The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-27
FAvORS NEV]>|
SCHOOL hi;
Board Of +, Governors
cial Club Decidss
port Bond lss
DECISION REACHEn
MEETING HELD w
Newman, Martin snd.
School Board ln|
Absentees

ne board Of eoverno,.
LAKE Commercial club ,vo,''.
support 10 The propositIs,
$'oo'ooo in bonds for n =,
and the erection. Of adci,Il
at a special meeting h.,,
W. Wednesday aftcrpoon. Ti
the part Of the hoard 4,
reached after q mcetIpv T.,
inc city school board
G. 5. Martin and 4
members OF the board ~
be guilty Of some decId11
by their own records
the members OF the sc6e
cnt.
OF the members OF ,,,
ernors of the CommercieI
lowing were present: H.
George j. Odcll, w. ~
Dern. II. p. Clark. A "
:, Murphy. ". W, Arm.
I. Benson. Samuel Wrn1
Lewis. "
The following members .
education were present .
hoard OF governors.
Hammond. W. J. Rara,-
Bailey, as was also p,1<
Christensen. superintcnd~<
schools.
President Johnson Of IA
club announced that the g.
asked for a hearing fro~
governors on the questIor
bllity of the new issua M
be voted on next Salurds-
President Hammou1
Mr.. Hammond. presIdeuf
board. said that there ~
OF about 1000 children AZ "A
and that the accommodas; h
ly Inadequate in the es;I'
board, and tho new hiEh
is an absolute necessity.
said the proposed issue d
be for 100000. and of thI.
000 would be used for The +.
and $4,000 for improyemp'
high school building. and I
600 for the congtructIon
schools. The location 10
school building. he said
determined. but II Will b
South and Fourth South b
or Third East street,
John Dern, n member 4
governors Of the club. I'd.
tons regarding the idea<
board on tho bond Issue,
mond replied that the 4
been determined by a uuz
the board of education d
members were heartily \
proposed issue.
a speech by Mr.. Barrej|
board followed. In which
the duty of every good
port The board Of educatIo
MIR. Barrctte said thc q
for the bond issue had u
careful and conscientious
the part Of The board.
Ledyard NJ. Bailey SAID
considerable mlsundcrsl1.
the increase In taxes
caused i'm case the bor|
and he demonstrated Il
crease would be only
$1,000 assessed vsluation
Bailey said he was awa1
the actions of some OF
the board had been g
invited free questioning
the members OF the bQ1
OF the Commercial club.
Questions Arc
This resulted III franE
tioning from different 3
board OF governors. An
were answered and the
were explained 10 the 81
queStioncrS.
Mr.. Dern said that he
investigated the question
sue for the high school
come thoroughly convlnc5
sity OF the Issue. lie 4
ton had been called 20
conditions existing at the
and this fact, toGctber
growth of the city. mad
and the construction of
school building a matts[
and paramount Imports
said he looked on the Do1
as a board OF directors
people to manage the s.
and when that board. am
ton. had come TO a unr
sion that the bonu ISSUE
he was ready 10 suppcr
then moved that the noa
of the Commercial club
ton OF the board OF cav
quest the people of Tue
favor of the bond issue.
This motion was
Weitz. who said that e'
sition OF this Spnd Issue
woul1 take at least t~v
plete the new high scno'
while present conditions
would become unpeais
time. The question va
q unanimous vote Of fnc
crnors.