The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-23
TAX FOR MAINTENANCE
OF SCHOOLS REQUIRED
CITIZENS MEETING OVERLOOK
ED BY OBSERVER
In Giving History Of The Movement
Statement Showing Condition
of the Schools Today.

It is not Our purpose to engage IN
any controversy with our contempor-
ary, the Newberry Observer, but to
correct or call its attention to an
oversight in its broadside against
the trustees of the graded schools
and the citizens committee and the
proposition to issue bonds for the i'm
provement of our school facilities.
The election is to be held tomorrow
and there will be no opportunity for
further controversy, but in fairness
and justice to the trustees and the
citizens committee, it seems to us
that attention should be called to the
omission which is made by the Obser-
yer in the attempt to give history
of this movement.
The Observer quotes from its own
files Of September 2, 1907, the ac-
ton of the citizens meeting held
July 80, 1907. At that meeting a re-
solution was adopted requesting the
trustees to prepare report upon the
need and feasibility Of additional
school facilities. Following that con-
sideration, another meeting was call
ed for the 10Th of September. 1907,
in which the board submitted their
report, and it is to this report that
the Observer directs special attention,
and ch@rges the board with having
undergone a chansa in their dreams.
The board at that time submitted
two propositions; one to erect
building 10 cost $4,000 Oh the
grounds Of the present school build
ing, and the other to erect building
in another part of the city, and It
was stated in that report that 10 ac-
complish this would neceSsitate a
bond issue of $4,000.
With that proposition it would re-
quire an additional levy to maintain
the schools of one and one-half mills.
Conforming to that report the cit
izens' meeting adopted a resolution
requesting the senator and represen-
tatives to have a bill passed authorlz-
ing an election on the question OF Is
suing $1,000 in bonds and levy Of
one and half mills tax for mainten-
ance.
The bill was introduced and pass
ed the house but failed Of passage in
the senate because, as the senator eS-
planned. be tho"ght it was the pur-
pose of the trustees to put the build
inc on the Boundary street grounds.
The Observer seems to favor that
proposition.
To carry out this resolution, Mr..
S. P. Boozer, who was chairman of
the citizens meeting, appointed Geo.
S. Mover, Geo. B. Cromer, and ". II.
Wallace, a committee to act with the
board Of trustees in drafting the bill.
Meeting Overlooked by Observer.
The Observer seems to overlook an
other meeting which was neld the 2lst
of July, 1908, to hear the annual re-
port of the trustees. In that report
the board again calls attention to the
necessity cf improved facilities for
our schools end the coneested condl-
tion.
Committee Appointed.
Mr.. John NJ. Kiaard acted as chair
man of the meeting and after conSld-
cradle discussion, On motion ct Mr..
Mower, a committee composed OF
Gee. S. Mower. 0. B. Mayer. Geo. B.
Cromer and ". K. Sligh, with Mr..
Kinard as chairman, was appointed
to confer with the trustees in refer
ence to the whole matter and make a
report and recommend plan.
It is but justice to this committee
appointed by the citizens meeting to
state these facts, inasmuch as 1t
would be legitimate conclusion from
the broadside of our contemporary
that these gentlemen" coadjutors, .
the Observer calls them-were act
ing without any authority from the
citizens of the community.
There is no argument in striking al
the committee or the trustees. Tie
citizens of this community should DE