The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-20

The taxpayers Of Salt Lake Will to-
day vote on the $25O.OOO school bond is
sue proposed by the board of education.
The polls will be open at o'clock this
morning, and viii close at i'm the
evening. Cnder the law no one but
property owners will be allowed to par
ticipate in the election. Those who
only pay q polltax viii not be allowed
to vote. Any person who pays taxes.
whether on real or personal property,
is entitled to vote
The Judges in the various precincts
We're sworn in yesterday by L. p. Judd.
clerk OF the board of education.
The imperative need Of more money
for school buildings is shown by the
growth of the school population during
the past few years. The building tax
fund OF = mills on a valuation of $40
100000 only brings in a revenue for this
purpose of something like 100000, which
is hardly enough 10 construct a build
ing which Will accommodate between
500 and 500 pupils. Last year the In
crease in the school population was l.
sos, so the income will only take care
Of about one third of this number.
For several years past the board has
complained that it could not much
longer keep up with the pace, although
of the eveT-inCI easing number Of schOI-
ars. Many OF the rooms are badly
crowded and the sanitary conditions on
account of this condition are in many
cases faulty. The board claims that it
cannot much longer provide for all
those who seek admission 10 the
schools. and that if the bond issue is
not allowed, in the course of a year
there will be many children who can
not gain admittance to the public
schools.
The proposed bond issue. it is assert
cd, will bring the accommodations up
to the standard necessary to provide
for the children at the present time,
and in the future il is expected that the
tax fund will be ample to take care Of
the Increase
The last school census showed
the number of children seeking ed
Ucation i'm the Salt Lake schools to be
1S.4S5.
The school board estimates that there
is now an excess of 100 pupils over the
number that can be accommodated i'm III"
present buildings. The increase next yc@r
will approximate 1900 and the increase
for 1858 will be close 10 1900. OF a total
of 5000 school children that must be pro-
vided for in the next two years.
The schools most i'm need of relief at
present are the Grant, Hamilton. Sum
ner- Oquirrh. Emerson. Franklin. Fro
satch and Webster The excess enroll
ment in these buildings runs from 297 70
s. pupils and altogether LBS pupils are
crowded into the schools named over the
ordinary capacity of the buildings. With
out the building fuTd accrued from the
roDoSed bon 4 issue it is evident that
during the next two years about j.p1
children must he housed in snneNcs aud
urdcSira BILE school rooms " lille double
session work must be extended TO the
higher grades. a very unsatisfactory ar
langement.
The polls in the five precincts are O.
Gated as follows.
First Pre1inCt-Branting' store. corner
Fourth East and Seventh South
Second Observation-Disclosures hotel
corner Third South and West Temple
streets.
Third PTeciuCt-Relief Society hall
First North. between First and Second
West streets
Fourth Precinct-LOugfell0w school
corner First and ! streets.
Fifth Precinct-Y. NJ &. A building
corner STATE and First South streets.