The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-02
TO VOTE ON BONDS
IN sum OF $4,000
DECIDED UPON At MASS MEETING
Will Provide for One New Building,
Extensive Repairs on Old School
Houses and New Sites.

evening in the Central school to de-
termine whether or not the distric
shall build and furnish one, two o;
more suitable modern school build.
ings for the use of the district, build
ings to be of at least eight rooms
each. modern and sanitary in every
particular constructed of brick and
stone with good heating and ventf
lating plants, and, also to determine
whether or not the Lincoln. Colum.
bia and Central school buildings
shall be remodeled and made safe
sanitary and convenient, and be fur.
nished with the necessary heating
and ventilating plants. and whether
or not the school district shall pur-
chase any school sites for proposed
buildings. to determine the amount
the district shall incur for the above
purposes and the manner in which
the same shall be paid for.
Clerk of the board r. X. Nichols
gave his reasons why more grade
schools were needed in the district
and the necessity of remodeling the
Columbia, Lincoln and Central school
buildings. lie stated there is $500
SniIuiCll III tllC ulSlIlCl, lHdI AVUU
attend public schools; that there are
now three extra school rooms, one in
the Meth odist church, one in the
basement of the Columbia and one in
the basement of the Barge school,
and that the district is unable to
accommodate all the children, there
being about 500 who are not attend
ing any school, and about the same
number attending private schools. He
also said that this year they would
be unable to secure the use of the
Methodist church. He spoke of the
necessity of repairing the above
mentioned schools. they being unsafe
and unsanitary. and stating that Fire
Chief Hauser has said that he would
condemn these buildings unless re-
paired. The high school, Mr.. Mich
OILS stated, is growing so rapidly that
it will not be long before they will
have to use the entire building for
the high school alone. and this
would make it necessary to remodel
it, The cost would be about S425
per room for good ventilation, heat
ing and remodeling OF these schools.
he said. The Barge building cost
$40, 900. and what the district need
ed was two buildings to be built at
cost of about 100000 each. He
also brought to the attention of the
meeting the need of a new high
school building. stating that ground
of not less than one block would be
needed for the site.
The total indebtedness of the dis
trict, Mr.. Nichols stated. is 500. 900.
and bonds in the amount of $300.000
could be issued if desired
Motion was made and seconded
that a committee be appointed to
prepare resolutions as to the amount
of bonds to be issued and what
should be done with the money The
committee consisted of Rev A. H.
Henry, A. w. Schwatze and C. II.
Human. The following was the
report of the committee:
Resolved. That it be the sense
of this meeting that the board of
directors of this district is hereby
authorized to build two houses of
brick and stone Of not less than
eight rooms EACH each two stories
and a basement and each of the most
approved school architecture and each
with the best of heating and venti-
lating plants and sanitary in every
particular; and also, to remodel and
make safe, sanitary and convenient
the Lincoln. Columbia and Central
school buildings of said district; and,
also, purchase such sites or site as
said board of directors may see
best. and also to purchase a suitable
high school site for the use of the
district; and, also, said board is au
thoriZed and empowered to issue the
bonds of said district in the manner
provided by law. to pay for the
above expenditures: said bonds to
be issued to the amount of 500, 900.
to be 90 year bonds, to be redeem
able at any time after ten years and
after their issue to draw interest at
not to exceed per cent per annum."
H. d. Winchester moved that the
resolutions be amended to read
81 5000 worth of bonds" instead of
100000. j. L. Hughes then made
the following amendment: ''To
strike out the provision for two
eight room ward schools and substi-
tute that not less than $4,000 of
this $15O,000 for a high school
and ward school combined" This
amendment was seconded by Hon.
w. J. Reed. The following amend
ment was made by ]. p. Mayer
and seconded by Hon. w. ]. Reed:
$3.50, 900 to be used for building a
high school and grade school COM
bined and such other repairs and
grade schools as the board may see
need for. as far as the money will
CO." The report of the committee
was then put before the meeting and
carried, with the amendments.
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