Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-06-11
WHERE ARE WE AT2

MR.. EDITOR; Under the ti,lc m
Good Ct2eushipn your aSt issue car-
tanned an article over the signature of
N. l.. Hanson, the closing paragraph OF
which making the inquiry; Will the
School Board cooperate? This inquiry
was no doubt made with little expecta-
tiou that any attempt would he made to
answer it, and more particularly as the
Board is now composed of persons not
one of whom is q collage graduate.
Nor do they make any claims of boing
endowed with any special financial abil-
ity. Although they do claim to be
possessed of at least ordinary common
sense, and to act for the best interests
of the Schools and the Public, and not
for the personal interest of any partlcu-
lar member of the Board. The Board
admits that it last year listened TO the
statement and assurances given by one
OF its members, and against the better
judgment of Il majority of its members,
reduced the levy for School purposes,
and as result have been obliged to
pay interest at our Bank for money
borrowed to meet deficit resulting from
said reduction because we were short OF
funds and could not pay when due.
And in addition have been obliged to
borrow money to pay telchers salaries
for the last two months of the school
year, all OF which could and would have
been avoided had the usual levy been
made. i
As n member OF the Board I think | |
may safely say for it, and in answer to
the aSove inquiry, that all its present
members are united in the desire that
our schools shall be again elevated to |
the enviable position they occupied in |
years past, and to which they now ap-
pear To be in Il fair way to attain. But |
the better judgment of the Board say |
this can not be accomplished by reduc-
ing the levy on the same valuation
The preset Board does not believe it is
economy to reduce the levy and then
borrow money and pay interest on 1t to
make up the shortage, and neither does
1t believe the taxpayers and patrons of
the schools Except possibly in few iso-
lated cases) would be satisfied with less
than good schools. 1t is possible to
the schools out of existence.
but 1T is not possible to have and enjoy
good schools without some expense. |
claim the members OF the present
Board are all honest men, notwith-
some insinuatious to the con.
trary from questionable sources. and do
not believe, in fact | know, that not
member of the Board would favor the
levy OF any higher vote of taxes for
school purposes than is really necessary
and further know that not member
Of the Board would knowingly vote to
pay out of the treasury one farthlng il
legally.
Answering to the inquiry in few
words,-I shall expect the Board to
make such levy as the requirements OF
the schools and the payment OF prior
accumulated Indebtedness seems 10 de-
nand and no more. am just now In
ormed the Council are about taking
steps to issue refunding bonds to the
amount of about So, 600 to replace bonds
vE9h they are unable to pay, thereby
placing their finances in excellent
hape,' and am also pleased to learn
he Library Board has its finances in
excellent shape" also, although it had
ot b' fore come to my knowledge that
hat Board had any part or lot in the
haping of any finances whatever.
MEMRER