The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 3, 1926, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT ee People’s Forum oe ° SUPT. RUSSELL GIVES EXPLANATION ON SCHOOL BONDS May 1, 1926. Editor Key West Citizen: Dear Sir:—A few days ago there appeared in your Forum, a signed article “VIEWS ON THE ISSUANCE OF SCHOOL BONDS”, which misrepresented the facts to such an extent that I feel it only fair to the citizens of this community that they know the truth of the matter. In the first place it is said “THERE IS NOW. NEARLY DUE A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR $200,000.00 SCHOOL BONDS TO BUILD TWO SCHOOL HOUSES.” should | leanse of the lack of schools. One of the main issues before the peo- ple of this county in the near future will be the loss of part of Monroe county territory to a new county. Whether or not Key Largo will be lost to Monroe county will be largely decided by the residents of that island. If they are given modern they will be satisfied and will want to remain a part of Monroe county; otherwise, they will throw the weight of their influence on the side of Key Largo going into a new county which will insure them schools. for the education of their children. Another objection against bonds is that too much money will spent for a gymnasium. contemplated school improvements there is an addition to the present high school which will enable the schools | be! Among i organization of a junior-senior high school on the 6-3-3 plan, which is a recognized improvement in the educational world today. This building will contain beside class rooms, departments for vocational subjects, namely, {manual training, consisting of wood work, and mechanical draw- ing; home economics, . consisting This statement is entirely without foundation. This election has| been called by the Board of Pub- lic Instruction of Monroe County | upon the petition of qualified elec- tors who are freeholders of Special Tax District No. 1 in or- der to, determine whether or not bonds shall be issued for the pur- pose of building, repairing, equip- ping, and acquiring public free schools within Special Tax School District No. 1. The specifie im- provements and amounts to be spent for each have not yet been determined, The laws of the State of Florida under which this election is being held are as fol- lows: “As soon as practicable after said bond issue has been voted and been authorized if the same be for the purpose of- acquiring, en- larging, furnishing, or otherwise improving school buildings the County Board of Public Instruc- tion upon the recommendation of the trustees of such Special Tax School District shall have prepared plans and specifications therefor jing; the commercial department, consisting of shorthand, type- writing, bookkeeping, business \English, and other allied sub- jects; labratories for the high school sciences, and beside also a labratory for physical education, which is called a gymnasium. is a recognized fact that unless a that that pupil is not able to do the best mental work, It is con- ceded further that in order to have physical education in the modern forms we must have labratories to make the body well and strong. In addition to the junior-senior high school there is also contemplated a kindergarten, of cocking, sewing, and home mak-) It) pupil’s body is well and strong ‘and after having advertised the same in the manner prescribed by the laws shall award the contract for such building or improvement the lowest responsible bidder therefor.” The purpose of the bonds as stated in the petition are for building, repairing, equipping, and acquiring public free schools. There is nothing said about the erection of a trade school and gym- nasium or a kindergarten. In the second place it is stated that the money being asked for is more than the cost of the present school buildings. This is true. However, the fact that it would today cost approximately ‘twice as much to build the present school houses as when they were erected, is lost sight of. Also a further fact is not taken into considera- tion and that is that these bonds are for the purpose not only of erecting new school buildings but . as of repairing, equipping, and ac- quiring free public schools, The present school buildings, having had practically nothing spent ‘on their maintenance, today not only present a most dilapidated ap- Peatance outside and in, but are absolutely in such a sad state of Fepairs that they endanger the lives of the children. It is not an uncommon occurrence after a shower during which especially in the Division Street school nearly as much water has come through the roof as has been shed off to the ground, for huge pieces of the ceiling to fall to the floor some- times narrowly missing some of the sehool children. The roof of the Division