Show 15 School Districts Seek State Funds 1 j. j Fifteen of Utah's 40 school districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis Monday londay had applied for Cor a ashare ashare ashare share of oC in sales tax tax- surpluses set sel up by the IDS 1951 1 Legislature Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- to aid local school districts districts dis dis- in meeting construction problems Dr E E. E Allen Bateman state slate superintendent superintendent superintendent su su- su- su of public instruction instruction instruction tion said applications would be he accepted as long as they were mailed prior to the last Sunday midnight deadline In ord order r to qualify for state aid local school districts must exI exhaust exhaust ex ex- I haust all bonding power and agree to levy at least 10 10 mills for Cor five years for building purposes pur pur- poses An alternate levy is 12 mills milIs for four years The bill provides that every district applying for state as as- must be surveyed by a aI I stale state building committee I This committee will examine the needs of each school district I I and set up a priority for distributing distributing utin the fund The state already has set aside the from sales tax surpluses surpluses surpluses sur sur- pluses which accrued last April Districts which have ap applied p li ed J are Cache D Duchesne Emery Garfield Cane North Sanpete Rich San Juan Ju ln South Summit Tooele Washington ton Wayne Oe Og den Logan and Murray |