The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-26

without an education, and especially
more practical education.
THE people on the East Coast" he
continued, realize this. as is witnessed
by what they have put into their
schools. In some other places condi-
lions are depIorable. There is no need
to ask which community is fitting its
children to win in the race of life
The question is practical for Pensa
cola because she needs TO decide what
she Will do for her boys and girls. Tha
question - to be considered by this
meeting.
How can a special tax district be
created? The law provides that when
ever one-fourth of the registered and
qualified voters, who pay a tax on real
or personal property. petition the
county school board for a special tax
district election. the board shall call
such election, and submit three Ques-
tons to the voters. First, whether
the district whose boundaries are set
out in the petition shall be made 4
special district: second. who shall be
the three trustees therefor; third what
nillage, not exceeding three, shall be
voted for the next two years.
Three mills mean So per thousand
dollars of property. q mill being one
tenth Of one per cent. If the city can
afford al the bonds. totalhng what
they do for public improvements, It
one per cent in its children
START PETITION AT ONCE.
Inploring the people to start the
petition tomorrow. he hamed city after
city in Florida, that had made great
recent improvements for buildings and
other school purposes Nothing could
bring Pensa cola so great return as
Indebtedness had been for fifteen years
invested in the schools. what could
you not expect? With the greatest fu-
ture Of any city on the southeast sea
really but a few feet removed, you
must be sure your young people are
prepared to receive II
IF one sixth Of your county vaI}Ia-
ton Of your CITY property, which would
be $1,666, SOS. were invested for chill
dren so as TO Yield per cent. the
yield would be $4,000 more than
twice what the schools cost Yet only
three-tenths of one per cent is needed
to make the great Improvement
Mr. Phillips was followed BY Hon R.
Pope Reese who said there was no
answer to the argument for the special
district The country districts are
ing for all that has been needed the
schools have been forgotten. It IS as
tonishing that at the State Reform
School at Mariana vocational edu-
cation is given that is denied the chill
dren Of our CITY The hest is not
too good for them
He suggested the organization Of the
meeting, the appointment Of commit
tees to circulate the petition. the mo-
ton was carried and Geo H Hervey
was elected permanent chairman :
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Resolutions offered by ] Z H Bar
ker were adopted as follows:
a
tiles of Pensacola need great develop
ment and i'm Improvement If the city $
to measure up to the standard; and
WHEREAS. Pensacola has shown
that her people are alive to every op->
portunity; and
WHEREAS. the attention Of the
nation at this time IS directed to he-
great advantages: and
WHEREAS, the proper develop
ment of the best possible system Of
schools for the city is a condition pre-
cedent to the acquisition Of the most
desired class of new citizens; and
WHEREAS, the only means of
making the city schools what they
should be is the organ lzation of 4
Special City School District as pro
vided in the Statutes of Florida.
Now, therefore, he It RESOLVED,
That II is the pleasure OF this meet
ing that committee of twelve, one
for ca oh precinct, he appointed by the
chair, within a week. to circulate q pc
tition among the taxpayers of the city
for the calling of a special election for
the organization Of a Special Tax
School District, the election Of three
trustees therefore. and the levy Of a
special tax. not to exceed three mills.
as by law provided, for the exclusive
use of the schools Of the city and their
Improvement
\ motion by Nessrs- Roege nd
Reese to call a meeting to ratfy q
petition which was to be drafted by
committee Of three, appointed by the
chairman, said petition fixing the
limits Of the proposed district, after
which meeting the petition was to be
passed by good majority,
the committee being instructed to in
clude in the district sn the present
patronizing territory of the city
schools. The chair appointed, as this
committee, r. Pope Reese, W. T. Gun
bingham and 3. B Lane This com
mittee Immediately after adjournment
held meeting and laid plans 70 carry
out their work The time IS ripe for
all Pensacola to do its part to help
the movement.