The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-10-28
OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OAKLAND, GARRETT COUNTY, ND.


To the Qualified Voters of Garrett County, Maryland:
The Board of Education of Garrett County, Md, takes
this opportunity of calling the attention of the qualified
voters Of Garrett County to the 'Bond Bill for
school buildings etc., which will be submitted the vo-
ters of this county the general election be held on
Tuesday, November 2 1920.
The "Bond Bill is printed in full upon the ballot that
will be submitted we'll in this issue of this paper it
being part of the sample ballot printed herein 1t
authorize loan of 5000 600 for four consecu-
tive yearsfor school buildings etc. that press
ingly needed in various sections of the county.
The Board of Education keeny appreciates the respon
slbitles attached to the expenditures of these funds if
they authorized 1t shall strive to make the benefits
therefrom far reaching possible hroug hout the
tire county in accordance with the needs the Board a
ter careful study ard investigation understands them The
Board, furthermore is willing these obligations
in connection herewith in far the Boards Joint
authority with the Board of County Commissioners places
thereupon it such obligations, is set forth in the Bill
authorizing the proposed loans.
The needs for new school buildings, etc. are now the
more urgent when we recognize:
Q) That many of these needs of several years
standing have not been supplied in anticipation Of
securing the necessary funds from this probable loan
(2) That these needs have resulted also from
very wise policy Of restricted expenditures during the
past few years for these purposes in order to have
cured the greatest amount of money possible for sal
aries OF teachers; without these restricted expendi
lures for buildings, etc. the present increases in
the salaries of teachers would not have been possible
without having had practically almost prohbitive
county tax rate. ,.c
(3) That the "Bond Bill passed the General AS
sembly after the unanimous endorsement of very
large meeting of representative citizens held in the
County Court Hotise in Oakland on February 8, 1920
full account of which meeting was published in the
county papers. At that meeting it was unanimously
agreed that the urgent needs for school build
ings ETC., could not be supplied without
lively higher county tax in order to avoid this, the
proposed bond issue of 100000 for these purposes
endorsed unanimously stated above
a. That the needs urgent today than
they were the time of the county wide meeting de-
scribed above. Additional and improved school faci-
| es must be provided in order to meet the growing
social and industrial demands of our county, Further
more, it unwise to permit any attempt to pro-
II vide the necessary funds from immediate and direct
taxation without first having recommended the less
II noticeable and eXactng method of bond issue. AS
II it now the county tax rate has been greatly in
II creased for the current expenses of schools and
II with those increases the funds still greatly
II strcted for those purposes. In order to avoid any
II attempted further large increases in the county tax
IL rate for these purposes the ratification of the Bond
II Bill is suggested this time to the voters of the
II county.
II The Board Of Education accordingly respectfully re-
II commends that the Bond Bill be literally supported
II with the result that there will be decided advance in
the educational system and industrial situation Of the
ii county.
II For the best interests of all of boys and girls
throughout the whole county well for the best meth
cd of frtherng business interests the Board Of Educa
ton hopes that every voter will mark his ballot thus: