The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-06-03
THE DALLAS SCHOOL MIDDLE.
Prof. W. z. Jones Denies Some Rumors
Concerning the Trade.

it. Prof. Jones bought 1t OF the
Methodist church a few years ago
for $4,000, although it is said the
Catholic church at the time offered
$4,000 for it, but could not get it
on the grounds that Prof. Jones, be-
ing a good Methodist and a
first-class educator, would build up
a big Methodist school. AS it
turns out, the Methodist church
loses $4,000 and Prof. Jones makes
$4,000, if the report be true.
In the foregoing paragraph there
are five material statements and
out of the five four of them are in
correct.
1t is not true that Jones bought
the property at $4,000. 1t is not
true that the Catholic church made
an offer of $4,000, or any other
sum, for the property, and of course
not true that the Methodist church
lost $4,000; and lastly, it is not
true that Jones made $4,000.
Now it is due to truth to admit,
and it is hereby freely admitted,
that said correspondent of the Fort
Worth Gazette is literally correct in
all the five statement he makes ex-
cept the four specified.
With this slight correction we
commend the paragraph to public
credence.
Will you allow me to speak for
moment as to thesesdisputed points2
AS to the price paid by me for the
buildings and grounds just sold to
the city council, the correspondent
UNDERSTANDS the amount by more
than $4,000. Again, as to Jones
having made $4,000 in the transac-
ton, the correspondents arithmetic
Is greatly at fault. Let US see.
When Prof. Jones bought the prop
erty the interior of the building had
been literally vandalized, the paper
ing, plastering and wood work being
in state of utter DETACHMENT.
Carpenters, plasterers, paperers
and painters were called into requi-
sition, nor did the work of renova-
ton cease until cash expenditure
of $4,000 had been made upon the
premises. So that the property
has cost Mr.. Jones some $4,000 in
cash and he has sold it to the city
for $4,000 on time. Now, sub
stracting from this supposed profit
of $4,000, the rapid increase OF the
property since its purchase in Au-
gust, 1884, and you leave a gain of
$4,000.
We submit that justice to all the
parties concerned requires this cor
rection OF the loose statements of
the aforesaid paragraph.
w. K. JONES.
WHAT FATHER MARrINIERE SAYS.
This certifes that Prof W. K.
Jones has never offered me his col
lege property at $4,000 nor at any
other figure, nor has Prof. Jones
made such an offer to any member
of my parish to my knowledge.
further state that j was waited
on yesterday by a reporter of the
Herald, when l informed him that
if any person reported me so saying
that l had received such an offer,
such report was utterly false.
j. MARTINIERE.
The following is the resolution
concerning the purchase of this
property, offered by Alderman J. D.
Carter, chairman of the committee
on schools:
Resolved, That we, the city coun-
Gil, of the city OF Dallas, buy the
school property known as the Dali
las Female College at the price aud
terms expressed in Mr.. w. X.
Jones' proposition to sell the said
property, and that the mayor is
hereby authorized TO make and de-
liver to the said w. X. Jones
two notes of the city of Dallas
each bearing 8 per icent inter
est for SIS, 900; one due and .paya-
able Novem Der 1, 1886,one due and
payable November 1, 1887, each
bearing s per cent. interest per an
mum from date until paid. These
notes were not to be delivered
to the said w. X. Jones I'M
til he shall deliver to the mayor
abstracts and deeds for the said
property duly approved by the city
attorney.
Alderman Loeb stated that, al
though himself and Alderman
Browd were the other two members
of the committee, they were not
consulted, and that the matter was
sprung and the papers all fixed up
ready to clinch the matter. They
never saw the papers until the mat
ter was sprung in the council at
late hour of the session.
The school board, composed of
Messrs. Coughanour, Jones and
Erb, called upon Mayor Brown this
morning and notified him that
they protested against the pur-
chase. The resolution authorizing
the levying of a special school tax
which was voted on and carried by
handsome majority at the late
municipal election read that it be
levied for the purpose of "erectirg
one or more public school
buildings. This building and
grounds were offered to the city on
~ a few years ago for $4,000
and was purchased by Prof. Jones
for something over $4,000.
True he had made some improve
ments on the building bus it will
not justify the ruinous price asked.
1t is understood that the council
will reconsider the matter.
The people do not like the man
ner it was rushed through in secret
session and many of them pro-
nounce 1t job.
1t is proper to add that an cleo
tion to levy tax for additional
school buildings, few years ago,
that it was the scheme to purchase
this property that defeated, on that
occasion, the voting OF the tax
Dallas Daily Herald.
Chas. Dickens, jr., is preparing
to give a series of readings from his
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