Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-06-07
|SCHOOL BOARD
| ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Propounded BY J. Hale Dean and
Others Regarding Location
of New School

|
tschools?
| Answer to Question 1:
There is no> law in existence
providing for l referendum on
the location of school house.
To incorporate the question of
location i'll the question submit
ted, would invalidatc the election.
| 2. Should those who purchas-
ed property and built homes be-
cause they were close to public
school be now deprived of this
benefit without being consulted !?
8. Should those who purchas
ed property and built homes in a
part of, the town because there
was no public school there, not
have the school building put there
without being consulted?
Answer to Questions 2 and s.:
No person has an exclusive
right to have a school adjoining
him or keep schools away from
him. The only question that can
be possibly presented to patri
otic citizen would be the best 10
cation, regardless of individual
preferences in the matter.
4. 1t seems that one Of the big
questions is that of adequate play
grounds. Could sufficient addi-
tional ground be secured ada
cent to the Caldwell site at a cost
of less than that Of abandoning
the present site and salvage there
on?
Answer to Question 4:
At the time the last additions
to the public school was made
there was violent protest against
building this addition on the old
grounds on the ground that they
were inadequate. and the school
board searched the town to get a.
larger and better location, but
was unable to get one except al
a prohibitive price. and then at
distance farther than the hill
property from the center of
Richmond. Additional grounds
could be purchased or condemned
adjoining the present lot. but il
would require several years tc
perfect titles. and the cost woult
be in excess Of the bond issue
asked for.
5. Is the fact that a majority
of the pupils '&ho attend the new
school will be required to cross
Main street two to four times
day matter of consideration?
Answer to Question 5:
This question is based upon {
false assumption Of fact. Prob
ably threc-fourths of the children
attending the public schools come
down Main street, but even il the
assumption was true. it is nc
reason why a magnificent loca
ton should be discarded and ar
inadequate location used on
which to spend Sl00.C0OOO, as nc
school child has ever been injur-
cd or contaminated while cross
ing Main street.
6. Why not be more specific
as to the money to be allotted to
, the colored schools. naming the
approximate amount and just
what will be done with it. A sat
isfactory answer to this would
probably secure many votes.
Answer to Question 6:
The question is specificallyan-
lswered in the certificate OF the
School Board to the Board Of
Council. The first essential is to
get "a school building erected for
! the white children of Richmond,
who have no school. and to make
such. improvements in the ground
and buildings to the colorcd
school as may be possible. Plans
for improving colorcd schools
tare being formulated and will be
announced.
| 7. Why not change the method
! Of paying off the bonds and have
the heavy payments come i'll after
years when the street bonds are
! about paid off
/, Answer to Question Z:
! The method of paying off bond
was adopted because it conforms
to. the street bond issue. The
street bond issue is for 20 years
and. covers practically the same
20 years that the school bond is
sue covers. The sinking fund
provided for street bonds calls
for $500 a year. The sinking
fund for school bonds calls fei
4 $4,000 year, SO that the sinking
! fund created under both ordi-
nances would pc exactly the same
for the nexi twenty years. The
!; law limits tile period for which
lbonds Shall be issued to 20 years