Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-11
WILLIAMS DISTRICT.
Report Of Directors for Year
Ending March 81, 1902.
Believe Addition to Bangor Street
Schoolhouse is Needed.
Annual Meeting Will be Held on Fri.
day, April 10.

The directors of the Williams school
district have prepared their annual re-
port for the year ending March 81,
| 1902. 1t is as follows:
To the Citizens of the Williams School
District:
We herewith submit the twentieth
annual report of the City Treasurer
and Collector, showing receipts and
disbursements for the year ending
March 81, 1902.
We have had no extraordinary ex-
penses during the year, but have paid
every bill against the district. some of
which were carried forward from last
year. so that none now remain out
standing. The result is the deficit of
$354.19.
The debt of the district is s7,5OO.OO,
notes held by the Augusta Savings
Bank. interest on which is fully paid
to May /, 1902. These notes must be
renewed on May 1. The Augusta Saw
ings Bank has generously reduced the
rate of interest on this loan from five
per cent. to four per cent, which will
reduce our interest charge $24O.4S over
last year. The Augusta Savings Bank
has also offered to loan the district,
the sum it will be necessary to borrow,
in case you vote to enlarge the Ban
gor street schoolhOuse.
The Middle street schoolhouse is in
good condition and entirely suitable for
your needs in that locality.
The Bangor street -schoolhouse has
four large and two small school rooms
and a basement which we are COM
PEELED to use for Grade V. Every room
is over-crowded and as a result your
children suffer. The basement it not
suitable for a school room and can only
be considered temporary makesbift.
Under present conditions, your chill
dren do not and can not have the bene-
fits which modern, educational methods
should give them, because of these
over crowded rooms.
Your children are also put to a dis
advantage because of the insufficient
number of teachers. Up to the present
time, Principal Lewis has been COM
PEELED to devote his entire time to
Grade X, and has had no opportunity
to properly oversee the work of his as
sistants. We have remedied this by
the employment of an additional
teacher, so Mr.. Lewis may be able to
see to it that all the grades are max
ing requisite progress.
If you feel that the financial condi-
ton of the district warrants. we be-
lieve the needs of your children re-
quire the immediate building of a brick
addition. to the Bangor street school
house to give you four more large
school rooms. If you vote to do this,
there would then be eight large and
two small school rooms, besides the
Easements, which we believe will prop
erly accommodate your children for
many years to come. Additional school
rooms will not entirely accomplish the
needed results, and will necessiate the
employment of two additional teachers,
so that the larger grades, l., H.. I'll, and
w, may each have the benefits of 4
separate room and the exclusive ser
vices of Il teacher.
Your children do not now have ad-
vantages equal to those enjoyed by the
children of the village district. We be-
lieve the building of an addition and
the employment of additional teachers
will obviate the inequality. These are
questions which concern you and only
you, and you must decide them. Your
Directors have no personal interests
which are affected in any way and
bring these matters to your attention so
you may fully understand existing con-
ditions. A thoroughly good common
school education is the birthright Of
every American child. 1t is for you to
decide just exactly what your children
shall have.
Your Directors present the following
detailed estimate of the sums which
you should vote to raise to maintain
your schools in their present condi-
ton for the fiscal year, beginning April
l. 1902.