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Show A N New Nevv evv School Building : Y Yes es or No Igo ? By W . D . HAMMOND 1IA1UlUOND HAMIIOND % , President , Grand County Board of Education . This newspaper cirnes c\rnes c rnes c'trnes ctrnes ' \ ' in another column a anotIce anotice anotice notIce of an election electron which will be held beld to deter deter- deternune determine determine - mine nune whether or not the ta taxpiyers ta&pi tapi & p1 . ; ) ers of Grand Grandcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county want a new ncw school buIld building mg ' . This is a grave question , coming commg : as it does docs m in mthe inthe inthe the midst of the greatest depression the world has hasever hasever hasever ever known . In this article the writer wnter will w111 " , Ill dealwith deal dealwIth dealwith wIth the ( following ollowmg two t\\O t O \ question qUe5bon : Do we need a anew anew anew new school chool building buIldmg ? And should we attempt such sucha a project at this time ? It is to be expected that somebody will start startthe startthe startthe the old cry , "Our Our " old building bwldmg bmldmg is good enough enough"But enoughBut . " But really now , is 15 it good enough ? If you have not notalrcad notalready notalready alrcad already done so , just take tlke : the time to look our ourCentral ourCentral ourCentral Central school chool building buddmg over . Examine Eumine the north northrooms northrooms northrooms rooms for proper lighting llghtmg . Ask yourself , "Is Is " this thisbulldmg thisbuilding thisbuilding bulldmg building fire-proof fire proof - ? " How do the floors , staIrWays stairwaysetc , etc , , impress you ? Can it be properly heated and andventilated andventilated andventilated ventilated ? Do you know that the walls of this thisb1 thisbuilding thisbuilding b1 building ldlng at one time ' ' " were ere bulged out about 12inches 12 12mehes 12inches mehes inches ? Do you know that the walls are now drawn drawntogether drawntogether , together and fastened with long iron rods ? Really Reallynow , now , is it good enough for your children ? The facts , as indicated mdlcated by the above questions questionsare , are : The building buIldmg is dilapidated ; it cannot be pro- pro properly properly pro properly - perly heated and vcntilited venbhted venhhtted ; the light is bad and andmJunOus andinjurious andinjurious mJunOus injurious to the eyes ; it is 15 an A No 1 tire-trap tire trap fue-trap fue fire-trap fire - , andit and andIt andit It is 15 decidedly unsafe . It has served its purpose and andshould andshould andshould should now be torn down to make room tor for an up- up uptodate uptodate up-to-date up to date - to-date to date - building buddmg . fThe The high school building bulldmg , while not in m danger dangerof dangerof dangerI f domestl domestic domesticscience domesticscience of falling faIling down , is inadequate madequate . The ( ' I sCience and art departments are poorly housed housed.Several housedSeveral . Several more rooms arc are badly needed . To keep keeppace keeppace keeppace with the outside world our childien chddlen chiidien need modern mod- mod modern mod modern - pace buildings which will wlIl enable them to acquire acquiremodern acquiremodern acquiremodern ern combining combmlng the high school schoolwith schoolwith schoolwith modern methods . By with the Central school . , , our building buildmg costs cost9 will berelatively berelatively be berelatively relatively small . Itseems It ! > seems eem'i eemi ' needless needlcss to mention our heating heatmg system sys- sys system sys system - that it should not be repJaced replaced rc- rc re- re - - would tem . No one say pJaced placed piaceu . . Een Etien E\ E i-.ven i.ven i .ven ven - . \ en If 11 thIs . " " were * - done . . - . , could w- w wmuch - we , expect expectmuch expectmuch buildings bui1dmgs ? much better results with our antiquated Assuming that we do need new buildings builcUngs , the thenct thenext thenext ' Should under under- undertake undertake undertake - - confronting us is : we nct next , question take such 5uth suth a : task tlsk at this tblS particular time tune ? struggling to solve thethe the thethe thethe Everywhere Everywhert " people arc are communi communl- communl conununt- conununt communltiCS conununtties communities - worried , . Individuals arc are the depression . . . States and relief or- or orgamzations organizations - - ties tiCS arc are grrUy grrttiy grf " , < { itly concerned jor- jor arc allied together and our great nation na- na natum - - gamzations ganizations what ? To Toprovide Toprovide and tor for all In its power , tum tion IS dOIng twelve twelvenuUIOll twelvemillion either employment or bread for the