Street school must be re- newed before the coming of the mext school year, — otherwise, parents of the children who at- tend this school would be justified in keeping their children home or demanding a schoo! building which would not endanger their lives. In the third place, this article intimated that unless we use more economy we shall be in the same condition xs some of our sister cities and be compelled to curtail our schools by having the year shortened which would be de- plorable. The facts in the case are these: Our sister cities ave been compelled to give less school- ing; however, the loss has been mainly ia shortening the school day. Instead of having one all day session they have two 1-2 day stasions because their schoo! facili- ties are so limited that they can accommodate only 1-2 of the chil- dren at one time, and the chil- dren instead of getting a full day which they deserve—get only 1-2 day. This wil! more than likely be the condition of the schools of Morree county school facilities are in- creased. One coutemplaved purpose of some of these bonds is the erec- tiom of one or two school houses on the island of K Dur- ine the last few m millions of dollars h: i vested in Key Largo. . Very short- ly there will be a great inflax of ponulation on this island which will call for an increase in schools, Recently a number of. families anless adequately cafeterias, grounds, playground | equipment, equipment for the; vocational school, and additional! | WORLD NEWs IN BRIEF | General strike of 2,515,000 in- ain midnight, Sunday negotiations | fail. ni ed Publication of London Daily | Mail prevented by strike of prin- | ters who object to editorial de- | nouncing general strike. -# * i | Because of “‘overt-acts and chal- |lenge to freedom” Government breaks off parleys and prepares for |emergency; “war is on,” / says Thomas, of Railway Union. ** & Madame Euguene Renault, wife | Japan, found dead with bullet in pected. * e | Two women are running against | Governor Ferguson of Texas; the | latest to enter the race, Mrs. W. | K. Johnson, of San Antonio, is | against prohibition. Catholic Lay- | men’s organization in Mexico City obtains 500,000 names to petition | congress for modification of re- | ligious law. ee 8 | | that the missing Scarface Scaponi | had a machine gun shortly before McSwiggen was killed. Scarponi’s joint found in raid to be an ar- | senal, 29,8 Schumann-Heink is to raise $750,000 for disabled war veter- ans; creation of foundation in her | name announced at Cincinnati. * 8 8 | goes on trial in Rome. Charged | with thrashing Guid and insulting Mussolini. | STIS COREE OSES None of Washington’s soldiers | was lost in crossing the Dela- ware. are opposed to this bond issue jare apparently very active and | dustrial workers due in Great Brit-|° | of former French ambassador to} head in Paris home; robbers sus-) Evidence develops in Chicago} John Agams Abbott, Bostonian, | 5 furniture and desks. — | will go to the polls in force to ex- Another objection is thas we! press their disapproval—let me are now suffering a period of de-' pression. and the amount asked is) jtoo large. However, here is a jpoint to be taken into considerz- tion. These bonds mature serially in 30 years, first payment being due in 1929, and then payments being approximately 3 per cent per year. It seems that instead of hindering it wit! be a help to this county at this time to have $200,000.00 from which there will not be any tax burden for three '(3) years. At that time the pro- jPosed highway will be completed and Monroe county will be in an era of prosperity so that it will not feel the taxation. If the people of this county feel that there is ‘no future for Florida, the Florida | Keys, and Key West they might have slightly valid grounds for | opposing the issuance of the bonds. However, if the people of this community believe that this depression is only temporary and! that the city and county have a \future—then they should realize jthat the issuance of bonds at this |time will be a large factor in \bringing about that prosperity. | \ Here is another point which I ‘particularly wish to bring to the attention of the taxpayers. Last year in August there was held a |school election in Special Tax | School District No. 1 to determine | whether or not the tax in this dis-| \trict’ should be increased from 3} had 10 mills. This’ election was by an overwhelming! carried majority. However, the increased, |millage was not assessed because | the budget for the coming year had already been made by the} |county commissioners. This tax, could have been levied had the! school officials insisted upon it. For the following reasons, how-! lever, the raising of millage from; 3 to 10 was not insisted upon: The jassessed valuation of land in Mon- }roe county had been