The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-10
MAY MAKE WAR
ON TAX DODGERS
Plan Is Suggested at a Meeting
Of Teachers.
RAISE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
COULD BE KEPT RUNNING IF
PROPERTY OWNERS PAID UP.

/ THE Teachers association or 9
Lake city was permanently or
gauized last night. and this ooay
of instructors in She public schools
purposes inauguraung a revolution do
taxpaying. They propose 90 make ~
/ yestg ati0us 20 determine lus-
per cent Of property owned p
/ taxed 10 is their contention tHaL
/ full amount OF taxes is not pelAs f.l-
and they say they VIII see tnat tAl7
/ is remedied if il is in their power
/ do so.
The teachers also demand a contract
/ for a school term of nine months an"
as they make the claim that tnis eoH
I tract can be kept if AN taxes are pal-'
they propose 90 see 81 they can 90 "
3 little assessing on their own accoi -'
The association VIII also give its ai-
1 tenuOn 90 the officials of state WHO aie
apparently not iu exact sympathy "lll
! the teachers. and VIII enoeaVor mere
after 20 have their requests given rae
yOrable consideration. IL the lhliurHl'
OF an organization VIII have this el-
feet
The recognition of demands of ether
institutions bv The state and The ls
nOring OF those by the schools was the
subject of some warm crllelsiiif anu
the poor taxpayer VINO mas ms flpf
/ erty assessed al $4,000 and insured for
100000 was scored roundly, me
/ teachers feel that they have been bur
feted about on the financial sea about
long enough, Now they VIII unite their
forces and do a little bombardlng
I themselves.
Protection the Watehword.
A hundred and nifty or more of the
L lbs
gathered in Barratt han last night.
Mrs +. r. Shepard took the chair
and announced that the purpose of The
meeting was TO perfect a permanent
( organization Of the teachers. She eN-
/ planned that this association was for
! the protection of those engaged bon
school work. as wei as for the ado
/ vancement of the interests If the
schools
Mrs. A. II. Parsons was elected tenn
; pOTarv chairman and Miss Phoebe
( SchOler temporary secretary super
/ iutendent ID. III. Christensen was i'm
troduced and furnished those present
/ with some views OF the school situation
and the need OF an organiza tion OF
/ instructors
The question may be asked. what is
/ the need OF an organization said he.
/ ut appears that at the present time
/ there IS a sentiment towards the teach
ers in certain quarters that is NOT just
/ what 10 should be. It seems as If some
discrimination was being made. with
out an organization no teacher or COME
mittee or teachers ctp so before or
! fcials of state and RsmaRd their rights
/ ln the name af-tAe teachers, foT they
/ have no authority 90 Do so. 2tlth -
/ organization this authority is pos
| sessed. Because of this lack of au-
l thOrity. requests from the schools are
turned aide, while those from other
/ organizations are granted. ] say again
/ lnaI there is apparently some indif-
/ ference towards us. When we ask for
/ anything we hear about the poor tax
/ payer. But let some other institution
/ ask Tor fdVOrs and nothing is heard OF
/ the 'Door taxpayer
Judges Salaries Increased.
"Now. only a short tine ago some
/ thought that certain judges were not
| getting enough pay A request WAS
made for a raise of salaries and the
\ bill was passed through the legisia-
/ ture. Now. it seems 10 me that the
/ taxpayers must pay for this increase,
| bat we haven't heard any objections
/ from them on this ground. But lel
/ the schools ask for money 90 run Lhe
/ term through its course. and they tell
: as that the taxes are already too heavy
and IL cannot be afforded. Every gear
/ the state spends thousands of dollars
I trying 20 reform the criminal. but 70
/ win not give this amount to the schools
/ where the criminal may be reformed
/ before he becomes a breaker of the
/ law
Under the present conditions the
| board of education states that h win
not have enough funds 10 run the
schools more than eight months next
! year but / am authorized TO saw Tor
the board that if the finances can he
raised IL win gladly sign The contract
for nine months term"
Mrs f. r. Elliott supervisor ~
drawing in the public schools. Thought
the necessary finances could be secured
n the teachers as body would turin
their attention 90 the payment 0f taxes
and see that everybody pad their fun
share.
Collect the Taxes
IF this were done" said She "thers
would be n0 trouble about keeping the
/ schools going through the entire term
/ Find out what these corporations and
rich people are paying. See what their
property is worth, and force them To
pay the full amount / understand there
was a committee appointed 0nee to
D
[ street railway system was payiug bun
I those appointed on the Investigating
committee were stockholders. and there
has been no report L would suggest
I that you appoint committee of
teachers TO make THIS Investigation.
[ and 4 don't think any OF them are
stockholders In the company
IN Chicago the Teachers assocfa-
! ton, by making such Investigation.
] increased the amount of taxes received
90 such an extent that ihev have "A
I model condition in their schools fc8e-
This association can do the Same thirg
ID it viii. ] think ID would ba uisa "a
appoint a committee 90 look into tboss
matters
Mrs. Elliotts suggestion was received
with rounds of applause. and fba send
eral sentiment was in favor OF follow
ing her plan. superintendent Chrisfen-
sen thought DO would be well 10 emnIov
an attorney 20 investigate conditions
and look after matters for the com.
mittee.
Cites One Instance.
ct have been told" said he. chat
I there is one big building 'u this citv
that rates on the assessors books AZ
$4,000 but the insurance on IL is Sl20.-
00O and Wo an know that the inetr-
auce covers only about two-thlrds 0f
The value
/ Definite action on this matter was
deferred until the next meeting
Upon the motion Of Mrs 10 II. sbep-
ara % was unanimously voted to make
the organization permanent one
Committees on nominations and by-
/ laws were appointed and meetfne
noe aafIaH for 4