Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-08
COUNTY COURT MATTERS.
County School Superintendent
StsTart's Communication.
THE ARCHITECTS RESOLUTIONS.
The Question OF Stenosrapher's
Fees.-Claims Allowed.

| At a meeting Of the County Court
yesterday afternoon, the architects
Of the city, by special committee,
presented the resolutions recently
adopted by the members Of the
Architects Association, in which
they demand the right Of compe-
tiiion in preparing plans for the new
joint city and county building. The
matter was discussed for some time.
when the resolutions were fled TO be
acted upon today.
The following communication
from County School Superintendent
w. NJ. Stewart was read:
To the County Court Of Salt Lake:
Gentlemen = In compliance with
your request. i present you more
fully the facts upon which make my
estimate Of the COUNTY school tax re-
quired to raise funds for the ensuing
wear. base my estimate OF the funds
needed upon the wants Of the county
schools. The total school population
OF Salt Lake County il - col. School
population of the city, ssls. County
school population, 41s3. Per cent OF
school population in the county, about
IS. Total assessed valustion Of prop
erty in the county, So. 20, go. Naiu-
alton in the city, 81, 495,97o. valu-
alton in the county, sI,II5,OOO. or the
SIS, 0c0 estimate made TO the court, the
county schools would receive about
q - TarrffnranI
ment will give the county schools
about s2l,5lo. Tb,-- would give the
coun.-, -cnool fund si7,7eo.
The school law provides for four
terms OF school and any district hold
ing school less than three terms will
receive no portion Of the school funds.
The compulsory and free school
clauses will insure the attendance OF .
high per cent. OF the school popula- |
ton in each district.
The funds, 81. 100, must be suffi- \
cient to Ray salaries % teachers of the |
schools. Good teachers command
salaries ranging from $40 TO 500 per
MONTH Placing the average teach
er's salary at $50 per month and esti-
mating an average attendance OF 20
per cent of the school population,
months and each teacher 10 have an
attendance q % Ppphs, II woeid re-
qaI'e aooa' $500 , ior 'e s,a,e, s,s n,o
&c m " ernansa. 70 he J;x,SeJ
amonc tvef;ya district.
Considerinr the facts that no county
tax WIS assessed to defray the expense
Of the schools this wear; that MANY of
the districts are obliged to rent school
rooms, and that the districts have been
recently supplied IN the past, 1 am Oh
ne oPnhion tna' Ine esi, .h pre
49, ~ ,b ~ 1870 NV wo ~ ;ns,;sv me
- 49,
I estimate that II will reouiro an adj
litionaI 5000 10 nav the salaries of the
ounty superintendent snd the county
reasurer and the expenses of the board
4 examination for the two years re-
Iuired. Il
In order 10 Iaiss the iuli amount OF
ne iunds heeaeu 10, sne sen s % ne
e;i," ~ es nan.n, ,ai,a,,nr =, ~
liable properly OF the county as
wen above Is needed.
wILLrAM n. STEWART,
'ounty SUPERINTENDENT of Public
Schools.
Fhed. .
). d. toronto, treasurer, nIeu MS
eport ior tne -FOUR m)htns ending
1 y 81, showing q balance OF
-, 4zo,5s IN tne treasury al thst Il
ave. Inc report was approved anu
leo.
Inc action Oh county CIerR Alien
creiiung the county treasurer
'ith s4o, oZo.2o ana deolting oruer
count win same amount per eau
eiiea warrants returned 20 MIN oy
ne treasurer, was ratined. Ia
ver m ,ha cni,n,v ,,oas,rsr Nv