Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-04-05
WILL ASK FOR BONDS.

In response to petition signed b
many voters, the Directors of the Dal
las school district have called a specia
election to be held Monday, April 25
at which time a vote will be taken OIL
the question of contracting a bonded
Indebtedness of $4,000 for the pur
pose of purchasing ground and erect
ing a High School building for the
district
The people of Dallas are to be con-
graduated that this long-neglected
movement is at last definitely under
way, and it is hoped that nothing will
occur to prevent the improvement
from being carried to a successful
completion before the beginning of
another school year. The need of a
High School in Dallas is appreciated
and admitted by all, and nothing re-
mains but to decide upon necessary
plans and details for carrying out the
improvement.
In disposing of these details, such
as location, cost and style of building,
etc, the Observer believes that the
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their fullest confidence and submit as
nearly as possible a definite proposal
to be voted on. No plans that the
school officials might submit would
prove satisfactory to all, but in gem
eral way the taxpayers have a right
to know how their money is to be
used. While $4,000 is a large sum of
mo 10 ha
1t may be that a structure creditable
to the district cannot be built for
less amount, and for this reason the
directors should be able to submit
general idea of the kind of building to
be erected. OF course, every citizen of
the district realizes that it would not
be good business policy to indicate a
preference for any particular style of
architecture and finish prior to the
letting of the contract, but, on the
other hand, the directors should be
able at the coming school meeting. !
to submit to the people a general pro-
posal as to the size of building, num-
Der of rooms whether to be construct |
ed of brick or stone, or both, and an
used in the purchase of a building lot |
The Observer believes that an esti-
mate of this kind from the school Of
ficers will remove any doubt of the |
result of the coming bond election and
greatly facilitate the work of getting
the building under way at the earliest
possible date. Only twice within the
Urifer's raooIIaction hova tho ,aorto /
of Dallas voted against school bonds.
In both instances, the patrons of the
district protested that they had no
means of knowing what they were vot-
ing for, or against, and being without
such knowledge, they took the safe
course and voted against" In each
instance, in a second election, with a
general proposal from the school
board as to what was to be done with
the money, bonds were voted for the !
needed Improvement with scarcely a
voice.
The High School should be built as
soon as men and money can build il.
Already, the improvement has been
delayed too long. The building should .
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should be a credit to the live and
growing city of Dallas. If IT is neces-
'ary to spend $4,000 in its construc-
ion. bonds to the amount of $4,000 Y
Ihould be promptly voted. II the work A
an be done for less money. a smaller
Imount should be voted. Before being
Isked to vote on the question, the peo-
lie should ascertain as nearly as pos l,
ible the best location for the school. b;
he amount Of school ground neces-
airy and the cost thereof, and the
tyle and kind Of building itself. When
hese details are settled TO the sat d,
'faction of a majority of the patrons pl
( the district, the amount Of money o.
hen found necessary should be voted
heerfully and without delay. Dali
Is greatest need today is a good
Iigh School. ca