Show PEOPLES PEOPLE'S CORNER Says School Bonds Should Be Refused Editor The Telegram The taxpayers of oC Salt Lake Lale City are to be congratulated upon hav hav- having having ing an an- an- an organization upon haying having haying hay hay- ing and equipped to present facts on all pending problems involving the tue expenditure of public mone money I refer to tile the Utah as as- as It has been very ery aptly said that th the public Is not short of Intelligence intelligence intelli Intelli- gence genee but it is chronically short shott of facts When Wilen organizations orga of this character char char- char char- actor acter go into a a. subject as mf ex I as the taxpayers taxpayers' association association asso- asso asso asso- elation did in the case of the pending pend penel- ing bond ond issue it proves that It ItIs it itIs itis Is necessary to have hav an independent ent nonpolitical tax organization that has no fish to fr fry but that thatis is merely giving ing the facts And this tills is by no means an In In- In novation I have before beCore me a a. statement state stat ment issued b by the tile assistant manager manager man man- ager of the tile San Diego chamber of commerce In reporting the tile action by the tile California Taxpayers' Taxpayers association asso asso- elation operating on the tile same plan planas as the Utah Taxpayers Taxpayers' association association tion lien tt It appears that the tile superintendent super of Cd schools in that city proposed a bond issue of It failed because facts were given I to th the tilO taxpayers These facts justified Justified jus jus- a bond bend v Issue but not for The cit city superintendent of I schools seeing Ing the tile hew light then proposed a bond issue for just one- one halt half the amount Or r He lIe lIethen then received tile the support of 01 th taxpayers generally generall This Tills was a n anet anet net saving of brought about b by more information which by the wa way vay had to con cone come e from fronI outside sources This is what the San Diego Die chamber of commerce sal said on th the subject in its letter to the California Califor or ala nia Taxpayers ers association under unde date of April 2 Prior to the publication of ot the tile general reports the tile California Taxpayers Taxpayers' Taxpayers Taxpayers' Taxpayers Taxpayers' Tax Tax- payers' payers association was caned called upon to come to San Diego Die to report on the tile city school bond issue of ot 4 1 The Tile report was complete and its ils criticism was based upon facts This Tills bond issue failed because ho be be because cause cause It was not popular with the tIle voters or the taxpayers er when the tile true facts fact as to the bond Issue Isee were exposed The Tile cit city superintendent of schools has just now called for tor another another another an an- other bond election for a little over This amount of the issue has been approved b by the taxpayers taxpayers' association and will ac accomplish accomplish OC- OC the purpose which the tile thelast thelast last Issue was intended to at a saving to fo the community of ot 2 The Investigation of the tile Utah Taxpayers' Taxpayers association has iS pointed out that there Is no necessity for forthe the tIle bond issue at this time In fri Salt Lake City In a very dignified but conclusive way it has huts shown that there is an alternative alternative tive which Is practicable and amI feasible It would not be a bigger bigger big big- ger burden upon the teacher and will not lengthen the tile time of an any pupils pupil's work worl but will increase the tIle length of the tile school period in which more pupils can receive recel at at at- at I This will call can f for r more teachers teachers which in comparison with the tIle cost of new buildings will VIp be nag neg The people cannot afford to td be on this tills question Thc They cannot afford to vote ote for any e ex expenditure pend ture that such an organisation of fact finders says Sal's l is unnecessary and therefore Is a species of ot ex ex- ex I It i ig is ver very verr easy to harangue a crowd into the passing of That should mean nothing to the time sober thinking Parents and taxpayers should hould ca cat cast t their votes votO against the tile bond Issue and then follow the tile suggestion of ot the tile taxpayers taxpayers' tax ix- ix payers payers' association t In making greater use of our OUt expensive high school plants The report of oC the taxpayers' taxpayers association association as association as- as Is convincing and it will I I by no means be bo any reflection on the school board to recognize that the tile taxpayers have done a big service service ser ser- vice In producing additional 1 facts A saving of with all the accumulated Interest is not pot to tobe tobe tobe be sniffed at these days das Wo We 0 need to save at every ery turn especially especially espe espe- when n we know I there are so many different agencies ha having the power to tax us The taxpayers in m Salt Lake City should do Just as the taxpayers in Ill San Diego vote did did vote down the tile bond issue issue and and then let the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers and board of f education get together and work out a plan that will be acceptable all l li around A TAXPAYING PARENT |