The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-01-04
The Second Ward School Meeting.

| The Second Ward School Meeting.
The meeting of the First School Dis
trict at the I'd Ward School house was
organized by appointing Michael Fellows
| Chairman and Thos, Windiate, Secretary.
Then the Chairman, stating that he was
unacquainted with the object of the meet
! ing, requested that some one present, be-
| ing better informed, do so for him.
Mr.. Perry P Smith then said that, as
far as he knew. the object was. to ascer-
tain in regard to tie proposed new School
house, whether it could be built for the
sum voted for $50, 000-or not and what
the settled purpose of the School District
ofhrers was in regard to it. Mr.. Lantry
the School Clerk, being called upon stated
that a plan and specifications had been
obtained for the new building and that
the proposals offered for the completion
of the building had exceeded by far
the sum stipulated $4,000, that then
the School Board and Advisory Commit
tee had concluded to build without enter
ing into one contract for the entire build
ing, and to erect the same under the su
pelYision of Mr.. Croker, who had con-
tracted and was further to contract for
material to be done until the completion
Of the entire structure.
Mr.. Mahoney then stated that the peo-
pie of the District had cheerfuIly voted
$50, geo for building new school house
but that they seriously objected to have
that tax increased, as they were already
taxed as-high as they could bear without
material injury.
Mr. Sibree then arose and proposed to
give history of the whole matter. That
at the regular school meeting the people
had unanimously voted the sum Of $780,
O00-and had appointed an advisory COM
mittee, who, together with the school
officers, were to take charge of the whole
matter and prosecute it to its completion;
that the Committee and School Board
had unitedly gone forward thus far and
that they would carry cut their plans as
already adopted.
The Treasurer of the District, Mr. T.
Robinson, then stated that the Architect
who drew the plans and specifications
had stated to him personally that. at the
much lower rates for material and labor
here than at Chicago, ha thought that
the building, according to his plan, could
be erected for $50, 000-and perhaps less,
and under this presumption the Board
and Committee had gone on TO make some
and propose other contracts for the neces-
sary material.
Mr.. Luling, being called upon, stated,
that the increased prices Of all building
material since the Chicago confegration,
in his opinion make it impossible for the
Board and Committee to finish the build
ing, as now proposed to be erected, for
the sum voted for and that he was en-
tirely opposed to increase that sum of
$50, 900 dollars under the present already
heavy taxation.
The personalities uttered in the course
of the different remarks would have
much better been left out and will not
here be repeated.
Mr.. j. W. Barnes expressed his sorrow
at the excited feeling expressed by some
of the speakers and eulogized the mem
bers Of. the School Board and Advisory
Committee as gentlemen of the highest
integrity and trustworthiness and his firm
hope that, at the next regularly called
meeting the whole affair would be settled
peaeably and satisfactorily to the entire
District, and on his motion it was
Reso7ued, That Committee of three
be appointed by the Chairman, whose
duty 1t shall be, to call a special meeting
of Joint School District No l.. as early
as the laws Of this State VIII authorize
them to do so.
The Chairman appointed as that Com
mittee, Messrs John W. Barnes, Henry
MulholIand and Thomas Windiate and
then the meeting adjourned saae die.