Show BINGHAM SCHOOL IS TOPIC AT NOON MEETING H I I Superintendent Ryan Relieves Relieves Relieves Re Re- Doubt in Minds i. i of Jordan People y yBy By Special News Service March 9 Members 9 Members o oThe of th The the school board of or Jordan district and anda a committee appointed by tho the Bingham Bingham Bing- Bing ham Commercial club met at nt noon yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- In the high school building The Tho object of ot tho the trip to Bingham by members members members mem mem- bers of the board was for the tho purpose of ot ascertaining tho the situation in Bingham Bing- Bing ham regarding the tho appropriation asked by BIngham for tor the erection of an additional school building Those present on tho the investigating tour were the members o of the tho board of ot education President Seth superintendent Oron Ryan Ran TV W. V W TV WWilson Wilson Francis W. W Quinn and Nels Thompson clerk of ot the board Representatives Representatives of ot the tte Commercial club were Q B. B Kelly Kelb Archie Stewart Dr F. F E. E and J. J E. E State School l Inspector Moslah Mosiah Hall and of ot the Bin Bingham ham Schools Art Willard Villard completed tho the party It has been tho the contention of some of ot the Bingham citizens that discrimination discrimination nation was being practiced against Bingham along along- educational lines b by of the board not representing that place the members In to the valley being In the majority To disillusion those thosa holding this attitude an address was mado by Superintendent Ryan in which ho he relieved all doubt from the mInds of those present as to tho the Honest lion Hon est motives of ot the entire board Mr R Ryan an stated slated that the board ha hand has and nd always will m give shoe Bingham what Is justly duo It and he believed that tho the Bingham representative F. F TV Quinn would stand back of or him in this assertion FACTS AND FIGURES President of or the school board put facts and figures before those present He showed how a deficit of or had been caused at tho the end of ot the tho present school year A few ew years ago alO the state legislature stopped the high hiSh school assessment t of ot E b mills on the tho mining mining- property of or the district since then the tho expenses of ot tho schools has been eEn defrayed out of or the general levy made The assessment on mining property has been reduced from mills on an assessed valuation over to 42 2 mills on the actual valuation of tho the property The value of mining property prop prop- erty formerly assessed amounted to about at bills for every dollar The valuation of tho the property properly since nince then has been increased to over with a reduced rate of oC 42 mills for every dollar This has re resulted resulted resulted re- re in a n greatly reduced general fund showing a a. deficit in the last year of ot MUST ISSUE BONDS In order to raise funds to grant the appropriation asked b by Bingham it willbo will willbe willbe be bo necessary to Issue bonds says Mr lr The Tho proposed bonds Issued will amount to Bonds will have to be De Issued to legally appropriate tho the desired amount as the funds of the school board are arc now on the debit sIde bide of ot the ledger State Inspector Hall asked the people of Bingham to be patient He lie thought it better to wait walt for a couple of or years and get tho the kind of ot school they want than to rush ahead and only get a slipshod school building Ho He expressed it as his opinion that matters would soon adjust themselves and that it was only a matter of or time when sufficient sufficIent sufficient suf suf- funds would be accessible to the board Other speakers Q B B. Kelly Archie Stewart Dr F. F E. E and J J. J E. E Thc They put before the school board the feeling of ot Bingham regarding the school problem They also placed before the board the stability stability sta sta- of ot Bingham and not to look at It as a a. mining camp with a a. short life Ute as it has been proven that it would be bea a thriving camp for tor fifty years to come A new member to take the scat seat in the board vacated b by the late Dr J. J E E. Robertson has not been elected Rumors Ru- Ru mors are arc afloat that either Mrs J. J E. E Robertson or C. C L Goff Got would be elected |