The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-31
SALMON SCHOOL FINANCES
AS REVIEWED BY TRUSTEES

sCIlOul ulSLFlcI NO. !, IL kfOSSlt lhdt
curate and very misleading. 'fhi>
article is written To correct the Her
aid staten ant.
Tie school board has done the be, /
1t uId in managing tile finances ui
The district and wherever lI was pos
sible TO make saving the board has
done 81. The district is Hot "floun
derinp In MuIligatawny, to quite
the Herald, and Is not constantly
running behind In its inances.
The following statement is made
for the information OF the public
witch can judge Tor itself II tile ser
sational and harmful al ticle SO pull
lislled he correct:
Warrants 0utsl anding July /, 1913
S22ls3. 30
Warrants outstanding July /, 1914
sl5696. 40.
WARRANTS out standing July !, 1915
sI43s2 Is.
Warrants which Will be outstand-
Ing, according "a Herald figures, Jul,
| |. l9l6-Sl5500. %
between July ], 1913, nj July /,
1915, the outstanding warrant indebi
edness will have been reduced from
S22ls3. 30 to Sl55OO. 00 which sh VS.
seduction In three years amounting
to $66s3 30 The bonded debt on tie
old school buildiI x has beaR reduced
each Year 1850 which amounts To
the sum Of IS, 400 In three years. Add
the saving OF hondedo dent OF 81, +Oo
and outstanding warrants s66s3 80
and 1t nil show total saving in
/ three years amounting to Sl2Os3 ~.
Figuring the interest at per cent
on th5 warrant Indebtedness tie
amGnnts H. S737.Sl.
! The Herald undoubtedly jumps at
! it's conclusions rtL riding the bad
| olight the district Is in financial
because this year the OutstandiLg
warrant Indebtedness, according tn
its own figures, will be increased b
July /, 1915, from sl4, 3s2 Is to SI5, 50o
which shows an Increase ot warrant
Indebtedness for the past year oi
sllls
To offset this terrible ~ condition
the Herald forgot to state that the
| district pays OF this year bonds T.
the amount of sl 500. THIS shows
that while the warrant indebtedne ;
increased Sllls the bonded debt dee
creased 81, 800. or there was lesseu-
my of the debt amounting to s6s2
THIS is not as good a showing as iu
previous two years but there are some
reasuns for IL. Tie school board bhis
year GRADED the ground surrounding
the old school building They also
had bull. ceuient side Salks, cemeal
steps leading into The school house
and cement flooring was put down
in the basement. 1t was necessary
this year to purchase gasoline en-
gine for the neN high school build
ing, due To the freezing up Of tie
power plant This engine Is used 10
supply poWer to drive the fan con
nected with the heating plant of tie
school house. 1t was impossible TO
adequately heat the building during
the winter months when the power
was OF witnuut such sngine. Before
this engine was purchased number
of children were compelled to wear
their WraOs during school hours and
were theh far from comfortable.
This engine is in the nature OF q
permanent Improvement. ALTOGETHER
there was an outlay this year ui
about SI, 500 Tor grading OF grounds,
ce en- work and for the installing oi
the gasoline engine.
When there has been taken int'
: Consideration the fact that there ha,
beet q saving in ; years Of sl2Os3
20 and impruven euts haye O-eH made
the past year amounting ia approx
: mately 81, 5O0 no fair minde 1 either
= sill agree with the Herald that oul
: n auces are hopeless.
The Herald further saw thai u,
b school board Of salmon Cit, l. bnuu'
{ to do snmething heroic. that { ere d
need OF rigorous re renchment all,
T. TIL suoner II happens the letter e.
4 tn. credit Of the district a0d sug
, gets that sach rstreueh eni can u
). made b. dispensing with glIe eiryr ntt
and twelfth grades ana sl'urteniu
. tie cuurs-. etc-
Sucu action would Indeed he 4 cal
amitV to the district.
Vito great pains and Iittir eE II
se have bUiit up d high school tsda
/, numbering appr Eimateiy nirs'y-s
pupils. tue largest atte dance n il
history. In view Of tie laTle sttenr
ancs. the kind OF SBTk done, ana a.
hent at derived from such course IA
the yUurg people of Lemtfi county
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