Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-11

| the remaining FlNAsfl hANlNk NNNii Fst'
out by the trustees OF old districts for
compensation ~ trustees and various
other expenses Incurred under their adj
minis'ratiOn.
section IiG required this Board 10 pay
all outstanding debts aud obligations OF
the old school -'ricts.
Al Of these obligations that have boon
presented certified and verified have heon
allowed aud ordered paid. and amount In
the aggregate. Including the completion
Of tho Fourteenth aud purchase Of the
Nineteenth buildings, 70 tis,6iLi5.
Special rtxes.-fort tho purpose 81 pay
ing thoso obligations, furnishing ailiiIon-
nl school buildings, otc.. the Old districts
levied taxes In 1850, which amounted In
the aggregate 10 about iii0,0Jl, ~ thl
time those taxes were duo and should
haye bcon paid aud turned ovof 20 tho
Beard suits were Instituted TO restrain
the collector from collecting the same.
and only So, coo was ever pad Into the
treasury Of tho Board on this account
Tho Supreme court Of tho Territory
having decided against the colloc or, II IL
not likely that any further sum Will be
realized on TIL. asses-ineni. AZ The cou-
cluslon Of this report W offer recon-
mendatiou In fcgiri 70 this matter.
Appropriation. Under the Territorial
3 Mill tax We have received the um Of
$500 Gg3. ~ on account " tho amount due
Salt Lake city school district. Whist the
balance due the disiric' Is, or when u Will
be paid, We do not know, ~ tho Torriio-
rial auditor We arc Informed has not as
vet boon able IN mako settlement with all
the county collectors.
Receipts and Disbursements tho
beginning Of the school year your COM
miito were " tho opinion that, with tho
balances on hand. tho special taxes
assessed, and tho amount that would
be derived from tho o mill Tori
torlal tax under tho high valuation
NJ property, tho board would havo
ample funds io moo, current expenses OF
tho schools, finish Fourteenth building
pay old obligations, purchase some noe
essay furniture aud apparatus, aud have
n sufficient balance on hand with which
to commence tho schools the coming
year. instead Of having deficiency ~
present OF 80, $1,000. ~ shown by thr re-
port Ut the clofk; aud thore arc other OK.
ponscs yet IN bo raid before tho board
will bo In Possession Of finiS from the
cgular channels. 10 enable tho board 10
pay teachers, Janitors aud other expenses,
your committee have been successful In
making arrangements with some VI the
banks u this city, VINO have kindly con.
sented 10 take ~ the warrants ~ tho
board and hold them until such time ~
tho treasurer shall have funds with which
10 pay them.
The report Of the clerk fhows he
total expenditures n have been, .ftsllss1 y
While the receipts FROM all sources
III, M. enl -. .....' :, 800. s,.s. iAA''N u
otsss.'s.s........s.s...... sisilO ~
There have boon numerous oxtfaordi.
plotcd contracts that came To "a. from tho
old districts from indebtedness " the
Haniu aud from repairs, rents, oic. IL IL
those expense. thai have swello1 the ag-
grogate cost for tho year. Tho actual cur
rent etponso proper has boon bat sgi.-
2JLi5.
ESTIMATE ron isoi.o2.
Your committee prepared estimates last
December aud reported io the board that
In thalr Judgment Il would require about
$3.50 10 conduct the schools tho com.
Ing year contemplating u provide Tor
the purchase of -ilc-, the erection u build.
lngs, furnishing aud Improving Tho same,
by asking tho people ~ the district 10
vote In favor Of issuing bond. for that
purpose.
TO raise ihl. ilis,0o the levy mideby
the Hoard ~ . N u on the dollar on
All the properly IN the city vas est,
mated u rA.a observation-disclosures. s.Ole
Our proportion Of the n mlii. levied ~
SAT- Lake county woni1 be abolt... 1900
Territorial appropriation on 4 mill tax
esumAloi abous....-... t1.olo
Tota''.s''''.''. ,.,..,,,ftis.0
Wo have also a recommendation 10
make In regard 10 tho manner " making
assessment. for school purposes.
noSDs.
by authority Of this board a moot.
ing % tho voter. Of tho district was
ordered held 10 submit tho question OF
issuing bonds, aud this committee was
charged with the duty Of attending 10 ali
mntter- pertaining TO the election, all OF
which has boon done aud fully reported
To tho board, showing that majority Of
all the votes east were ia favor ~ issuing
bonds 10 tho amount Of sG0O,O01, IN.
lefosl At D per cent per annum, $50, 900
payable Ia twenty years aud $4,000
payable IN ten years, aitor which tho
board lnstruc cd this committee 10 pre-
pare form Of bond, aud all papers Dor.
taining To said election for school bond.
necessary 10 DO filed with tho county
clerk. The form Of bond and paper. has
bocn prepared, reported 10, aud approved
by the board, the papers filed with tho
clerk OF the county court. We were fur
ther instructed 10 have tho bond. printed
aud 100000 twenty.yoar bonds were or.
derod sold, aud We wore authorized 10 adj |
yortlso tor bids for that amount.
Your committee have authorized short |
notices 10 be inserted In two Now York |
papers, one each Ia Boston, philadolphia |
aud Hartford, Connecticut. BIDS 10 bo |
addressed TO Board of Education. and 10 |
be opened at noon, August 10Th, 1891. |
We here recommend that tho board order |
ilh,uOJ, tho balance Of tho twouty.year |
bonds, TO DO held In reserve, or 80 much |
ther0of as may DO necessary for tho |
special purpose OF rounding IN Tho tax. |
payers Of this district all special school |
taxes paid by thom la 1880 that have boon |
W may hereafter DO paid to this board. as
,oon AS the Governor aud Legislative |
Asaemhly shall authorize this board TO |
70 No, and that tho 81 80, 900 ton- year bonds
be also held In reserve and not sold for
AZ least one year from date.
IN conclusion, permit us 10 cOnQratu.
late the board ana tho people OF tho dis.
net thnt the FIRST year Of free schools for
DIS Territory has shown u much lafger
abundance than heretofore, as will apI,o.r
fnm tho reports Of the different officer,
'nd committees, and although tho build
ngs and facilities vt the command of the
board were insufficient 10 meet To1uiro-
nehtH' yot additional have bosn reni0da
;real cosi, while the taxes collected and tho
'csual expenses OfcOnductlng tho sehools
ave been much less than Ia other cltlo.
u like population that have better and
more extended facilities AZ their com.
nand, also that tho prospeo. of the
chools In this city IN tho future are 10
heorlng ana encouraging, this satlsfac-
Dry outlook, resulting from tho laudablo
~ OF It's olsilons OF difleront political ami
ehglous bolleis, uniting In voting FOR lhe
ssuaupa ~ a,hnnI Loci. tl.-'tN'Nt Wv