The Clayton citizen. [volume] (Clayton, Union County, N.M.) 1906-19??, 1916-02-24
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
In SPECIAL SESSION
Advisory Board Elected from Among
Prominent Business Men of
the City.

The City School board held spec
ial meeting on Monday night for the
purpose of discussing matters rela-
tive to the erection of the new school
building that is to be commenced as
soon as bonds are sold and suitable
site can be secured, The School Board
is more than anxious to serve the peo-
pie of the city in this most important
matter to the satisfaction Of all and
to the ultimate good Of all and with
a view Of doing the most good for
the greatest number Of people
and in keeping with this spirit the
board have shown themselves to be
beyond question as to their fairness
in this matter in that they have sell
ected a body of five of the represen-
tative business men Of the town to ad-
wise with them and give them any
assistance within their power in the.
selection and purchase of site, the
letting Of the contracts and the mat
ter of care and caution Of really get
ting our moneys worth for the city.
The board is to be commended in this.
Where there is unity there is strength
and in much counsel and care there
is wisdom. The citizens of Clayton
wideawake and aggressive. They
are not and will not be satisfied with
4 anything but the best and with no
thing but square deal. This is as
it should be. A public Office is pub
, lie fwst and public enterprise is and
- IA be, of interest to all the people
I'D public sentiment should control
hIl such matters and sentiments got
ten BY intelligent and honest investi-
cation.
The first thing seeming to confront
the board is the location. Several
places in the town have been sug-
gested, among which are the south
west corner of the city, just south
and to the right Of the water and
light plant. Another is to the north
west, in the open place towards the
Morris Herzstein place. Another Is
north Of the First, National Bank,
buying two blocks and condemning
the street and locating it there. An
other is in the southeast part of the
city, close to the residence Of Mr..
Gill. Still another, and one that we
think should be considered long and
carefully before being passed up by
the board and committee, is the two
blocks just across the street east of
Mr.. Easterwood and Mr.. Spring, con-
demning the street, giving two blocks
for the building and grounds, making
the building face right down Main
street. This is a new suggestion to
us and seems to meet with much fa-
vor. Maybe that there is something
against this location. There will be
about every one. Regardless of it all,
we feel that public sentiment in this
regard should come to the surface
and that before the site is selected,
and not after Don't hide your light
under bushel until the site is agreed
upon and then come out with a big
talk about "the best place in town"
and try to embarrass the school board
and the building committee, who have
tried hard, without compensation, to
give you service.
The committee selected by the
board was Mr.. Otto, Chairman; S. M.
Osborn, Earl Messenger, R. T. Man
skier, and W. A. Henderson. 1t is
not probable that there is another
group of five men in the city that
. would more nearly cover every phase
of the building and site proposition
Nthan the group of men chosen and they
are all well and most favorably known
each in his particular. capacity. With
all respects to all people, it seems
to us that we are getting off on the
right foot and that we should have
the very best that money can buy
and that at the right place in the
city. The Citizen offers its hearty
support in every way possible to the
board and committee for the best to be
had for this, the best city on the
map.