The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-04-25
TAX RATE MAY
BE S7.4O in 1880
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why keep down expenses within
a reasonable income, or so develop
the city that increased property va
lues will help pay the increased ex-
penses. Some would simply increase
the assessments, but this does not
help the fellow who has to pay the
bill in the least. Friends of the
build at any cost" movement say
that this particular kind of school
building will so advertise Lambert
vile that people from all over the
nation will rush here because of
this school, and that the hills will
be built up so rapidly that we will
have a metropolis before we know
it. Just how these people will build
up the hills unless we give them
streets to reach their homes, or some
of the Improvements for which they
are taxed, is not explained Magic
clans grab bewhiskered rabbits out
of silk hats, and this is probably
what the city commissioners and
board of education are pinning their
faith to-that after they have ex-
pended the money, somebody of
saner mind and energy will find
way to produce the money out of
a pale blue sky.
If the near-educators, local, state
and national, had their own sweet
ways without let or hindrance. the |
coming generations would have no
time for education, because all the
youngsters from four years old up
would have to turn in and help faith
er earn the money % pay taxes! i
Let's have education; all we can
get of it; but let's not Russianize
Lambertville so that by the time |
the next generation is ready for
life's work white collar" people |
will be shot off, as by the Bolshe-
vik. There's no difference between
denying the citizens of Lambertville
the right of ballot than of the Rus
sian Bolsheviks denying the intel
ligent people of that country right
to live. If the ballot can be denied |
in this particular instance, because
the people of Lambertville are not |
intelligent enough to understand
this matter like we do" then they
have the same right to prevent them
mo OF nltX Mt tnfs
or national elections.
Mr.. Editor, if the educational
ring" have right to take away
the taxpayers money (which is
property then they have the right to
take his home, or his children and
pass them into bondage. Lambert
vile citizens either have the right
to constitutional protection, or they
have not, and this fact should be
definitely decided by the incoming
commissioners, and future Board
of Education. These men should
be taught that they are our ser
wants, and not our masters, as was
stated by at least two of the speak
ers at the now famous hearing on
January %.
Lambertville must get back within
the pale of the law on and after
May 18th. Many laws have been
wilfully violated the past year
or two, and the attitude of the city
officials is that they are bound by
neither statutory or constitutional
laws, but solely by their own IN
perialistic DEGREES. Their astound-
ing ignorance o. legal methods does
indicate a lack of educational facih-
ties locally, but we fail to see how
they can profit by the proposed |
school enlargement unless they begin
anew at the kindergarten course.
If you prefer to have someone
else do your thinking for you--you
merely footing the bill-that is your
privilege, but most people find it
rather pleasant to do their own
thinking, without humbly bowling
to self-appointed czars.
Theodore G. Kitchn.
P. S. How is it that one of the
educational ring" can assert that
the new school building will be under
construction shortly, when no bids
have yet been advertised for? Or,
is it secret between the Lambert
vile officials and Trenton contrac-
tors?