Arizona republican., 1913-05-04
The Matter of Selling the Central School Property Will Be Presented to the Citizens of the District Again
THE MINIMUM
 PRICE $200,00(
Tie Action of the Board of Trustees Was Precipitated by an Offer from Roy $. Goodrich to Take Over the Property

X sudden but important meeting of the board of trustees of school district No. l was held last night to consider a proposition for the purchase of Block %. the property of the Central school building. The proposition was sub mitted by Roy $. Goodrich in the fol- lowing term. MT Goodrich requesting an early meeting:
 May 3, 1913. TO the Board of School Trustees
 of School District No. l, of the
 City of Phoenix. Arizona. Gentlemen:
 Believing that it is the desire of the people of the school district to sell Block g. known as the Center street school block, provided a fair price can be obtained for it, in order that the needs of the district may be better served by the erection of new school buildings without additional bond is sues, I hereby desire to state that am ready to purchase the said school block for the sum of one hundred and ninety thousand ($190. .000. .OO) dollars.
 l recognize the fact that there is strong demand for the use of the whole or a portion of this property for muni- cipal and county purposes. making it a civic center. Bearing this in mind and as part of this offer. I desire to state that should 1 purchase this property l shall stand ready during six months from the date of such purchase to sell to the county of Maricopa or the city of Phoenix, or both, the whole or such part of this property as may be agreed upon. for municipal or county purposes for cost plus six co per cent interest.
 Trusting that you will give this mat ter yOHT early attention, I am.
 Very respectfully yours,
 'Slgned) ROY $. GOODRICH.
 As result of the meeting last night. 1t was decided to hold another to- morrow night for the purpose of calling an election when the matter of selling the property. The proposition will con tain a minimum price at which the property shall be sold and it will be not less than $20000O The sale if voted, will take place by auction and will be made to the bidder who will of fer the most above that minimum fig ure. The price offered will not include the cost Of the paving for which the trustees yesterday took the first step for obligating the district bv advertis- ing an election on a paving bond issue of $53,OO0. The purchaser of the prop- erty will have to assumes that ex pense.
 It may be stated that all the mem bers of the board, as citizens favor the sale of the property for various reas- ons. They are in favor in the first place of a. civic center. They believe also that is will be a good financial move for the schools.
 NotWithstanding the late bond issue Of $yOo,O0 making provision for twen- ty-fght more rooms exclusive of rooms roy domestic science and manual train ing, the district is not in much het- ter shape than it was year ago when the bond issue was agitated. The schooi census shows that there has been an increase of 600 pupils in the district within the last year. For these new pupils there will be required fif teen new rooms. so that unless the money for building additional rooms IS provided in some other way. it will nave to be raised by another bond issue.
 Superintendent Loper has been in chafSe Of the schools for the last four years and within that time he has wit messed the necessity of adding forty i've rooms to the school facilities Tn this fortyfive are not included tho twenty eight new ones.
 Another saving that womb be ef- fected by the sale of the propertv would be of the expense of saving inc cost of paving. If the propertv should De sold II would not be necessary now to issue more than two-thirds of the bonds Which 1t is now proposed to is- sue for paving purposes.