The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-20
WHAT TAXPAYERS THINK.
Anent the New School House Proposition.
Opinions Pro and Con.

| W. l.. Stsinseg: | am in favor Of
building a frame school house on the
lots recently purchased by the school
board. A frame structure would be bet.
ter than brick one and the cost need
not exceed $1,000. II should. in my
judgment, be reserved for the primary or
first, second, third and fourth grades.
w. b. Dudley: was in favor OF add
ing to The Columbia school building 10
furnish the much needed school room
until saw the figures at the city hall
meeting. II it is concluded best to build
new school house in the north end es-
Inmates OF at least two Of our local archi.
tects and one from the Sound should be
had and then there would be economy
practiced.
Casper Feuerbach: AN in favor OF
building an addition to the Columbia
school or else not at all.
l. II. Dills: II we build the new
school house l would be in favor of
issuing bonds rather than school war
rants to pay the Indebtedness. The
bonds on sl350O building would be
about $3.50 cheaper each year.
DR.. Il. j. Hill: If the people don't
vote to give US the requisite school house
facilities shall resign and let Superin-
tendent Plumb appoint one of his popu-
list friends in my stead.
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VIM. Lee, ST.: To cripple the room
necessary to school the children of this
growing community is criminal pars-
mony. What il a few dollars more or
less OF taxation when weighed in the
scale with what the public owes to our
children? I am in favor of adding to the
| Columbia school and thus make the top
heavy structure safer and more slightly
and am also in favor of a frame build =
ing on this side of the track il necessary.
Charlie Lille: They don't propose to
give the other side of the track anything
The man who saws that the Columbia
school house is safe does not know what
he is talking about. / have stood in the
building in storm and know it is I'M.
safe. | shall not build over on that side
again unless the school is made secure.
Fred Parker; | was not in favor of
the proposed building for school until
heard the arguments at the public
meeting at the city ball the other night.
The situation is just this: We are all a
| n hn apst .
either by adding to the Columbia school
or by building on the lots on north First
street. But if the Columbia building is
unsafe, as some claim, then the addition
proposed would not strengthen it any.
The remedy would be to tear down the
top walls say ten feet, which would make
it safe. | am in favor of substantial
brick building in the north end.
A. S. Paul: | am OF the opinion the
taxpayers are not warranted in voting
bonds for new school building as long
as the Columbia school remains IN its
present unsafe condition. If our schools
are crowded let them be open to the
children of our own district only.
Richard Curry: The Columbia sch DOL
| building should have one or two rooms
added to it, which will give some relief
to the crowded school rooms and at the
same time strengthen the building and
relieve the minds of many parents who
have children attending this school
When we build new school house let's
have one that is credit to the city nd
adequate to its growing needs.
l.. E. Sperry: am unquaifiedly in
favor OF building on the lots in the north
end which were recently purchased by
the school board.
James Walton: Certainly we should
have ample school facilities, but it seems
unwise to me to bond the district for a
new school house and permit the Colum-
bia to remain as it is. An addition to
that building would add to it's attract
ivenees, make it safe beyond a quest ion
and give relief to the crowded school
rooms. Let's have the addition to the
Columbia.