The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-24
To the Qualified Electors 3
Salt Lake City School Districi

On August l. 1898 the board Of education ssued
sees OF bonds aggregating 1925 ooo bearing interest
per cent and maturing August 1913 The requires M
BOARD to levy annual tax Of per bonds
1or the purpose of creating sinking fund redeem th
nonds AS only cent can be provided for annually
would take fifty to raise sufficient funds to pay off t
bonds that issued The board has each yar levied M
a1 ana VIII" the amount received purchased its outstand
ing bonds The board has not always been able purcha<
the bonds of the particular series that "a
put the result is the same, bonds to the amount of
taxes are retired each There will be left unredeee
on August of this series Of 1898, $55000 1t will
necessary to issue bonds to refund these the boa
will be default the maturing bonds and under prom
procedure levy would have made in sufficient amour
to pay off the entire issue Of course business metho
would be to refund the bonds
AT the time the bond issue 800 900 was voted in 191
by the qualified electors Of Salt Lake City school district
was announced that the proceeds of the sale of the bond
would be spent substantially in the following manner Tw
hundred thousand dollars for purchasing for grad
school buildings and erecting two grade bull
southwestern part of the city $50oo0o for purchasing
for and building high school and making additions
the old Id high school building the intent being to pe
$45O,0O0 for the site and high school building an
$4,000 for technical building at the old grounds Whe
the plans fully worked out it required expendtu1
of approximately $125OOO to erect suitable building "a
technical work at the old high school grounds and suppl
the same with proper equipment.
The growth of population in the southern and south
eastern parts OF the city required the erection of grad
school buildngs-the Whittier and Hawhone-instead
originally contemplated that the board CON
PEELED to part of the money which it had contemplate
using for the high school building the of an
other grade school building Part of the first unit of th
Ensign school also constructed the north bench
far funds would permit.
The funds derived from the regular building han
been used in building additions the Longfelow Jack
buildings and used in part payment of the Jefersol
contract.
Under these circumstances the board has suficieu
funds with which to complete and equip the high schoo
building 1t will require approximately 100000 for thi
purpose The added school population in the southeastern
part Of the city, by annexation and by residents vii
part Of the city A suitable site and building will requiu
approximately 100000 The first unit of the Ensign schoo
should be completed originally planned by the board M
building Poplar Grove should be enlarged build
ing should be built in such locality relieve the Popla1
Grove building This would all the building ta1
of 1914 in addition to the bonds if carried.
IT will be absolutely necessary take of the bond
maturing AS to the bonds for the completion of e
high school and the purchase of and erection of grad
schools these need not be marketed until late this
early in next that the board take advantage of t
best market conditions for bonds during such period but
has been thought best make provision procuring s
and constructing another grade building rather than in
the extra expense Of another election in the fuu
(Signed) A. D. M'MULLIN
r. III. BRADFORD,
J. T. HAMMOND,
w. j. BARRETTE,
L. NJ BAILEY,
G. NJ SULLIVAN,
DIR. F. S. BASCOM,
OSCAR w. MOYLE,
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