Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-03
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
To Build, or Not TO Build THAT Is the
Question,

struction of a ten classroom school pulio-
ing on P street between Ninth and Tenth
The bids before them were as follows !;
earle & Croly, s15,SS5 if ceilings are I'm
ished with plaster, S16,375 for wood-ceiling
finish Seller Bros, $16,514 plastered fin
ish. s16SS1 wood-ceiling finish; Thomas
McCaffrey, S16.76S plaster finish, SlI,2Oo
wood finish: f. a. Bower, S16,13o plaster
ST., 305 if ceiled.
In order to bring the matter before the
meeting, Mr.. Alsip moved that the 6ld OF
earle d Croly, which was the lowest, De ac-
cepted Seconded by Mr.. Petrle-
Mr. ChadderdOn said that majority OF
the Building and Repair Committee some
time ago reported that a builder had gwen
them plans and specifications to an addi-
ton of four rooms to the building at Tenth
and p, which would give them ample room
and would not cost to exceed S3,UUo. IL
was the unanimous opinion of the commit.
tee then that this would be sufficient, and
all that should be asked of a community
where taxation was so burdensome. In
this way they figured TO US that the amount
| left over at the end of the year would De
sufficient TO warrant Il reduction IN the tax
| rate of from five to ten cents on the sloo.
II They even went so far as 10 say that 1t
perhaps would be in the interest of our
! overtaxed people to consolidate classes,
! and reduce salaries and expenses until they
4 would be able to get it down twenty cents
4 on the dollar. There seems to be a complete
4 change of heart, but | can't for the lie OF
4 me see where ii comes in. | see no good
4 reason for ii. The same committee comes
H in here now and wants a building which |
4 consider extravagant. This IS simply
specimen of rigid economy succeeded by
reckless extravaganza.
n Mr.. Avery said the report referred to BY
/ Mr.. Chadderdon was made in good faith,
4 and would be lived up to if it was neces-
4 sary There have been many changes
1 since then. and many reasons now exist
/. why this building should be erected. First
II of all, our census shows an increase Of $50
| pupils. and additional school room is ne
Il cessitv We must have more facilities.
1 We thought we had the finest
\ school buildings in the State, but
when we visited Oaklandswe discovered
H our mistake, and found that we could not
II compare with her school buildings. We
\ see the necessity Of this building, and we
Il have the money to pay for its erection.
II Further than this, we are assured by the
Il best legal minds and the decisions of the
\ Courts that all this money left over, some
II 500 600. will revert to the sinking and in
l terest fund.- and 90 toward the refunding of
4 the bonded Indebtedness of the city. Who
| wishes this money to be lost to the school
II fund? This money would in no wise
/ lessen the tax rate for next year. but sim
ply go into the Golfers of individuals who
are litigating the city. He did not think
any Director should oppose this expendi-
ture in the light Of those facts. The City
Treasurer had informed Mr.. Chadderdon,
and other members of the Board, that this
| M 1aI Iu0 n
the sinking and interest fund.
Mr.. Chadderdon held that this money
could not revert to the sinking and interest
fund; that although q city B Jard of Direct
ors controlled the disposition of it, still it
was money raised not alone by munich
pal tax, but by State and county as well,
and he held that the public schools We're
State institution. and, therefore, exempt
from any such process of the Courts.
Mr.. Conklin said that this was a matter
that should not receive haSty action, He
was in favor Of spending $4,000 if that
would give the room required. He thought
the proposed building was larger than pres
ent requirements demanded. He had
| talked with an attorney upon the subject of
uneXtended school moneys reverting TO the
sinking and interest fund, and
the opinion he received was that
! the money might be segregated
and that collected by city taxation so re-
verted and none other. The way he looked
upon the matter, 10 construct the proposed
! building would be only a convenient way
! of keeping the cash from the sinking and
| interest fund. If this is the only way to
save it, perhaps it would be well to do so
| but it was Il matter that should be carefully
and intelligently considered. He was sure
that if the money was placed iii the sink
ing and interest fund the State would not
allow q repetition. We do not need the
| building and if the money on hand will
go to the lessening of taxation then we
! owe il to orr constituency to leave il in the
treasury. If we have $4,000 left over, cur
taxes will be lessened just that much and
the city helped Just that much.
Mr.. Chadderdon thought those proposing
the new school building were not acting
properly towards the High School. He
said more room was needed there. and for
this reason the commercial course had to
be omitted. He charged that a former
Board had thrown obstacles III the way of
| a commercial course in the High School,
for the purpose of assisting the Sacramento
| Business College and intimated that mem
bers OF the present Board might be inhu-
enced in Similar manner.
Messrs. Alsip and Petrie both retorted
that they never had entertained any such
ideas, and the Chairman called them all to
order, stating that all personalities were
out of order.
After considerable talk pro and con, the
Board being evenly divided. the roll was
called on Mr. Alsip's motion to award the
contract to Carrie IL Croly, and was lost by
| the following vote: Ayes-Petrie, Stevens,
Alsip. Avery: noes-Slater Conklin,
Chadderdon, Davis.
A motion prevailed that the deposits
made by the different contractors be re
turned them.
4 motion to reconsider the vote whereby
they refused to award the contract pre-
vailed, but when the original motion was
put it was lost by the same vote
On motion OF Mr.. Slater the Board adj
iourned until P NJ to-day, when The mat
ter will he again reconSidercd.
| Burglars visited the res!
dence Of police officer Franks, 1928 street,
some time Wednesday night. during his
absence on duty. When Mrs Franks got
up, about o'clock yesterday morning, she
found q mosquito bar, that had filled the
window of the buttery, torn down, and the
door of the room leading into the yard was
open. An investigation by her husband.
whom she immediately aroused. showed
that the rascals had got into the yard by
Jumping the fence, taken step-ladler that
was living handy, and by its aid assembled to
the window of the buttery, removed the
MOSQUITO bar and climbed in. They helped
themselves 10 pan of milk two or three
pies and some cake, and then decamped,
having found the door connecting with the
:. main portion of the house locked and
bolted on the other side.
BoID TRANsACTIoN.-Ch Charles Aylworth
who was proprietor of dairy on the Riv,
erside road, leased eighteen cows from n
NJ. FAY. Last Saturday Mr.. Fay was in
formed that the dairy had been closed out
and all the stock sold. lie thought it 9
Joke at first, but on inquiry learned enough
to start him on an investigation, when he
found that Aylworth had sold the eighteen
COWS as though he owned them, dispOsing