The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-09-14
Mass Meeting In.
dorSes Building Plan

About fifty school patrons and
taxpayers were present at the
meeting called by President
Minges Of the school board Tues
day evening to discuss the mat
ter Of relieving the crowded con-
ditions in the school.
Prof. Drake, as usual, was
called upon to tell what the actu-
al conditions are and he told how
there are forty more pupils this
year than last at this time and
how pupils were compelled to sit
the most of the day in the damp,
dark cellar, which has been
pressed into service on account
of lack Of room. He also told
how about twenty pupils had no
seats they could call their own
and no place to keep their books
or pencils. He told how recita-
tons were had in the study
room in the high school and how
in the primary school there are
sixty children and only room for
thirty, so that they were COM
PEELED to have half day sessions
for each thirty children
He showed how the two temp
orary rooms proposed by the
board would make it SO that the
entire top floor Of the high school
building could be devoted to the
high school,
He told how comfortable and
attractive these rooms were in
the Denver schools and they
cost only $3.50 each.
}. +. White spoke, saying that.
he favored Q bond issue for a
Sl2, 0OG buildings in lieu of these
building, but if'that was out of
the question he was heartily in
favor of the temporary arrange
ment.
Hon. Wesley Staley also spoke
and suggested that it might be
good plan to cali a bond election
to vote SD, 600 for a building on
the primary grounds ana also to
take a part Of this money to give
temporary relief until something
more permanent was built.
Mr.. White made d motion that
II be the sense of the meeting
thai the plan of the board to
build temporary buildings to cost
not more than 81, 500 be approx
ed and that the board be author
lied to take such steps as were
necessary
PRESIDENT hinges stated that
an election would~be necessary
now that the state tax commits
sion had refused to allow Che
boarato raise the levy.
The motion of Mr.. White car
ried by an almost unanimous
vote.
To II possible eliminate the
necessity for an election, the ed
i,or of the Enterprise Introduced
the following resolution:
We, the patrons and taxpayers
Of School District No. 2. JetI'cr-
son County, Colo, assembled in
mass meeting on September II,
1916, unanimously indorse the
plan proposed by the board of
trustees to build two temporary
buildings to cost not to exceed
81, 800 and respectfully request
that the state tax commission re.
consider their action in refusing
to grant the petition presented
by the school board a few weeks
ago.
Il. l.. Newton spoke fayoring
the resolution, which was carried
unanimously.
The motion also included the
appointment by the chair of a
committee to wait on the tax
commission to if possible induce
them to reconsider the matter
The chair appointed J. +.
White, Wesley Staley, Mrs +.
y. Hutchings, Mrs. Martclon and
W ". Moberly to accompany
the school board on the mission
Of presenting the resolution.
There is no discountlng the
fact that the school patrons are
becoming cnthused over the idea
of doing something to relieve
conditions, realizing that it must
be done. All Of the arguments
against the small buildings were
cast aside in tho mpc,ipy in the