El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
SCHOOLS OR WATER
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schools need enlargement and 1 cay 10,
Us issue the school bonds.
A. G. Foster: The schools can get
along on $25 900, of which $40, OOO
should be expended in charging the
Mesa school and 315, 900 In purchasing
sites for future use. The city
| should by all means reserve the RICH,
to control the water works and while
I have pothtuR against the water COM
paoy on account of prices 1 hold
sooner she wells on the meea are sunk,
tho better.
City tax collector Smith: Although
We may have to wait year for the
water works favor taking the bond
iesues % they come. Let US first al
tend to the needs of the schools and
then do what We can to get the water
works. While I realize that pure and
wholesome water IL necessity, yet I
favor the schools in preference to
water works.
j. A. Smith: favor schools uncondi.
tionally, but 1 think that the people
should study the facts AID thoroughly
understand the situation before having
700 much to say. The school board
have studied it and recommend the
Issue Of bonds for better schools and
AN confident that they are competent
to pass on the problem.
City attorney Kemp, because of the
posiiion he occupies, declined to talk
Tor publication. After come moments,
however, he said: 81 an in favor Of
both bond issues when the time comes
and the schools just now need more
ROOM"
Captain T. J. Beall. his partner,
readily gave his opinion. he said !:
II think the school bonds are absolu-
tely necessary to provide new buildings
for the children and regard the school
Interests Of Ell Paso As paramount to
every other interest OF the city"
U Stewart: We must have schools
but we can do without more water until
We can see ourselves clear. am posi-
lively opposed to issuing bonds for
wAterworke. Am opposed to further
municipal ownership of anything.
j. NJ. Cluxton: The school board knows
lite business and We should follow it's
recommendation. However, the lack of
water 10 damaging Ell Paso no little and
something should be done to remedy
the evil.
A Courchesne: Schools. Give US
schools at any cost. The water uues-
ton Is insignificant com pared with the
education of the children The men
must be educated to drinking water
ac1 we can buy water for the women
and cnildren.
Judge Llew. Davis: If 1t was 9
question Of whether we were To have
% water or no schools, l should say
give MS watarworks, but under present
conditional favor giving the school
bonds the preference.
j. G. Ross: The education of our
cai!dren should be the nrss though: of
every Citizen. l favor the schools for
private company can put in the
~aterworks and at least meet the pre-.
sent necessities.
Moses Dillon: | have always favored
every improvements the pu blicsct ools
but under the conditions l must favor
Saterworks this time. We are giving
Deming too much free advertising.
NJ. S. Marshal Hillebrsnd: or the
two propositions the Improvement OF
the schools Is the most Important, but
trCm q financial standpoint the water.
works are the most important.
T. E Hunt: l have given It very
little thong hit but lam un compromising-
~ in favor OF schools. Private corpo-
rations will zee to it that We do not
suffer for water.
w. w. Bridgers: l am in favor of
issuing bonds to build school buildings
but not to buy real state for future
use. The waterworks will take care
# themselves.
George Perkins: Waterworks and
more schools are both necessities, but
[ favor school improvement first In
preference to constructing water
works.
Samuel Schultz: The council will
manage that matter to suit them
selves, the public cannot change their
plans. l favor the waterworks, how
ever.
w. 8. McCutcheon: Water is the all
important 'question just Low; $40. 600