Arizona republican., 1920-02-15
Facts AbOut the Coming Bond Election As Gire11
 By BO01d Of Ed1Ic1tiOn
 Of PhOe11ix High School

The needs of the Phoenix Union High School district at this time are such that the high school pupils must have them with as little delay as possible
 Our present plans call for bond issue of $500. 900 to add to the building and equipment of the present high school group This will be divided as follows. $200,00o for building a 20 room liberal arts building. This will increase the number of recitation rooms sufficiently to take care of a greatly increased number of pupils; SS5yO00 for a modern sanitary gymna- siun. This will also have some rooms which can be utilized for recitation rooms if required. A machine shop building is also a part of the plans This together with additional equip ment is expected to cost $100,000- The furnishings and equipment for the liberal arts building, together with the equipment for a cafeteria in the basement is expected to cost $50,00o. The equipment for the gymnasium will cost an additional s25,000; and it is proposed to pave ne streets the four sides of the high school, togeth- CT with Sixth street through the premises, for which s40,000 is to be set aside.
 struction of the voter some facts which will help materially in the de- cision for an intelligent ballot.
 Grade Schools Included
 The Phoenix Union High School dis trict comprises the following grade school districts: Phoenix. Riverside, Isaac, Wilson, Osborn Creighton Cartwright. Murphy, Grand AveEue Madison. Independence and AIhambra. Every qualified elector living within the bounds of those districts has vote in this bond election.
 The assessed valuation for faxafi0y, of the territory included is S43.516,- 2i2-6O; the bonds asked for are to the amount of $50O,0 rate of inter est on these bonds is 51s per cent; that interest would raise the present taxes of the Phoenix Union High School district by s27,5O0 a year. at the rate of .6 of a mill on the dollar or 60 cents on S1, 900 assessed valua- ton.
 The present bonded indebtedness of the district is S150,O00 at 1a per cent interest. With the added $500, 900 the bonded indebtedness of the district would be raised to $65O 0O0, or 11e per cent of the assessed valuation, While the law of the state of Arizona provides that mo school district shall issue bonds to an amount in the az gre4ate, including the existing in debtedness, exceeding per cent on the value of the taxable property
 
 Financial Condition Good
 The present indebtedness of $780, 900 does not come due until Novem ber 1. 1930; the county board of su- perviSors has this year begun with the collection of the Redemption Fund at rate of mills on the dollar. The. new redemption fund on the proposed bond issue of s500.0o0 will not be ef- fective for the next ten years to come.
 This proves that the Phoenix Union High School district is in excellent financial condition and it will be no embarrassment to any taxpayer to meet this small investment in the greatest business of the community the education of it's children.
 Paragraph 2726 of the School Laws of Arizona reads as follows: ~The election provided for in this section must be held in the district school house, or if there be none, at a place designated by the board of school trustees" Clause two. of section four, paragraph 2736 adds this further in- formation: When the election is called for the purpose of deciding in regard to locating or relocating school buildings or in regard to the pur- chases or sale of school sites or school buildings. the election shall. be called and conducted under the same con- ditions apply in the regular an- nual school eltcaion, except as to the time of holding the election and the notices shall state specifically the in formation necessary for voting intel ligently on the question" The county attorney interprets this to mean that there can be but one polling place. and that fin the auditorium of the high school as designated by the board of education.
 Clause three of section four of par