Smyrna times., 1927-02-02
I1llDD SCHOOL BUILDING
FISl[ REACHES THE SENATE

|fISJRE RtAbn[O Ill OLnH'L
! ,ru WOULD BE APPRoPRI-
! Nom SURPLUS OF STATE
i Issue Required Under the
NY lE%lmmission Named BY Cover
charge Of Rural Building
fatbered By the State Board
I,.ss+ion. ", providing for an appro-
~ i.,I,tYs! i 100000 during then ext
.ars u 70 carry out q proposed
MN III school building program,
sstro .s.trodpced BY Senator Allen in
,l..ts " Thursday. This amount
n I Z appropriated from the sur,
u 4 I beId in the state treasury
/. " aveIusive support Of the pub
/. tip eAlAuo- ~ ~
| rsoos, and Set. over i, jnto the
% pviiding Account. The feature
trIarIv Objectionable to the city
@ a..aoI officials Of Wilmington,t that
| Al If the moneys deposited in
III school building account by
t,ts treasurer shall bed evoted to
a hiIding improvements in Will
.+m and the remainder in the
"A, outside of Wilmington" still
4, IN the bill. The bill does not
! .nv urovision for bond issue,
sininating factor which has
boDe of contention in measures
rtors introduced.
!. OBJECTION Raised to Measure
slms objection to the bill in its
-r+ form was made by several
5sr Of the Legislature as it does
nride that any districts already
In for school buildings shall re
ny uart of the 100000. 1t
ntprded that many districts now
IL debt service on bond issues
Il benefit as well as those dis
\ which have been waiting for
id Another objection to the
fEei by members of the Legis-
#rs that it does not provide for
Hbution Of the S1,200,0OO rep
~ the three-ffths of the ST.
E0 be used in the countieso ut
tVilmington. The bill provides
L creation Of a building COM
zn 0f four members to be named
Il governor to have charge of the
Ling Of schools outside of Viii
ul The billp rovides that the
Board Of Education shall submit
IL Board Of school trustees of
district included in the building
Eran the general character and
|mf the school building improve
4 proposed for such district. "No
d district or special school dis
IN the State except the consoli-
school districts in Wilmington
have any portion Of the cost of
EhOOl building improvement in
district accomplished under the
visions Of this act paid for out Of
l'E in the State school building
1i unless such district shall con
Rsuch sum Of money toward the
1at Of the cost of such school
lg improvement as the State
Of Education shall assign as
antnbutiOn Of said district. I"
q no school building improve
nave been made in the district
January /, 1919, the bill pro-
mat the contribution of the dis
9Fard the cost of school build
AprOvements shall be 5 per cent
assessed value of real and per-
property in such district.
"llOn Made for a Referendum
vision is made for referendum
y the school districts on accep-
va ny school building program
'aSn the district desires to par
~ The moneys paid to the
n 1eaSurer by each district as its
=. ,S4'lOh to the cost of the school
s improvements therein must
~posl1ed IN the Farmers Bank as
fsaai s. school building account for
u. - !! This money would draw
u the same extent as the
N. IN credits interest on deposits
% money" This is said to be
n sH as against 5 to 5 Ia per
st the districts must pay on
IN suus \. All plans and details Of
N ! s9qualngs, including location,
L I building and the time when
! NJ S.'lGn may begin, are vested in
NM NM, board Of Education through
|.I Iri9l1g u commission. The State
Y Education IL authorized and
Nss'ed, . in its discretion. ii extend
|eai, = any case where a time
s,,.;. set IN the act. The Board Of
cssa. a \ Wilmington may, in its
6sa request the State school
N, commission to undertake OF
II ", I tne accomplishment Of any
0.4pioVements undertaken in
! I'm ,en- q The act also requires
Bo,.5 S'Ate s Board Of Education and
n 1'aid V ( Of Education IN WHINING no.
s.rss. .ee that the school building im-
|ssa; within their resnactiva