The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-07
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positively claims as business pro-
position that money should MT be ex-
pended for repairs on the high school
building and that we looked for a
speedy passage Of the bill az Lansing
and ms for the result of the special
election we feel these ought be no
question. And further that tnrought
these preparations we expected the
use OF the new building by Nov. lst
1908. vi gE4
So much for what has been done by
the board towards securing a school.
| further take this view in connec
ton with the proposed new building,
that if the school board two years ago
had taken action and secured new
school instead of buying the iron
| building. we would have had "A big
saving to the tax payers of the district
and fruther that the longer il is delay
ed il only incr eases the burden of taxa
ton. for example, considering the pur
chase amount Of the iron building Plus
the repair during the last two years On
the several old buildings. plnss the
I repairs that must be- me, this year on
the buildings principly The high school,
pIuss the cost Of another fifth small
building plus the extra expense during
the last two years in maintaining
separate heating apparatus and fuel sup
ply for four different schools and also
innitor service. over what this cost
would be If the shcools were IN one,
and. this wasted expenditure will up
10 Nov st. 1903 at which time we
expected to have the new building
ready foot mp - the large sum Of prac-
tically one half Of what this board has
intended to ask the district to expend
on new uilding. The undisputable
condition will be this taken the fore
going addition into consideration the
increased taxation caused by depriying
the district Of new school this year
would take care Of the ; pre- cent i'm
terest Oh $40, 0O0 bonded Indebtedness
\ lpl hb9uA htFtN " tlAhh y ShlN Wis -
only the repairs on the old building
that must be done this year is taken
into consideration, the increase for
this purpose in the tax levy will take
care Of the , Per cent interest On
/ $40 600 for three or four years and then
remembering that with all this ex-
penditnre we have nothing adequate
to supply the needs of the community.
4 The question Of new school will
eventually have to be met and that at
price of All this extra outlay leaving
I out convenience.
Now as To the criticism on the board
The slanderous. not 70 say criminal,
accusations that have been made on the
board or i t. members il certainly below
the dignity OF the persons that have
made them and il feeling Of
meeting your fellowman az You wish
to be met, | know the accusations and
ISLANDERS would not have been sown
broadcast.
u
Of the board should not, az it does
actuate the demonstrators. a deeper
interest should be manifest in the vel
fare OF the community.
As TO the opposition the bill in
question has met on business princi pies
that is why the people" We're not
taken into the confidence Of the board
before the bill was presented at Lans-
ing and that including some provisions
of the bill on which there could be
different personal opinions and Justly
SO The point Of public advice or as
to the wishes of the people ! have
complied with TO great extent be-
cause the peoples wish IA 10 the school
was we'll aired at the time of purchase
Of the iron building and further have
learned by personal communications.
| am free to say for the entire board
that special invitation t. the people
to express their views never entered
our minds because their views seemed
TO us to be a settled fact We acted
openly and honestly and over action
on the bill Vas printed in The Diamond
Drill. But it has suited some persons
t. misrepresent the actions OF the
board aud the features of the bill aud
has thereby gained considerable opposi
tion and particularly on the publicity
question. To remin some of ouI
honored fault ii ndes shall although
IL is contrary to the spirit in which
have worked call their and the publici
attention to how the city organization
was affected and subsequent act regard
ing the school district and also the
bonding Of the city. In none of these
important undertaking was Iapproach
ed fer advice or wishes" and feel safe
in asserting that anyone Of thess