El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-10
And the People Have Been
Getting Excited Over 1t
DEMAND HALF THE FUND
Recently Voted For> the IMPROVEMENT
Of Existing Schools And the Con-
struction Of New Ones.-The Citl-
zeus Attended Last Nights School
Board Meeting In Force. Nothing
Definite Was Done, But the Pros
pect For A High School Is Not
Bright.

pect For A High School Is Not
Bright.
AS per announcement, the school
board held its adjourned meeting last
night for the purpose of discussing
school buildings. The plan of the ex-
ternal committee WAS knocked into
smithereens and sent a-glimmering in
to the back ground of oblivion as
the citizens of the second ward were on
fair trail. About twenty,women and
fifteen men of the second ward appear
ed before the board prepared to fight
to the last, if need be. There were
bonds to the extent of $50, 900 voted for
school buildings and If there was any
"pie" to be given out last night. the
second ward was there for half OF It.
The report was circulated late last
evening that the board was going to
give thel second the go by and hence
the delegation from the second ward.
When President DR.. Race called the
meeting to order there were present
A. 6. Foster, E. G. Pew, w. r. Mar
tin. and E, A. Shelton.
Mr.. Foster of the external commit
tee spoke of that committee's meeting
and said the following were the e.
Inmates made:
First estimate: I'd ward school,. $1,000
Mexican school. ................ 1,OOO
Furnishing and repairs. 1000
High school. observation-disclosures. 15,OOO
s3O, 900
I'd estimate: I'd ward school. -. $1,000
Mexican school. o,UOV
mesa 0cnOOI. ............. O,OOO
furnishings. ................... o,OOO
REPAIRS. HsOVV
s. 81. Newman. at the head of the
nd dal 1.
zens of his ward feared from reports
that the board would not appropriate
sufficient amount of money to erect q
school building. If the board deter
mines to erect . high school building
it will SO deplete the $50, 900 that
1t will be impossible to do
justice to the I'd ward with the bal
ance. And as a matter of fact these
bonds were voted upon for the sole pur-
pose of putting up $12. 900 or SIS, 900
school bulldog in the second ward, at
least SO understood the voters at the
time, land now since we have had tax
alton we must have representation"
he also said that there were 243 chill
dren between Stanton and the T. & p.
shops and First and Sixth streets in
his ward by actual count and this did
not take in any negro or Mexican chill
dren.
Mr.. Foster-ssMr. Newman, what
number of these 243 children are of
scholastic sge?"
Mr.. Newman-"We have. 800 children
and those are simply American
children, and nearly all are of scholas-
tic age. In one year fully 300 children
will be attending schools.
Continuing, Mr.. Newman said, I'VE are
not yet ready for q high school and if
the board should build one 1t. will be fl
led with 9Th and 7th grade students.
hov 6n,
tect. 1t is two story building. eight
rooms and in the shape of the Greek
Gross, each room having it's steps of
exit, at cost of $4,000. We think we
are entitled to this amount, as that is
why the bonds were voted. A build
ing like this would last US 10 years."
Supt. Putnam was of opinion that
opposed to the I'd ward school building
and in explanation said: "The day
when it came to vote for the bonds I
worked diligently for the passing of
the bonds and my understanding was
that the bonds were for the purpose of
erecting I'd ward school house.
am in full harmony with Mr.. New
man.
If the reporter quoted me az saying
that was opposed to I'd ward school,
am sorry, but told the reporter 1
was in favor of the I'd ward school
building. If this board feels like put
ting in $4,000 or S15 600 for a school
building for the I'd ward. why I am in
favor of it. The last talk 1 had with
my friend Mr.. Newman was that he
said that an expenditure of $12, 900 or
S15, 900 in the second ward would be q
waste of money, and now to my sur
prise itseems that he wants SIS, 900. His |
rapid change is what takes me, but !