| Show SCHOOL BOARD BOR STATES ITS CASE I I II Defines Its Position for the tho Benefit Of the Legislature i WANTS ANS V A SEVEN S Vl N MILli LEVY I coti ecu U I Il III It I ci 11 ie H I I og Opinion I ii I oti Averlue CrUIt Ibal MX IJ Mill li is Tho The board of education met malet yesterday liS n a 11 committee of the whole and pie p pared a statement to the Legislature urging the till I passage ot of the bill providing fur for an un increase In III the tile tax lux levy ley to seven von mills The statement wn wo Will signed by nil all the members of ot the thc board with the ex ox c of at Mr who pro Pared a n minority setting forth his views In thu th matter and und urging that thata a nix lX mill levy vy would bo be ample to meet the requirements of ot if the schools the rue boards statement Is II as follows TIm Till m Nr Lake City Utah Feb Iob 18 1903 To ro the Honorable Members of tho the thoI legislature I I State of or Utah In the light of the tho educational bills now pend pending ing Wore before the liu I state Mote Legislature the board beard of ot education of ot Salt Luke Lake City CIL It advisable to make a n statement concerning the needs of ot schools under Ita Its jurisdiction jurl The rue citizens of ot Suit Sail Luke Villi City Justly foci feel proud of or the equipment and of or our public schools Ie They rhey lire ire one of ot the tho most bust ul Ill features of or our city cilY a n to 10 the tue conscientious work of or those who have reared them and augur aught well vell for tor the s of sons SOli II and daughters they the are arc now training To 10 keep keell IMO o schools up Ul to the high level they the now occupy to Improve them by bytho bytho tho time Introduction of ot manual training and other oilier that modern experience I has liaa shown to bo Jo tho the most mOlt cmel lIt In the tho development of at boys and girls and to enlarge them to Weal meet the demands of at a IL rapidly Increasing school population Is III Istha thi tha task or of the tho present board During Durin the past three years there th has hILS been Incurred an at Indebtedness of ot to meet the expenses of or maintaining the schools Thu Tue board boort has hns not carelessly mado Its estimates In excess excel of or Its lis rev revenues but two years ago ngo by b n a shortage In revenue caused by J a 0 change In the law and last year count counted cd ed on a 0 county tax of ot which It had expectation since the Iho of ot education and the county su superintendent were svere unanimous In their request for that rate Afterward tho the county commissioners placed the time cowl court tY rate at two and mills and ande time the e local tax lox fell tell below b the boards es s on oh n account of ot a n lower lottor valuation of ot property than was anticipated Thus the discrepancy between Its budget and the wherewithal to carry curry It Into execution lIon tion occurred The rim fact that the county commission commissioners ers eta fix their tax lax rate rille utter after the tIto city board makes Its estimate and that the th commissioners may Increase or decrease that rate ruti by b a n large lareo margin always places the hoard board at ot a great at disadvantage disadvantage I tage because It CUll can never neer be exactly sure elite of Its Income when obliged to lay plans for or the ensuing year Business principles demand that the deficiency be Le rout met at lit once The board has hn endeavored to be as 1111 economical In Its expenditures ns III the hue of or tho the schools would permit lIe 1111 II but docs does not think that the high standard of or our schools chool should b be Jeopardized or their lessened by Jy the thus employment of Inferior Interior teachers or at placing the pu vu pupil vile pil In unhealthy conditions During the past two years n a large amount of ot money has been spent In n the tho Improve Improvement Improvement ment went and enlargement of several severn I of or the tho gratis grade school buildings nod the high school and arni grounds to meet the needs of ot the rapidly ralI Increasing en enrollment It oust be he l e borne In mind that the number of ot children In attendance at nt atthe atthe the schools of ot tho city han bRA moro more than doubled since the schools were ere consol consoli consolidated dated while the time valuation of or property in II j less lens than It was In ISO 1893 and only more than Ihan it 11 was IB at lit Its lowest loesl valuation In the tue recent recant hard The board boaN Is anxious to take care ut of the tho yaM t and Juvenile population of or the city but It cannot create revenue A slight Increase ast in the tax levy ley would meet the till present emergency anti and granting the board the discretionary dl pow of the tax rate rote would permit It to 10 always keep the tho school chool open opell u full tull school year ear and render It able to meet a low lo county counts tax rate ra te If It the tho rate of seven mills should b be le lel levied lad ln n a condition which will wll probably probably ably nb never occur It