increased} |from slightly less than SIX MIL-| LION TO OVER FOURTEEN MILLION DOLLARS. Although’ the millage remained the same! |there would be derived for school | purposes over twice the amount of money received formerly. Since the election was legal if this in- crease is insisted upon for the coming year the millage is Special Tax School District No. 1 instead of being 3 will be 10 mills. Whereas the, assessed valuation jthe coming year will be greater| even than last year, this increased | millage will mean over $100,000. | In order not to jeopardite- the! lives of the children, in order to! give the pupils of the school of this county a fair deal in education this increase in millage—if the bond issue fails to carry—WILL BE INSISTED UPON. Then in- stead of payment for $200,000.00 spread over a period of 30. years the taxpayers of Special Tax Schovl District No. 1 will be bur- dened by paying $200,000.00 in 2 years. appeal to the parent of the school children of this city to give the | children a square deal by going to the polls tomorrow and voting “FOR BONDS.” ‘ Very truly yours, MELVIN E. RUSSELL, Supt. of Publie Schools. NOTICE Monday, May 3rd, 1926, at p. m. In Japanese Tea Room. Convent of Mary Immaculate. home-made cake, ice cream, soda, | specially prepared menu $1.00 per | plate. Pretty gifts for Graduation and June weddings, and other oc sions, for sale at reasonable prices Ladies’ and children’s Embroidered Dresses. Public Invited. Goose Neck for children from 12 to 3 p. m, apl 30-3t DR. HARRY N. S. JONES DENTIST 532 Fleming Street OFFICE HOURS: |] 8:30 to 12.30; 2:00 to 6:00 | PHONE 364-3 NEW YOR By Sea DIRECT OCEAN SHIPS Solid Comfort and Excellent Cuisine Steamer to Galveston Direct Rail Connections for all points in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, etc. MALLORY LINE €. E. SMITH, Agent Key West, Florida SIPS TISS OPTOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN Broken Lens Duplicated on the Day Received A. L. PRATT Campbell Bldg. Fleming St / Supper and Cake sale, delicious} THE KEY WEST CITIZEN will be inserted in The Citizen at) the rate of 1c a word for each in-; sertion, but the minimum for the! first insertion in every instance is| 25. { Advertisers should give their, street address as well as their tele-| phone number if they desire re- sults. Payments for classified adver-) Advertisements under this head| FOR ..SALE—General DEMOCRATIC VOTERS \OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH! SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF FLORIDA | I wish to announce my candi- jdacy for re-election to the Flor-| \ida State Senate from the Twen- Motor. . Five peoaiaca eep0o |ty-fourth district, subject to the dita Democratic primary. R.P. M., 22.1 Ampheres, 110 | a Sigs There will be a number of Volt, 60 Cycle. This motor is at be in splendid working condition | matters of vital importance to this | and ‘the price is right. Apply to | District, and particularly to Mon- Citizen office. mar2 |roe County, in the 1927 sessfon| of the Legislature. The bound-} aries of the City of Key West will | ‘ply No. 5, Trevmor Apartments. have to be changed to include| May 1|the Florida East Coast Railway tisements is invariably in advance, but regular advertisers with ledger) accounts may have their advertise-| ments charged. | FOR RENT | NICELY furnished apartment. | 616 Caroline street, Johnson| WARRANTY deeds, jterminals. The ten year contract | Reeeenentes “and othes erat Will expire with the 1927 session. | blanks. We keep them in stock. |! oe party the Soukeact: €X: The Artman Press, 125 Duval|‘lUding the terminals. from the} © tf City in consideration of the con-| arabes |struction of the Casa Marina ho-| tel in 1917. I very much desire} to personally see that these | OST and Johnson. Apl. 24-tf) | CORNER GREENE saND ANN} STREETS—Opposite City Hall) —Suitable for storage rooms,| garage, repair snops, etc. Ap-| LOST—Platinum filigree bar pin, | terminals are reincluded in the} with gold back and diamond in | City limits. No one has in the} eee Reward if teturned to |Slightest degree intimated opposi- Mrs. Jefferson B. Browne |tion. to the terminals being rein-| - f Apl "g0-tf |corporated in the City, neverthe- less if I am reelected to the Sen- ply The Citizen. dec20' ; WANTED—Those who desire en-| graved visiting cards to give us their orders. The Artman Press, 125 Duval street, in The Citizen building a24) | MALE HELP WANTED WANTED—Railway’ Mail Clerks. WANTED” | LOST — Open-fiace Elgin |ate I pledge that the terminals will | jbe placed back within the cor-| porate limits of the City of Key} Watch, silk fob: given to ee me at age fifteen by My long service in the Senate mother. Return to H. qualifies me for efficient service. | T. Webb, 620 Dey street, | During the campaign I will make and receive your own | further declarations of principles |which shall govern me in the Sen-| reward. may 3 ate. I solicit the support of the Commence $1850 year. Men} |Democratic voters of this Dis- REAL ESTATE | trict. WILLIAM H. MALONE. 