The daily sentinel., 1902-05-15
Important Question.

To the Citizens Of School District No. l,
OF Mesa County, Colorado.
Inasmuch as the school board of this
school district have published u notice
to the effect that the question of lFsuing
school bonds for the purpose Of erecting
and furnishing a school house will be
submitted at the coming election, May
10, it is but proper that you be apprised
uf the condition OF the district.
In the first place the present school
rooms are all crowded to their fullest ca
pacity and the board is using all OF the
basement of the High school building
The board has arranged for manual
training and physical culture teacher
The coming year and it will be necessary
to use one OF the basement rooms, now
occupied as a school room, for part of
this work. Then. too, that basement
room ought to be given over for the use
Of the scholars who attend school from
distance in the winter time, that they
might have a warm room in which to eat
their dinners, and the census roll for this
year gives an increase OF over 100 pupils
in the district, 30 that from present in
dications it will be necessary to provide
for, at the least, two additional rooms
The school board have been petitionsd
by a very large petition to provide for a
kindergarten room this year. Then, the
school board have two rooms rented, the
lease for which will expire next year.
This will make it necessary to have Ave
additional rooms, provided there is no
material increase in the school popula-
ton Then, the school board have a
very long petition from residents across
the railroad track, In the Crawford.
Mobley and Grand River subdivisions,
urging the school board to put a school
building in that district that will accom-
odate the small children, as parents are
very anxious that their little children
shall not be obliged to CROSS the railroad
track in going to and from school.
Then, too, the school district has a float
ing indebtedness of about 1890 and the
school board have been ordered to con-
meet with the city sewer.
Upon careful estimation Of the cost
OF this matter We tind 1t will take about
$4,000 to meet all the expenses. This
does not provide for any future increase
at all, and in the opinion Of some OF the
citizens Of the community the school
board ought to. while they are going to
the expense of issuing the bonds and
other incidental expenses thereto, pro-
vide for at least two and some think four
additional rosms because they can be
built so much cheaper in connection
WIFI Lue QUIET WOTA. 10 uO tnl6 Will
cost about $4,000 or An additional ex
pense. above that needed Co meet pres
ent urgent demands, OF $4,000. The
school board is now renting two school
rooms at a rental cost of S408 per annum,
besides extra cost in the way OF heating
and janitor cost
II the expense of connecting with the
sewer and paying present floating in
debtedness, which is created by improv
ing present buildings. shall be provided
for other than by issuing bonds it will
be necessary for the Board to increase
the levy the coming year, but II this
matter is done oy the bond issue the tax
will no5 be materially increased II at all.
1t is the desire of the School Bo,rd
that the citizens inform themselves fully
about this matter and be prepared to
vote intelligently at the meeting May
l9, both rs to whether they wish the
Board to create any indebtedness and as
to the amount they desire to vote. This
indebtedness will in all probability bear
a rate OF per cent. The present out
standing Indebtedness OF the District is
5000 bearing 8 per cent interest.