Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-10

Besides these buildings reduction
of $S,0O0.00 has been made in the float
ing Indebtedness, and $4,000 in the
bonded Indebtedness. All of these
buildings and improvements have been
made without the issuing of bonds.
Needs Of the Schools.
There are three matters which now
present themselves to the board for so
luton:
1. The most urgent need at the
present time is heating plant for the
high school building. The condition
of the present plant makes recon-
struction almost absolutely necessary
before the commencement Of another
school year.
g. The continued request on the
part of the people for more work In
manual training makes it very desir-
able that rooms be provided for that.
The high school at present is the most
| crowded department in the city. II
manual training is to he continued, as
it is in many towns of the size Of Mar
shalltown, additional rooms for bench
and lathe work must he provided.
8. The auditorium on the fifth floor
of the present high school building has
been declared unsafe for use as a gen.
eral audience room because of lack OF
proper exits in case Of fire. 1t Is al
most impossible to accommodate the
whole high school for assemblies in any
one of the rooms at present Any en-
tertainments that it may wish to have
must be taken to other halls at consid-
cradle expense, or 0be ommitted.
The board Of education, after looking
the matter over most earnestly ask
the support of the people OF Marshall
town for funds to relieve these pressing
needs In view of the fact that so
many demands have been made upon
the city for buildings in the immediate
past year, the members of the board
feel that it is no more than right that
future generations should stand the
improvements asked for at the coming
election; they feel that 1t would be
better to vote bonds than to increase
the tax levies They also wish to wipe
out the present floating Indebtedness
and reduce the cost Of interest. 1t is
believed that the voting of $4,000 in
bonds will, with the present levies that
have been made, wipe out the deficit
and make the needed improvements.
The plan is to erect on the site of the
present heating plant, basement that
will contain the new heating; plant and
manual training rooms and toilet
rooms. Upon this basement, which is
planned to be about S0x60 feet, they
would erect a story that can be used
as an auditorium and gymnasium COM
bined. 1t would be much cheaper to
erect it in connection with the heating
plant than later to erect it separately
If these bonds are voted the school
levy for the coming year can be re-
duced or mills provided the assess
ed valuation remains the same Or
larger than it was last year.
Club Women Are Interested.
The club women of the city, members
of the City Federation of Women's
Clubs. are interested in the bond prop
osition, and at recent meeting de-
clared, with few exceptions, in favor
of issuing the bonds. The club wom-
en- are going to take an interest in the
election, and have arranged meeting
places in four of the wards, where
women who do not wish to go to the
polls unattended may have company.
Four o'clock has been fixed as the
hour when the club women will visit
the polls, and the meeting places will
be at the following homes:
First ward-Mrs. f. B. Garyin. 307