18-35. Key West examinations coming. Applications close May 14. Sample coaching FREE.| Franklin Institute. Dept. 451 | BARGAIN LOTS on Grinell street, | , Yeasonable price, (Paid Volitieal Advt.) 106 ft. 9 in. by 108 ft. 6 in;| —— Address P. 0. NOTICE mar 11 | Box 92. B. Rochester, N. Y. ‘may3-5tx| od by na- tionally known Company to act as local distributor of their products. Highly profitable and! permanent business. Every co- operation given; experience un-j| necessary. Write the J. ‘R.!/ Watkins Company, 62-66 Iowa street, Memphis, Tenn. | VALUABLE CORNER—Southard| Athletic Association are hereby Sea? All members of the Key West} and Elizabeth; 69 ft. on Eliza-| requested to be present at a mect-| beth, 100 ft. 6 in. on Southard.! ing to be held on Tuesday, May| Price $15,000, one-fifth cash,) 11th, 1926, at which time the an-| remainder in one, two and three) nual election of officers will be years. Address P, 0. Box 536./ held. marli U. J. DELGADO, | apl 29-11t Secretary. | i { MISCELLANEOUS May 1-2tx FOR SALE One fo breakfast s stove, wardrobe,, | dresser; m ellaneous articles. Applyy 423. Simonto (next door to Gas | FURNITURE | wicker s | complete; office). | ay 1-3tx) i | WOULD IMPORT. SMALL FLOOD | ‘ LADIES—You have beauty. Have} | you culture? How about) The unusual desire for no less. French, Pyschology and Litera- -ture, at $10 a month. See Dr. than 1,000,000 gallons of - sea Rogers, corner Grinnell and | Water is being expressed by muni-_ Washington streets. May 3-x/cipal representatives from Chica-; street | OLD PAPERS fos tisrati = | doe eal” 100. for go inves igating the quality ba a nickle. The Key West Citizen, | the brine near the coast of the| 126 Duval street, tf£, Gulf of Mexico, which happens to! i | The New Day Jewett Six. PAGE SAYS out and Jewett’s lowest closed car price. |be nearest. The water is wanted | jfor a new $2,000;000 aquarium, | jand cannot be “manufactured.” It! jean be purified by an aeration! | process, however, once it is hauled. ' |It would require 125 tank cars, |making a train a mile long, to} haul it. ¢ Paige quality through- MONDAY, MAY 3, 1926, INFORMATION ON KEY WEST La Concha Hotel, European plan, single $3 to $4, double $5 to $7. On large parties of 75 or more, special reduced rates. Oversea Hotel, European plan, single $2 up, double $4 up. Hotel Casa Marina, closed for the season. Population of Key West, 18,000. Municipal Golf Links—a sporty course, extending from Gulf to Ocean. Summer rates, green fees 75¢ per day. $35.00 plus tax for year. Bathing Beach and Tennis—Casa Marina Hotel Grounds. Also public tennis and bathing beaches. Fishing! Over 600 varieties. See hotels for boats. Free Aquarium, east end of Flagler street. Marine curio shop on Margaret street. Taxi Stands at railroad station and hotels. Key West. Ocean Boulevard, to encircle city, now being built by Monroe county. Over-Sea Highway, from Key West to the mainland. One-third distance completed, balance of roadway con- tracted. Steel toll-bridges to span the long water gaps. Take a taxi spin out over the Ocean, from the city of Key West. Pipe Line for municipal waterworks soon to be lai from mainland. Plenty of fresh, pure water to Key West and the Florida Keys, White Ways now being installed through the busi- ness districts. Building permits and Bank deposits rapidly increas- See ing. Key West pos receipts show an average monthly increase over last year of 30 per cent. Best natural harbor in Florida, reach $47,000,000.00 annually. Duval Mortgage Company. First mortgage loans to home owners and home builders, Maximum loan $5,000.00. On improved income business properties $12,500. Applications received at Company’s office No. 614 Duval Street. _ Key West Foundation Company’s beautiful Sub- division at easterly end of the island is daily reporting “Progress.” Several new houses under construction, Graders, scarifiers, roadrollers, draglines, and motor trucks in active operation, 25 ft. business lots on Flagler Str front foot, or $2,500. . ne 9100 -oe 50 ft. residential lots, $75 per front fo $3,750. . es ~ Terms 20 per cent cash, balance 1, 2 and 3 years; ee 6 per cent per annum, payable semi-annnu- ally. i All titles insured by New York Title and Mort- gage Company. Certificate of Title Insurance delivered to purchaser with contract, Those desirous of consulting either the Wall Street Journal or the Boston News Bureau will find copies of the same ps, in our office. Any further ifformation on Key West will be gladly furnished by KEY WEST FOUNDATION CO. 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