The record-union., 1896-05-05
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
Trustees Asked to Let the People Vote
on Bonds For Il.
The Matter Will be Considered at the
Next Meeting Of the
Board.

The Board of Education presented an
ordinance for the consideration of the
| Board of Trustees last night, al
lowing the purchase of lots / and
z, V and w, Twenty-sixth and
| Twenty y-seventh, for the erection of
new schoolhouse. Superintendent Erie
| wine explained the matter, and the or
| dinance was passed unanimously.
| President Davis for the Board of
| Education, addressed the Board of
Trustees in relation to the resolution
passed by his board, asking for the is
| suance of $50, 600 in bonds for the pur-
| chase of ground and erection of a
High School building. He spoke Of the
necessity of such a building, as dur
| ing the present season there have been
so many pupils that the board has had
| to hire a room outside of the building
| for some of the classes.
| Professor Pond Principal of the
High School, said that the French and
| German classes We're sent outside,
about sixty in ALL When he became
Principal, in 1888, there were 1873 pu-
pills. This year there are 266 pupils
just double the number. Last year the
Board of Education built an annex
nearly sixty pupils. The number of
boys in the school when he took charge
was twenty five, but it had increased
to Ill now. Although they are amen
able to orders, there are so many that
they overflow from the grounds into the
street and alley when at play.
The pupils are crowded SO that it is
not healthy for them. He had just re-
t11rn T,1ie
of 1000 to 5,000-the High School is
| larger than that in this city, and so
is that at Paso Robes He felt that
New Sacramento should have a school
| commensurate with it's progress A
large number of pupils come here from
outside places to attend school,
In answer to a question by Leonard,
President Davis stated that the board
held on to the Perry Seminary lot be-
cause it thought it might have need
of it.
superintendent Erlewine explained
why the board thought that 100000
would be needed. He had been spoken
to by a large number of large taxpay-
ers, who favored the bonds, and
doubted if they would be enough to
build such a school as should be built,
in comparison with those of other
places.
Leonard said that other cities had not
such a debt resting upon their shoul-
ders.
Mr.. Erlewine said that If the board
did not take some steps similar to this,
that would induce people to come here,
the city is not likely to pay it's debts
off very soon. Such improvements as
this will bring new people here and in
crease the taxable property of the city
Pennish moved that the proposition
to vote $50 600 bonds for the building of
High School be added to the call for
an election on the sewer proposition,
and that they be both voted on to-
gether.
Devine moved to postpone the mat
ter for week.
Bentley spoke emphatically in favor
of the High School proposition, saying
that our High School is a credit to the
city and stands high throughout the
State. He had found on his return that
citizens were indignant at the paltry
sum proposed by the board for the
building of the sewers, which was to-
tally inadequate.
Devine's motion was carried, and To-
zer moved to postpone the sewer
question also. Leonard said that a new
ordinance on the sewer question would
have to be prepared, as there were two
propositions in it, and it would require
to be advertised for a longer time. so
that 1t would have to be postponed
any way.