Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-04-09

En-. BULLETIN :-Uniers,aading tha.;here
i. some misconcepnon in the minds Of GER
tain Of our citizens in regard TO the election
to be held on Saturday next, for The purpose
of voting for or sgains, the issuing OF bonds
for the purpose Of building a school house,
wish to state the facts Of the case AID my
view of the same.
ana told that !, is reported that the bonds
may come into the hands Of spectators,
who viii buy them up 81 much less than par,
say seventy cents on the dollar. This il not
The case, for BY the law the bonds cannot be
negotiated at less than par, ard IL pu.chas>
ers sre not found at par the loan fails 10 the
ground.
Again ii Is NOT necessary to sell Tie bonds
faster than the N oney is wanted. neither is il
necessary 10 sell the fun amount il they are
not needed.
understand that the tax fer hi, year will
pay the existing school house debt, and tie
same r4fe Of taxation for abou. fonr years
more viii probably pay the $4,000. Now
| think II is for my interest. and | am Will
ing to be taxed for = few years, ii necessary,
foT something which greatly concerns uoson.
II my own interests, bat the welfare and
prosperity Of the whole city.
The law was ca acted. as I understand il,
for The especial purpose OF erablirg hss
growing towns and communities TO obtain
school house accumm dations. q, ssch fines
IS the increasing population reqaire thsri
without incurring the bdrdea OF the whole
taxation ct tie tine. | am probably as
much opposed to going into debt IS any ore.
bat sometimes Il IS necessary and e~eu the
VERY hes, policy. There IS no reason Why
those WHO are CONSTANTLY coming 10 make
homes among rs. ana to entry toe suferi r
educational privileges wiich VIZ have aire siy
rorchasei. under difficulties. should no, pay
something for those winch we have yet 70
prcrn-e, for them as well ns ourselves.
Ano.Ecr spacious, sensihly bailt school
house, to cos, pethars two.thIsis as much as
IRE present oEe, vcnlt be. in NY epiricn, =
god investment .cr e. ALL We 30 rot FRO
pose In build an extensive hsrsr. iike Tire one
now cons,ructes. but We want one srikeient>
ly large to accommodate the city f5r several
years Is come. and .hea we shall probably
be shle 10 build another, in soue o.hsr PAR,
Of the city, when it usy lie aeeded. W.
must throw rfeiudices aside ard supply our
immediate warts. AT the same time ke@piHg
in view the future wants ofthe city. Let Us
DO our work thoroughly 81 isr as We 90. II
se have good school houses and frst>elass
schools it vii be che ofthe greatest sosrees
of prosperity 10 tbs city tia. can he named.
1t will be one ct the very FIRST inducements
for The inaax OF strangers 70 settle among -.
and the .nf,ion arising from scholars frem
outside VI the CITY lint ! viii help TO pay orr
school expenses. We are now, Of neoessitr,
hiring rcotn for the seccm mediation Of our
schools. Mere room vii be needed mex,
winter. /: viii be another year before we
can have another house completed. l; win
then be needed badly. without doabt, and
we can paw for !. in due fine II is about
the only objec, Tor ahieh | would be in favor
Of issuing bonds, but the necessity is upon
Us. Let rs come UP to The work with liber-
al views, and looking to the perm.nen, good
of the city Of our choice.
| A Tax PArkR.