Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-03-05
AsnrAnrLA, MARcn, lst, ls59.

AsHTABULA, MARCH, lst 1853.
Pursuant to notice. meeting Of the Board of Education
held this evening at tie usual place of holding said
meetings. .t fts
Present--H FAssErr II. ]. MORRISON l.. Hail. S. Hail.
and A. +. HUBBARD u. A. PitxrIcE not in town.
The following petition gred by l24 names presented
To The Honorable "1ks Board Of EdHeuOa" Of The Yhage
Of .4shiabna. &. " I.fftftffE III .HF
"Your Petitioners Citizens Tax payers of the Village o
Astabua of the school district organized ia said village
respectfully ash your Honorable Board 10 suspend for the time
btiag any action upon tie vote taken on the evening Of the
10th inst to tax of 5000 the taxable property Of
Church eidce and removing and fitting mp for the of
said School district near the Academy until authorized by
Of the majority Of the Citizens and Taxpayers Of
said school district to be taken at Meeting duly called by
your Honorable body.
AsHrApuLA February le, 1859"
On notion the following Resolution unanimously adopt
Hzersas Legal and sufficient notice given the vo-
eIs Of tns SenooI district, or pubic meeting which was
convened did fully discuss ard consider the mat Of pur
meS IS 1 aTSoa II % Sna & goTs q; W IS
Sykes O. C. Gully aud b. Crosby, special committee (not
OF on"dlons tor Schools and also. the pracci-
biy Of purchasing said Baptist Church and fitting up same
for School and to enable said Committee 10 uake
said examinations did adjourn said meeting to the 10th day
And Wierea:, At said adjourned meeting which was as
well attended as school meetings usuay are sid Committee
reported through their chairman r FHrington 1St that the
health aud comfort Of teachers and children, mpeii,ey de-
niandcd and required more suitable aeconmoda"n than
those now used for the primary and erneiPe departments
|
meeting house could be purchased removed fitted suit
able for slid schools than building a
toinp similar accommodations could he erected fitted
dad UIereas Said adjourned meeting notGed by
Committee Baptist Society tn the proposition to sell
said building would he withdrawn, IL not accepted at that
time for said Society tn make INN ediate
and dedre arrangements In egnrd erecting Church.
IL present year. and that the euRnn said msrting did
without dissenting voice. adopt tie following resolution to
| wit: .... ." ... .a.... q ..r.t
ResOlUed Tint DO hereby vote tax Of two tloussaG
dollars TO e assessed uron all the taxable property in th
School district the purpose Of enab ing the Board of Ed
ucan Of this village 10 purchae the Baptist Meeting house,
move repair and furnish the slme, the Of the Public
Schools To be- levied onehaf In 1850 and onrha $780,
Aud that under said resolution thus legally passed by the
Of this district the said Society have already let
tracts and purchased materials for Church building,
| therefore .......
Rsoired That in the judgment Of this Board, it woud be
violation Of good m h, to suspend" contract al
eady made operations commenced UNDER ard conscious
that in the entire transactions per9i ing to this
matter has been open and ankdeng only the
best interests Of the Schools md consequently tie highest
good Of the CIT zens ard tax payers Of this district
cannot consistently grant the request Of said petitioners hut
shall deem duty to out the wishes of our const-
ens expressed In above resolution passed by them Feb.
| 10th, unless rptaired by legal authority.
On motion Resolred That proceedings of Meeting
| this evening, he published in the Telegraph -
| H. FAssETT, President.
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