The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-15
VOTERS FACE A CHALLENGE

Voters of the Caldwell Exempted Village School Dis
medium OF their children and Others are asking the
parents and taxpayers provide for more suitable
ana adequate building to obtain an education.
On Tuesday, Nov B. the voters of this district will be
gwen ad the opportunity to support bond issue in
OF $25OoO for the construction of four class rooms and
improvements which will affect practically everv depart
ment in the Caldwell high school, ~
Like other school districts all America we are
faced with enrolment larger than our cassrooms will
afc9mmodate Then too school officials faced with
oate equipment that is seriously handcappn efforts
to give the students the type of education they are entitled
to receive.
1t is the belief of Supt P D. Cannavan and members
of the board of education that you parents and citizens
want your youth to be given the best of training
Heren lies the challenge which has been thrown out
to The result will be determined only when the ballots
have been counted out election night.
Vote yes and you will be doing the students the COM
munty and yourself, everlasting favor and one
that Will continue the years roll by.
The results will not be immediate but they will be per-
aet and hundreds OF students will benefit the wears
roll '
purpose of the bond issue is to provide additional
claSrooms that badly needed remodel parts of the
present building that anquated and to equip all class
rooms shops and laboratories modern equipment and
supplies
The board believes that the passage of the bond issue
ecessdly now because growing enrolment will require
space not now available 1t also pointed out that the
present high school building has no improvements for
many years and modern life calls for better schools "
There 40 percent increase in the first grade
enrolment this year, with births every year
since l945 and no one can see any change.
Caldwell has SIS pupils in grades thru 12 and it
Is expected that this number will grow to 800 by 1860
1t is well known fact that only the best results when
bond issue in 1858 and 1860 only the will be obtained
for careful consideration be given to each and
every Improvement This would not be the case were we
to wait until crisis emergency has been declared
There is no question but what the Caldwell school
district finance this proposed bond can even
be done much easier than for the grade school
could this be possible. r+ " = #"7 >~t-~t sF
With the location of the Caldwell plant, Cleveland
Graphite Bronze company in community the tax
valuation is and "a times large was in 1850
1t has been conservatvely estimated that Cleveland
Graphite company alone will finance almost 25 percent of
this bond issue, if passed.
1t is also noteworthy to know that CGB officials are
behind the bond issue hundred and thew have
promised school officials all the help they need in urging
its passage.
In 1851 $4,000 assessment, SO mills were required
1or the construction OF the grade school building This meant
that the tax year in 1851 for school debt $780,
With the increased valuation of the district and taking
the So 900 assessment means that onlv SIS mills will
be required in 1854 for all school This represents only
$OO tax year for the Schools compared to 1880
in 1851 before the Cleveland Graphite plant become
reality.
The school district in 1854 pay it's debt for the grade
school and the proposed improvement at the high
school alone in 1851.
In 1851 $145OO required for debt service and the
total valuation of the district $23O0OOO The
in 1851 for debt 80 per of assessed vaa
tion total of $15,870 for that year.
In 1854 $4,000 will be required for total debt service
for both grade and high schools But the total valuation of
the district is $5l50000 The tax rate 1854 will be
$3.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation $28325.
1t can thus be that this is $40 per thousand
than in 1851 which due to the greater wealth the
district.
The total tax rate 1851 for the school district was "a
mills But if the proposed $25000O bond issue passes on Nov
3, it will only be 23.6 mills for 1854.
How can you lose by giving this bond issue your
wholehearted support and voting yes Nov. 8?
The school debt rate has been reduced mills in the
past two years because of the assessed valuation
The auditor automatically reduces levy as the wealth
OF the community increases and the of debt
decreases
The construction planned at the high school will