Show BOARD READY I TO BUY PARK I FOR I t Decision On Lewis Wing Win Promised B Before e for e First of May The Ogden City board of ot education lion tion Ion at it its meeting Frida Friday night authorized Dr E I Rich filch o of the board to negotiate with the city commissioners for tor the pur- pur purchase purchase chase o of Monroe parl pari ten acres as asa asa a 0 site for a II new Ogden High school At the same meeting the board told a committee from the Lewis Junior High school district that It would decide in two weeks whether or not to fo proceed with the con con- contemplated ton con contemplated school Improve improve- improvements Improvements ments which the parents ot of Lewis children are seeking to have made madeth th this Is yea year 1 It is understood that the city will sell sel Mont lo oe park to the board o of education for tor with the understanding that thai the board will provide a pub pub- public public lic athletic field and park the tract for tor use as a summer recreation spot during the summer when school Is ts not in session The board It Is 15 understood Is seeking to have the city give to the school board a 11 small tract of ot land across the road moad from the Dee Dle school to be bo used usel as a for the Dee children as part of ot the Monroe lonroe park deal STATEMENT ST MADE 1 E EThe The following statement tame came from the board of or education o- o of- of offices of offices as to the high school site and aud Lewis school matters malleIs On Wednesday last the board boardo o of education of oC Ogden City and the city commissioners met md and Jis Ba ilis cussed the proposition ot of turning over to the board of education by byte byte t te e elt city the ten acre block known as Monroe 1 park said block to be used as a future senior high school site The city commissioners at that time lime made the board a definite offer and gave them time In to 10 consider It II This offer was discussed b by the board last night at some length It was waa finally re- re referred re referred I eed to the president of ot the he board Dr E B I 1 Rich with power to act in making final negotiations lions tiona with the cly commissioners If Dr Rich can succeed in lit ad- ad adJusting adjusting ad adjusting some sOllie minor details the purchase will be made within the I next few tew days das and the he Ogden City board of ot education will ac- ac acquire ac acquire quire quint the Monroe park as a senior high school site LEWIS VIS MATTEI At the meeting of the he board a committee e from rom the LewIs Junior High school district met with the board and again peti- peti petitioned Honed them to 10 erect the he proposed east tast wing ot of the Lewis Junior high school This action would require an additional le leor levy of or approximately 1 r mills over oer the tho present levy and at a recent meeting of the board with the Teachers Parent Parent of ot Lewis Junior Dr Rich president of or the board an- an announced announced an announced that hat the board would b will willing In to increase the levy II and erect the building provided pub trub- pub pub-llo Ito sentiment favored ta such a move SA NAMES IES OBTAINED The Teachers Parent association association tion lion o of Lewis Le district appointed II a committee of oC which N 0 U Ogden was chairman to 10 Interview some omo of the I hi leading business men and hea taxpayers of ot Ogden In regard to the advisability ad of erect erect- erecting erecting ing said bull building lIng Last night the committee reported progress and presented to the board about 75 names of ot heavy taxpayers whom whon they had Interviewed all o of whom Increasing the tho tic levy ley and the building this coining summer It was again pointed out by bythe bythe the committee that Lewis Junior pupils do not have the advantages advantages ages of ot the he pupils in the other three junior high schools the board having spent SplIt In improving North Junior and Washington Junior during the last hUit three years ears The erection of o the east wing at Lewis would only eony equalize the opportunities of ot the pupils in the four tour Junior high schools It was urged In as much muchas muchas muchas as It is Illegal for tor the board to Incur a deficit the only way to provide the tho addition at Lewis will willbe willbe willbe be to increase the tile local levy The hoard took look the petition under lse aJ advisement and nl nd promised I I II Continued on OD Page P go Iwo 10 I BOARD OARD READY TO BUY PARK Continued Irom From rage tage 1 I the com committee a final decision on onor onor onor or before May 1 l It was thought by the board that they would be beable beable b bable able to arrive at a decision at their next regular meeting meetings which will be FrIday April 24 21 |