Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-25
CENTRAL SCHOOL
Citizens Discuss the Need Of a
School House Worthy Of the
Capital City.
THEY FAVOR VOTING BONDS
The Schools Out of Debt-The Matter Re-
commended for Submission to a Vote
of the People at the Next
City Election.

A meeting OF the school directors and
a committee of citizens was held last
evening at the office of Attorney B. M.
building for Santa Fe. Jacob Weltmer
was elected chairman and B. M. Read
secretary of the meeting.
An expression of opinion as to the ad-
visibility of building a central school
house was asked for, and in response
b. Seligman said that he was favorable
to building a $12,O 900 school house. He
thought the United States government
should be asked to give a site upon
which to erect a school house. He also
expressed himself in favor of teaching
the Spanish language in the public
schools.
Solicitor General Bartlett said that he
was of the opinion that taxpayers would
not object to the project, as the boarc
has given the schools an efficient super
intendent, who has heart in the matter
He, however, believed it advisable tt
| wait until the present superintendent
has been given an opportunity to dem.
onstrate what he a accomplish. Gen.
eral Bartlett thought thai two centra
| school buildings would be more advan'
taeeous than n building.
School Director A. P. Hogle said tina
| the old board had done we'll, having
| conducted the schools very economical
ly, and that now the board of educa'
ton is practically out of debt, and thu
prospects are bright for a marked i'm
provement. The city should have goot
schools, and a new school house shoult
be built at the earliest possible moment
School Director J. V. Conway assert
| ed that the sooner a new school house
| is built the better it will be for the city
and that it is not advisable to wait fol
developments to see what the teacher:
| can do, for Santa Fe now has the bes'
| corps of teachers it eve had. Mr.. Con
way did not think it necessary to maxi
a special levy for the purpose of build
ing a school house.
School Director Nicolas Sena spoke il
favor of two new school houses instead
Of one. The ward school houses can b,
sold and the proceeds applied to thu
new buildings, he said.
w. M. Berger stated that the tim
had arrived for the city to have a goot
school system. He favored retaining tn
ward school houses and building a cen
trail building for the high school. PEG
pie will pay school taxes much NOR
readily than any other tax, said Mr.
Berger.
Major Fritz Muller said that h
heartily agreed with the ideas advanced
by Solicitor General Bartlett and MI
Berger. He favored a $1O,O 900 or $12, 90
building, and thought there would be n
trouble in having the bonds voted.
A. B. Renehan deemed it advisable t.
have a central school house as a nucleu
and to allow the other school houses t.
radiate from the central school hous
as a necessity for new school house
might be felt.
B. M. Read said that Santa Fe shoult
have a school house, but deemed a higl
school more necessary than anything
else. The taxpayers should be consult
ed, and if a number, say 100, would sup
port the bond issue, her the boart
could go before the people with an as
surance Of success; otherwise, it would
be unsafe.
School Director Weltmer thought tn,
question should be submitted to voters
of the city at the next city election.
General Bartlett moved that it be de.
clared the sense of the meeting tina
Santa Fe should have two school house!
-one on the north and the other on tn,
south side of the river.
Mr.. Read amended the motion so tina
the question should be submitted to thu
voters at the next city election, alonl
| with the bond proposition. The amend
ment was accepted, and the motion wa.
carried.
General Bartlett moved that the
| school board be requested to ask archi.
tects to submit plans, the cost of SAM
not to exceed $10O. This motion also car.
ried.
Mr.. Renehan, in conclusion, present.
ed illustrations to show the voters the
small amount of taxes each property
owner would have to pay in case new
school buildings should be erected. The
committee, which will continue to co.
operate with the board, adjourned sub.
ject to the call of the chair.