Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-03

llC hSII against the DOllQ IS
sue became so intense that the
board issued a promise to the
people in which it pledged itse,f
not to raise the tax more tha:
20 per cent above what it was
at that time, this 20 per cent be-
ing necessary for carrying the
bond issue and other running
expenses.
The pledge as taken as a
promise that no further tax for
constructing the school would i've
levied, and it is claimed that only
with this assurance were the
peoples induced to vote the bond
issue.
Bids were asked from 10 con-
struction firms in Kentucky. In
diana, Ohio and Tennessee. The
first bids received went over the
100000 mark, and, according to
Mr.. holland, chairman OF the
board, these bids were all reject
ed and the architect was asked
to revise the plans for the build
ing and leave off everything that
could practically be eliminated.
The plans were thoroughly gone
over and cloak rooms for each
room were abolished, much cut
stone work was taken off of the
front of the building and every
effort was made to have the
building constructed at a mini
mum cost, Mr.. holland stated.
Bids were asked on the revised
specifications and the lowest bid
der, ]. c. Miller. OF Campbells-
vile. offered to construct the
school according to the plans for
SOC, 400. The school board is un-
derstOOd to have met with a cit
liens committee consisting Ct
Harvey Chenault, now deceased,
X. z. Turley, James w. Hamil-
ton, c. c. Wallace and J. Hale
Dean, tie latter a candidate for
the board on the new ticket.
Miller. Bid Is Accepted
Upon the recommendation of
this committee Mr.. Noland stat
ed that the bid OF Mr.. Miller was
accepted. These specification,
did not. however, include furnish
ing and other equipment.
Again meeting with the citi-
zens' committee the board pre-
sented its problem. 1t had pron-
isel the people to build the
school building without exceed
ing the S108OOO or increasing
the taxes. On the other hand it
was confronted with the problem
Of letting the school stand idle
for 4 year until the money for
furnishing it could be raised thru
the regular tax levy.
In publication to the people
the board made the following
statement: ''We can carry out
literally Our promise to the tax
payers and break faith with the
children and fail to redeem the
literal interpretations of the
promise"
After consideration it was de-
cided to increase the levy to
$1.35 and, as expressed by them.
run the gauntlet of criticism"
Following the announcement
that the tax levy would be in
creased, the new ticket was
formed and placed in the field.
These candidates contended thar
the board had deliberately brok-
en- its promise to the taxpayers
by making the pledge for the
purpose of passing the bond IS
Sue and when this had been pass
ed forgetting its pledge.
The promise made public by.
the board over the signature Of
each member is as follows:
I'VE, the members of the boar,l
of education pledge ourselves and
promise that if the bond issue
carries at the election on Friday |
June Il, we will not raise tie
school tax over and above an
amount sufficient to defray the
running expenses and to create a
sinking fund necessary to retire
bonds as they fall due and to pay
interest on same. Less than 20
per cent additional tax will be
necessary for this purpose"
(Then follows the defense of |
the Board to the charge that it !
had fooled the people, which has
been published in these columns +
before and which was stated
the same in the
statement published yesterday
and alleged to have been written
by several we'll known citizens