The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-13
END OF The ROPE.
School Board Can Erect No
School Buildings.
Must Get Along With Present
Facilities Another Year.
TAKE FORMAL ACTION.
Only Necessary Repairs Will Be
Made This Year.
Bonds Must Be Voted to Provide
More Room.

The board of education met last night
and decided to pass a resolution to the
effect that the board did not find it ex-
pedient to build any school houses this
year. The reason is because the school
treasury has been depleted.
If the board finds later that school
buildings can be built, then another
resolution to the effect that the board
finds it expedient to build viii be
passed.
The board met last night in special
Sc sion to discuss finances 1t was expect
ed that a thorough statement of the
condition Of the treasury would be read
None was. Two months ago the State
Journal told Of the deficit the board
would have to meet this year, and at
thorough statement of the financial
Condition PREF AIRED Nothing has been
heard of it since. The members at last
nights meeting limited only at the fact
that the board is in debt, and when P
]. Banebrake started to state what he
thought the deficit would be, the other
members tugged at his coat tails to
keep him still Mr.. Bonebrake bottled
Ut the amount he was going to name.
The board is from 10000 to $4,000 in
debt Tor buildings, and the only way for
the city to have new school buildings
inside of two years is for bonds to the
extent of S125, 600 to be voted. A new
school building is needed in North To-
peka, another in Parkdale, an addition
of four rooms to the Potwin school and
new high school building. Ihs board
is divided on the question of submit
ting a bond proposition to the people.
I'VE have about $4,000 worth of
bonds due July l." said Mr.. Bonebra Ike.
we have only funds enough to pay the
interest"
Does the law say that bonds paid
shall be brought before the board and
destroyed?' asked Mr. Matthews.
rr11t NT,-. ,,-1,rs
Who has these bonds that have been
paid?"
Z have them, and they are Cancelled
said Clerk Stewart.
Those bonds should be brought be-
fore the board" said Mr.. Bonebrake,
and we should cancel them"
7 car bring them in" said Mr..
Stewart.
Wei. we don't want to do it to-
night" said Mr.. Bonebrake What we
want to get after now is this $27, 900 in
bonds that has been shouldered onto
Mr.. Wilder offered a resolution to the
effect that the president and secretary
OF the board be authorized to issue 20
year semi-annual bonds to cover the
amount of the bonds the board has been
compelled to assume in taking in dis
trictS %, 45. SO and 81 and effect a con-
promise settlement with the state to
take up the bonds by paying the princi-
pal and interest, since the paying Of in
- - lSRFONy o. PCA cIAAs A-AC pm
cipaI of the bonds amounts to s17, ZOO
and the interest and coupons make
total of $26, 700.
Now we have the buildings to talk
about" said Mr. Bonebrake.
IT will be necessary to make some
repairs this summer" said Mr.. Mat
thews. THE metal roofs should all be
painted this year. There are repairs
that are necessary. AS far as new build
ings I think the city could get along
without any new ones for a year or two
if we tried"
THE question comes whether we will
build and ask for bonds" said Mr..
Bonebrake. Il am opposed to building
this year and asking for bonds. If we
do any building we will have to ask for
$125, 600 for buildings in Parkdale, North
Topeka, Potwin. and the new high
school The crowded condition of the