San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-12-02
Incorporation.

observation Of places which /
tested the incorporation act tel
es us to believe that those pl
are pleased with it. This
while not carrying the burdensom
expenses Of city incorporation
( gives Us all the advantages enjoy
ed by cities. It plao
sive control Of the sch,
in the hands of five
gives US the privilege
tax of % cents on the
ty valuation for the
running longer ter
1t gives us the priyil
ting a sinking fund
bonds at 6 per cent psy,.,-,. -,
years time, for the purpose of cree
ting buildings, or improving tie
buildings already erected.
We have at present a special tax
of 20 cents on the 500 valuation.
This tax having been levied for the
purpose Of paying for the build
ings will become void when the
debt on the buildings is paid,
which will be paid with this years
funds. Then while this incorpo-
ration act does not necessarily car
ry with it any tax, yet in order to
run a school here that will be of
benefit to the community tax is
necessary. The available school
fund apportioned to this district is
sufficient to run public school
about 1 months. There are those
in the district who get but little
benefit of the public term. There
fore if tax of % cents Oh the 500
valuation is levied in this dis
trict the entire funds apportioned
to this district, properly managed
would be sufficient to maintain a
free school for 8 months in each
year, and have sufficient su.plus
left to create sinking fund for
the erection of good and sufi-
cient building to meet the growing
demands of our town. There have
been some well grounded COM
plants about how the school rooms
are crowded. With the building
we have there Ia no way to avoid
this complaint, and as we look
ahead the complaint becomes more
serious as the population is rapid
" increasing each year. This is
quite plain to US, five years ago
when we taught our first public
school i'll San Saba our total pub
lie school enrolment did not ex-
coed 100 pupils up to the present
this year the enrolment is 242 pu-
pills. tits quite evident then that
more room if not now A necessity
soon will be. The most practical
way to maintain a good school for
9 months in each year is to retain
the special tax of 20 cents on the
500 valuation, and use the pro
rata state fund together with the
amount arising from the special
tax for the purpose of running the
school, thea levy an additional 5
cents on the 500 valuation for
building purposes, improvements
and repairs.
Again the scholastic age could
be extended to IS years of age in
stead Of 16 as at present.
So thep to sum it all up the
question with every voter is had
you rather pay 20 cents or % cents
on the 500 property valuation and
by so doing run 9 month public
free school each year, and also
have sufficient buildi
with the
proyements, or to "
a 4 month public sch
and your buildings g
BY all means we say
incorporation and
good and lasting scho
Again anyone acq
the room inside the bumuIngs must
know the rooms are too small for
the number of pupils that must be
taught in them. This is injurious
to the health of the pupils. The
water supply is also injurious and
unhealthful as the pupils must
drink the hydrant water. There
is also need of inclosing and i'm
nrnrinn the school connnc The