Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-12-31

more, per annum. In other words,
Mr. Shepherd feels that the treasurer
should perform all OF the duties of his
office. II is also suggested in the reso-
luton of Mr. Shepherd that only one
constable be named for each of the
districts of the county. and that their
salaries be fixed at $3.50 per annum
Before adjourning, the meeting ex-
tended a vote OF thanks TO Chairman
Douw OF the Democratic Central Com
mittee for calling the taxpayers to-
gether
School Buildings Needed
In connection with the question of
schools and the urgent need OF new
buildings, which formed a principal
topic of discussion at yesterdays
meeting, George r. Melvin, a member
of the County Board of Education,
spoke in part, as follows:
School Buildings Needed
Leading to the questions of schools,
George T. Melvin, member of the
County Board of Education, spoke of
the dire need of new buildings, as well
as repairs to others. all over the coun-
ty. both from a standpoint of their de-
lapidated condition. as we'll as their
inadeQuacy of caring for pupils in GER
tain communities. Mr.. Melvin in
stances the city school, despite the
fact that new buildings have been con-
structed at West Annapolis and Ger
mantown. the school children of which
were heretofore taken care of in the
city. 1t was suggested that bond is
sue of about 100000 would be re-
quired to bring about the desired needs
and with a minimum of burden to the
taxpayers. This matter also. after dis
cussion was referred to the cOnsidera-
ton of the district committeeman.
Addressing the meeting of taxpayers
at the Court House on Tuesday, on the
question of schools and needs therefor.
George T. Melvin. a member of the
County Board of Education spoke as
follows:
There are twenty-five one-room
! public school buildings in the several
districts of Anne Arundel county prac-
tically unfit for use because of age,
bad design, or poor construction, mad
many of them are beyond repair, and
these unsanitary, dilapidated school
houses are utterly unsuited for pur-
poses of public education, often men
acing the health of pupils and teach
ers, retarding and discouragaing the
| pupils and making efficient teachers
hard to secure and impossible to hold
in the county school system. as desir-
able and capable instructors are seek
ing better plants and surroundings.
Modern and properly constructed
and equipped public school buildings,
as community centers. promote the
general Improvement and progress of
a neighbOrhood and render the locali-
ties in which they are situated attract
/ i've to purchasers and makers of homes
and 10 families, and are most potent
factors for the upbuilding of the
county raising the moral and social
tone of neighborhoods and constantly
making more valuable home property.
These twenty-five worn-out and un-
replaced with modern and well-equip-
ped buildings at a cost Of $4,000 each,
totaling $50000 and Odenton impera-
lively needs public school building
for graded classes, and of such plan
and size as could not be put up for
less than $4,000; Glenburnie needs
two new rooms and Linthicum Heights
also needs two new rooms. the cost in
each case being about $4,000: Arnolds,
a three-room building at like outlay;
the Grammar School and the High
School, of Annapolis, additions that
will cost around $50 900; and at least
twenty other school buildings in the
county urgently require painting, re-
modelling or repairs, at an average ex
penditure of $500 each. totaling around
$4,000 1t being conservatively esti-
mated that total of approximately
100000 is at this time required by the
county, with wise, economical and
judicious expenditure, in order to
place existing school buildings in con-
dition. to erect twenty-five new ones
and make necessary additions.
If The 100000 school bond PROPOSE
ton we're adopted it is estimated that
the urgent needs of the several cleo
ton districts would be about as fol-
lows:
First Election District ....$ 5000
Second Election District .... 5000
Third Election District. $4,000
Fourth Election District ..... $4,000
Fifth Election District ....... 10000
Sixth Election District ....... 10000
Eighth Election District ... $4,000
I'm the past few years it has been
impossible to keep the present old, di-
lapidated school buildings in disable
condition or in any kind of repair for
less than about $4,000 annually, and
taxpayers generally will agree that
the educati of the children of the
county in adequate and sanitary