mrs W XV S Obey Glo G R H R Cleveland B 13 F Redmond W V P F j Hill HJ Charles Chorles Morrison E W WWilson WWilson v Wilson S B Hammel A B E Fancy Farley A Mrs Ir W V D 11 Gaby J B oreton 1 J D DIL H IL McAllister H Spiers Mrs Clara Clam tiley tUe Mrs Mra John fohn Sands Miss Laura Chase Chae A H Wooley J 5 F Branting 31 EB B Crichlow Mrs John Busby Mrs airs Mr Harry CushIng Gushing Granville Granvie Gillette Sirs Mrs John M Young Mrs James Myers and Mrs H T Duke Delightful singing was furnished for forthe forthe forthe the evening by b a quartette composed of or orIss Misses Iss Hermn Henna Herma Tyler Connie Conne McAllister Julia Jula Jones and Lottie Lolie Oan and a hearty bearty vot vote of or thanks than was given n the I young ladles ladias ladia at al the dose of tho thu ho meet meat |