Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-06-19
SCHOOL BUILDING TAX
Favorably Approved by the Big
Taxpayers Of the Parish.

Taxpayers Of the Parish.
A petition has been circulated thru
ont the entire parish to present to the
Police Jury to get special two mill tax
election ordered for the building and
supporting of the Public Schools in the
entire parish. The election is Tor two
mill tax for 10 years and this money to be
devoted to nothing else but the building
and supporting of better public schools.
The School Board has created the parish
into one school district, and the tax will
he devoted thru the Who'll. parish. In
the entire parish we hear that there have
not been half dozen citizens to refuse
to sign this petition. and from appearan-
ces it seems that it is the unanimous
will of the people that this tax should
be levied and better schools be built.
This has been done and is being done
in every parish in the State, and these
taxes ranging from two and half mills
to ten mills, besides the regular parish
ten mill tax, this parish only has seven
mills, so it is easily seen that this is 30
small an item that the people win only
be glad to avail themselves Of the oppor-
tunity to get better school at SO small q
cost yearly. In fact there are families
with four or five children in, school
whose tax viii not exceed twent, thirty
or sixty cents q year, yet their children
viii enjoy the same comforts as the city
children, and SO this chance cannot be
let passed. The big taxpayers realize
what it means to the parish and the
people working for them and the in
creased valuation of their property. so
they are gladly espousins this sacred
cause along with the small tax x-payers.
This Is an issue where and when every
BODY shouId stand together, becsuse II
IN hene6f every Rod
Ne believe fhst when our good and
citizens vill realize and
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: ana s practically 30 sacriflce % The
part Of anyone, that everyone win go TO
he polls that day and say: Il am not
with the poor school buildings
We have to-day, I would like to see bet-
Ter buildings for my children, and am
going to vote, yes thousand times, for
Ehis good proposition, and thank God l
have this chance to show what I want
10 do for the children
1t is the desire of the School Board
and the Superintendent to see large,
comfortable school building in every
School District in the parish. Not one,
put everywhere. We want every coun-
:ry child to have adequate opportunities
ls well as the city child. and count on
his, as soon as the tar Is voted, school
louses will be built.
The School Board intends to erect
wo fine buildings for high school,
me at Reserve and the other one at
Gdgard, and also build other school
'ouses throughout the parish and en-
arge those too small for the increased
attendance OF scholars.
Our Superintendent, Mr.. A. G. Ber-
ard. deems these improvements ne
e@ity and the citizens of this parish
re determined to give him the required j
clip. that he may show as what can be /
one with better school system. Our ,
arish should rise forward with better
'hools and better buildings. That Z
'hich % contemplated here is being {
one in our sister parishes Of this State. q
Better school system and progress are !
DING hand in hand and the enthusiastic q
ave cannot be stopped. Our parish I
lxes are not at the extreme, Most Of 4
le parishes OF the Stsse are up to ten
ills and have special tar Of two or
Tree mills In our parish the taxes are
wen mills OF which the School Board y
ets three uhioh, 30 Tar. have been SUN. 4,
ent for school expenses, but not enough 1,
= school buildings and school grounds. d
The two mill special tax for 10 years O
u be sufficient Tor all the buildings
ID we shall be proud Of our good old y
!. John. =
The parish taxes at nine mills win
u be lower or as low a. that Of any
'rish in the State.
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