The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-14

new school,. think that the PROPOSE
: tion made by Captain Richards was ,
/, very fair one and will answer ON,
purpose. However, in order to get M
, Intelligent discussion of the matter
, would suggest that the board 90 ahead.
get data and give the people an estim
ate of the expenditure necessary.
Then call mass meeting and | believe
that we can all get together and have
that bin amended and passed There
IL on reason why because there is a
disagreement Of opinion beween the
board an few on the outside that all
the people should suffer. say get
together.
Fred Schroeder 49, heard yesterday
that there is some talk OF new
school. Ii was the first that / heard
and am not informed enough on the
matter to give an opinion that would
carry any weight | supposed that
the old building was all right but il
it Is az you say we ought to have
new school. | don't like to see it
built back of the courthouse. though.
/ would rather see ii placed on the
old grounds,
Geo. Yoos - Get together and get
a school house. Why il this thing is
delayed now it will be three years
before we can have anything done. l
say let's have a meeting, agree on
stipulated amount TO bond for and al
low the township to have one or two
representatives on the board. Then
have the bill amended and get the
thing going We must have new
school. Call meeting of some kind
Don't let the thing flash.
Jas H. Johnson - think we
4 Ought to have school by all means
but don't think that the pre- sent bill
ought TO go through. | understand
that the present bill admits of bonding
to the amount of $50, 900. That is
certainly too much. / think that
S35, 600 ought TO put mp good build
ing, sufficient for our needs for years
to come. I'm in favor OF getting to-
gether and agreeing on something
that is right.
Jas. Farrell - / want to see this
waste from dotting the town all over
with little school houses stopped and
see one good building built. don't
know enough about the matter to say
what amount of money ought to be
raised, but from what ] have heard
the Escanaba boys saying think that
$50. 600 ought to put up the school that
we need. l want to see the job done
right on the start so that we will not
be under the necessity of building a
new school az soon as the one now
talked of il up. All we can give our
children is an education and they are
entitled to the best that they can get
IN that line. These fellows who are
here today and away tomorrow are not
the ones to have the whole say in this
matter Let the people express their
opinions and ! know that everyone
wants the best and wants to see the
waste that is being made from main
tanning the various little buildings
done away with. See what il is
costing the district for fuel janitors and
repairs ON the small buildings, | say
4.
school, big one and good one.
Hans Christensen - say by all
means a new school was handed
petition last Sunday an asked to
sign against the proposed bill and /
refused, not because | thought the
bill perfect but for the reason that I
know we need school There were
several men in the number that
refused to sign the paper when its
Importance was brought to their at
tention. don't care particularly
where the school in located as long as
il il as good as can be had and things
are done right. Let's agree on "A
school and agree as speedily as pos
sible.
Tom Nelson - We want a school
but beyond that do not know enough
of the situation to talk intelligently
on it. don't like the idea of building
up back of the court house. think
| that the present lot is all right ! say
, get together and let's have a school.
Jake Binder - say let's have a
( new scohol without fail. We need II
badly have no children to attend
such school and will not be benefited