The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-23
Urgent Necessity For The
Bond Issue For Schools

| as much interested IN the proper
equipment Of the schools as the trus-
tees and the committee.
Of course, they would have the
right so to act, as any citizen has a
right to do those things which he con-
ceives to be for the best interest of
the community, but in this case they
were acting by authority of the cit
izens' meeting in conformity to the
resolutions adopted by the citizens
meeting
Report Of Committee.
This committee formulated a re-
port which they submitted as a joint
report signed by W. K. Sigh and by
the chairman of the board Of trus-
tees, F. n. Martin.
In this report it is recommended
that an issue Of $4,000 of thirty
year bonds be made at the earliest
possible date. It is also concluded
by the committee that the lot now
owned by the city is not suitable for
additional buildings.
The committee also submitted two
plans-one to erect a building large
enough to accommodate the lower
grades for certain wa;3s and also a
high school department. The other to
erect two smaller buildings in differ
ent parts Of the city for the smaller
grades and for the high school.
The committee stated: "The latter
is the ideal arrangement The COM
mittee was satisfied that the first
plan could be carried out with $780,
900 or less, but it believed that the
second would not cost more, but as 1t
had mo funds to employ an architect
the exact cost could not be determin-
ed.
The report closes as follows:
"We have reached a crisis in our
educational affairs. The committee
believes that our people will meet 1t
in worthy manner.
Enough has already been said
about the crowded, even congested
and unsanitary conditions in our
schools. Let LIS now apply the re-
med y-mtre roonl-more room for
work-more room for play.
"Remember that by selling $780,
900 worth Of bonds, YOU do not in
crease Your taxes for bonded debt for
school purposes. The levy is one mill
now. It will simply remain one
mill" "
The reason assigned by the clti-
zens' committee and the board, as
We understand it, for making the is
sue $4,000 instead Of 100000 is that
certain repairs are absolutely neces-
sarv to the property now owned and
it could not be ascertained just what
amount it would take. It is possible
that the entire amount will not ex-
ceed $4,000. If not no more will be
used. If this proposition to improve
our schools is defeated now there is
no telling when we can do anything.
The gentlemen in charge of the mat
ter are taxpayers and they are not
likely to be extravagant in expendlng
the money.
Tie report recommended that peti-
tionS be presented to the free holders
asking the city council! to orde, ali
election. This was the first 7l2n to
get the matter before the people. Af-
terwards, we understand, the CON-
mittee and the trustees decided it
would be just as well and probably
easier to lrave the legislature which
was soon to meet pass al act submit
ting THE question to the voters.
It was also decided, in view of Ger
tain improvements which were abso-
h1tely necessary in the Boundary
street school building, to make the
is<re $4,000.
This part Of the history Of this
movement seems to have been over
Hooked bv the Observer, and we feel
that in justice to the trustees and
the citizens committee that the peo-
pie should be refreshed on this part
of the history of this movement.
Committees Plan Commended by OBJ
server. ..
The Observer III commenting on
this report stated editorially in its
issue of November II, 1908:
"The committee appointed at a
citizens meeting to look into and
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