The Tombstone Epitaph

The Public Schools to Close.

The public schools of this city will close about May 1st, on account of a lack of funds to carry on the work. An Epitaph reporter interviewed the school directors, and from those gentlemen learns that the deficiency arises from the non-collection of a certain amount of taxes in the county. In order to raise the necessary amount to keep the schools open during the remainder of the year, it was proposed to levy an assessment upon the property holders, and an election notice to that effect was published in yesterday's Epitaph. Upon further inquiry, however, it has been ascertained that no school district had ever been created here, which will necessitate some difficulty in collecting the assessment, and further, it is not at all probable that the proposition would be carried at an election. No funds will be in readiness for school purposes until next January, and unless the amount can be obtained otherwise which is not probable—the schools will have to remain closed for the remainder of this year. This condition of affairs is much to be regretted, as the public schools have been one of the things the city has been proud of.