El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-15

~ OR once mayor c. 3. Kelly forgot
to rub his chin in his character
\ istic manner What you want
and what you can get are two differ
ent things" declared mayor c. z. Kelly.
The mayor looked first at r ]. Tighe,
superintendent of the city schools and
then at each member of the school
board. gathered around the table in the
school auditors office Saturday. night.
II was the occasion Of the meeting Lor
the purpose Of arranging the prellm-
inaries Of a bond issue for the building
o. the proposed high school
Superintendent Tighe made rough
estimate that the city schools Wo0i0
need $6C4, 600. OF that amount SSzO,UVO
would be for the erection OF the new
building. S160,000 would be eApeIueu
in adding 40 rooms to the elementary
schools, meaning the installation IN the
public schools Of vocational Iralhlhs'
complete in every particular me sum
of $4,000 would be for repairs super
fnteudent Tighe stated that IhoSe
whom he had interviewed on the SUD
1ect of vocational training had e3-
pressed themselves as beng nearIlly
in favor of it. Not only would Foca-
installed but the expenditure OF the
money would mean that seat would
be provided for every SchOOI chllQ IN
FL paeO who wanted an education. Inc
proposed high school, the superlntend-
ent stated. would have Y rooms ana
be complete in every respect lie al
vccated the addition Of gymnasium
and auditorium, stating that OF course
these added features would greatly in
crease the expense
Board Glad to Get $500, 700.
Before the mayor finished his tax
the school board gladly accepted the
S20O. 600 he offered 10 be used for the
1urDose of erecting the first unit OF
q 100000 high school building Just
as q starter on the 100000 hlgh schOol
building" said Claiborne Adans. 90,
How much can we get next year.
II r WcClintock asked mayor kelly-
You had better wait until next year
comes replied the mayor.
do YOU think it wise to spend 5All
THAT money on the high SCHOOL," 'su-
perintendent Tighe asked the members
of the board. After a discussion II
was decided that the motion snou1o
specify that the amount was TO pc e1-'
pended for the purpose Of school build
ings-
The mayors promise that the schools
are to have 100000 means that the
citizens at an early date viii be voting
on the question of the city's issuing
$500 600 worth of municipal bonds IN (
the ordinance Whlch IS scil ~ - 49,, - |
come I'D for its first reading THURSDAY
aside from the 100000 for the Schools
$4,000 viii be specified for the water (
works department and 100000 for the I
viii be kept in reserve. The ordinance
will authorize an election on the 1ssu-
auce of the bonds and then 1t viii De I
up to the voters on election Day
Mr. TiEhe's plea for S604,OOO 1or I
school purposes was based on the lack |
of school facilities and acconmoda-
tons. In the various districts, ne salo- |
there were $500 school children VINO 4
could not be admitted to school In the I
plans he suggested, 1900 OF these were
taken care Of There were 1000 cut out {
Have these 1000 applied for admls- /
sion to the SCHOOL," mayor Kelly asked I
NO. but as fast as we open a school /
room it is filled" Tighe said
Cost OF Equipment.
Superintendent Tighe figured that !
the equipment Of the 100000 hlgh 4
school would cost $4,000 and the heat. ]
Ing plant. $4,000. The sum Of S5O,0e8 {
would be needed for repairs on the (
present school buildings
He stated that by the middle OF jan /
uary there would be so or 20 pupils en-
tering the high school and ne dld not l
dated Putting in partitions in the /
present rooms of the high school was
his only suggestion.
The question, think said M
Adams, 'is, how much can the city al
ford TO spend2'
s'The fun bonding power Of the city" (
said the mayor, rs S5Oo,OUO, Just SlU4.-
600 less than the professors figures
Superintendent Tighe after figuring /
for q while thought the bond issue
could be made.
Tax Rate WIN Be s1.ss. says Mayor.
Not under our system" the mayor
assured him. Professor" the mayor
continued. you are in a good deal
poorer community than you think you
are believe that all property should /
be put in for its full value. We would
then have a less tax rate. But the min
ute you would raise the valuations you
would have every property owner in
the CITY before the board of equaliZa-
ton This year we have left the valu-
atoms the same as they were last year I
will be the same as il was last year,
S18S. I agree with you that Il PasO
is a growing city Despite the fact that
the valuations have not been increased
this year there has been an increased
property valuation of the city which, I
in round figures, will total $4,000, 900. /
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