The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-20
in the Eleventh ward and two rooms in the

IN the Eleventh ward and two rooms in the
Twelfth ward. r'-
The total enrolment is 5,7i9 which is g.. S per
cent of the total school population while we
nave IN school buildings seating capacity for
only $3.50 pupils or but 36.5 per cent. OF the
actual enrolment of the school population. The
dnference between this actual enrolment and
the seating capacity is 2 4s9, the excess being
partly provided for in rented buildings and in
part by pressure on space which makes rooms
altogether over crowded and therefore un-
healthy, 1nconvenient and hampering to the
school work. In several cases the sites are too
small and the grounds for exercise are made
quate for the use of the pupils. 1t Is to remedy
these evils, to provide schools better suited to
tne WORK and to give the pupils more healthful
surroundings with more ADEQUATE room for
their work, that the board of education decided
on Inc step taken. The old SchoolhouseS were
not built on approved models, while as to the
rented buildings II was not to be expected that
lney would be especially adapted TO the work OF
scnoolS. They are not so but, it was question
OF relief and something had to be done; there
lore the best obtainable quarters were secured
Heayy as the pressure has been this school year
the first of a general free system in this city
there is every reason to suppose that this pres
sure will be much increased the coming year
with the success already attained and the in
creased population,
II is worthy of special note that the form OF
relief provided is not one that calls for the i'm
mediate collection Of heavy tax. Authority
TO issue bonds is the request and your commit
tee urges that the people will find this form of
making the needed provision for the schools
lar less burdensome than would be special
tax. The interest on the bonds will be per
cent, and the will run ten and twenty years In
equal portions. We are now paying in rents and
for changes in rented rooms to adapt them to
scnool purposes sum that this year Will reach
very close to $1,000 which lacks but little OF
being half years interest on the proposed
issue OF bonds. But it was an expense which
the board found IL impossible to avoid, IL they
would give even shelter and meagre school &C
commodatlons to the throngs of applicants for
instruction.
The need of the time is now seating capacity
and modern schoolhouSeS. AS stated in the
joint committee report, en- which the request for
bonds was based, the real needs of the schools
will be but partly met with this issue of bonds.
But with the good results TO be expected and
The pride the people will take in their improved
school system, we do not fear but that due pro
vision Will be made as the need for the same
shall become apparent.
WILLIAM NELSON,
Chairman.
JOHN n. PIKE.
RICHARD w. YOUNG.
The report was adopted, and the following
address to the public was then read and
signed by all the members present:
ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC.
To the People of Salt Lake City:
The above report having been made at the
meeting OF the board OF education held March
H. 1891, and unanimously adopted we, the
members OF said board, unite i'll an appeal to
the people TO grant the relief asked for and
needed as above shown. The schools are too
crowded to allow good work being done; large
sums are paid for the rent Of buildings and looms
not suited for the purpose, but that had to be
rented to give shelter to pupils and teachers;
and provisions must be made for even a greater
pressure on the seating capacity than has al
ready developed. We therefore ask the people
to grant the need relief confident in their good
will toward the schools; utilizing all the rooms
At the disposal of the board, the additions we
proposed will barely provide for the immediate
school needs,
The pressure upon the schools in all por-
tons of the city is great, and under the division
proposed IN the joint report heretofore made
public, every precinct will be within the limit
OF these needs. number Of the old districts
have heretofore levied special taxes to build
schoolhouses. The board is disposed to recog-
nlze the need as done by the districts and the
enterprise of the people therein as shown by
their vote referred to; and so far as the funds
provided will go il will remember those votes
and the revenues OF the past as much as is pos
Slble under the changed circumstances and do
ing injustice to none.
The tax 10 pay these bonds and interest that
Will accrue during the twenty years can all be
provided for by an annual tax of half mill on
the dollar on the present valuation OF taxable
property in Salt Lake city.
WILLIAM NELSON
RICHARD W. YOUNG,
w. j. NEWMAN,
l.. U. GOLIATH,
JOHN NJ. PIKE,
GEORGE w. Snow,
7. c. ARMSTRONG,
GEORGE d. PIPER
THE COMMISSION TO BE ENJoINED.
Mr.. Pike then offered the following