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Show Why the Board Wants the Tax 9 ftfll Members Issue Statement to Prove the fl Need of School Buildings. U To the Taxpajers of Logan Cltj: Following are the chief reasons tho taxp.ijers of the city are nsked to nuihon.t! the levy of a special school tax in order to provide room for the school population, which, as will be readily seen, hasoutgiown present accommodations ac-commodations The jcar llioi brought an increase in tho number of pupils over lHO.'l, of 70 In 11105 there was a gain of 111; In lucHi of 85; In 1007 of S2, and the Increa'o for 1008 will approximate 85; or a total Increase of 350 in five yeais. The following table Illustrate tho crowded conditions: ,, i,,, Normal Hnroll- I'.x- llullUliiB. Caiuolly mom. ji. Wood rult 400 70!) 30!) Benson 400 4,11 ;il Annex... 80 72 Webster 37 3') 2 Parry 100 102 2 Franklin 10 35 Haws 40 37 Hallard 45 40 4 Kllle 80 74 Crrd 35 It) Total.... 1,252 1,578 32(1 Excess in present buildings 32tl Increased enrollment for 1008 85 Total excess this fall HI This excess will till an eight room buildingor two four room buildings. This excess at present Is taken care of In tho attic of the Woodrult, .wheie electric lights are almost constantly used, the basement of the samo building build-ing and by crowding soventj-lhc children chil-dren Into tho old Rlter resld Mice. Two schools aie also pioMded In the amusement amuse-ment hall of the Fifth ward for which the School Hoard pajs an annua) ion- talofiioo Thls-rent would almost, ,flj If not entirely, pay Interest on the to- .'flj tal amount to be raised by the special H school tax. tflj The following Is from the Deserct l News: jflj "Inspector Clark of tho Stato Hoard tH of Health reports tho Logan schools flj as overcowded, with "children stulTed HJ In garret and basement," and vcntlla- 'M tlou poor. Then an old dwelling house flj has been secured to absorb some of flfl the overflow, and recommendations arc liflJ Insuilloient, LH "If, the coming jcar the Hoard uses pflj the same school rooms and In the samo Hl crowded condition as wero used tho PflJ past year, there will bo the Increase jflj of elghty-Uvo to provide for. This will fll necessitate two additional rooms which HI must be rented unless a building is Bb erected by the board. flj "It Is proposed to solve this qucs- HJ tlon by a special tax for tho purpose HI of building moro school rooms. This fll special tax Is for 21 mllU this year and HI 2 mills uext year. On an assessed va'l- H nation ot 11,000 this would mean $2.50 H for 1007 and $2 00 for 1008." B Tho Hoard invites a careful Investl- IH gallon of the schools that tho pcoplo M may be prepared lo vote on the special tH Remember the Sptclal School Tax jH election fiom 12 30 p. m. lo 8 p. in. H Saturday, April 27, 1007. M W W. McLaughlin, B President- HJ Wkm.ky Jacui:s, HJ Vice Piesldeut. jHJ F. W. Tiiatciu:!!, pj Gkoiioi: Thomas . Hoard of Kducallon. HJ |