Reference 11.
March 11th, 1921
Mr R.B. Brooks - School Inspector
Sir
re yours of Feb. 21st
A Board Meeting held march 9th
There are 9 children of school age. Our School Building is to be erected during the month of April. When this is done our Funds will be Nil but I hope we shall not have to borrow. The Secretary's salary is $50.00. The Board made the Tax Rate eleven cents per acre. -
This will be hard on our poor Taxpayers; but it will prove to the Education Department that we are prepared to do our bit if possible and we are trusting the Department to appreciate our action, and to help us to educate our children. Eleven cents an acre will produce round Seven hundred dollars, i.e. if all pay up.
Yours faithfully
Thomas Street
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Reference 12.
March 26th, 1921
The Deputy Minister
Department of Education - Ed
Sir
(D-14832-21)
I have just received your letter of the 24th inst. I am disappointed, for I thought we were, at last, within sight of a School Building.
Of course, had you told our Chairman (during interviews with him) or had you written me, to that effect I would immediately upon receipt of the two tenders have sent them to you.
When the Building Contract was signed the Chairman asked me to send one of the 3 on to you. I, by chance, sent a copy of the Tender. I, now, send a copy of the only other Tender. You, previously, agreed to accept the rough Building, as it stood, at Wabamun, we believing it could be moved up bodily. Our Contractor has agreed to start the Building April 4th and to finish in 20 days. So, may I hear quickly from you Sir.
Yours respectfully
Thomas Street (end of p.81)
P.S.
Our Chairman, in order to help our poor District has, himself, hauled up the hills the many loads of material from the Wabamun house, free. We have paid down in cash $321.75 for the Wabamun Building $75.00 for taking building to pieces $38.20 for nails and paper.
We have round $360.00 left in Bank for building, extras, lumber &c. without touching the 1921 Taxes, which my Board has fixed at eleven cents an acre. This will produce about $700.00. I earnestly do hope we will not have to borrow any money for the Building. I also hope that we shall now very soon have a Sylvan School in operation.
Our Contractor (W.H. Watts) has been a Building Contractor for five years, in Edmonton.
T.S.
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Reference 13.
Oct 29th 1921
The Deputy Minister
Department of Education - Ed
Sir
re Teachers Salary
Our School is built at a cost of nearly $1500.00. The site and building is paid for, even to the last nail and the paint. Not a single cent is owing.
This through nursing and taking care of our money through the years when the School was not operated. The School was opened Sept 12th and I paid the Teacher for September month i.e $60.00. But, we have no money left and the greater part of the 1921 Taxes are paid. NW24-53-4-5, with School Taxes against it amounting to $154.85 was purchased by the Morthern M.D. last Fall.
I hold a written promise from their Sec. Treas. (sent last year) to pay this money to us this Fall when the period for redemption would expire. (end of p.83)(ESSAY - PAGE 3)
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We had depended upon this for our Teachers October & November salary. But through the extension of the Tax Enforcement redemption period we shall not receive this $154.85 until next April.
What are we to do?
We have a good Teacher, instructing eight children, and he must be paid somehow. My Board respectfully asks you to loan us the money to do this until the time when our new Taxes come in, early next year.
If you consent I presume you will pay our Teacher direct and not through us.
We agreed to pay him $84.00 each full teaching month - $4.00 a day - October salary is now due. -
Your obedient servant
Thomas Street
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Reference 14.
March 25th, 1922
The Deputy Minister
Department of Education-Edmonton
Sir (0-12066-22)
I received your letter of the 9th inst. My Board met to-day, and I laid your letter before them. -
My Trustees wish me to say that although you, of course, have power to do as you like with us, and to take away from our 48 only assessable 1/4 sections they hope you will be merciful. It appears the Department won't lend us money. The Bank refuses to allow us to renew the $300.00 Note after May 3rd. With the exception of the Western Canada Land Co. we have only 24 possible Taxpayers, 10 of whom still owe last years taxes.
The Tax Enforcement Act is no benefit to us, for when a farm is offered, by auction, there is no bidders, so we not only do not get the arrears, but the farm ceases to be taxable. You misread my last letter, Sir. I said "We have probably the poorest S.D. in Alberta." Other Districts may be taxed higher but are better able to pay the taxes. -
Yours respectfully
Thomas Street
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Reference 15, 17.
John Haigh ......9th August

Great Western Agencies
A. Gentle
Rm. 45, Jackson Block
235 Jasper Avenue East
Edmonton
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 28th July duly to hand.
Owing to the reconstruction of the Board, necessary through the resignation of Mr. Waide Walker, who has left the neighbourhood, I have been appointed, at a Special Meeting, Secretary-Treasurer.
Kindly consider the list of Delinquents re Tax arrears given you by Mr. Farr cancelled, & substitute the following, which the Board trust you will successfuly handle on the same terms, viz 10% of sums collected -
Luke Locke - No. of Assessment 16 ...$77.29
J.K. McDonald.. D: 68... $4.30
Wabamun P. & C. Co. D: ...70 - 73 ... $25.86
O. Larson ... D: ... 75 ... 34.31
W. C. Dunn ... D: ... 81 ...21.75
Mrs. Minnie Dunn ... D: ... 82 ... 22.60
C. H. Dunn ... D: ... 83 ... 90.08(from 1908)
C. E. F.

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John Haigh ..... Page2
W. F.Boswell ... No. of Assessment 90 ... $14.11
F. S. Cassan ... D: ... 89 ... 14.11
J. Hellum ... D: ... 88 ... 46.03
W. McOwan ... D: ... 84 ... 19.67
Curry Street
Edmonton
Percy F. Carre --- D: --- 86 --- 14.11
With reference to enclosure of letter of 24th June it is stated that P. Rudyk paid $48.92 for NE 11 - 53 - 4 - 5.
Kindly advise if this is for arrears originally in the name of the
Conners Coal Co. ... N W - 11 / S W 14 - 53 - 4 - 5.
As regards C.H. Dunn's property, it is understood that Revillon Freres, Wholesale Merchants are in possession, & the property is rented.
We believe that by visiting Mr. Mathieson of Hyndman, Milner & Mathieson of the Royal Bank Bldg, you will be able to get information re O. Larson's, J. Hellum's, F.E. Cassan, W.F. Boswell's land: possibly also of Percy F. Carre.
Kindly return any Tax Notices that you are unable to deal with.
Believe me
Yours truly
John Haigh
Sect. Treasurer
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