Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-05-25
To the votnrs Of the KllksvilIe School District


as members OF the School Board to ex.
press our ideas in public manner, in
order that you as voters and tax pay
ers, may more fully understand the in
.entions of the Board, in the event tn at
you authorize us to issue bonds to
build school-house.
FIRST. We all believe there is no
reason why a public building should
cost any more money than one built
by private individual, of the same
size. material and character.
SECOND. We shall let the contract
to the lowest responsible bidder, re-
quiring bond for the faithful compile
ton OF the building. according to con-
tract, and If ten thousand dollars builds
such house as will answer the de-
mands of the District. and be a judi
cious investment of the money, that
will be the amount of bonds issued and
no more Ii. however, 1t should re-
quire the full twenty-five thousand dol
lars, to build a houss, such as IN our
judgment the district requires, we shall
not hesitate to issue the bonds OF the
District for the full amount.
In building a house, we shall be
governed by our own judgment and
that of architects, and the suggestions
of citizens, so far as in our judgment
thay may be deemed good, but we as
sure you, we shall not attempt to build
house toplease any particular per-
son or set Of persons and whatever
blame or praise for anything done in o,
about said building. we shall merit
1t, whichever it may be, and the faults
shall not be merited by any person or
persons, outside the Board.
THIRD. We promise you to use ev-
cry effort we can. to secure a good, suf-
ficient. house for the least money we
can. We feel confident the bonds of
the district can be sold at par, at
rate of interest of E to 8 per cent. and
if issued, the man who furnishes the
money at the lowest rate of interest
will get the bonds.
We hear it intimated that the money
it raised. might be squandered by the
board.
Not dollar, dime or cent Of this
money would ever be under the con-
troll ofany member ofthis board except
MIR. Eckert, who is now under bond
to account for all the money. Money
gets out ofour treasury only when the
board authorizes the clerk to draw and
attest warrant on the treasurer. and
when signed by the president, then
and not till then is the treasurer author
lied to pay out the money. Conse.
quently no money can 60 out of the
treasury without the knowledge of the
entire Board, and if squandered the
six directors will have to have a hand
in it.
We might make this statement much
longer, but deem this sufficient But
we have no desire to dodge answering
any questions in reference to the school
house question. We have no friends |
to reward nor enemies to punish; bun
hope we are actuated by desire to
promote the welfare of our school chill
dren, the school district and our town,
and if we faithfully discharge the trust
placed in our hands, then we shall be
satisfied. and ii the proposition IS vot-
ed down, we shall regret it, as we are
without any place to edu-
cate our nine-hundred school children.
The house is needed now, this year,
and we believe the voters will author
ize the loan on May 31st, 1883. so as
to secure the house at the earliest
practical moment
Most respectfully,
P. F. GREENWOOD,
JOSEPH DOUGLASS,
JOHN BURTON.
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