White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
|CouNTy BOARD OF EDUCATION
RECEIVES NEW OFFER OF SITE
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tho county commissioners who a
the supervision of them. Thls WORN
cost the county a large sum OF mon
ey. and is a valuable permanent I'M
proyement. which the present poaro
will maintain in all its beautiful Tea
lures. and we don't believe in the
policy of building up today and tear
ing down tomorrow. The erection
of a high school building west of the
court house would, in our OPINION
very materially detraet from the APP
pearance of the grounds.
second-We firmly believe that no
school should be maintained near d
county Jail or court house. While
we all hope that no serious trouble
will ever occur at our court house or
Jail. those things do occur, and no
one knows when bullets may be n.y.
ing in such a locality: or some des-
perate criminal be found hanging
from a telephone pole, near the coun-
ty jail.
Section 1913, of the revised stat
utes provides that the county COM
missioners. shall keep prisoners
(when sentenced to a term of inn
prisonment) at labor for at least six
hours per day on county OF public
works, this means that prisoners will
be employed on the court house
grounds. while serving their senten-
ces, and we must all agree that
school children should not be allowed
near where they are employed,
Again, in numerous instances a large
number of witnesses are summoned
to appear before the district and JUS
tice courts, many of which are of a
class that pupils, especially young
ladies should not be compelled to
elbow their way through them when
going or coming from school.
Third-The court house grounds.
are cold and damp in winter, and
snow lies there much longer than in
many other localities in the city
where a southern exposure can be
secured. Again. a building of the
size of the proposed high school.
which would have Il be erected with
In about eighty feet of the court
house, would in a shut the
sunlight from it. especially in winter
and would also add to the danger OF
fire.
Fourth-The more good buildings
and beautiful grounds We have. the
more attractive any town or city be.
comes, and we don't believe that &
small additional tax would be object
ed to by any taxpayer, should tn,
present bond issue be not sgficien.
to meet all requirements.
Fifth-While ii is true that tn,
court house grounds consist of six
teen acres. a great portion of which
is high ground and not suitable foi
building purposes, the county owns
four lots north of Aultman avenue
which We will gladly deed to the
school. Regarding those lots or
Aultman avenue. an agreement was
entered into about three years age
between the county commissioners
and the mayor and city council OF
the city of Ely whereby the city
donated the sidewalk and sewer i'm.
proyements against those lots
amounting to about $4,000 to tho
county with the distinct understand.
ing that the high school would be er.
ected upon that site. And the com.
missioners will park and improve
that tract OF land situated north OF
the Nevada Northern right of way
and south of Aultman avenue making
of II a playground for the school
and the children of the city, where
keep off the grass signs may not
L., $500.