The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
To the Qualified Electors of
Salt Lake City School District:

On August l, 1898, the board of education issued
per cent and maturing August 1913 The law requires the
board levy annual tax OF cent of the bonds issued
for the purpose of creating sinking fund to redeem the
bonds AS only cent be provided for annually 1t
would take fifty to raise sufficient funds to off the
bonds that issued The board has each levied this
tax and with the amount received purchased its outstand
ing bonds The board has not always been able to purchase
the bonds of the particular series that the tax levied for
taxes retired each There will be left unredeemed
August of this series of 1893 s55,ooo 1t will be
to issue bonds refund these the board
will be in default the maturing bonds and under proper
procedure levy would have be made in sufficient
to pay off the entire issue OF the business method
would be to refund the bonds
At the time the bond of 100000 voted in 1910
by the qualified electors of Salt Lake City school district it
announced that the of the sale of the bonds
would be spent substantially in the following Two
school buildings and erecting two grade school build
ng In the northeastern part of the city and the
for and building high school and making additions
the old high school building the intent being to spend
$45OO0O for the site and high school building and
$4,000 for technical building the old grounds When
the plans were fully worked out required expenditure
technical at the old high school grounds and supply
the same with proper equipment
The growth Of population in the southern and south
eastern parts Of the city required the erection Of grade
school buildings-the Whittier and Hawhorne-insead of
one as originally mt mp SO that the IL hS board COM
using for the high school building in the erection of
other grade school building Part of the first unit of the
Ensign school also constructed the north bench
far as funds would permit.
The funds derived from the regular building tax have
been used in building additions the Longfelow and
buildings and used in part payment Of the Jefferson
contract.
Under these circumstances the board has not sufficient
funds with which to complete and equip the high school
building. will require approximately 100000 for this
purpose The added school population the southeastern
part of the city, by annexation and by residents will
require the erection Of another grade school building that
part of the city suitable site and building will require
approximately 100000 The first unit of the Ensign school
should completed originally planned by the board the
building Poplar Grove should be enlarged build
ing should built in such locality relieve the Poplar
Grove building This would consume all the building tax
of 1914 in addition to the bonds if carried.
will be absolutely necessary to take of the bonds
maturing. AS to the bonds for the completion of the
school and the purchase of sites and erection of grade
schools need be marketed until late in this year
early that the board take advantage of the
best market conditions for bonds during such period but
has thought best make provision for procuring site
and constructing another grade building rather than in
cur the extra of another election the future
since there interest bonds until they marketed
(signed) A. D. M'MULLIN,
r. H. BRADFORD
j. r. HAMMOND,
W. j. BARRETTE
L. NJ BAILEY
G. NJ SULLIVAN,
DR. F. S. BASCOM,
OSCAR w. MOYLE,
H " VAN PELT,
A. G. GIAUQUE.