The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-17
BOND ISSUE RECOMMENDED
HoO,OOO ADDITIONAL FOR THE
 NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
 A 1iearing Before the Commons sCoun- Jcips Special Committee Last Night
 Alderman Wallace, Controller Rowe,
 and city sheriff Hunio Opposed Un- ( necessary Expenditure and Spoke for Rigid Economy.
 The special committee to which was education for approval of the issuance of s200O0 worth of school bonds, held public hearing in city hall last night.
 Alderman Wallace, the democratic nominee for president of the new board of aldermen, Controller Rowe and City Sheriff Hunie appeared and spoke strongly against the approval of the proposed bond issue. The board of ed- ucation submitted the following state ment concerning the contracted cost for the new high school and estimate of needs for which the additional $20,0O0 is wanted:
 
 Building.
 Bills Contracted
 Brown S Von Beren, architects,
 estimated ....................$ S,o2b. Uo Other professional and expert
 services ....................... l,loo.0o The Geo. M. Grant Co.,, general
 contract ...............2 :. 2OS, 64s co The National Steam Economiz-
 CT Co.,. heating and ventilat-
 ing contract 2279s % W. w. Gale & Co., Electric
 wiring conduit contract ..... 4146-45 Guy Carlton Hunt, inspector
 estimated 100000 Chamberlain Furniture and
 Mantel Co.,. contract teach
 CTS desks ..................., Is.uf James E, Todd, contract, boil
 CT and engine rooms .......... 1,3l1.0O American Bridge Co.,, steel for
 boiler room .........,.......... llO.OO L. w. Robinson architects ser
 vices, boiler and engine rooms S2.57 Total <. .$247, ,305. .06
 Statement of High School Fund Proceeds for sale of bonds and
 interest to January S1, 1902,
 less printing and registering $273,3S2. 23 Add future interest, estimated 2,S00.00 Estimated amount available to build, furnish and Sequip the high school $275, ,6S223 Bills contracted as above,.... 247, 3O506 l Balance g.................... 2S37717 1 Estimated cost of Additions, Changes, | etc, which the Board of Education | wish to make.
 Metal ceilings ...................$3,80 s, 800.00 | Blackboards ............. ........ 2,O00.00 | Plumbing for laboratories. =. s2, 500.00 | Floor in boiler and engine rooms 162.O0 | Wiring for electric lighting .... 2,500.00 | Combination gas and electric
 fixtures ..................,... 3,000.0O | Telephone and fire alarm sys-
 tenS ......................., 2,500.O0 Additional generator and eh-
 gine ........'........., .,.......... o,VoVOO Total ........,..,....,..,... S19, ,46200 | Alderman Wallace thought that until these extras were absolutely needed the district should do without them. If any additional bond issue was approved he thought that it should be for not more than s10,000 which he thought would be ample at present. He spoke of the already high tax rate and advised that the closest economy be practiced. Many of the times of extra expense mentioned in the board of educaton's statement he thought should have been included in the general contract, while other items such as mental ceilings, wiring for electric lights, telephone and fire alarm service, additional generator and engine, were unnecessary.
 Controller Rowe was decidedly oppos- ed to the bond issue. From the previous issue about $275,O00 was available, sum which be considered sufficient for the erection of model high school. He did not believe that at this time the city should increase its already large bonded indebtedness except for things absolutely necessary. People. were al- ready burdened with high tax rate and over valuation. The city's interest account now is $150,O00 every year. The most rigid economy should be observed. The extra items really necessary, of l any, could be taken from the current | expense account for next year and he ( said that those items would not be f needed until after the first of next Jan- uary when the next years appropri- 7 tion will become available City Sheriff Hunie spoke strongly | z against the issue and pointed out extra z items mentioned In the statement which !, he held were unnecessary expenditures. :. He spoke for close economy in the ad- l. of city affairs and said that if any issue was made it should | z