Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-08
VOTE SCHOOL
TAXES TODAY
QUARTER MILLION IMPERATIVE
FOR GROWING NEEDS
FIVE CENTS ON 500 ASKED BY
SCHOOL BOARD
viii Provide New Sites and Buildings
and Give Children Opportunity
to Get Education They
Are Now Denied

cation to provide the equipment and
teachers that will better serve the chill
dren.
The election today to raise $250.0O0 calls
for the earnest attention of the voters
of Los Angeles. If carried it will alleviate
the congested condition of the schools.
One point of vantage claimed for the
election is that cents added to the tax
of every $100 will pay for the improve
merits and save the interest that would
accrue from a bonded issue If voted In
bond election the interest at per cent
would bring the principal and interest to
s650,000 The scent tax will thereby save
the taxpayers much money in the end
M. C. Bettinger, assistant supernten-
dent of schools. said yesterday
Only Two Defeated
'I have resided in Los Angeles for
twenty-five years and | think 1t Is one
of the most up-to- date cities in the world.
In all the time l have been here there
have been but two educational PROPOSE
tions of Importance that were voted down
am confident that this proposition Will
carry.
THE crowded conditions of the schools
make 1t imperative to purchase additional
sites and build more school houses. There
will be about 10000 pupils crowded into
the small space allotted them this fall
The 1850 teachers will find it impossible
to do ample justice to the pupils with tho
conditions that exist in the crowded
seventy-seven school houses"
Mr.. Bettinger threw a sidelight upon
the two detention schools conducted in
Los Angeles He spoke in the highest
terms of their management by the teach
ers in charge. He indorsed the general
assertion of the educators that these
schools, regardless of chronic dissatis-
faction, were doing great good.
Homes Save Children
"It is generally known" said Mr.. Bet
finger, that the detention homes are
beneficial to the cause of saving children
before they become criminals.
Regarding the needed additional i'm
provements in school buildings and sites
he said:
with the rapid increase of population
the following locations need new school
houses and additions to the old ones:
Eagle Rock, annex; Edendale, site and
four-room building; Arlington and Six
teenth streets, site and eleven-room
building; Jefferson street and Western
avenue, eleven rooms West Vernon,
eight-room annex; La Dow, now known
as Normandie avenue, eight-rooms; south
west portion, site and eleven-room build
ing; Slauson and South Park avenues,
/ site and eleven-room building; East Yer
non, eight-room annex; San Pedro street
| eight-room annex; Fourteenth street
/ eigbt-room annex; northwestern part
| site and eleven-room building
| These improvements are contemplated In
the rapidly growing sections of Los An
geles, which have become quite densely
populated with homes during the last year
without proper school facilities
Where to Vote
The election today will simply be to
decide whether the voters will sanction
the extra 8 cents on the present tax rate.
The polls will be open from sunrise to
sunset at the following places:
Election precinct No. l. 1921 Pasadena ave
nue. contains city precincts Nos. /, g and
that portion of tho Los Angeles city school dis
trct lying north of the city of Los Angeles
Election precinct No. 2, 1926 Downey avenue.
contains city precincts Nos. 4, 8, 6.
Election precinct No. 8. 1898 East Main
street. contains cItw precincts Nos Z, s, Q.
Election precincr No. 4, 421 Alpin street, con
tains city precincts Nos. 10, IA. 10.
Election pfecinct No 8, 1863 Temple street.
contains city precinct Nos. II. r. 10. 21. 22
Election precinct No. 6. west entrance county
court house, contains city precincts Nos. 1t. H.
IS. 10, 20.
Election precinc- No. T. Hotel Leighton, cor
ner Sixth and Lake streets, contains city pre-
cincts Nos SO, 81.
Election precinct No. 8, 542 South t1gueroa
street. contains city precincts Nos %, 81. ~,
SO, "a, 80.
Election precinct No 9. city hall, contains
city precincts Nos. %, "a, 26. q, 2s, 20, 3O
Election precincr No TO- 25iO West Pico
street. contains city precincts Nos. 81. 50. IS,
SO.
Election precinc. No. H. 11O7 West Eleventh
street contains city precincts Nos 40, Al, i2,
Al, As, 40, So
Election precinct No. 12, 514 West Sixteenth
street. contains city precincts Nos 50. 81. 50,
Sc, 81.
Election precinct No. 10, s23 South Main
street contains city precincts Nos. 3S, ~, 49,
A, 40, 46.
Election precinct No a. 2i15 South Vermont
avenue contains city precincts Nos. 60, 81, SO.
Ca 65, 81, and that portion of the Los Angeles
school district lying west of the city OF Los
Angeles.
Election precinct No. 10, $50 West Twenty
third street. contains city precincts Nos. 20. Il,
Election precinct No &c. 1900 South Vermont
avenue, contains city precincts Nos. 62, 66,
6S. 50.
Election precinct No. H. 4Ss East Sixteenth
street. contains city precincts NOS. 50, S4' 90.
Sc, 9S, 49, 102, 103
Election precinct No IS. 1911 Central avenue,
contains city precincts Nos. 90, 81. s5 96 81
100, 1O1.
contains city precincts Nos. 81. SIS, &c. 80, 81.
Election precinct No. 20. 1903 Central avenue
contains city precincts Nos. 1O4, lo5, lO6' lO7
11S, 124.
geies street contains city precincts Nos. 49,
120 121 1922 1923
Election precinct No %. 400 East Sixth
street, contains city precincts Nos. los, lO9, no.
Ill, 112, 113. Ia, 115, 1l6, i'll.
Election precinct No. "a, 1106 North Main
street. contains city precincts Nos. l3l, lS2, lSS
Election precinct No. %. 212 Commercial
street contains city precincts Nos. l25, 126 127,
Election precinct No. 2' 5l5E ,ls East To- First
street, contains city precincts Nos. l2s, 129 1SO
Election precinct No 81. 9O24 East First
street, contains citw precincts Nos. 1874. 1885, 1SS
Election precinct No. 2S northwest corner OF
Fourth and Mott streets. contains city pre-
cincts Nos. 1877, 139.
Election precinct No. 20, southeast corner
Sixty-first and Main streets. contains city pre-
cincts Nos. 40. 141, 142.
Election precinct No. 80, Plasgy's building on
Palm' avenue, Gardena, about 300 feet east Of
Orange street. contains city precinct No. l4S.
and that portion of the Los Angeles city school
district outside of the city of Los Angeles lying
south Of Manchester avenue.
FALLS FROM CAR AND