The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-10
20 KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN.
a eeoghegan Contributes s175,

"A Geoghegan Contributes S175,
d Asks Others TO DO the Same.
" ln the willingness of Banker Mc-
Coruick Do Dec his f30ul3 note run until
July T. which would permit IT'S payment
out of next years lunda, Joseph Geo
eheean. 4 member OF the board of edu-
cation. secs "a way t0 maintain the pub
lie schools until The end Of the school
year with the note disposed of tenn
uorarfv the board VIII have "a balance
on hand Nav 4 of about Sl2.5 800 An
equal sum b. necessary to maintain the
schools mtl June. In The following
communication Dir. Geoghegan agrees
t0 contribute his salary Sis. as a
member of lde board it siXty-nine other
citizens of Salt Lake VIII DO the same
thing That WiU raise the necessary
amount The communication OF Mr..
Geoghegan follows.
Referring t0 the condition of our Dub-
DE schools. j beg 90 submit the follow
iue PLAN AS evidenced bv the f0uowfnn
the time for payment Jt the $4,000 note
which the board now owes him.
April o IHi.-llr- Joseph GeOghegan,
Member Board of EdJcation. Citv.-Dear
Sir, ln accordance with your representa-
tons Co me ul this day. ] ann willing. pro-
Vided you can Set siXty-nine other cjti-
gems. beside yourself 90 subscribe tho
SUM of $1,000 belug the amount which
the board of education requires TO carry
the schools TO the end of the school YEAR
60 carry the $4,000 note which the board
now owes me- over into the next school
year. with tho understanding that this
note De- paid 0u July j, lal3
yours truly.
--N. S. MCCORMICK. !"
This san leaves a shortage of about
$1,000 My salary as member OF the
board of education, from April i until the
end of my term or ottlces is $40. i viii
donate and advance this amount toward
paying part Of the $1,000 Win slxtv-
nine other citizens do likewise2 Mr. Jo-
slah Barnett Isl the treasurer OF the board
of education. i VIII hand him my check
for $40 lu The morning
What effect this viii have on th5
finances on the board next year Is the
natural question. The following figures
give I'M condensed form The probable exc
next year,
Estimated expense for the support
and maintenance OF Lhe public
schools. 1864. including the $4,000
due Mr. Mccormick ............... $40 O1
Estimated revenue from an sources
for support and maintenance. go. 9S
Showing deficiency of...............S .m.
M the board of county commissioners
VIII levy Ih-mll tax. Instead of = . as
computed above, there win accrue TO the
board additional revenue amounting "a
about Sl813.. thus W1png out the def.
cheney and leaving a surplus of about
$1,000
Trusting that sixty-uIne citizens will
promptly respond. thus ending the anx-
lely and uncertainty which now exists
7 remain Yours very truly.
JOSEPH GEOGHEGAN.
When Judge Henderson was shown
the above communication last evening.
De said.
'I am not willing and viii not sub
scribe anything for the payment of the
note held by Mr.. Mccormick. On Nav
I we shall have about Sl2.5O0 left iu
The maintenance fund. That viii leave
a deficiency of about Sl2 200 20 carry
the schools through to June. III the
Sl2,500 we have ON hand May 1 Is used
to keep the schools open If the bal
ance can be raised sufficient TO keep
the schools open until June. 1 win give
Sll5 in cash toward IT,
mr.. GeOghegan's estimates on the
basis of a county school tax of As
mills on the dollar is, to my mind im-
aginary. and win be more erroneous
than 80 U.s. claimed that the estimates
of the board for last year were. If we
can get a levy of pa mills we shall
Pee very fortunate Indeed
A call for a special meeting Of the
board of education. viii be issued within
the next few days. 10 is stated that at
the meeting the proposition win be
made 90 vote Tie surplus of $12. 800
which win be~on kand May /. 90 con-
uaue the SCHOOLS as Kong as twill last
When III has been Exhausted, IL
money from no other sou.Fe can be Sc
cured without violating the laws, the
schools win then be closed for the re-
malnder of the year