Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-15
The NEEDED scHooLHousE.

Il s. 90 be- hoped that the mass meeting
cailsd Tor This evening 10 consider the
be>t means Of raising quickly the money
20 erect another sehOolhouse will b. care
ml in the matter: consider IL with cool.
good Judgment aud not be led away
hastily by specious arguments. Notwith-
standing all that may b. said in favor Of
bonds a. against direct tax, there j.
much that may b. said against the bond
proposition aud ia favor Of the
direct tax. OF course the sch0olhou~e
must be- built. That j. foregone con-
clusion and a settled proposition. Bur %
should h. remembered that many other
school buildings will b. needed In the
near future. \ high school should be-
considered even now, and il j. not prob
able. considering the rapid and promised
growth ~ Fairhaven. that the city viii
need an additional ward school. every
wear. ON an average for the next i've
YEAR. The usual Of bonds viii b. nee
essary Tor the building Of those schools.
and 20 issue bonds nov for the paltry
ss1.pOl necessary 10 build the schoOlhouse
required az this time will make fairhayen
Iolk small "a the eyes Of outsiders. and
moreover such bonds on the market
would ~ cours.. weaken the second ones.
Beside. il j. extremely doubtful. al tins
time a, to whether the bonds
which are proposed 10 De issued
now would h. marketable al anything
T Ike a respectable value. Whatcom ha-
already had trouble over a similar mat
ter. and Fairhaven should profit by m,
mistake rather thai repeat H.
Bonding the city for any purpose a.
thi, juncture would b. handicap. Per
son, thinking Of settling here. PURCHASING
property aud going into business WoulC
o. charv when they found the cit!
bonded FOR any purpose. and especially
ior 20 small sum a. sso.0o. aud that 70
school purposes. The people should hav
more pride than 70 allow. or to submit q
such a performance. Every man Who ha
come here and bought real estate. or " ~
has gone into business aud attended 10 il
has made money. There may b. fe'
rare exceptional cases in business. bat
there are such cases they have been th
result Of iniudicious locations. or else IA
establishments Of business which wa nc
needed ia 80 Young a town. On IA
whole. however. the people have mad
money and they should not hesitate I
build .choolhouses. especially that on
which j. 80 much needed nov. and the
should build &c without the adoption ,
any small measures. calculated Ia d.
count the future. or reflect upon ou
thriving Young city's credit. II j. euoug
al present that we need another schoo
house. There are hundreds Of ehiidre
awaiting be opening Of its doors. III
, present one. though large aud eomm'
dious. and which would be- crcditable
any city ou the sound. j. not near lar.
enough. II will not accommodate la
The children ~ school age in the city. an
the people Ia mass meeting assemble
! tlii- evening should Insist upon a dire
? ta1. 90 b. collected Immediately. 90 pa
far The construction Of another needle
aud ereditable school building. II j.
shame Co have even 80 much a. hint
y a halt ia the matter. Englightsned pee
pie in other cities take pride Ia the
r school, aud school buildings and
j having enough Of them. Fairhayeu
: Enlightened and prosperous. Lett bui
y the school without any further palav
u on the subject.