Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-12
BOND. Pr POsNIGN
FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS
Cache in Great Need of More and
Larger Schoolhonses-Slls
Remedy of Board.
Especial corrcspondcnoe.)

a5 Especial CorrcSpondcHce.)
LOGAN, May 1.-THE county board
Fof education has issued the following
letter which explains the schoolhouse
situation in Cache county and offers
suggestions for improving the same:
To the School Patrons OF Cache 5ttoun-
t. School District:
The schools Of the county are at pres
ent in a Very Gro wded condition, and
1T appears they will be still more
crowded next year. We have been
compelled to secure the use of IL rooms
for achol purposcs. not owned by the
district; and for nine OF these over $500
Fer year Is being paid for rent. Some
of the rooms VIC have been obliged to
hire ARE very Unsuitable, almost Grim
finally inadequate, for housing children
during school hours, In one district
a room mi feet. poorly equipped for.
ventilation, Is being used for 40 pupils
Most ulsanitary. In another, 81 room
so dark as 10 injlre the eyes,ght5of the
pupils and cast a gloom over anyone | $
f in use; and in another one, school is
kept in an abandoned saloon building,
Because of the scattered location of
these rooms It Is impossible for the
principals to give the schools proper
supervision. And again, because Of
principals are teaching as many as or
more pupils than the ordinary teacher.
hence cannot properly supervise the
schools under. their charge.
Fl 70 alleviate these u1lwholesome con-
sditions and put the schools of Cache
county upon the footing they should
be. we recommend the floating of a
bond issue of 100000. to raise money.
for the erection of new school build.
ings.
The district is at present bonded as
follows: Lewiston, s1s,750 at 5 per cent
Newton, $4,000 at 5 pei; cent; Hyrum,
$4,000 at 6 per cent: Riverside, $1,000 at
. per cent. Total s36,75o.
q The board of education now has pow
$er to levy sufficient tax to raise approx
Eiinately $4,000 per year for building
ii years to build the sclloolhouses We
need today BY that time our need
for new buildings will have greatly
increased. During this time thousands
4 OF dollars will be spent for rent. to say
nothing Of the inconveniences that
would necessarily have to be endured.
BY floating q bond We can have the
sscI1oolllouses now, with all their bene-.
fetal results; and those who reap the
immediate benefits will be the future
tax payers and will liquidate the in.
8debtedness. 81
a tax 5one-Ilalf mill, one-half less than
the present levy will raise a sum suffi-
GENTLY large to cover the interest and
sinking fund. Hence we can realize
a these improved conditions on less tax
alton than heretofore, and which in
creased tax we shall have to pay if no
bonds are voted.
Those living III some of the districts
may object to the proposition of bond.
ing on the grounds that they have ade-.
5quate school room. But in looking over
THE accounts that were turned in from.
the various districts. we note that in.
general these districts which have
new buildings are the ones which
turned over Indebtedness ito tho
board of education; While those in need
of new buildings transferred money to
the board OF education, which no doubt
would have soon been expended for tho
erection Of these buildings. Now let
us pull together, and give to our neigh
boris Child the: same privileges enjoyed
Z by orr own, and which they are helping
us pay for. I has been feared by some
that bond could not be sold on ac-
count of the litigation pending against
the board or education. Tho Granite
school district, which is consolidated as
We are,s and would be affected more
seriously than this county in case the
decision Is adverse to the board of edu-.
tCuLllIt, liSG SUN a. lol SlOppVog
at Az per cent interest and received q
premium of $1,000. Elk
In order to meet the urgent needs of
the schools in this district, and that our:
boys and girls be not huddled together
in EunsanitaFy rooms, We earnestly rec
omr1end the bond issue. We feel that
tile proper way to raise the money
needed is by bonding. and that the
time is now; and further. it comes first
in the needs OF this county. We intend
to use our best efforts to realize these
results.