The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-10
Proposition Is to Issue Bonds
in Sum of Half Million to
Build the New High School
Which Is Badly Needed
A TAX RECEIPT FOR 1909
QUALITIES THE ELECT0R
Part of the Money viii Be
Used to Erect Another Build
ing and to Equip Present
Building as a Trades School,
SUCCESS SEEMS ASSURED

Property owners of Salt Lake who
can show tax receipt for 1903 will
vote for or against the 100000 bond
issue for a new high school on Jan.
s. 1910.
This day, Saturday, was set by the
city board of education last night,
and at another meeting, to be held
soon, the polling places in the five
municipal wards will be named.
So far as possible, school buildings
will be used for the polling places,
as this can be done without inter-
rupting school work
The polls will be kept open from z
o'clock in the morning until in the
evening.
Realizing the need for a new high school
for the greater Salt Lake, the board voted
as one man for the report Of the com
mittee on school laws, naming Jan. as
the date for the election and placing the
amount at half a million dollars for the
purchase Of ground. the high school build
ing and necessary apparatus, MathOhlhaii
made for S700000 because of the need, IN
the near future, for more grammar grade
schools 1t was believed by the board,
however that il was better to wait until
the additional money is needed Tor the
grade schools
1t had been originally intended TO hold
the election on Dec. 15 but TINS would
have included taxpayers OF 1913, and not
the present year. The board took The p0-
sition that Il was fairer to the property
owners Of the city to hold the election OFF
until. after the first Of the year so that
taxpavers of 1909 will have an emporium
ity to cast their vote for or against the
bond issue.
-As specified by the board. the bonds
will bear per cent interest, payable
sami-anuually and viii run for twenty
Years. The bonds will be in denOmina-
tons of l.000 each. In addition TO puT-
chasing e. site for q new high school
equiDpine it with apparatus and furnish
ing furniture. part of the money viii be
used for at least one more building fol
the present west side high school.
At the present time the high school OF
the west side is OvercrOwded. and the
board has felt for more than year thai
the matter would have TO be put up to tn,
taxpayers FOR the building of a new higl
school which would be a credit TO th'
city. The purpose is to build one Of the
finest schools in the west IN the Us
possible location on the east side. It Ii
felt that it is only a question Of few
years when another high school building
viii have 20 BE- constructed in the south
eastern uaTt of the city, owing to tn
growth of that section Of Salt Lake.
The object of the board is not to dis
mantle the west side school, but to max
It a trades school and conduct the Tegu
lar high school course in the east sid
school for which the bonds viii be issued
II is believed. from the records at hand
that the present high school VIII not b
any too large for a trades school and tina
many students who cannot now attend tn
high school because of the lack of room
VIII Immediately enter the school. tn
same will be true of the new school. it
pointed out, and as there are several hun
dred high school pupils being added I
the rolls each year. both schools will b
" n filled as soon as they are opened.
New equipment and at least one NOR
building is needed at the present higl
school 60 carry out the idea of convert
ing it into a trades school, and part o
the bond money. if passed, will be use
for this purpose.
The board had intended to hold tn
bond election last summer, but the dis
astrOus result OF the capitol electiO
stopped opera ions for a time. But tn
crying need for a new high school an
the rapid growth OF the city. it is believed
viii assure the success Of the bond cleo
tion by an unprecedented vote.