The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
APLAYGROUNDS
CAMPA|G NEXT.
National Association Will Send
a Man Here 10 Start
The Work SOOR.
WORK UP TO SCHOOL BOARD

is to be followed by liberal educa
tlou In another line that is Of great
Interest that Of Fairgrounds, for In
short time an expert ON this subject
Will be- sent here by the National
Fairgrounds and Recreation Associa
tion Of America. II Is not now known
who will come, but the assurance Is
given that an expert will come.
Last December the national assOcls
tiOn sent T. =. Settle here and he
awakened considerable interest In
playground Mr. Settle prepared the
bill That was passed by the legsla
ture giving the playground work TO
the city board yr education Under
this censure, which was passed by the
legislature and signed by the goveror
the city may now do something in the
way Of making public Fairgrounds
The bill gives the boards Of educA
tion in certain districts authority to
use school buildings and grounds and
other buildings and grounds for public
recreation aud Fairgrounds purposes
II conferS upon school boards the an.
thority TO appropriate money for such
purposes and 10 levy II separate tax
for the support Of Fairgrounds aud
places Of recreation.
Work May he Somewhat Slow.
While there are probably no funds
available at present for extended work
great deal may be done In the way
Of preliminary preparation, aud It IL
for this purpose that the national as
ISOLATION will send an expert here
Section two Of the new law provides
that school boards may include In
their annual estimate such sums AS
they may deem proper for the support
Of these recreation places and play
grounds within the constitutional and
statutory limitations aud restrictions
hs to taxation within such school dis
trlcts, and the county excise boards
are authorized TO make such levy for
said purposes
Section three says that II any board
of educatisa shall neglect or refuse to
proceed as authorized in this act, ques.
tion OF their action as herein author.
iEed shall, upon petition to that ef-
feet signed by not less than fifteen
per cent of the number Of voters yOt
Ing at the last preceding school elec-
tion In such district, be submitted to
the electors OF the school district at
the next school election Of any sort
held therein, and II the majority Of
votes east upon such proposition shall
be In favor thereof then the board Of
education shall include In their estl.
mate for the next fiscal year funds
for conducting such work aud shall
proceed TO undertake aud organize the
work as authorized In this act
Tax May BE Levied
II any board Of education ls unable
on Its regular funds to establish to
establish and main such activities AZ
authorized IN section one they may
submit, and upon petition to that ef.
feet signed by not less than fifteen
per cent Of the number Of voters yot.
Ing at last preceding school election.
shall submit to the electors Of such
school districts at the next school elec-
tion Of any sort herd therein, the
question OF levying a tax not to eI
ceed one-half mill upon each dollar Of
the assessed valuation Of all property.
real and personal In said district, sub
iect to taxation. TO be used for the
purposes mentioned In this act II a
majority OF he votes cast upon such
a proposition at such election he I'm
favor hereof the tax shall be levied
und collected at the same time and In
the same manner M other taxes are le.
vicd and collected for school pur
poses This tax shall not be used or
appropriated directly for rsny othe
purpose
Boards of education may accept
gifts. donations and beQuests Of prop
crty, aud money 10 he used for the
purposes contemplated by this act
upon such terms aud conditions. not IN
conflict with the constitution aud laws
of the state as may he agreed upon
by the board aud the donors.
In any city Of ten thousand or more
the city may at Its discretion provide
fuuds for Fairgrounds IN any sum the
commissioners or councl may see fit
TO devote TO such purpOse