The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-05-05
TAX PAYERS FOR
BIG NATATORIUM
PETITION COUNCIL FOR ELEC.
TION ON $4,000 BOND ISSUE
TO BUILD POOL

l1VN VN pOVsUUV DVNO
TO BUILD POOL
BY unanimous vote of those pres
ent at the meeting Thursday after
noon at the chamber of commerce
rooms of Moscow tax payers, thu
chamber of commerce committee or
swimming pool was instructed t
provide plans and specifications fol
natotorium, not to cost in excess o1
100000. The committee was further
instructed to present the matter te
the city council asking that bond
election be called in order to finance
the natatOrium.
The committee, made up of ]. D
Davis, chairman, L. F. Parsons, and
C. b. Green, is now circulating pc
titiOn addressed to the city council
The council will be asked at a special
meeting In the near future to call a
bond election on the question of the
city's issuing bonds for the construc-
ton of the natatorium. The intention
of the committee is to get action on
the matter SO that the pool can be
completed this year.
Tells Of Detailed Plans
Chris Hagan, as president of the
chamber of commerce., called the rep
resentative group of Moscow tax pay
ers to order. J. D. Davis, as chair
man of the committee, reported that
a survey Of swimming pools over the
country had been made with view
to determining what kind of a plunge
would be most desirable for Moscow.
He said that the committee had come
to the conclusion that pool approx
mately 60 by 100 feet would probably
be the most desirable.
According to his report, such a
pool for summer use only would
cost approximately 1000. A pool,
to be utilized IL months of the year,
would cost a minimum of $4,000. Mr..
Davis asked for an expression OF pub
lie sentiment in regard to the type
of swimming pool desired and the
financing of the construction.
Methods of Finance
L. F. Parsons was called upon and
gave more details relative to the
pools construction and pointed out
two methods by which the pool could
be financed. The two methods of fl
nance pointed out by Mr.. Parsons
were: by public subscription and by
a bond issue by the city.
He stated that it was the belief of
the committee that $4,000 could be
raised by public subscription but that
the raising of $4,000 by this method
was probably out Of the question,
owing to the fact that business men
could not take SO large a sum out of
their working capital.
Mr.. Parsons in speaking of bond
issue by the city pointed out that the
assessed valuation of the city is ST.
100000 and that under the statute
the city is permitted to vote BONDS of
$19O,O0O.
Cost To Tax Poyers
s'The city has sufficient bonding
resources to permit the city to vote
the necessary bonds in this case
should the city SO DESIRE" said Mr.
Parsons. Should the city vote bonds,
to the amount of $4,000 it would
mean that the cost to the tax payer
would be $1.50 for each $1,000 of as
sessed valuation. To retire these
bonds during a ten year period it
would require levy by the city coun-
Gil of approximately two mills for the
payment of the bonds and the accru-
ing interest.
"It would cost each tax payer 81
q year for each $100 worth of prop
erty owned by them. Should the
bonds be for Is or 20 year period
the annual cost to the tax payers
would be materially reduced"
President Upham Speaks
DR. A. H. Upham, president of the
torium from a business point of view
cold 20 tot aou1d ho
used by the university students and
that each student would gladly pay
IS for the use of the pool during the
year.
During the past year there has
the campus at all times and every
thing points to material increase
next year A conservative estimate
for the coming year is not less than
1900 students. The student body
therefore can contribute very largely
toward the maintenance of the nata-
torium should it be built. The nata-
torium would add much to the pleas
contribute greatly toword attracting
new students here"
Speakers Favor Plan
g. b. Green said that ne felt. That
any town that did not provide for
teaching it's children to swim was
guilty of criminal negligence. He said
that there were three persons in the
room who had suffered the loss of
the life of one of the members of their
family owing to their inability to
swim.
W. A. Lauder said that he would
gladly give more than what it would
cost him as a tax payer for nata-
torium and that he had lost a son
owing to the fact that Moscow did not
have facilities for teaching its child
rem to swim.
Mrs. Warren Truitt, who has al
ways taken an active interest in the
parks of the city and who had been
a strong advocate of a swimming
pool, urged the Issuance of the bonds
and the construction of the natator-
ium F. A. David, ]. S. Heckathorn,
and G. l.. Butterfield, all large tax
payers, spoke in favor Of building
Mayor Melgard stated
that, inasmuch as the matter must