El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-15
CITY WILL VOTE ON ISSUANCE OF
MUNICIPAL BONDS FOR 100000
Authorization Of 100000 Issue for School Purposes Will
Be Added to General ISSUE Mayor Promises the
School Board, After Discussion, Accepts the
Proposal Of Mayor; Committee Re
ports High School in Good
Condition.

7 water. It needs sanitary conditions.
.aThe schools the mayor went on.
are but a wing of the city. What kind
OF a city can you build without water
or sanitary conditions2 Those are the
two most important things in the life
OF a city. Water comes first, sanitary
conditions next, and schools, third II
you have the water and the sanitary
conditions the schools are bound to
come I take as much interest IN the
schools as anyone.
Mr.. mayor, would it be possible"
superintendent Tighe said addressing
mayor Kelly, "by hook or crook to
push that bond issue up to $75O,OOOg
The mayors face flushed up. No
sir he declared emphatically. When
7 went into office four years ago the
schools were behind $4,000 The
schools got $4,000 more than they
needed. 1t was given just to run the
schools. Now you are on a cash basis.
Three years ago you had $4,000 IN
the banks. You had $4,000 when you
opened the schools this year. That was
last years taxes
Urges Members to Get Together.
You re getting ready to do Just
what the people did when you were in
debt. Four years ago the city owed the
banks 1894 600. In the first place should
the the amount of bonds you ask be
issued the attorney general would not
approve them You could not sell them.
There is no reason said the mayor
addressing all the members present.
''yhy we could not get together in a
minute and decide to spend what
money YOU can get If you are willing
70 accept the 100000 to build the first
unit of the high school, I VIII include
that amount in the ordinance which
win be presented next Thursday ask
ing for the election on the proposition
Of issuing bonds for the water and
sewer departme
7 agree with you in one thing" Dr.
z. H Irwin said to the mayor and
that is, I do not want to go in debt. ]
know what that IS, and now had 10
work with the others to get out also
know that you cannot build a high
school for 800 00O I am not in favor
of putting up an inferior building, one
that would have to be replaced"
After a further discussion it was
agreed to accept the mayors PROPOSE
ton. On motion Of Mr.. Adams, frost /
& frost were appointed architects to
look after the matter OF school build
ings.
building Safe, Committee Reports.
After the motion was passed, mayor I
Kelly said: Gentlemen, you need not /
be afraid about the safety Of your 1
high school. The committee I appoint /
ed Saturday morning reported that the /
building was as safe as 1t could be- /
You know I was in hopes that they 4
would not find that building alright 1
for this reason: because the Times re-
porter had said that the building was !
not safe and was not sanitary Had /
the committee found such to be the
case ] was going to give that reporter /
the jobs Of DR.. Anderson and Ted Bart !
lett. j figured that he must be a doc /
tor, a health officer and a. building in l
spectOr and, therefore, mighty smart /
''When I first read the account in I
the paper" said J. E Morgan, 4 took 4
IL seriously But when I turned it ]
over in my mind and found that the i
n
the least worried I thought that II ]
would be useless to make any reply"
Before the meeting finally broke up I
the mayor took gentle slap at the I
school teachers. 'I understand" he /
said, that the teachers have been in
structing the pupils to write these let
tiers to the Times One child brought 1
one Of these letters to me It had been
framed Up for him. This ought to be I
It is doing nothing but ere
ating dissension and furthering no
purpose If was professor" and the
mayor looked at superintendent Tighe,
7 would stop this"
IT understand" said superintendent
Tighe, that they have a boosters club
and naturally the children want the
Z don't think that it is any of the
teachers business" holly declared
Frank Simmons.
]. T. Grant and c. R. Brownie, health
officers. who were appointed by mayor
Kelly Saturday to inspect the high ]
school, reported that each room had
been inspected and found to be clean
and well ventilated. The sanitary con-
1itiOns they reported were all right.
A E Bartlett building inspector and
n. A. Comstock, assistant building in
5pector reported that the building was
in first class condition, with the ex-
eeptiOn of a few minor repairs.
Sanitary Conditions Improved.
AS to the sanitary conditions, Ed
ward Kneezell, A. H Thorman and
Frank Powers, found that the changes |
made in the heating and ventilation Of
the building, had, in connection with
the changes made in the location OF
the toilet rooms, added greatly to the
present unsatisfactory conditions COM
planned Of The committee recommend /
ed that the growth of the city demand
ed a building more cOmmOdius than /
The present building affords or that it
was ever intended to. AS to the safety
Of the building the committee reported Ii
there was no question as to its sta
Dility.