Arizona republican., 1910-04-19
T0RR|D TALK
 ALL AROUND llveIieSt School Meeting Ever Held In Phoenix THREE ISSUES PRESENTED
All Disposed of But One May Go to the Courts. In structions to Sell West End Property and Retain Central Site

By vote of lel to l07. the electors l of Phoenix school district No. last | night directed the trustees not to sell
 the Central school building. thereby building at Seventh and Van Buren
 streets; by vote of 40 to 3g directed
 the trustees to sell the West End school building for a sum not less than l Si2.000. and by a vote of 61 as against
 total vote for all other sites offered | directed the trustees to pay si.S00 for 1 lots 1, 6. in block 90 of the city of Phoenix. for site for colored school building. proposed to be erected. This site is on the south side of the block. ! the three lots fronting on the north side of Madison street. between Fifth and Sixth streets. The Second Bap- | list church. colored. now in course of l erection on the northeast corner of the same block
 The meeting was an exciting one and
 somewhat confusing. as all three propo- sitions required a written ballot. all three were Of interest to many, and the central school and the colored school site were of interest to all. The meet ing was just as largely attended as it could be in the Central school build
 ing and whatever else was demonstrat- ed. it was shown last night that the
 district needs something bigger than ! the Central school building for the parents of the school children to meet in when there is subject of general copcern to be discussed. The largest available room and the corridor leading to it were damned full of people. only
 q part of whom could find seats. There were many women among them
 and a pretty good representation of the
 colored people who came to oppose the project of segregation. But though it
 was a large. seething, perspiring crowd. it was well handled and good order
 prevailed. The only comment offered
 was that there was so much to do tha;
 sufficient time could not be gwen for
 all to be heard in elucidation of their
 views.
 Dr. Dameron. secretary of the school
 board called the meeting to order and
 w T. Smith and Lloyd E. Christy
 were nominated for chairman. A con
 test was apparent from the first call
 for nominations. supposedly over the
 Central school proposition. though il
 is probable that very few even now
 know how either Mir Smith or Mir.
 Chrsty stood in respect of it. The question first arose as to the manner of voting for chairman. The district att if to be a written ballot, but consulted the law, and gave a second opinion that in the selection of a presiding officer that would not be necessary. a written ballot being necessary only in the matter of votes of instruction to the trustees. By a show of hands Mir. Christy was seated with S3 votes to his credit against 6l for MT. Smith.
 Dr. Dameron in behalf of the board. read the call for the meeting and then at some length recited the boards plans and explained the details of its proposition for which it asked instruc- tions from the electors. He said that if instructed to sell the Central prop erty the board would advertise for one month. requiring bidders to present q certified check for s25000. tha success ful bidder to pay another s25000 July l. the third $25.000 october l and the remainder as soon as possession of the property could be given. probably Feb ruary l. 1911. by which time it was thought new building could be con- structed at the corner of Seventh and Van Buren with the proceeds of this sale. The same terms would be made in respect of the West End property if ordered sold except that the pay ments would only be one sixth as large. | that being the same proportion.
 The doctor explained the boards req sons for desiring to sell the present unsanitary. inconvenient and danger ous structure and build the new one. | and in like manner stated that the pro- ceeds of the, West End sale would en- able the construction of a school on i the site already owned in the Mont | gomery addition. Pupils north of the | track could attend the Five Points or Pemberton schools. those south could | attend the new building and none | would need to cross the railroad tracks l He also explained that the West End | school building is in bad repair and | that it would cost as much to repair | 1t as to building new building. There | were other arguments too well known | for recital at this time. In substance | his contention was that while as a | financial investment only it might be | wise to hold on to the Central prop erty little longer. he believed the | health. safety and welfare of the chill l dren was of greater importance than |