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Show not the proper place for a District School building, but the three corn-cis-tm the Square now.vacant should' becreserved forran Academyv Dancing, Danc-ing, Hall, and:Teater;;aud'tw6 think the majority of-ouivcrtizens lexok.' at the matter-in the same light:: If we are nwt mistaken- tho- District: Dis-trict: Schools, own i the- controling interestiin four school buildings in thrs-city,-and why not dispose, of these and use tle school share-of the ! means -toward a new school building f; We do not like to see the people put into bondage and do not think such a heavy tax should be fraught in these hard times when ai large number of the people tl6 not know where their provisions - are coming fromto last. them until after harvest. . We are well aware that a larger school building is much .needed, but freedom is much preferble to bondage bond-age or being -sellout for taxes J On Monday evening, Appilu 19, a meeting.; was held: hv the- Cdurt House to talk' over the matter of1 levying an 18 mill school tax for the purpose of commencing the erection of a District School. House for this tenth school district. . After- considerable consid-erable talk pro and ton themajority voted to- assess an r8 mill tax, which, . with the 2 millitax .levied in . December, Decem-ber, 1896, makes a 2 per cent school - tax for this district, the full amount the law.aUows in any one year. It was stipulated that 80 per cent of this tax shall be -paid in material, labor, and pay that can be utilized in constructing the buildi'ng; and the otherr2Q periccnt to be paid.in cash. The election i9 being held toddy to; decide whether the- tax shall be., levied lev-ied or not-; The site for the building is not yet definitely decided,1 but we have had it hinted that the city.will be invited to donate.one corner off the Public Square for the purpose, but: if such is the case, here is two strong objections; objec-tions; first, the city has no right to fc donate for such an enterprise, .but if-the if-the school. Lmust have it, let- it be sold to the highest bidder and the means used for the benefit of the city. . Second, ,thc Public Square is ). |