Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-07
WHY THEY ENLARGE
THE HIGH SCHOOL

In their conclusion to enlarge the
High school building instead Of re-
building the iongfellow school the
members of the school board have
saved money for the school fund in
district No, 9 and better provided for
the accommodation of children of
school age In the middle area OF the
city 1t viii not require the skill of
IN expert accountant To ascertain that
the board has acted wisely in their Sc.
lection
comparison OF figures in the
amounts Involved in the two proposi-
tions Of building one or the other will
readily convince all who are interest
cd that the High school enlargement
Ia the better
The High school will require an i'm
mediate expenditure OF four thousand
dollars for plumbing and heating,
This amount has to be expended re.
gardless of the Longfellow PROPOSE
ton and can he deducted now from
the total amount of the contract for
the addition to the High school. which
is slb.4b0. leaving the real outlay for
the added facilities s11i50,
according to real estate values
Throughout the city today District No.
OF the l.ongfeilow site. This may be
figured as a cash resource. Added to
this amount the district has 81 500 left
Of the insurance paid on the burned
l.ongfelow building. after paving for
the improvements made on the Park
school building, which was unfinished
when the Longfellow pupils were
sources $3.50 to be raised by taxation
and the board has the funds for en-
larging the High school. AS the re-
naming four thousand dollars must
bc expended there anyway.
Had the board decided to rebuild
the Longfellow school they would
have had first to count the invest
ment OF ST. 600 in the school site They
would have had to eNpend $4,000 for
an eight room building on the old site,
and $4,000 FOR plumbing and heat.
This aggregate is s2i 900. With
81 600 required for heat and plumbing
At the High school the board would
nave required the total sum OF at
NJ least $4,000 These ten-year bonds
with an annual expense Of $500 would
amount To $4,000. Having two school
buildings in the middle area of the city
would have entailed an expense Of
500 year for fuel and janitor. ten
years this would figure 81 900.
hut to say nothing OF the cost Of
bond interest and fuel and ianitor. the
difference In the amounts involved Is
very striking. matter of over s25. goo
which at this time is certainly an i'm
portant Item to district No, .. The
district has as further resources than
those mentioned $4,000 due on taxes
Tor 1901. The board may issue war
rants 10 the full extent of this amount
due. For the first half of the school
year July. 1902 to July. 1908. the ex-
penses OF the district will be $4,000.
Under the contract made for the
added building at the High school
there will be ample facilities for the
accommodation of all the children be-
longing to that building when school
opens. and by the first OF October.
when the attendance ordinary begins
TO Increase. 1t lis expected that enough
OF the new rooms will be ready to ac-
commodate all
Under the new departure there will
be some redistricting which will not
necessitate. as formerly. children on
the south side crossing the bridge to
the North side The Whittier or
North Side school is the north extreme
and the Park school is the south ex-
treme.. the two being fourteen blocks
apart with the High school located
centrally In the middle area between.
The people who are vitality interest