Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-20
New School Houses.

Mr.. EDITOR a member of tho
ooard or aldermen for the { wn of Ma.
con had the honor to serve AZ chair.
man OF the public school committee
oh account OF repairs l had occa ion TO
WISH both school buildings, and after
making a thorough ex animation reached
tue conclusion that satisfactory repairs
OF even additions would be impossible
TO supply the growing demand Since
ma time have been fully convinced
That, in justice to all concerned. some
thing must and should be done. In nv
humble opinion the only thing to do at
all feasible is to build anew for both
whlte and colored, aud now is the time.
Inc entire north and northwest side of
school No l (white) is in a delapsed and
really dangerous condition. The roof is
leaking In many places, and to repair
the same a new roof would be in order,
Inc rooms are all too small. poorlv
llgnted and ventilated, and there is not
sufficient breathing space and heating
apparatus. The outhouses are poorly
constructed, serving as an incubator for
zymotlc diseases with no privacy or con.
v%enlence, and under the existing circum.
stances everything 10 6isadvantageous
to say that Macon has The moot ;n.rna
dent school buildings If anv tow p 10
size in the state" and nrsct;c.y,r .o W. ~ as'
fort ia being mt fortn ~ ;mano =
conditions in the nea future, West
tolnt. Aberdeen. Columbus, Ko ,cius.
buildings, and Starkyille has mot 'v vnted
bonds to the amount Of twelve tborsanJ
dollars for this nnrnose add;t; mol ~
bonds for water ~mnrova,,.rts &
figures will show what an ensv mottar;
would be to build a first class h,,;id;nn
and how lightly the cost won,J fa1i o.
individual tax .paver., Saw ua n,ant
S12, 900. We can float hondS nv ~
amount, receiving in cash tba Foo v.I,s
of the amount with sin,nlv a t;vs NV -.
interest. and NAV he fopr nor copt ~
| understand Col,mbns has latslv m.ds
snch a deal An ext, . tar larn ~ o,o
mills will amonnt to S1so5 . v.,r ~ ~
assessed property of the town of Maoon
Six hundred dollars viii n.n ~. ;mton
est, leaving S1o25 To- rednce tba nr;no;
nal each year If arr.noanant. nam 10
made to permanetlv rednce tbs intarast
beari q PRINCIPAL Annually This vaar'
Nv interest will reduce viii tha nr;no;
pal. adding hack ia the n, ;nc;na1 thn
MONT of snch redprt;or In tar go,
we will have mid h,cl, tha nr"a1
with interest. having a balance a. So5s
not takinp into co]nsiderati ~ ~ 49,
reduction Of both nrincinal and int.rast
The ne1t vital dnest;on ia how ,nunh
will this extra lew ;ncr asa tbe ron,l.r
eieht mill fax. TO mako II nia;r ,ra
will saw that the AVERAGE negro pron. wy
owner pays on obont one bnndrsd ana
fifty dollars His vearlv tav Will bo in
creased n . cents nar vear Nv 100,
of AZ 75 in ten YEAR. The s,arana
white n%ronertv owner navs IN oboSt
$3.50. HIS regular tax viii bs Increased
81. 10 10 a year or Sa1 Of in ton vears
and every tax. naver i nrorort On a.
ADVANTAGES we will lave a nous and
modern nublic school bnilding w,';ch
will he an ornament 70 tbe town. mon.
nment in DAYS to come tn tbe n,e.ent
ri izensbin showing forth ~ r. o,na'
rositv and Maternal love Ahova s,I Il
will be a blessing to the cbillren, Sncb
conditions as exist At present, moor .ight
moor ventilation. poor heating insnfi,
Gent h, eathing snace' viii he correc,ad
and tbe health and comic / Of tha cb;,'
,lren will he enhanced with tha stat.
of affairs az thrv now erist cb;Idren and I
teachers are . Injected to tbermomstr;'
changes which can hut nrodnra snro
throat. catarrhal tronbles had eves and
weaken The constellation ot
an aua whom I'll tho vital forcsS ara IN
demand for the nnrnoss If ma.
tnring the organism in q nerfect .tat.
of health There i, M one factor go
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