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Show FAVOR A CENTRAL SCHOOL A Lour but InteritJD Mtine tk 25th ttcbsol Dlntrlct. Wednesday night, at the old Rosenbaum hall, between 50 and 75 tax-payers of the 25th district met for the purpose of "discussing the advisability of levying a special school tax for purchasing a school site and the erection of a building." For two full hours and a half the matter was warmly discussed pro and con. However, the prevailing idea seemed to be that the people were not at present able to meet a heavy school tax, and it was decided de-cided to rent suitable buildings for the year '1892, the trustees being authorized to call an election for the purpose of levying a tax of three mills to cover expenses incurred in-curred in renting, etc. Another prominent idea, which was commented on favorably by almost every one of the many speakers, was that they thought but a few years will elapse before the four districts of this City must necessarily be reunited in order to secure the large central school, of which we stand so much in need. This progressive and most commendable com-mendable idea proved another formidable barrier in the way of the proposed ward or distirct school house. With this idea in view, the people would not desire to go to I the unnecessary expense of erect-! ing a $5,000 or tfS.OOO building in the ward, because as soon as tht' central school is built, which will come sooner or later, only part of this expensive ward structure could be utilized. All that is necessary in each of the four present districts, dis-tricts, is a small, inexpensive school house only large enough to accommodate ac-commodate the smallest children. |