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Dr. James resolution in regard to erecting a school house in the 4th Ward was taken from the table.Mr. L. W. Leach favored the levying of a tax for tuition purpose?.Dr. James could find no law authorizing the City Council to levy a tax for that purpose, lie favored the building of a school house this season, as the action of the Normal Trustees to-day makes it essential that buildings should be constructed at once.Mr. Armstrong favored a school nine months in the year but did not want the school unless we have a house in which to hold it. To put 400 or 500 children in four rooms is to make it a pandimo-nium.Mr. Leach thought that the fund already provided for would erect a good house ; and he was in favor of the tax for tuition purposes.Dr. James was in favor of schools but did not want the building fund curtailed. The Doctor was in favor of more school houses or less children.Mr. Armstrong favored the building of a good school houso in every Ward in the city, and wanted houses that would he commodious and that would be a credit to the city.Dr. James joined the member in the 2d Ward in pleading that there should be no interim in the levy of tax until we have good school houses that will accommodate the children of this city. In reply to Mr. S. C. Moore, the Doctor said he was in ftvor of nine months school just as soon as we have houses in which to keep it.Mr. Pollard, City Attorney, gave it as his legal opinion that the Council has power to levy a tax for tuition.Mr. Kistler moved to lay the resolution on tho table until the next meetingTho account of Thomas Ray I for
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Kokomo Journal
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Fri, Mar 18, 1870
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