The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-10-13
Board of Education to Ask
for $4,000 for Erection of
New School Building
NEED MORE SCHOOL ROOMS

The finance committee of the board
of education will appear before the
common council at its next regular
meeting and make a request that the
finance committee of the council make
provision for the immediate issue of
school bonds to the amount of $4,000
to provide more rooms for the education
of the children of the city. The mem
bers Of the building committee of the
school board made the rounds of the
various districts ON Sunday afternoon
considering plans for the proposed addi-
tions and lie the city will provide the
money it is certain that the work of
building will be started with the open
ing Of new building season. The plan
that finds favor with the board is the
building of an addition to either the
Frank or the Deming school. This plan
is liked better than the suggestion of
new building The members Of the
board have secured the option on prop
erty adjoining the Frank school and it
is thought that a six room addition
could be built and the grounds en-
larged for $4,000 This building is
located in a district where there are a
large number of school children and it
is certain that six more rooms could be
used for the children in this part Of the
city in the very near future. The Dem
ing school is also well located for an
addition and many children from that
section of the city are now attending
the Durkee and Columbus schools on
account of the fact that it is impos-
sible to provide rooms for all the chill
dren at the Deming. One Of the mem
bers of the board said today that it
would be absolutely necessary to COM
pete the plans for the addition at
once, so that it could be completed be-
fore the opening Of another school year.
In it's annual demand the board asked
the city council for $4,000 for the
building fund and it is suggested by the
members of the board that it would be
better for the council to issue The bonds
to meet the entire cost Of the addition
rather than to have to make further
appropriations for school buildings next
year.
The finance committee Of the council
are already treading on very uncertain
ground and with deficiency in the
city funds staring them in the face
now and with increased demands in
many Of the departments of the city
for the coming year the certainty Of an
increase in the amount of the taxes be-
comes apparent. In addition TO this
the city will be forced to meet a big
increase in the state taxes over last
year and unless the taxes are placed
at a, figure higher than known in Ke
nosha in many years it will be impos
sible to provide the money needed.
Some of the aldermen are getting a
little leary Of further bond issues.
Within two years the city has issued
bonds to the amount Of $4,000 consid-
erably over half the former bonded in
debtedness Of the city OF course it Is
expected that the bonds of the water
company will be paid off his month and
this win reduce the outstanding bond
ed Indebtedness of the city and the
allied water company by $81 900 But at
that the city viii continue to have a
big fund to raise annually TO meet in
terest eharges.