Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-25

| Considerable discussion, both pro
and con-, is being caused by the propo-
sition of change of location of the
school house site which will be up for
vote of the patrons of this school dis
trict next Monday, June q, at the
south side school house between the
hours of and O'Clock p. m.
Briefly stated, the proposition is
this: This district has voted the sum
of S25, 900 in bonds for the erection of
new school building The grounds
now occupied by the old building are
hardly large enough for the accommo-
dation for the present building with
very small play grounds and it is alb
solutely out of the question to add an
other large building to the. present
ones without securing more ground.
That it is absolutely necessary for the
district to own more ground is con-
ceded by all interested, and nearly
everyone realizes that an entire block
will be only what the district really
needs at the present time, to say moth
ing of the needs of the city as it will be
in few short years.
This much being granted, the ques-
ton of how best TO secure the necessary
block for school purposes becomes the
paramount question. The district must
either buy land adjoining the present
site, or an entirely new location must
be secured.
At present the district owns less
than half of one block, and to buy the
rest of the block for school purposes
will cost not less than $500 and the
figures are likely to go to $40, 900 be-
fore the land is secured On the other
hand an entire block in the southwest
part of town in Knob Hill addition has
been offered to the district for school
purposes. entirely free of charge. No
one denies that the present location is
an ideal one for the purpose, while the
block offered is in the extreme outside
limits of the city at present.
1t is the desire of the Journal to-
print both sides of the question, or If
there are more than two sides to print
all of them, arouse interest in the
question, so that the voters of the dis
trict will look into the proposition for
themselves and come out to the polls
Monday and cast a vote for the side
that they think is for the best interest
of the district as whole.
In an interview yesterday, Judge |
]. L. Fuller, of the school board, gave |
substantially the following statement |
for publication;
81 believe it is to the best interests of |
the school distr' ct to change the ioca-
tion of the school building for several
seasons.
sIn the first place it is absolutely |
necessary that the district secure more
for school purposes. The play |
grounds for the present buildings are
so small that the pupils can hardly ind
room for any games without going into
the streets. which should not be neces-
sarv and should not be allowed. To |
buy the balance of the block will cost
at least SIS. 600 and likely considerably
more.
sThese figures are based on prices
we have already obtained from property
holders adjoining the school yards. and
what we are positive will be asked by
he rest of the holders of real estate IN
his section. The $25, 600 worth of bonds
voted by the district are all
he funds available for the purchase
money. and if we use $l5, 600 or $50, 600
% buy this property we will have no
.upds left to speak of to erect the build
np. This will necessitate voting and
ssuing more bonds and will make a
,eavy load for the tax payers to carry
phen, too, if the district purchases the
and adjoining the present site, before
be new building can be erected the
tone building now standing will have
o be torn down and removed to make {
oom. and this will leave us without
DOM for two grades until the new
gliding will be completed, which will {
AXE some months at best. 1t will be
cry inconvenient to be building and
rying to hold school on the same block t