Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1925-04-17
SENATE KILLS, THEN
RE-CONSIDERS SCHOOL
BIL-STILL In DOUBT
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killed.
In the Chandler orchards at Milton
oil burning smudges were burned ali
night during the freeze, but the
night was exceedingly still and the
buds were not protected as a result.
It takes a light breeze to get proper
protection from the oil pots. In all
! sections the early varieties seem to
have been too far advanced to do
of costing $4,000 to carry to
ultimate completion the building
program, as estimated by the Della
ware School Auxiliary Association,
the cost would be nearer $40,OOO,OOO.
Answers Objection
The answer to this objection is
contained in the new proposal which
it was learned Tuesday night Mr.. du-
Pcnt proposed making to the Cen
eral Assembly, and particularly the
six Senators who have been holding
out against the building program
bill.
The school building program, out
lined by Mr.. dupont, would create a
bond issue of 100000, and an APP
preparation of S750,OOO from the
OBdIC , al lllAANA " PbesAS
school building project.
Mr.. dupont is now Offering to sub
sidize the entire building program by
Offering, through the medium of the
Delaware School Auxiliary AssOcia-
ton, to build the schools cOntemplat-
ed in the building program, which
very careful and exhaustive survey
of the State shows to be necessary
to bring the educational plant up to
the high standard set by Mr.. dupont,
and will guarantee to build or re-
construct the required schools at the
Auxiliary Associations figure of So
100000.
viii Stand by Plan
So sure is Mr.. dupont from a
study of the facts and figures that
the building program can be carried
out for not more than $9,7OO,OOO, that
he proposes to make good any deficit
over and above this amount, or if the
building program costs less than 49,
100000 to return the difference to the !
State.
His offer is a positive guarantee !
against the fear in some quarters |
that the adoption of the plan might |
result in an increased tax burden.
It also carries with it absolute as
surance that the new building will |
be of the same modern type of con-
struction as the Lewes, Laurel, the
Commodore McDOnOugh, Thomas F.
Bayard School and others, and I'M
schools rebuilt on stand
ard plans.
Guarantee Any Deficit
The Delaware School Auxiliary
Associations executive board on
voted to guarantee to the
State any deficit in the taxes from
school revenue sources, to provide
for the 100000 bond issue pro-
posed to carry on the building pro
gram up to the time the next Legis-
lature meets, when the whole ques-
ton can be reviewed by a retrospect
of the working of the plan up to
that time.
The cOncensus of opinion among
members of the House of Represen-
tatives is that the House will not
concur in Senator Ridgely's proposal
to hold a referendum on the school
building question, particularly in
view of the opinion of members of
The bar that such a referendum
would be unconstitutional, and the
feeling that the proposal is only an
other Smoke screen" designed to be-
cloud the real issue.
Prominent citizens have called at
.ention to the only other argument
of the school building plan
have put forth, that the school build
ng program was not an issue of the
in which they were elect
3D." pointing out that such an argu-
nent is illogical and inconsistent in
he light of the fact that appropria-
ions to the Women's College, the
Laurel Library, the State House ex-
.ension, and other projects were not
issues of the campaign-or at least
he election of the six senators OPP
posing the school building plan did
not turn on their approval or disap-
prevail of any of these worthy pub
lie benefactions.