Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-02
School Trustees Favor Special Levy to Raise Funds for
 More Buildings.
QUARTERS INADEQUATE
 IN MANY PtACES.
Trustees Select Many Teach ] CTS for Coming YearrM0te
 Applications to Be Acted on
 at Another Meeting,
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\ meeting of the school board was held last night for the purpose of de tsrpining whether a petition shall be presented to the Board of Supervisors praying for special school tax on this district to carry on the. schools their usual term, and to make such Improvements as are absolutely nee. essary owing to the rapid growth oi this district
 Committees were present from South Bisbee, Lowell and Don Luis and stated their needs, with an esti. mate of. the amount necessary for each district.
 J. w. Bose represented South Bis. bee, and stated that the district had at present seyenty-five pupils enroll. ed with one teacher, which places mat ters in an unsatisfactory condition Bose said it is necessary that another room be added, and that another teacher be employed. .r,
 c. w. Graves was spokesman for the Don Luis delegation. He stated that the school house was overcrowd- ed and that two additional rooms were considered necessary to accom- modate the number of pupils. The school building there is at present rented. Fred Hedkerg volunteered to donate a piece of ground 200xSO0 feet for the purpose of erecting a school building.
 Lowell's interests were represent. ed by Jesse Yoakum. MT. Yoakum's s statement was to the effect that the enrolment of the schools had in. creased fully fifty per cent during the past year, and that crowded conditions in each grade was the result.
 The grading at Lowell at present reaches no higher than the fifth, and as the further advanced pupils had to attend at Bisbee, it was deemed ad visable to add three more grades which would bring them up to the High School.
 In view of the heavy increases in all districts it is thought necessary tc levy a special tax. This matter was thoroughly discussed, and it was de. cided to circulate a petition to this effect.
 Committees were appointed from each district to circulate this peti. tim. and as everyone present express
 
 alleviate the present congested con ditions, it is thought that the peti tiens will receive. the proper number oIs signatures. s.'- ... .
 One of the features in the shortage of the school fund is the fact that the board of supervisors cut down the levy last year, thereby lessenine the amount of the funds 20 per cent For the benefit of those not convers- ant with the school laws of the Ter ritory, Article 119 is here quoted:
 The Board of Supervisors of each county shall annually at the time of leyying other taxes, levy a county school tax of not less than soc nor more than soc on each S100 valuation of taxable property, which tax shall be added to the county tax and col. lected in the same manner, and be paid into the County Treasurer as a special fund to be drawn upon as here matter provided. r.
 The Board of Supervisors made a levy of 40c, which amount proved in. adequate in the Bisbee district.
 By this action of the board Doug. las was forced to close her schools last year before the term had ended and has now drawn $500 more than the amount allotted them.
 Ten thousand dollars is the amount considered necessary to make the nee. essary improvements and provide more school rooms in the Bisbee dis trict. It is estimated that levy of 35c would net this amount. as about 15 per cent must be allowed for de, linquents, and an additional per cent for assessing and collecting.
 After meeting with the city board the out of town delegates adjourned to hold a special session. This meet ing was presided over by Jesse Yoak- um, and MT. Bose acted as secretary Ways and means were devised foI presenting the matter before the peo- pie, and petitions were drafted and committees appointed to circulate these petitions.
 Teachers for the coming year chos, en last night are as follows:
 Misses Reilley, Stagner, Witmer, Lewis, Barber, Stewart, Smith, Fin. nigan, Malam, Phillips, Black. Mess. ner, Jones, Lewis, Hosmer, Berbieman Harmon, Edwards, Perkins, Fritz Bailey, Edwards and Wright.
 Misses Berbleman and Edwards are of Prescott. The board has been try ing to secure their services for some time and has finally been successful Miss Lewis is from De Kalb, Illinois Miss Messner was formally a teacher in the public schools here. but has fo1 the past year been in Oregon. Miss Fritz is from Bessemer, Montana MT fSrinbin was chosen as music teacher He 1xfll divide his attention hefweeT Bisbee and DougIas.
 The teachers will be assigned tc their different grades and depart ments in August.