Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-01-07
much for the money the board had to

much for the money the board had to
spend
Fourth-That befo-e we could utilize
tina, site a street must be laid out and
sidewalks built, and streets too, and
water pipes laid to furnish the school
with wafer.
Fifth--That it wonld cost from $50 to
$3.50 sncrc TO put the material ON the
ground a; the site chosen than it would
On block Z. $50
And last but not least that it is an in
justice &c the children OF Aberdeen 10
make them climb high hill twice day
believe it to be almost criminal II the
citizens to impose this task upon young
and growing children.
In my letter OF ecembe: 10Th / did
not advoratetIie site chosen; / simply
said If the school board was to build up
there they should be authorized by the
citizens to purchase lots ten and eleven
as there was MT sufficient room OH the
site as it now stands. The board did not
think they were authorized to purchase
lois ten aud eleven unless so authorized.
A resolution was passed bv the board to
call a meeting for that purpose. My let
ter was written to call attention to the
meeting called to ask the voters, as long
as they had voted fer thus site, 20 nake
the site available by giving the board
room to build on.
Isiiil think as did thar Il,e present site
is Il posir one and ,l,es not reiiec; much
credit upon the intelligence. oi the votes.
bnt that cuts no fiaur- Il, the present
case We are oifeIsi l,as lea and eleven
Tor $500 each. ia. Emery offers us
twelve and thirtee;. Far $Ti. c;,cn, or ii
we do not choose TO iss' eissS-. lie ti.iuks
we (the board) should! allow rim dana
ages to the amount Of fifty per ceni. on
400. Now, if this is IA fair rate Of dam
ages for closing the alley land it must DC
clused to build on} the other owners OF
lots, | presume. would want the same
ratio oil damages, which wculd amonn: in
damages for closing The alley and not
buying any new land, Of 5000. which
added TO $4,000 gives us s7,l00 ccst of
site without any more land, and in my
Judgment il would be better for the board
to buy the whole block, lots ten and
eleven at $50 each, lots one, two, twelve
thirteen, fourteen and fifteen. At the
price Mr.. Emery asks for his $500 per
lot) gives us the whole Of that block at a
price OF $l0,0J0-pretty expensive-and
think the site on block seven, at $4,000.
the cheaper of the two as we can readily
see. The site on book ($6000) no ex-
ira cost for hsndling lumber, no streets
to oren, but little sidewalk to lay, only
one block Of water pipes to lay to get to
corners OF block, less than $1,000 for grad
ing lot, ETC., and the difference in build
ing on the two locations. l leave it to
the intelligence of the citizens to say
which site is the best, all things con-
sidered, for the city and the Children.
Now, you, sir, know where stand and
what l think OF the two sites; but l was
not elected to choose a site that was
chosen before was elected, but l was
elected TO help do the best ! conid to
furnish good school building for the
money expended, and have no apology
to make for my letter TO the voters. Ii
We are to build on the present site we
need more land
Yours respectfully.
j. WEATHERwAx.
Ahard.a, Do,o..isa. ~ 1oor