provide work workand workand workand families fanulfes who have no their nuUIOll million lUion men with and thereby must be cared for bv by chanty . _ Determined Determmed to do all in m his power poer " , to meet the thesituatIon thesituation thesituation situatIon . , President Roosevelt succeeded succecded in m h\vmg h vmg h'tving htving hvmgCongress h'tvingCongress hivingCongress ' \ ' Congress jn pits p'tcs ptcs ' ; s what is known as the National In- In Industrial Industrial In Industrial - dustrial Recovery Rccovery ActThe Act The first and foremost reason for the passage passageof passageof passageof of this tlus bill was to mahc male ma it possible for people to tohelp tohelp tohelp help themselves Theudole The "dole dole udole " , " except e"cept ecept e"ccept eccept " " in m extreme extremeemergenc extremeemergency extremeemergence emergenc emergency ; ) , , is bad It"uU It will \"uU "uU uU ' \ " , , in m lime time , transform the theman theman theman man who " , was as once proud and happy into wto a whming whin whm- whm whmlng whining - ing lng ' , unhippy unh1.ppy unh1ppy unlnppy . beggarVe beggar . \ We \Ve Ve must , for our own wel- wel welfare welfare wel welfare - - fare , beware of this degradingudole degrading "dole dole udole " method " of ofcarmg ofcaring ofcaring carmg caring for our unemployed . If we will have our ourmen ourmen ourmen men BE \ MEN l\1EN l 1EN , then let us give them work . It is almost unbelievable unbelicvable , but up to date this thisyear thisyear thisyear year (1933) 1933 ( ) there has been distributed to those m in mneed inneed inneed need in m Grand county the tlie sum of $15,71646 1571646 $15,716 15716 $15 15 $ , ' 16 46 . National authorities have warned the states statesthat statesthat statesthat that unless they do their part no government re- re relief relief re relief - - lief funds will be aviilable aVlUable av111able . The special session of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Utah state legislature passed the despised 2 per percent percent percent cent sales tax for the sole purpose of cooperatIng cooperatIngwIth cooperatingwith cooperatingwith wIth the government in the Natiomi NatIon\1 NatIon 1 National " \ Recovery RecoveryAct RecoveryAct RecoveryAct Act . This puts Utah in m a position to fo participate inthe in inthe inthe the $3,300,000,000 3300000000 $ , , , made available avallablr under undcr this act by byCongress byCongress byCongress Congress Now the state in m turn has warned each eachpolitical eachpolitical eachpolitical political subdivision thereof that it must cooperate cooperateif If it expects to participate particirate in state relief measuresVe measures . " ! " ' in this tWs school bond bondelection bondelection bondelection \ We \Ve Ve are able abIe , by votinsr votIng votIngl'yel "yes yes l'yel lyel ' election , , to help ourselves out of the depression depression.BY depressionBY . BY CARRYING THIS ELECTION FOR NEW NEWSCllOOL NEWSCHOOL NEWSCHOOL SCllOOL SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND ALSO THE Om ONE ONEPROPOSED ONEPROPOSED : PROPOSED BY THE TOWN , ALSO AIVERTISED ADVERTISED AIVERTISEDIN ADVERTISEDIN ) IN THIS TDIS PAPER , WE CAN PROVIDE EMPLOY El\IPLOY- El IPLOY EMPLOY- ElIPLOYlIENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT \ - \ MENT l\IENT l IENT FOR EVERY \ MAN 1\lAN 1 lAN IN GRAND COUNTY COUNTYWHO COUNTYWHO COUNTYWHO WHO CARES TO WORK . It would be a God-sendto God sendto Godsendto God-send God send - to those in m business busmess . If the taxpayers disapprovethese dISapprove dISapprovethese disapprovethese these propositions , the coming winter may be ex- ex extremely extremely ex extremely - - tremely hazardous . In case rose of defeat , is it reason reason- reasonJlble reasonpble reasonable - able Jlble pble to suppose "Uppose Uppose " we can continue to call roll for and andreceive andreceive andreceive receive relief money ? Somebody pays tor for every everydollar everydollar everydollar dollar expended for relict relief purposes . Can we e"pect epect cupect e"pectthIS cupectthis expectthis " thIS unknown source of supply to continue it If we wefall wefail wetail fall fail to help ourselves when the opportunity is pre- pre presen presented9 pre presented9 - - sen sented9 tcl ? sented9Few Few school districts distncts are so fortunate as to have haveno haveno haveno no bonded indebtedness l11dcbtedness . We happen to be one ofthe of ofthe ofthe the fortunate . The better our finincial fm1.nclal fm1nclal financial . condItion condItionthe conditionthe conditionthe the more we will be expected to help ourselves . Somebody asked the tbe President PrCSldent , , "Will Will rWIII " the people peo- peo people peo people - ple pull pu1l themselves