, 1891-05-02

- - 1S" NNAE ~ ~ y aNAA
that the great mistake made last year
was in authorizing the school board to
erect a costly high school building. Or
course this was done on the recommends-
lion OF the board itself, aud nobody but
the members knew that it was to be built
where it is now in process Of construction.
According to the inadequate figures fur
uished By the board 70 the Sun Yesterday
the building will cost the district, when
completed, a very few dollars short Of
$40, 900. In the purchase of the ground
and the construction Of the building the
board has decided to spend $1,000 more
than the people last year Appropriated
for the purpose, This high school build
ing is located only one block away from
the Central building, which is BY far the
largest public school building IN the town.
The new school will accommodate 100
-pupils III is expected to be completed
in three months, although the bonds
we're authorized and $40. 900 worth Of
them sold last july. Judging from pres
ent appearances the building will not be
completed and ready for occupancy by
the time next school session begins.
But allowing that it will, the central
building will be relieved by removing
thereto from 100 to 100 pupils. AT pres
ent no pupils living west OF Eddy street
are allowed 10 attend the central building.
1t is proposed by the board to remove the
line to Thomes street. This will make a
long walk for many Of the pupils now at
tending the West end school but they
will have no advantage over = number liv-
ing north Of the railroad in the extreme
east end OF the city. At the meeting
held last yeArit was represented by mem
bers Of the board that no necessity existed
for a new building in the eastern part Of
town. This year it is clhimed by mem
bers Of the board that the necessity is so
great that the construction Of the building
can no longer be put off Nov it is well
known that the conditions in the east end
OF the city have not radically changed
since last year. As was stated at the
meeting last night the greatest growth
has been in the sections which are not
represented on the school board. At the
same time it must be Acknowledged that
is a necessity for a school building
in the extreme east end of town but at
the same time this necessity existed a year
ago as well as it does today.
1t was a grave mistake to place 50 costly
a Luiding which is calculated to accom-
modate so few pupils, SO close to the
central building and thus force such large
walk upon the children. It is now real
izvd that with the same mount of money,
$4,000, adequate accommodation crH'
b. provided on the South side
school built in the east end This JAEGER
school would draw very largely from the
central building with the result of increas-
ing the attendance from the wost side OF
town, thus relieving the school in that
section. Had this been done, there would
probably be no necessity for voting bonds
this wear aud the children would have at
equally good accommodations. If
the bonds are voted Tor an east end school
at the meeting uext M"nd y. when will
the school itself be bu,l? 1t usually ukas
about a year to complete even an ordinary
public building, aud the Necessity for the
building Is expected to exist at the opon-
ing OF the schools next fall
There was no member of the school
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