St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-01-22
NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

All the legal voters In this district
should remember the fact that next
Thursday, Jan. 2s, from 2 to O'Clock
p. m, an election will be held to de.
eide whether the district shall be
bonded to the extent of $4,000 for
the erection OF high school build.
ing and u grade school building. The
matter is of vital importance to all
and not single voter should fail to
cast his ballot upon the question.
That a high school building would be
fine thing for st. Johns goes with
out saying. The prestige such n
structure would gain for the city,
the ornament 1t would be adorning
che crest of the hill on Philadelphia
street, and the advertising II would
furnish for st. Johns would be worth
much. This tract of land was do
mated by the founder of this city,
James John, for the specific purpose
of placing high school building
thereon and can be used for no
other purpose. The trustees Of tne
James John school funds have agreed
to turn over a deed for this property
and also all other funds neld Ny
them. amounting In round figures TO
$50 900, In the event Of the district
deciding to erect high school build
ing on this location. These funds
could be used for furnishing the
roundings, thus making the first
cost, outside OF instructors,
practically all that the city
would have to put up. II is a well
known fact that sooner or later st.
Johns will be annexed to Portland.
and II is the history OF all cities alb
sorbed by larger ones that improve
ments are slow and difficult to ~.
cure after annexation has taken
place. Therefore. II the high school
proposition liz voted down at this
time, and st. Johns goes Into Port
land within the next few years, II IL
highly probable that II will be many
years before such an ediflce IL
erected ut this point. Better to erect
such building now and when annex
alton takes place allow the larger
city to help pay for II. Tho school
property left by James Jonn has
dwindlcd away from what II origin
ally was In manner which we are
unable TO explain. aud Il is possible
that unless the matter is settled by
acquiring this building and having
the balance of the funds and proper
" turned over To the district that
they may continue to dwindlc away
until nothing remains and We viii be
holding the empty sack The mat
ter requires careful thought aud con
sidcration. but II looks To us To be
wise to vote In favor of the PROPOSE
ton. While We realize that the dis
trict Is already bonded somewhat
heavily and that taxes are higher
than most people care To have then'
Yet We believe the benefit TO be de-
rived from high school building
will fully Justify u little further sac
rifico ON tho part Of our Inhabitants.
The city is practically In Its infancy
and no city that has come to our
knowledge ever yet amounted To-
much without going In debt 10 80
cure needed public utilities. While
the cost OF this structure will have
TO be- borne at first by present prop
erty holders. long before the bonds
become due the city will have at
aimed such valuation that the
burden viii be scarcely felt.
In regard to the grade school
building We have but little TO say
What conditions exist now surround
ing this proposed new edifice We are
not enough familiar with 10 be SAFE
advisor. We believe the ground was
secured at "A very reasonable price
aud that sooner or later that Seetioh
of the city will be thiokly Inhabited
aud while We doubt II the building In
actually needed at the present time
Il will not be long unit, :. IL needed
lnless our conception OF the future
growth OF ST. Johns Is woefully at
'ault Il
Il is up to the freeholders 10 de-
'ide these propositions. Go TO the
POLLS and vote your honest conyio'
ions. Don't stay at homo and then
rumble at the result. II you be-
ieve that ST. Johns should have n
Ugh school get out and vote that way
)no vote is worth more than a tub
ull OF talking and complaining. DO
our duty as a man and citizen OF
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