Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-04-11
Bo,sr C,rr. /. r. April 5th. 1875,

4 Bolsr en-. /, +, April ST. 1872
RDroR SrxrEsxAH: Your last Satur
days paper contains an article headee
.Tbe Public School and the Tax
which casts grave charges Of mlsman
agement ana want Of knowledge
against the Baard IS School Trustees
il this district Of Which | have the
honor to be ! member. This article
contains many errors and misstate
ments. which l cannot believe crept IN
willfully made; but at any rate they
are there, and desire to correct them
The purpose Of the three notices
the places of posting which you took
particular care to inquire of me, and
which YOU read, state the object of the
call to be for voting for or against a
tax to raise money for building an ad-
dition to the district school-house and
furnishing the same, and for the liqul'
dation of the indebtedness OF said dis
trict; but you deemed it necessary to
saw. .'The tax called for and voted
last Wednesday was voted under the
belief that the money would go to keep
I'D school and help educate the chill
dren.n
The object of the Trustees specified
in the call is plain, and every fair
minded person can understand it. No
repairs on the old school-house are
mentioned, but you again say that
''this is one of the objects for levying
such tax"
Again You remark: "No report has
been made by the Trustees of any IN
debtedness, and no estimate has been
published Of the repairs contemplated
by this tax"
1t is true, these are two important
things, as you remark, and speaking
for myself as clerk of the Board of
Trustees, desire to keep entirely with
in the letter OF the law, and that does
not make il incumbent on me 10 make
or furnish q report. And pray, to-
whom should such report be made!
Had you asked for information, cheer
fully would l have complied with that
request. | may as we'll ask you here,
why did not you give the necessary
estimate for building and fencing, and |
publish the report Of the finances Of
the Agricultural Society, whilst you
had the management OF lis affairs?
You say: "Mr Scholl, one Of the
Trustees, informed us about some re-
pairs that had been made, and that
they would make some more repairs"
This is all true, as you stated; and
allow me to inform you that these re.
pairs were authorized by law, and
they were small; but your next sem
tence totally differs from what | sta
ted, and | therefore will repeat the
with addendum, for the it,
Of the public:
Mr.. Charles May held in 1871 a note
given to him by the Trustees, bearing
three per cent. interest per month, un-
til paid This claim was placed in the
hands of Mr.. Pickett, the attorney,
for collection; in short, to be sued on.
The Trustees arranged the matter am
cably with Mr.. Barrett Williams. who
lad become the owner of the note
the Board promising to raise the
means, if possible. to pay the entire
note, with only legal interest, namely:
Ten per cent, amounting to 81 ,055.55.
A call for tax was made, as provided
by law, and voted for in the aflirma-
i've. The Statesman gave its support
TO the measure. Out of 81, 465. GO tax.
only sl,lll.ll was collected, the ma
or portion by Mr.. Kohlberg, the ap.
collector; and of this amount,
-Qf6 90 wont tnmard., fhn Ean;la: