The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-07-13
ANNUAL MEETING OF SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. L.

MAN1Towoc, July 10th, 1871, P. Nj.
The annual meeting of school District
No. l. of the City and Town of Manito-
towoc, convened. called to order, and j.
d. Markham chosen chairman. Minu-
ties OF last meeting were read and APP
proved, CLERK read his report, accepted
and placed Oh file, Treasurers report was
read and referred to committee of
three, consisting of Ell. Sibree, John Ian
try and VI. Shimonek. Moved that we
now proceed to an Informal ballot for
CLERK: chair appointed Ed. Conway. J.
L. Guyies and Sam Hall tellers. Ipfor-
NAL ballot resulted as follows: Whole
number OF votes cast 1884, of which J.
Lantry received 100, r. D. Smart 4 S.
G. Luling 10, 0. H. Martin / and J.
D. Markham L. Moved that we proceed
to formal ballot, carried, result as fol-
lows: Whole number of votes cast 1874
of which j. Lantry received l02, r. d.
Smart So G. Luiing 2, j. Lantry having
received a majority of all the votes cast,
was declared elected Clerk. The COM
mlttee to whom was referred the Treas
urers report, beg leave to report it all
correct, and vouchers destroyed, COM
mlttee discharged, and report accepted
and placed on file. Moved that three
thousand dollars be raised for teachers
wages, and one thousand for incidental
expenses, motion carried. Henry Sibree
introduced the following preamble.
WHEREAS, the school room of this dis
trlct is Insufficient for the number of
pupils belonging to the district and the
accommodations here meager, uncomfort-
able and inadequate to the needs of the
district and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of our
state has set apart fund to be loaned
to aid IN the erection of District School
Houses-and
WHEREAS, one of the conditions at
tached to the granting of said loan re-
quleres that any District borrowing from
the State Shall vote to raise by tax sum
equal at least to one half the amount
sought to be bprrowed-said tax to be
levied and collected within two years af-
ter the application, therefore
Resolved, that this district now vote
to raise tax of ten thousand dollars to
be used in erecting School Building,
such tax to be levied within two years,
five thousand dollars to be levied and
collected the present year ensuing, and
five thousand dollars to be levied and
collected in the years following, to-wit !:
In 1871 and 10, said tax to be assessed,
levied and collected in the usual way.
I'll, SIBREE.
The resolution was ably discussed by
Henry Sibree, J. E. Platt, T. G. Shove,
0. Torrison, L. Conway, J. D. Mark
ham, and L. j. Nash. The necessity of
immediate action twas advocated, our
school facilities being too meager and not
worthy the name ola school house. The
question was called for and vote taken
to raise tax in accordance with H.
Slbree's resolution, and was carried.
Henry Sibree then offered the follow
ing resolution.
Res0lced, that the District Board OF
this District, towit: School District No.
|. of the Town and City of Manitowoe
be instructed by vote Of the legal voter.
OF this said District to apply to the Com
mlssloners Of school and University lands
Tor loan of ten thousand dollars, fol
the term of ten years, under the condi-
ton and provision Of Chapter forty two
Of the general laws Of 1871
Approved March Sd, 1871, and pub
llshed Feb. 10th 1871.
HENRY SIBREE.
Resolution adopted. Moved that a
committee of four in addition to the
School Board be appointed to act with
the School Board as a building commit
tee. Motion carried, j. D. MARKHAM
0. Torrison, j. e. Platt, and VIM. III.
Croker were appointed as such commit
tee.
/. Moved that the Clerk and Treasurer
receive the usual salary for past service
wiz twenty-five dollars cash, motion
carried.
Motion to adjourn, carried.
r. d. SMART,
Clerk.