Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-22

AN OLD QUESTION REVIVED.

AN OLD QUESTION REVIVED.
shall We Have New school House
This burg had meeting last Sat
urday evening, in the Court House,
es per previous announcement. The
meeting was called for the purpose OF
drawing out expressions on the long
standing school house question,
which has been slumbering for sew
sral years. The meeting Saturday
evening was not sufficiently arousing
TO thoroughly awaken the long sleep
ing question =" Shall We repair the
old school house, build new one, or
shall We do neither?" Those who
were there we're enthusiastic enough
in the matter, and are citizens who
have always favored building new
school house, but their numbers were
few. This burg has had many meet
ings Of this kind, away back in the
past, but in their total results have
amounted to just exactly, by strict
mathematical calculation, 0. Our
old school house has now reached that
point in deorepit, lettering old age,
(snd buildings reach that condition
as we'll as living beings) at which it
cannot be patched up and made SER
vicable for any length OF time, and
all the money put into it will be that
much thrown away. This was the
unanimous opinion Of those who at
tended the meeting. All favored the
construction OF a new school house,
and the question as 10 what amount
Of money would be necessary to put
mp a good building, was discussed,
the amount necessary being estimat-
cd all the way from $4,000 to "a, 900,
but there was no wrangling ON this
point. All wanted a good school
house, whatever it might cost. The
next matter discussed was how to
proceed TO feel tho public pulse on
the matter, as no idea could be formed
At the meeting, the attendance being
so light. The question has beeS
voted on number of times in years
gono by, and each time it was voted
down, and as is generally the case in
such matters, the lightest tax payers
those whose tax for the purpos,
would be but few bits each, votec
no. 1t was at first thought best Il
appoint committee to visit in per
son each property holder and 6nc
out whether he looked iavorably up.
ON the proposition to build a new
school house, and if he did, what hi,
views were as to the amount Of money
TO put into it, This idea was finally
amended, slightly, and another meet
ing agreed upon for July 29th, ter
days from the meeting Saturda,
evening. In the meantime the trus
tees are to have plans and speoifca
tions prepared and with estimates O
cost, which will be presented at the
next meeting, at which a commlttec
will probably be appointed to act Al
first agreed upon at the meeting las
Saturday. The present school hous,
is rickety old concern, and to sa,
nothing about its observation-disclosures
is not safe, especially during tn,
winter months. There is not a tow
In the State the size of this that ha
not creditable school house, ant
none OF them are less than $500
structures, and a number costin,
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Before voting again on tax, it i
proposed to interview the tax payers
and form some idoa az to what woul,
be the result if vote were taken.
The young town Of Nampa propos
ss to build two-story brick schoc
house to cost $1,000, by issuing bond
to bear interest at 8 per cent. per an
mum, and to be paid as follows
$1,000 to be paid on January /, 1896
1897 and 1898 each, and $4,000 i
1899 and 1900 each. The Namp
Progress says the citizens will vot
for the bonds unanimously, and som
of that towns enterprising cltizer
offer to give a block of land for tn
EIte, Nampa is a young town, br