The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-11
NEED S355,0OO FOR
SALT LAKE SCHOOLS
Board Of Education Orders
Bonding Election to Be
Held This Month.
PLAN MORE BUILDINGS
Grade Institutions Necessary;
to Retire Maturing Series;
High School Cost.

| BY unanimous vote the board of
education decided last night to call a
| special election for some time in June,
at which the taxpayers will be asked TO
vote on the question of issuing s355.OO0
worth of school bonds for the compile
tion of the new high school, the pur-
chase Of sites for grade schools and the
redemption of old bonds about TO fall
due.
| Three separate propositions will he
submitted for the issuance of Sl55,0
worth of bonds for the redemption
of the old series OF 1893. which ma
lures August l Of this year; $780,
600 issue for the completion of the
high school and a similar issue for the
purchase Of school sites.
| A resolution outlining these proposals
and the reasons for submitting them
and arranging the details of the special
election was introduced by Henry Van
Pclt and adopted at the regular meet
ing last night. The board has con
templated such action ever since it be-
came apparent year ago that it would
cost more to build the new high school
than had originally been counted on,
Cost Has Increased.
AT the special bond election held in
1910 the issuance o. 100000 in bonds
was authorized. OF this amount all
except S450000 was expended in the
building Of the Hawthorne school and
the Ensign school When the bids for
the construction of the new high school
were opened the lowest bidder, p J.
Moran, was found to have gone over
half million dollars. The discrepancy
thus brought about. augmented by
further expense that has arisen in un-
foreseen ways during the construction
OF the building, such as that occasioned
by the failure Of the Wright Osborne
company to carry out the heating and
ventilating contract, has made neces-
sary the expenditure of fully 100000
more than was contemplated originally,
! The board has no funds of its own for
this added cost.
Expansion of the grade school sys
| tenn to keep pace with the growth of
| the city has been contemplated for
some time by the board, and the pur-
chase OF sites for additional schools is
| now being considered. One of these
| schools will be built in the new terri
tory brought into the jurisdiction of
| the city school system by the annexa-
tion of Forest Dale and the growth OF
the city TO the southeast. 1t is believed
that fully 100000 will be necessary to
purchase sites for those schools,
To Take PIP Bonds.
Retirement OF the old bonds is a
stern necessity. They fall due August
/, and there is no alternative but a
The old bonds are drawing 5 per cent
interest. aud it is proposed to dispose |
of the new bonds Mt AZ per cent. The
new bonds, if issued, Will run for |
twenty years.
The call for special election will be |
published, as required by law, at ome.
The polling places in each ward will be
as follows: First ward, room zoe city
and county building; Second ward, "a
Postoftice place; Third ward, the high |
school building, corner First North and
Second West streets; Fourth ward,
Longfellow school, corner of J and First
avenue; Fifth ward, Twelfth school,
East streets.
part of the public school system is
advocated by the Salt Lake Civic club,
which presented TO the board of educa-
tion last night resolution to that
effect which was passed at the last
meeting OF the club. The resolution
points out that hundreds OF young
persons in need of education are forced
to work for living. and are unable ~
attend school in the day time. Tt is de.
clared that ii is incumbent upou the
community to provide for these per.
sons by maintaining night schools for
their accommodation. The communica-
ton was referred TO the committee on
teachers and school work.
High School Playground.
On motion of Mr.. Bailey the board
voted to make a park and playground
of the campus at the west side high I
school for the use of children of the
Dcighborhood during the present sum. I
mer. IL was decided to appropriate I
5000 for the purchase of playground ap- {
paratus and another $l75 FOR the EN-
ployment Of an instructor during the !
summer months. TO supervise the ac-
tivities, :
l.. P. Judd, clerk Of the board. was :
authorized to make preparation for the +
taking Of the annual school census of !,
the city.
An appropriation Of $500 TO be used !,
in fitting up the special school exhibit =
to he maintained in the old Keith
O 'Brien building on Main street during +
thorized.