The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-25
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BOND s6lE To-
Be VOTED. /. Eg.RI. |. {.
UNION INoEPENpENT DISTRICT,
70 VOTE MORE MONEY TO FIN.
lsA HOUSES.
G6ILD HIVE SAVED VENNs|AllITIlNLL FlNlSAREAEElEl
GROWTH ON EAST
SIDE - PROVISION MUST BE
MADE FOR CHILDREN.

The Board OF Education OF Union
Independent School district, has found
that lids necessary to sell $15, 900 adj
litional albonds in orderto complete the
two new school houses that have been
contracted for and aro now nnder
course, OF construction i
When the board otaeducation .pre-
pared the proclamation Tor the other
bond issue It figured on the building
conditions that obtained at the time
OF the building oil the First ward
school house which was seven years
ago. Since that limo everything in
The building line has advanced III
prices. building materials or every
description has steadily gone higher
fsnd labor has advanced almost ac;
cordlngly. Many OF the best taxpay-
crs OF the First ward urged the BOARD
OF Education AT the time that 1t was
not making the bond issue liig'l
enough to take care offthc buildings
contemplated stating that there
should be at least an issue of forty
thousand dollars. 10 complete the
work that was being undertaken.
The school population in the. dis.
trlct has been increasing rapidly and
in the last year there has beer great.
er numbers OF school children coming
Into the district. These must be pro
vided for this year for tile school
building that is now In use is over.
crowded having 6ss enrolled. The
school population OF hetdistrict Is
1,OI2. Provision for $50 school ehtl,
idren must be made during the in
I,leregnu4 Of the school terms Of this
saa The house ave eeellSs sell, q
tFaEted fof iSisnpr Bros. VIII built
East Park structure and chapIes MI
nor the State street building.
The Board OF Education has pur
chased two lots. one from ], D. Crow
on East Park for sS.75O, Just what the
lot cost Mr.. Crowl and the second lot
on. state street, from Mr.. NJ y. Orr
for s2.45O, which Is considered a very
conservative price,
The board after securing the mon
ey for the bonds asked for bids
These we're submitted from seven re
sponsible contracting firms OF Sllt.
city.
The growth OF the district Is besl
shown by the increased valuation o.
taxable property and the school Ell
rollment OF Union independent dis
trlct which is ps follows:
1908, valuation, $l,S5S,l59.2S; levy
4Tc; enrolment. 544
1909. valuation. s2,l9O,l10.0); levy
42c; enrolment. $50.
1910. valuatlon. $2,972,S6G.5S; levy
43c; enrolment. $40.
1911. valuation. S2,67l,524,O9; levy
S6c: enrolment, 699
The bids for the completion OF th'
first floor without heating, plumbing
wiring or furnishing, varied from $A,
S12.O0 10 s1S,Sf0.OO, for East Parl
building, and from s5,9SS.49 to ST.
765OO for state street building.
Bids for East Park building withou
any interior finish varied from Sll,
79l.Oo to s1S.SS1.0O, and for Stat
street building, from s5.2oo.Oo to So,
53l.l1.
Amount OF money that the boart
| had OIL hand for erecting and complse
tion OF these buildings was S1S.S0O.OU
an insufficient amount. After con
sideration OF all the conditions incl
l;dent to the erection Of these schoo
.Ihouses the board concluded that n
4 additional bond issue of $l5.O00 !
needed,
The additional maximum levy 10
the payment OF the $l5,0OO.e0 bond
and interest on the same would be o
On each $lO0.o0 assessed for taxa
ltion, according TO last assessment, Bl
as the valuation OF assessabie proper
ty is greatly increasing in the distrlc
Iit is believed that the sinking fun
and interest can be cared for wlthou
raising the rate Of taxation.