El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
THE SCHOOL BONDS
WILL BE VOTED ON TOMORROW
BY TAXpAYERS
There will Re Some Opposition, So
That Every Friend OF the
Schools Should voie.-Ihe Poll
inc places

| .omorrow the taxpayers of FL PasC
will pass judgment on the proposition
to issue bonds to the amount OF SI5.-
900 for the purpose of improving the
public schools. Few questions of 50
great importance have ever come be-
fore the people of this city
The friends of the schools are urged
by the board to come out tomorrow
without fail and cast their votes.
IL is understood that an organiZa-
ton has been formed among the oppo-
sition i'll the effort to defeat the bonds
by canvassing the city today and
placing their views before the voters.
1t behooves the supporters of the
bonds to follow their example. The
school board are individually present
ing their side of the question to the
voters today and will continue to do
so until the polls close tomorrow.
The Polling Places.
The voting places will be in the sew
eral wards as follows: In the first
ward at the Star stables: in the second
ward at the fire department building:
in the third ward at the city hall. and
in the fourth ward at the city tool
house building. at the southeast corn
er of Buckler square.
Views of Citizens.
this matter is clearly shown in the
following expressions:
Senator w. w. Turney-l shall talk,
work and vote for the school bonds.
The education of the children should
be the first thing in the minds of the
people and | am sure that few will op-
pose the bond issue who have children
to educate. AS TO the increase in the
taxes. that is not to be considered for
IL fly. IAr nj
in the state will always be near the
top notch anyway and I favor getting
good schools before the money is
squandered on something less useful.
c. X. Morehead: l. for one. cannot
countenance the opposition to- this
matter for | am convinced that the
city must have better schools.
have loaned money to the schools
here when these same fellows were
clamoring To have the schools closed
entirely. They have always been OPP
posed To the schools and the people
who have children To educate should
not heed the clamor now.
\. +. Coles: Some S25 900 would put
our schools in splendid condition for
the present and would amply supply
all needs of I'll Paso proper for sew
eral years tn come. | am positively
opposed to- spending public money to
educate the children of New Mexico.
Mexico and any other out-of-town
place. Supply the temporary needs
and then wait for developments. We
must keep the debt q fEl PaSo down
or we Will demoralize the real estate
business and stop the upbuilding of
the city. | would willingly vote for
the issuance of $4,000 but will OPP
pose To- the end the scheme to fasten "A
SO 900 debt on this city
7. III. Springer: ! must favor the
school bonds. although l am also in
favor of the city owning the water
works. The school question is the
most important just now and | shall
vote for them.
+. Il. HouShton: \ city cannot
spend too much money on schools. AL
buquerqUe is drawing people from ev-
cry direction on account of the good
schools and many are going there to
live for no other reason than to edu-
cate their children. ! shall vote for
the schools.
A. w. Spencer: If we have good