The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-22
WILL ASK PEOPLE
TO VOTE ON BONDS
Board of Education Decides on
Request for Issue OF
100000.
PLAN NEW HIGH SCHOOL
MEMBERS PASS RESOLUTIONS OF
RESPECT TO M. J. cHEEsMAN.

Instead Of asking Cor a half-million
dollar bond issue, the board of eduea-
ton last night decided to ask the people
Of salt Lake to vote 100000 in bonds
with which to build a new high school
on the east side. and erect new grade
schools, improve and enlarge old and
buy sites for new school houses.
AS a result of informal discussion Of
the matter in committee of the whole,
the board authorized the committee on
school law TO investigate the legal
phases Of the matter and prepare the
proper resolutions at the next regular
meeting of the board. There is no OPP
position to the increase of $4,000 in the
proposed bond issue among the board
members.
The limit of bonded indebtedness Of
the school board is S1,560,000, based upon
8 per cent Of the total assessed Yalu-
alton of the city, $52,0O0,000. The pres
ent outstanding Indebtedness is $S46, 00O
which is reduced by an offset Of $4,000
in the sinking fund.
An argument in favor Of the increased
amount Of the proposed bond issue is
shown in d report Of the committee on
building and grounds. This report says
that owing to the rapid increase in
school population, new buildings must
be erected and improvements made 70
meet requirements. The list follows:
North bench, estimated cost for
building and equipment .-.....-- $3.50, 900
Waterloo district estimated cost for
site and building ...-.............-. $1,000
An addition to the Longfellow. q, 900
Boiler house and toilets at the
Hainllt0h 's'''' ...'..-,'.'''s.'.'.. 1z''Oo
Boiler house and toilets at the .a-oo
Boiler house at the Grant ....... 5000
For purchase of additional sites for
grade buildings ....,. ..,,,.'..s'''' z9V0V
Making a total of..................S2SO,O 900
The committee estimates receipts for
the building fund from the tax Of 1910,
$4,000, leaving a net balance or S29t,N0
for grade buildings sites and equipment
which amount must be provided by bonds
and should be added to and Included with
the amount needed for the high school
building and site.
The board empowered the same COM
mittee to construct temporary toilets
at the Jefferson school and cover the
grounds with about 200 loads Of gravel.
The senior girls are to be permitted
full use Of the High school gymnasium
on the night Of January 1, 1910.
Resolutions of Respect.
The following resolution, drawn UP
by President j. T. Hammond, A, c.,
Giaque and Oscar W. MOyle, was
passed unanimously by the board:
Whereas, Morton J. Chaesman, a mem.
Der and vice president OF the board OF
education of Salt Lake, has been called
to his final rest
Therefore, lie it Resolved, That the
board recognizes that it has lost one
Of its most valued members one who was
always kind and courteous in his assOcla-
tiOns with mis- fellow members, OF wise
and conservative judgment, talr ana just
in his dealings with the teachers ana al.
connected with the scnoOl system, and
always earnest In his desire for the com
fort and welfare Of the school chiidren
and
BE st further Resolved, That these res
oluu0ns be spread upon the records Of
the board of education; that the SYM
patty of the board is hereby expressed.
and that copies of these resolutions be
furnished to his family.
D. II. Christensen. superintendent Of
city schools, expressed the gratitude and
appreciation Of the Cheesman family
for the kindness shown by the board,
Samuel c. Park, who succeeded Mr..
Cheesmau as a member from the Sec
Ond ward. was present at his first meet
ing last night. He had been sworn in,
and assumed his new duties at once. He
was the only member Of the board who
did not smile when Santa Claus" Judd
passed around the pay checks last
night.
The board members were frozen out
OF the regular meeting room again, as
has been the habit for several years,
because Of the failure Of the heating
plant to furnish heat on meeting nights.
Last night every room was cold and
the members were driven, shiveTing and
shaking, from one room to another, un-
til the city superintendent Mr.. Chris
Jensen, built a fire in the CRATE in a
small room.