The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-09
COMMISSIONERS WILL ASK PEo-
PIE TO VOTE BONDS FOR BUILD
ING PURPOSES.
BUILDING READY OCTOBER |
Imperative Demand for This School
Is Met After Careful investigation
NO Tax increase

Realizing that relief for the High a
School department of the city is i'm +
perative, feeling that the large amount q
necessary for the repairs on the Main |
Street school would in an yevent be t
only temporary and that even after the 8
repairs were made the building might ,
not meet expectations and might |
prove inadequate, the commissioners
of the city have decided that it is the
better part of wisdom to build a new
structure, ample and adequate for all
needs and purposes for the next ten
years or longer, and in today's News
they ask the people of Hattiesburg to
authorize the issuance of $4,000 in
bonds for school purposes and $4,000
for the purpose Of funding the old
floating Indebtedness of the city.
This decision was reached after ma
ture consideration, not only on the
part of the commissioners, but with
the assistance of prominent citizens
vitally interested in the welfare of the
city and the proper care of its educa-
tional interests. First and foremost
with the commissioners was the ques-
tion of whether or not the interest on
the bonds could be cared for without
an increase in the twelve-mill tax
levy, and without infringement on
other departments of the city govern
ment. This question was decided in
the affirmative. Then the legal ques-
> tions were passed upon by City Attor-
1fey Sullivan, and today the commits
sioners put the matter up to the peo
pie, not as a personal relief from the
1 responsibilities of this important ques-
Il tion, but because they believe the best
interests of the city and it's people re-
l. quire the issuance of these bonds and
y the construction of this modern school
- building.
The History of the Question.
% The Main Street school was con-
NJ structed twelve years ago at a cost of
:. $4,000, and has paid for itself in the
~ rental saving. A little over year
" ago the building was pronounced un-
10 safe by reliable architects and soon af-
al forwards the fairfield building on
;, West Pine street was rented at cost
-, of 100000 a year for the use of the
ar high school. This building has proven
,v unsuitable for school purposes and in
~ adequate for the needs of the High
l., school department. The lighting is
II. so ineffective that electric lights have
Ia =, ,, =, school hours at cost
!, to the city of over $100 a year, all
at the expense of the eyesight of the
,r children, Number Of them having hat
of to put on glasses after attending thi
,d school. The ventilation and the SAT-
an tary conditions are not good and thu
as children have no Fairgrounds except
,f. in the court house yard about the coun
or ty Jail. For these reasons a number
.v children to attend school at this build
10. ing and all have realized that early re
MS lief from present conditions was alb
RI, solutely necessary.
tn The Commissioners Problem.
nd Starting out with an ambition tC
he maintain the schools and the genera
We government of the city at the highes
ur possible level and at the same time t.
IN hold the expenditures within the re
in ceipts, and provide if possible for thu
is payment of some old and annoying
Indebtedness, the commissioners facet
to a problem. They wished to do thu
ur very best for the city and were no
he willing to act without advice and ma
ty- ture consideration.
DR. First, they appointed committee o
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