Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-12

ui tuU law 10 huutA ahiiNANhN NihAha 20
support the schools In the remote dis
| lrictl.
Whether II would he bet,or to TO-.
aiius. tho law apporliouing the school
l funds In favor Of these Struggling dis
| tuct, leave for yuu y dctt fininei
| with the assurance that ! will be- glai
/ 90 loin with you Ia adopting any
/ iuulrilus pr0vi8'OIs yyu may frame iu
| tho Interest VI popular education. 10
/ thp rass OF tho application Of uitisehs
residing 10 the Seventh school district
| oil Salt Lake city TO cuJOln the c1llpc.
| ton ola apcciN school tax, levied near
| the close of the year 1859, tie supreme
| Court decided thAt II shonil have been
/ collected on the basis Of nrsossmcut for
1850. rhls vas an mposaulity, the
/ assessment having heon complete long
| baflfo tue school tax was levied, and n
] large number had paid tneir taxes and
/ hold receipts IN full.
Again, large amenut Of per-
sOnal property was embraced In
] the assessment. 10 was probable
| that considerable portion had
| changed hands II wa, therefore,
practically impo.alble 10 collect the tax
/ upon tho basis OF the ngicesment OF ] $50.
| The result was the actllno " the prop.
erty holders IN levyius lhs tax wa prac.
ticaliy aunullo1 by the decision u the
l court. 10 has always beon the practice
! IN Utah when n special or other school
| tax Is levied 10 enter " On the tlX-foll
based on the frat assessment made
/ thofcaitor. ! recommend that, " there
are any antiquities IN the law IN this
respect, they may bo removed.
The following IN summary OF the
most important suggestions made by
the county superintendepts: That GER
tincgies Of high grade granted In the
States he sufficient TO authorize the
employment Of n teacher; that the com.
missioner OF public schools devote all
hls time 10 schools, anu two persons he
associated with him, 10 constitute an
educational commission, whose duty Il
| shall bo 10 establish uniform system
] " graduation for all the county schools,
and 30 prepare examination questions,
ntc., that the salary u county superin.
tendo u should be larfc enough 10 IN.
duce Competent men to tnke the office;
that the city school Board bo author
izld 10 make estimate Of school funds
for cities; that the teacher.' exam
ina,ion should be Of a more general
nature; that county courts should
have power 10 appoint trustees to
serve until the hrst election In a
new school distdot that trustees
should be given the right 10 declare
n tx Of one.tourih OF oue per cent.
that the Interest 10 be paid ON school
bonds be ikea ut eight per cent; that
authority be given the Districts 10 levy
a special tax; that trustees should be-
| paid for their services; that nigh
schools should be established, one Tor
every i've hundred families; that dis
tricis be authorized 10 cOmbint; that
when children attend school IN an al
| Joiuing district tbs trustees nay over t.
The district their share Of the pOr capita
| tax; that the law should provide that
/ no portion VI n county should be left
| out u school district; that dls,ric:
byrrds be compelled 20 send their re-
/ ports IN on dine; that counties should
/ retain their share NJ the school funds,
/ sending puly the Dverplus u the terri.
/ turial treasurer that music should los
/ made one Of the regular br1rch.s OF
| study; that the law should provide how
special school tax Ia n be obtained
| rom the county treasurer; that county
superinteudent. Should receivoa mile
/ age all vance equal 10 that OF select.
U NAAAAAf ANN'N HAANAAA lANhN a NfAlAll AIllHs
| aurc Tor stationery; that the commits.
slonrr NJ public schools he authorized
J TO revoke INST grade certificates for uu-
1 professional Or Immoral conduct; that
suitable library eases DO furnished the
school districts 10 built up school
] libfartfi that county courts should be-
[ given power TO rrdl-trict the county,
and % consolidate school districts; that
school funds received from county AMI
Territorial taxes hn usrl Tor the nav.
munt Of teachers aud current expenses
only; that tho use OF schnolhou.es be
permitted Tor parties " otherent,r.ain.
ment- " school children; that the law
authorizing school districts 10 issue
bonds 10 be- amended so "A 10 make ia
meaning clear, NJ tru,ieea disagree as
TO when a second meeting can be
called In ease the bonds are voted
down nt the first meeting; that all dis.
trir. schools other than thoso mem
toned In article rs Of school law be
united In one district; hat trustees arc
now required 70 report 30 the county
superintendent before July 3lsl, an
nunlly, and the county superintendent
" required TO report on or before Au.
gust LIST, leaving no time for the county
superintendent to examine tho reports.
thRt tue law does not specify the fund
from which examiners shall be paid
nor upon Whose order; that there IL a
conflict between section 30 and 81 rell-
i've TO the time OF publication; that
trutteea should be required TO notify
county superin,ondunls u the employ
nent OF trachers; that the county CLERK
should bn required 10 mako a state.
ment TO the county superintendent and
county treasurer Of the amount OF
county and local tax for DISTRIBUTE IN in
the districts; that a limit should be
placed ON the time In which bonds may
be sold after they are voted; that
treRsurers Of school districts shAld
give bonds; that the law does not IIro-
vide Tor the auditing Of tho accounts OF
the county superinioniout for disburs.
Ing school funds. fho letters | have
received from tho school superInteud.
"nts are appended and marked Exhibit
10.
SCHOOL LANDS.
During the past two years "A Ie.
termined attempt has been mnde TO
take from tne Territory lts most ynlu.
able school lands under the prstenge
that the lands were mineral and could
properly be located under the placer
mining act. Az coon rs I learned OF
the attempt requested the commits.
eioner Of public schools. Hon. jacob IS.
foreman, TO appear for the Territory
and contest the entries before the local
land oiilco. also forwarded u protest
to the commissioner at the General
Land Onice at Washington, ID. O., as