Show TIES thES APPEAL fOR STATEr STATE r FUNDS 1 I Money Is Gone in ine inic ein Localities ic e in Many of Utah ra ral l of ot the counties In the state written to the st state te j t of f public Instruction asking p possible to get the fourteenth i ure ure to make a special ial to assist them In their I of school affairs Among counties is Duchesne which the past year voted down a aU Ion tion U n to levy a mill 10 tax for fortion lion tion of school buildings and tax ax for the maintenance of Schools of the county for the I year Icar The mill 10 proposition Voted down by an overwhelming a and d the mill 6 proposition flied In every precinct save at atThe athe The he high school at Roose- Roose as as' as compelled to close account account of a lack of funds to HELD ral conferences were held with te to school officials and Gover- Gover while on a trip Into Inta Tints basin in an address apI apito ap- ap I ito to the people to keep the velt high school open and spirited public men in the thew w wll came to the rescue and d the school July another proposition was I ted led the people of the county I a special tax for school pur- pur and arid this also failed Now I the superintendent of the James H. H Moore In an ap- ap to the state superintendent for e financing of the schools i Its It's S 'S REPLY lie te Superintendent L. L J J. J Muir Iny in I fly lyt y to this appeal sent sent- the fol- fol II letter etter dated December 9 9 It apply to similar appe appeals ls from t j counties coun i have your communication of or De- De relative to the financial Ion of ot Duchesne county Yes- Yes jB B. B 1 L. L Dart treasurer of ot your 1 of education and J J. J II H. Col- Col called at my office to confer conter this matter I have taken the morning of ot discussing the tIon with members of ot our de- de ent of ot education We are are united opInion which this letter con- con iDt ou ou asked whether It is probable the ithe next legislature leg may be dis- dis Ito iIo make a special Duchesne county in its educational difficulty Sev- Sev years ago our legislatures made to school districts e funds were inadequate to sup- sup I Ithe the schools However generous I spirit back of ot these s 81 they were nevertheless el illegal I I th it i were in v violation of the con con- Mont of the state We recall that case the state auditor refused geue warrants against the a Ion SMon and the appropriation was wasi i available 4 recent years jears legislatures h have ve ed to make e such h appropriations f ev hu fl j ems to us v very u unlikely e there there- that a a. special appropriation such you ou seek e can be secured r There hg r other school d districts tr which are trine bring from financial difficulties estate state legislature would invite end- end It if it sought to too make appropriations to such lithe ithe incoming legislature carries the Ithe he mandate of the people as as' ex- ex ted ted- M ed In tho the vote voto on i dment e No 2 a and thus P provides i the schools h of t our r state e the li lid in- in yd cd d revenue re which this amend amend- I ment promises it will do adl that may be expected Any deficits which the districts themselves now face tace should be taken care of locally In Duchesne you may do on one of ot two things on things on the one hand you jou ou may by special election elec elee- tion obtain authority from the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers to provide for additional indebtedness InI in In- In in an amount that will carry you jou OU through your present school I year On the other hand you may I your schools when your our funds i are are- exhausted It Itris ia is our our ur judgment that an appeal should be made to the people Let them decide whether I they will close the schools or vote the special tax for their maintenance main maln- |