out of this ails depression ? " And Andtlie Andthe Andthe tlie the answer was , "They They IrThey " will w1l1 it If they want to " It Itmight Itmight Itmight might be wcU well to ask , 'CW1l1e ' "Will Will 'CW1l1 CW1l1 " , we \e e \ pull ourselv ourselves out of ofIt ofit ofit It , , , " , and the answer ans"er anser " is , "We We U\Ve U Ve " \ will if we want to " Our present school buildings bulldmgs are old , antique antiquewith , With lighting lIghtmg bad , ventilation venhlahon anything anythmg but good goodheating , I heatmg heating next nc"t nct " to impossible , and decidedly unsafe . Relief Rehef funds fonds for the coming conung winter wmtcr may be im- im impossible im impossible - - 1mIIpossible possible to obtain obtam , , in m any great amountVe amount \ We \Ve Ve 1m-II 1m II can cando cando cando II do without them if we WIllVe will . . ' "We We \Ve Ve " ' \ will if we wewant wewant wewant want to . " I The . table t\ble t ble " \ printed prmted belo below " shows shom . * clearly Just Justwhat justwhat justwhat what we would be . .required required .reqwred reqwred aegmred . to pay each year , on a a20year a20year a20-year a20 year 20-year 20 year - basis , to liquidate hqwdate a loan of $130,000 130000 $ , . The Thegovernment Thegovernment Thegovernment government ' " would ould make us an outright outnght g gift t of of$39,000 of39000 $39,000 39000 $ , The balance would carry clrry : a 4 per cent m- m in- in mterest interest in interest - terest rate . I The school district could carry this load for forfive forfive forfive five years without any increased ta tax tat . The nation nationcannot nationcannot nationcannot cannot continue for long under present conditions conditionsand nationI , I and it is only reasonable to assume that wnthm wnthmfive withinfive 1thm 1thmfive five years our assessed essed valuations valuahons will come back to tonorm1 tonormal tonormal norm1 normal . ! In such case ca < : c , . our district could couId take ta1.e ta1e . care careof careof careof I of tins 11us this building buUdmg program without increasing the theschool theschool theschool school ta tax at any allY time during durmg the life of these thesebonds thesebonds thesebonds thesebondsTust bonds bondsTust bondslust Tust lust remember this ' . By , ' noting 'otrug otrug ohng ohng'Iyes ' "yes yes 'Iyes Iyes " , " WP wr we ate arc atem arcin a cin m in line hne ' with 'Hth Hth the great recovery program ; BY VOT VOT- VOTING VOTING - VOTIING INGrNO ING , "NO NO rNO " , " WE ARE FOOLING NO ONE VOT-I VOT I EX- EX EXCEPT EXCEPT EX EXCEPT - - CEPT OURSEL-VES OURSEL VES OURSELVES OURSEL1ES - . Such an all opportunity EUY may ne\ ne ne\cr ne cr necr neier \ cr come again ngam , : ANNUAL COSTEnd COSTEnd COSX COST COSXPrincipal COSTI . I .r- .r .rYear - . ; ' ! End of ofYear Year Principal PrllJclpal Interest Total I 1 . . . . . . . . $ 3,601) 3601 3,600 3600 3,500 3500 , ) $3,6003,6003.COO3,6003,6003,36 360036003.COO36003600336 360036003COO36003600336 $ 3,600 3600 , 2 . . . . . . . . . 3,600 3600 , 3,600I 3,600 3600 , I 3 . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 3,600 3600 , 3,600 3600 , 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,600 3600 . , 3,600 3600 , 5 . , . . . , . . , . . , 3,600 3600 , 3,600 3600 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 3,600 3600 , 9,700 9700 , " ' : . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 3,360 3360 , ( 9,460 9460 , 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 3,120 3120 , 9,220 9220 , 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , , 2,880 2880 , 8,980 8980 , 16 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 2,640 2640 , 8,740 8740 , 11 . . . , . , . 6 100 2,400 2400 , , 8,500 8500 , I 12 : . . 6,100 6100 , 2,160 2160 3,1202,8802,6402,4002,1601,9201,6801,4401,200 312028802640240021601920168014401200 , 8,260 8260 , , 8,260I I 13 . . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 1,920 1920 , 8,020 8020 , 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 1,680 1680 , , 7,780 7780 7,780I 7,780l1 , I l1 ] ) . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 1,440 1440 , 7,510 7510 , 16 . . . . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 1,200r 1,200 1200 , 1 r ' 7,300 7300 , 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 960 7,060 7060 , 18 . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 720 6,820 6820 , 19 . . . . . . . . . . 6,100 6100 , , 480 6,580 6580 , 20 . . , . . . . . 6,100 6100 , 240 6,340 6340 , - - - S $ 91,500 91500 , $ 46,800 46800 46,800$138,300 46800138300 46,800$138,300Average , $138,300 138300 $138,300Aerage $138,300Aterage $ , Average A\erage A erage Aterage \ Yearly YCarly Co Cost < ; t . . . . . . . . . $6,915 6915 $ , &II II & ! |