The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-14
NEW SCHOOL OR
NO SCHOOL,
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paper among the -iax payers and 500
how many OF them will sign. now that
their attention has been called to the
affair.
We need a new school hoass badly.
The old building Is unsafe. 1t Is 20
badly out OF repair that I'm ashamed
to go there TO work. 1t is liable to fall
down any time and will fall down
some day ] should say, ON rough
guess that from $50 900 to s35. 900
ought 10 be enough TO put up the
building that we need 1t ought 10
he built on the fat that the beard has
selected. It viii take quite while
TO build il and they will need the old
building for use while it is being
built The Price That they are paying
for the land is very reasonable. |
wish that had the money 20 take up
their option in Gaze that they have to
throw it up. To erect the new build
ing on the lower end of the present
lot wonld be a sad mistake as the rain
would then wash the dirt etc from the
hill down to the building all of the
time.
A. Charon didn't know before
that the present high school building
is as bad az it IL. By all means let g
hare new school. that is If the
building is as have heard sta ed on
the streets, unsafe.
Mike Grafton - Snre | have no
children TO attend school and why
should | be interested will say.
though, that think it shame to
continue building and buying little
scnool houses. burning up money.
Let's have decent school honse and
be done with II.
Mr.. Hams - AS have been here
but a short time am not acquainted
enough with conditions from actual
personal observation to state positively
what ought to or ought not to be
done. will say that | didn't like the
proposed bill Ny experience has
been that people generally under
estimate the needed capacity of school
houses Where lived the people built
an eight 70 IN building thinking that
would be sufficient for years to come
and in couple Of years they were
compelled TO erect another building on
the same lot which spoiled the looks
of the place and greatly increased the
expense. We Ought to guard again st
any such mistake here. Build big
enough and spend money enough to
Pit up building that will answer
the purpose.
John Tufts - Why, there is no
question in my mind but that we need
a new school and that the people ought
not 20 let this matter rest where it,
now rests. | was at the school meeting
last week and should say that there
was great mistake made. There
were but two points of difference, that
of the amount to be raised and the
representation of the township.
could see no reason why there should
be such tenacity Of purpose displayed
on either side. My idea is that If you
cant get what you want get as
near TO it as you eau. IL the board
accepted about $50, 900 limit and il
was seen later that they needed more
there is no question in my mind but
that they would get IT, | should say
that $50, 600 ought to put up new
school house, | ould not be in favor
OF overriding the wishes OF the school
board or taking this matter out of their
hands. ] have been on school boards
and know that IL is easier to find fault
and cry fraud than it is to go ahead
and execute ideas. | should say that
the people ought TO take this matter
up and not let il die here; work in
conjunction With the board il possible
but get new school house by all
means
ID. NJ. Ross - Conditions are such in
the schools here that Rad the money.
wouldn't send child of mine here
minute. We need new and thorough
ly up to date school honse. Why. it's
wonder that the children don't die
faster here than they do. Look at the
unsanitary condition Of that school
building. should say that about
$50 600 ought TO be enough but that
is only guess. There is no data
before the school patrons to form an
estimate upon. | notice that when