The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-18

lin the Second ward We have two
small frame buildings, erected at diller-
ent times to meet pressing emergencies,
when without funds we were compelled
to make temporary arrangements to ac-
commodate the Increased attendance.
The estimated cost of these buildings
Is $1,000. The actual cost was some 500
less. so we have IN Ward or school Dis
triGt No. 2.four rooms with n seating ca
pacity Of 30.
In District 3 we have eight rooms. $50
seatings, contained IN II large fine build
ing, costing 5000, aud with additions
last year of near 5000.
In District I we have II large building
with six rooms, with u seating capacity
of $780, costing $500, Now, If we equal
iZe the present accommodations by al
lowing to the Second and Fourth Dis
trcts sufficient amount to place them
upon an equality with the First and
Third, estimating the value or cost of
present buildings. as laid down in the
superintendent table of location and
capacity of buildings. in his last pub
lished report. we would then have the
following basis established. viz:
District No. ], q rooms, cost ...... llNOO
District No. >, I rooms, COST. 1900
District No. 3, $ rooms, cost ...... 1900
District No. /, Il rooms, cost ..... $500
We should therefore allow Sll 900 10
District > and $1,000 TO District /. 10
place them upon the same footing rs the
others. These amounts, aggrrgating
SlG,jOO. detucted from $4,000, leaves
$4,000 for distribution In accordance
with the scholastic population of the
several districts. We would then have
for the ! ,SG3 children within scholastic
age, about - 20 per capita, divided as
follows:
District No. !, 1904 at Si2j....S G.Sl7
District No. >, 2,2il ut Sl.25..... 1921
District No. 3. 2,3GO at St.25. ..... lOO3O
District No. I, ,9jS at Sl.2j...... 7,OlG
In the above we have taken no uc-
count Of the colOred children who are
really much better provided with nc
commodatiOns pro rata than the whites,
but for an explanation We find that only
about One-third OF the whites attend
school, while we have about one-half of
the colOred. This class of our scholastic
population is found principally in the
Second and Fourth wards, largely pre-
dominating in the latter.
In the Fourth ward building was
erected last year, and one is now needed
in the Second distrit, west of the san
Pedro creek. Under the circumstances.
| would suggest that the funds neGes-
sary for the erection of two room
building for the cOlored children west of
the san Pedro be contributed princi-
pally from the allowances of the Second
and Fourth districts, in fair propOrt ions
Under the plan here proposed we would
have the following distribution OF the
fund, viz:
For District No. l...... ........ 5 G,7jO
For District No. Poo. ........... 10000
For District No. 3.......... ..... 10000
For District No. i............... 10000
L.. 4 fal Enp . a.
Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
In District or Ward >, it is proposed to
build on the present location, removing
the two frame buildings therefrom. /
cannot see how this can be done with
out causing serious inconvenience to
the pupils of that ward, in being de-
prived of the present accommodation
during the construction of the new build
ing, which, If made an eight room school.
cannot be placed on the present location,
the proposed building being los feet In
width and the lot being only Ji3 feet in
width. The situation of the present
buildings seems to be necessity. ana Il
new location should be found for the
new building. In making the proper
distribution Of this fund, the fact that
within Is months the city will be sub
divided into eight wards should not be
overlooked and some attention should
be given to the subject of location with
reference thereto.
Bolton said he agreed with Alderman
French that 1t would not be proper to
go to work and debar the children of the
Second ward from going to school while
they were building, If they 90 to WORK
on the present site, they have tOtear the
old building down.
The Mayor, not necessarily so. Bolton
continuing said, that at any rate he was
in hopes that the gentlemen from the
| Second ward would recommend some
other place for the Second ward school,
as it is increasing in population, and
why compel children to walk three or
four miles. lie was In favor of two
different sites in the Second ward.
| Why not build In such way that YOU
can enlarge 1t in the future, to put eight
rooms in one building? lie did not
think II was right, and that was why he
had been working to scatter the schools
so as to equaliZe II.
Schreiner said that there was need of
II rooms in Ward . and If it wanted
! 100000, let II have II. The question OF
wards should not be raised at all.
Muench was in favor Of Alderman
French's figures. with slight alteration
for the Fourth ward.
After some more discussion, French
moved the following substitute appor-
tloning to the
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