The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-05
Additional Cost for the Proposed New
School Buildings Viii be
Small to Tax
Payers.
MORE SCHOOLS NEEDED
Seventh Ward Entirely Without
School Building and Garfield
School is Out Of Date
and Dangerous.

Those who are in favor Of the pro-
posed school bond issue say that they
meet with only two objections Of any
moment.
The first appears to be an out
growth Of sectional or ward lines,
those in a certain part Of the town
feeling that those living in another
part Of the city are being benefited at
their expense. It 10 stated that the
various proposals should have each
b.en voted upon separately.
The preesnt plan, according to a
resolution adopted by the school
board, provides that not less than
$4,000 shall be expended in an addi-
ton to the Lincoln school building,
for the purpos. Of giving adequate
facilities to rooms which are now
overcrowded and which will be more
overcrowded next season; also an ex-
penditure Of not less than $4,000 in
the seventh ward on new building,
to be erected on property already
owned by the school district, and the
remainder Of the issue is to be used
in the Garfield district
The board 10 Of the opinion that
$4,000 will be adequate for the sew
enth ward at present. II the site for
the school building had to be acquired
It would require much more than thai,
but owing TO the fact that the dis
trict now owns a site, building to
accommodate those residing in that
par. Of the city can be constructed
for 5000. and the plans in the mind
OF the board contemplate the erection
Of structure to which future addi-
tons can be made: and ultimately
there will be more than double the
SIS COO spent in that district.
A. soon a. the population in that
vicinity Increases and the attendance
at tire school increases, II will be
necessary TO build an addition 70 the
proposed building.
The first ward or Garfield school
was built in 1874 at cost Of S2s, 900,
and in that district it is desired that
improved facilities be provided. The
building there situated has been in
service just forty years.
II the bond issue carries, it will be .
a starter for an improvement: Of school 1
few years new building will be con- !
structed in place of the present Wells /
building. J.: will be necessary to be-
gin somewhere and at sometime on
the reconstruction Of tho old build
ings.
The other argument is the question 4
OF taxes. The district this year will
receive $4,000 in taxes. The tax
rate is 31.7 mills, and the etfee: Of
the new bond issue can be ascertained
by little figuring. For instance, il
a person has property actually worth
ST 200 and assessed at that amount,
then he will this year pay school
taxes amounting to 1851. This is
ascertained by taking one fourth Of
the actual assessed valuation and
multiplying it by 31.7 mills.
". therefore, a person owns prop
erty having an actual assessed vaiua-
ton Of $1,000, he will other things
being equal. have to pay CSC year
additional Iaxes, or instead Of paying
1851, he will next year pay S1O46.
The proposed issue will have to be
paid within ten years, and a person
owning property actually assessed at
81 200 will, in the ten years on ac-
count of the two new buildings and
the addition to the Lincoln school
procured by this bond issu.. have
actually paid $3.50 in taxes during