The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-28
EDITORIAL
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS
ON THE BOND ISSUE.
To the Editor Of The Sun:

TIE school bond Issue, i wish TO 3sk
the following:
First-lt is charged on the streets
that the Issue is proposed by an ele.
ment In Paducah that is opposed to
the city at any time buying the water
works. building one, or installing q
commercial lighting plant In connec-
ton with the present street lighting
plant; that the city can only issue
approximately 1850 900 of bonds. and
II this 500, 900 Is authorized II will
take just that amount from the total
the city can issue.
Second (a)-Where has all the
money the school board has been get
ting gone to? (b) What became OF
the money received for the sale OF
the building at Fifth and Broadway,
for We were told, at the time of the
sale. I, brought sufficient 20 erect the
two new buildings?
Third--If the board has not suffi-
Client funds to operate the present
schools, why erect more?
Fourth-How does the board pro-
pose to spend this 500 900?
A. PARENT.
The sun is glad to answer these
questions and pleased that you put
them. as these same Inquiries and
stories are current on the street
First--The proposed bond issue Of
100000 by the school board WON'T
AFFECT IN ANY DEGREE the
amount Of bonds the city can issue at
any time. because the school board
Is a separate corporation from the
city. and is authorized by law TO is
sue its own bonds.
Second-The school board receives
enough money, and approximately
$4,000 to $4,000 more than enough
TO operate the schools each year. but
In the past few years the buildings,
which are very old. have needed many
repairs. and In meeting them the
boards have accumulated a deficit OF
about $4,000.
The money received from the sale
OF the Firth and Kentucky avenue
sli.0 900 to pay for the new buildings.
their equipment aud the repairs the
board had TO make on other buildings.
These two items 20 to make up the
$50 .000 deficit.
Thlrd--lt Is not proposed TO erect
the new buildings until next year.
They will be ready for use IN 1910,
and by that time the city will have
made another assessment,--somethlng
which Is done only every four years.
and IL Is conceded by authorities that
the increase will be sufficient TO give
the school board. allowing Il no more
than It's present rate. plenty OF money
10 operate the additional schools.
They will only entail an additional
expense OF about SO. 500 a year.
Fourth--The 500 900 will be used
as follows:
To pay on old deficit $50. 600
To rebuild the Lee building
at Fourth and Ohio ..... $4,000
To rebuild Lincoln, at Eighth
and ohio ........ .... 5000
To install heating plant In
Franklin. South Sixth go. $500
Total to be expended next
year . .......s52.5O0
For new building west OF
Fountain avenue $25 900
For new colored school build
ing In southern part OF city 10000
bddhce ...s.. ......s. VIZ 0Vo
The bonds to meet the improve
ments won't be issued until they are
needed. $4,000 In November, and
1872 900 as the Improvements on the
Franklin. Lee and Lincoln buildings
are made: the new buildings will be
planned in 1909, finished in 1910.
when the bonds will be issued to pay
for them.
A Fair Question.
To The sun:
One OF the questions that is square
ly before the voters in the fortheom-