Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-26
QUESTION OF
ANNEXATION.
Matter Comes Up Before City
Council and Action is Deferred.
SCHOOL BOARD PROTESTS.
Applicants Allowed 10 Withdraw Pc
uuon wttbout Prejudice
Other Matters.

The question n anncVlng tho For
tiolh school district OF Farmers ward
10 the municipality ~ SALT Lake. came
un for consideration at iart nights
city Council meeting. resulting in the
appllcanio f0r annexation being allowed
Co withdraw their petition COR tho time
bcinF. without prejudice.
The matter came up ON 10 report from
the municipal laws committee rocom-
mendlne Tho ErarunF OF the petition
Tor annexation. and also submitting ihs
draft Of an ordinance providing Tor the
same
SCHOOL board OBJECTS.
The nfat and only real objection TO
annexation came from the city board
VI education who cent in tho follow
lnE communication. siHncd by President
iiamherucr ana Vice President New
man:
We understand that upon the passage
by your honorable body 90 an ordinance.
the territory described by The petition
Will bocOm1 ~ part ana parcel ~ Sali
Lake city and that therHunnn thn
board of education ~ Salt Lake Guy
viii become Immediately charged with
wv NNNM HNN NNNNHNNN| NI NNNN N|NN'N'NN''
within tho annexed district ln The same
manner ana t1 tho same cNtcnt ne other
schools within che city in Wow Of
these facts We dofm % uur duty tu Jay
before you the present condition uf the
finances of this boHri and The effect
upon tho achool ryatrm ~ thiH city
81 favorable action hy tho cts Council
upon the petition Cor annexation.
The nHctI0u urunuHei t0 hn annexed To-
| Salt Lake CIfY lInH Ion Che northeastern
/ portion ~ tho FUrtHth school district
/ within the boundaries Of the district
! which % Dr. proposed Go annex. there are
about 100 children 1f school nTa. There
10 one building within the limlia i1-wli,
/ the Waterloo schuul but WH ununffl ana
| that tho trustees ~ tho Furueth district
| contend that thia building will Htill
belong 90 that school district aud not
| o. tho board Uf education. However
/ this may b. the duty M educating these
] il0 children will immediately devolyo
upon the city board of education. The
| rthoo'a Tor the past school wear was SIS
| per capita. The 100 pupils 200 this do.
! tfict viii c0Ht ut least $500 fIr the
/ next year. There is mo- method known
90 ua hy which any part NJ the FUNDS
collected by the trustees N the fnril"th
| district can BE- made applicable 90 this
expense. The additional burden thurc-
fore. of this school district Tor the re-
mnindcr NJ this school year can Flfoly
BE- estimated nt $500.
There ia u bonded Indebtedness upon
the Fortirth school district ~ fiiin0
Judging hy The experience ~ the cts
| in the clrr 81 tho annex. formerly q
part ~ tho Forty-ninth District Hum1
portion Of this bonded Indebtedness VIII
! b. thrust upon the board of education
0f this city AZ 90 whether it would
become necessary 10 nay any portion
" this during the ensuing year. w
! cannot say. Even " hy any method th'
revenues derived from taxes upon prop.
| prty within The annexed district cuull
be- made available to the board of odu'
| cation. they would be- entirely made
uuatc Co auntuIu the additional burden
placed unon Co., Tor nm M the PROPERTY
within this district f. only fiiliii. Th'
taxes lovicd upon this property VIII MOI
pay l0 per cent VI thn minimum cost 20
maintaining tho school
The city valuation BOO lsls was fil.
N1fIsI. boz 1893 10 wnH $50 G1u.2Oi. luH
la valuation iu 1889 uf fl.iinNiii con
/ aa1uently thr rltv school TAX levy d
1898 will he $4,000 less thar that co.
Z ] iectrd in iNNN. Upon thH other hand
! ihefe hHa boon 1u incrUuHr in the 900
/ fnnmaut of our rIfv schools boz l''
over that of 1895 OF 600 pupils, requiring
] un additional expense OF AlNNNn. hr
, / Sides expenses Cor buildings and equip
mont 10 VIII b. seen. therefore. inl
: / the financial condition uf thH board I
Z / such that thofH Wlli Do o. serious dn
b | nclency in tho finances of thy boar
b this year. recurring either the rurilll
q meut OF else school year, cor au Appu
cation hy tho board 90 V'igrH Cor rrf
mission 30 incurt additional llphlluc'
% with this deficiency 1f $4,000 Htnrln
r. us in die face. we respectfully Hubm
b that. however advisable 10 might d
q tu grant this petition for nnucNnuu
. under ordinary circumstances, II rhuul
4 be- deferred COR the present
DISCUSSION.
nomucy began the debate by stain
that DE- would like Co have seen "a
e petition granted but after listening
g the Views expressed uy the board q
q education he fult thut he would De con
70 pelled 90 vote against 49,
n sldd1wHy moved that speakers bot
10 for and against tho proposition d
@ rlyon the noor NJ the Council. Can
- Tltl.
. John a. Frluch. one OF ths anuov.
Il uonisir iel out llc gave the law 81
90 thc question. and nii the petitioner
d had strictly udherHi Go 900 legal ID
uulrpmouta. ~ any annexation uf 70.
r.tury woe mnie hla part ought tp
INST considered. The assessed NIlu.
B. ton of tho district was only llnw
Pc NUt much. 90 was true. hut 10 won
10 iucr,lae tf tha di0uIot w1H udmItt'
.- many huldInFa would H1 up that wou
dividing ih. school property but
believed that could hD satisfactorily %
:. / murai The district hH though
should operate che school for the Dol
nncc of thr year
SO OppostrIuNGsT3.
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