would mean an Increase of ot le Ie than a dollar to tile the us IX of ot each ench taxpayer In the It Inless s this relief rell t Is II granted re 1 mu must t follow rollo Time The over or overcrowded overcrowded crowded condition of must most of the schools makes make It next to Impossible to the number of ot teachers tach r while the great grent expense of ot living anti and time the th short year var of ot barely nine pre pro precludes a reduction In teachers salaries If It WL We wish lAb to retain rutn the good goOl teacher te we e now nol have hare and secure Ml ure others an as eill clent dent Th shortening hort of ot the school year lIr to lees IH thin than nine months would b ba ba a 0 stIll greater calamity to our children and would uld Injure the tue fair name of ct It our City tai rat and n ar What Wh t would the citizen have tIme the board do retrench and weaken weak n our school or pay P Y a II few tew dollar doUa nol more and strengthen their pow powei powel ei el tvr good fOOl to I our buys buy Rod and girls In most UI pr r town towns In the United Ft Ftc IR A the at hool year sear consists of It 1 10 mou In of lt work We WI have been try log Inn In t s ilc Io 1 that same name worst worn In eight and ond andSt n St hr stud ti t nitre Oh months The Tle TI result U is t hi br ii I t the pupils from overcrowd lag sod In a Si lurk k of ot because uee lade hlll is a i t tto o little time for tor drill ana iusi t of the time work ork covered A III 1111 now no pending beta hl re the Legis lature the pawl Ibl bit tax rate rat from I ruin 1 live uni R a half bait to I n seven mills A rug e tinn oT an In rIl In taxation tUItion lIar l us UI but hut if we by br con oon one two to or wen aSen D five 1 fly or 10 1 donor more morl annually to the th school fund rund ran al the beet school chool tot lot our children right at st home hOlne ore or we 0 nt educating our families quite I ll llOn On Ott II the present valuation of proper ty Iy has hilI ha shuRn hc n that hat the th he und and n II halt half mills Inilla limit Is I not sufficient t tl meet m an 1111 emergency that Ihal may be b caused by 1 y a II low how In county count tax tu levy 1 there fort fore Hi IU th sh I lit kl of ot th efficiency and cf o c the use schools e think thin aal I i should hould Riven t ti t this the th board IOA and mid the th mum tile late Ie t i t laced lared at al ten ven mills mUll d dA A O 0 W v A OSCAR OSCAH O CAn W V MOTLE MOYLE W v J NEWMAN EMAN S 1 Ot NG H U 1 O Jin MR I ms Mr Ir gun set forth his hl views nl fl Looking nt ot the facts regarding the te condition t n of ot the board of eJ oil ellI I I oilI I the tho following ore are the tho figures At the hue most liberal estimate the thue ex OX expensed of or will vili willbe willbe vense for or tho the school year be Teachers salaries to to Janitors Janitors supplies 8 2000 Fuel light und and maintenance Hooks and supplies If General expenses Furniture l Total T To the above must bo be added about which will be bo short this hale year und and due to Me Mc Cornick Co a Grand Granil total 3 OW To this expenditure time the board has hall lma tho following resources G s mills mauls City valuation v 5 per cent centor for tUI or possible shrinkage 2 15 mills on county valuation I loss 0 Ii per cent for tor possible shrinkage 3 mills bills taxation on state valuation lion tion less 6 S per pet cent for tur possible shrinkage State Blata lands hInds Total Add At II for one olle year yen I Hi 1 mills less lens lensS 5 S per p r cent i SUM Grand Ornald total I In Ia succeeding years It If the board ex ox proper diligence and economy 1 In Itt tho the administration of ot its finances tho the Increase In expense should not exceed the than Increase e In itt revenue from higher as 18 assessed sensed valuation This Chin being bohlK the case It Is evident that with the tho most mOlt liberal allowances no higher than n II levy will be necessary after this year I 1 have ha allowed 0 ii per cent for tor failures failure to collect taxes which I think Is l excessive but even at lit that the deficit according to the figures above ILo would be bi but 13 which a levy of of ot n a mill ammill over tho tIme levy loy will provide The estimate of ot expenditures Is very er liberal For teachers salaries an un allow olOw allowance once ance of oC more moro than Wl was expended 1 this year yur Is 18 outdo This would provide for tor 20 O additional teachers ut tit salaries of at CO 00 0 a n month each Other Items of or ex OX expenditure are expanded expand ell In like Ilk 1111 manner so as ns to tn make the estimate adequate to cover every possible contingency This talk of 10 months school Is all nil rot rol No parent In this title city who re ro regards gards garde the health of or his children desires to keep them In a 1 schoolhouse luring during the hot weather welther of ot latter Juno June As All to teachers salaries the maxi maximum mum of SO whIch h our teachers may attain In Is as good If It not better than In Inan any an other city of ot the United States I |
