El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-24
CITY SCHOOLS
WANT S218,723
Will Ask Council for This
Amount in Budget; to
Give School Pageant. =

The school board viii request that
the city council provide s21S.72s in its
budget for the maintenance OF the pub
lie schools during the fiscal year end
ing August 81, 1916 a committee COM
posed Of A l. Hawley, chairman Of the
finance committee; and c B. Stevens,
chairman of the external committee,
with president Z. NJ Whitaker as ex-
Officio member was appointed at the
special meeting OF the board Tuesday
night with instruction to notify the
city council Of the cards action and
TO report back in order that the board
may fix the tax rate for the yea
Tax Rate.
The boards right to fix the tax rate
was discussed at some length. Presi-
dent Whitaker stated that all the ad-
vice of school attorneys in the past
have indicated that the duty devOIves
upon the school board Of fixing the
rate Of taxation for school purposes.
It was shown, however, that no action
could be taken along that line until
the total assessed valuation Of the city
is known Trustee Hawley stated that
at the conference Tuesday afternoon
with the city council and city assessor
and collector ". P B. McSain no def
mite statement as to valuations could
be secured, estimates ranging from
S42, zoe, 900 TO $4,000, goo, the last named
figures being those Of Mr.. McSain. Mr..
Hawley further stated that the council
had asked that the school board fur
nish them with an estimate Of the
amount Of money necessary for the
year.
E~quipping High school.
The equipping Of the new high school
and the addition to the Alta Vista
school resulted in an order that $4,000
be spent this year for the high school
and $4,000 for the Alta Vista school ad-
ditiOn. This money is included in the
budget to be presented to the city
council
The playground question was dis
cUssed at considerable length and IL
developed that a majority Of the board
were OF the opinion that the city
shOuld by direct axaUiOn supply the
money necessary to conduct the work
A resolution by trustee :. J. Freuden-
thai was passed recommending that
the playground work be continued and
stating that at least $500 viii he nee
essary TO carry on the work during the
coming year
Opposed to Summer Play.
Discussion OF the playground matter
was provoked by trustee Hawley in
connection with consideration Of the
budget President Whitaker declared
that he is opposed to continuing the
playground work during the summer-
j.. H slime. supervisor Of Fairgrounds,
spoke at some length in defence Of the
summer work. stating that much OF
the time during the past summer he
spent IN Up q cirque OF boys
who had been pilfering- The only cure
for wrong doing by the gangs" was
to provide normal play for them He
stated that if the playground could
be lighted at night much good could
be accomplished The daylight hours
playground work.
Take Care Of Children.
81 have been here eight months, n
have had more opportunity than o
HA study the naaaE of tho city h. do
clared. "As a business proposition, tie
boys Of this city need TO be taken care
OF. especially during the ummer- They
must have some way 10 exert their sur
plus energy and if not otherwise en-
gagged they viii get into trouble II
YOU are going to spend all your money
building buildings and paving streets
70 the neglect Of your coming citizens
you are going to pay for it."
Shower Baths.
Mr.. Slime stated that during the past
summer shower baths were extensive
ly used in schools south of the tracks,
while in the American district north
Of the tracks there was specialized
playwork-
why couldn't we have two play
centers abOve and two below the tracks
his year, asked trustee Prudential
That is what I would recommend"
replied Mr.. Slime
It was stated that the chamber OF
commerce advisory committee on play
grounds was becoming active in be-
half Of the work Of the coming year.
and would probably soon make some
recommendations.
Krakauer Memorial.
It was thought that the playground
equipment offered by Mrs. a Kra-
kauer would materially aid in the work
of the coming year. and president
Whitaker stated that he would tax
up the matter with Messrs. J. A and
Robert Krakauer at nee TO determine
just what could be done by the board
towards supplying ground for the in
stallation Of equipment offered
Budget Decided Upon.
The budget. as decided upon at the
meeting. is as follows
Furniture for high school n
Alta Vista acknowledgements $4,000
Cen maintenance, salaries. etc. 1928