Show SPARE THAT SCHOOL BUILDING people of Par owain may preserve Pre erve building yet if they will get buy busy A great deal of controversy has haa been had over the proposed tearing down of the old school building and it has haa been evidenced that a targe large majority of the people are opposed to having it demolished since the new board of education has taken office they or at least a majority of them have signified that they are in favor of the build me remaining as aa it is provided that parowan carowan city or iron county and parowan carowan city vo will 11 purchase it from the contractor who will erect the proposed new building it to 13 believed lieveld that it can be secured for the same amount of money that the contractor offered for it it is al alao understood that if paro wan city purchases the building the school board will wil give the ground to the city upon which the building stands the fol foJ anif letter itom from representative senta tive decker to mayor bayles will give an idea of the proposition as aa rep hep decker views it t house of representatives salt lake city jan 23 1917 mayor H D bayles parowan carowan Pa rowan utah dear sir will you take up the matter of talking over the public school house in parowan carowan Pa rowan either in mass meeting or by ascertaining how the people feel fee about the property in case there is no alternative 7 contractor burton has the matter in hn his hand but I 1 am made to understand that he will want the a mount for his hia property that the board let him have it for I 1 dont know just how much that is but you can find that out robinson Robi naon of paragonah Para gonah nao is IB in favor of the school board keeping the school house and so ao am I 1 I 1 will go to any length that we legally can to keep the house for the school board in case that cant be done we had better keep it i for the city and county I 1 am quite sure that can be done though it will cost some money if the school board will not keep it then the city or county or nty city and county ought to keep it I 1 can anor assure you on that we aa citizens of carowan parowan and county of iron can set get the house and tot lot it stands on for just what we can get it from burton for now friend mayor will you and the parowan carowan people take this matter up at once and let me know what you think about ita it yours very truly GEO W DECKER |