The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
PR0CEEDlNGS OF SCHOOL BORAD.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, May a6.


Wareas, The committee of builders
appointed to examine the West School
Building, have reported the same in its
present condition dangerous and unit
for school purposes; and
Whereas. The largely increased and
increasing number of school children in
this district demands greater facilities
and more room than all the present
buildings afford; and
WhereaS, There is pressing need at
this time to provide additional new
school buildings suitably located to &C
commodate the pupils, and furnish them
with equal school privileges, viz: in the
southeastern part of the first ward; in
second and third wards of the west part,
and building for High and Grammar
School purposes, centrally located; and
WHeyeas, To provide said buildings
and purchase sites for them will require
about one hundred thousand dollars, a
sum greater than the Board is allowed
by law to levy any one year, and
WheyeaS, The Board believes that
sound public policy demands that these
additional buildings should be provided
at once; and that it would be against
sound policy to spend several thousand
dollars in repairing the old West build
ing, when there is no sufficient guaran-
tee that it could even then be rendered
safe; therefore,
RSsoiVeG, That the qualified voters of
the Canton City School District be re-
quested to meet at the West Schoo
Building on Monday, the 9TH day Of
June, next, between the hours of one
and six clock p. M, and then andthere
to vote upon the following propositions,
fo-wit:
First--Upon the levy of special tax
for school house purposes,
Second-Upon levying said tax for a
term of sixteen years, and issuing bonds
in anticipation Of the taxes of each year,
or upon levying the same all within the
next three years.
Rfs0iVSd, That the tickets to be voted
shall contain written or printed upon
them the words, "Iax for School Houses
Yes; No; and Taxes-For Term of
Years-For three years"
ReSoiVeG, That if majority of the
votes cast on the first proposition be in
favor of levying said special tax; and
majority Of the votes cast upon the sec.
ond proposition be for term of years;
then no more tax shall be levied in any
one year than the amount required to
pay the bonds and interest falling due
each year, and to pay the regular and
necessary expenses of maintaining the
Schools but if majority be for tax, and
for thee years, no bonds shall issue, but
sufficient amount shall be levied to
purchase sites, and to erect and furnish
the necessary school buildidings over
and above the levy for ordinary school
purposes, one-third of which shall be en-
tered upon the duplicate and be collect.
ed in each of the three years.
REsOlVed, That in the event of an al
lowance being granted to issue bonds
for term Of years, said bonds shall be
distributed over period Of sixteen years
in such manner that not more than three
mills on the dollar shall be levied to
meet the annual interest and the bonds
maturing in any one year. that said |
bonds shall bear interest at the rate of
per cent, payable semi-annually, and |
shall be signed by the President and |
Clerk of the Board of Education; that
the bonds shall not be sold for less than
their par value; and that the proceeds of
their sale shall be applied to purchasing
sites and erecting and furnishing school
buildings, and to no other purpose what
soever.
ReSolVfG, That the Clerk ofthe School
Board be and is hereby directed to post
copies ofthis action, and a notice Of the
election herein provided, in five Of the
most prominent places in the school dis
trict ten days before the day set for the
election, and to have the same published |
once in the newspapers of the city.
Pursuant to the above action the quail
fled voters of Canton School District are
hereby notified that an election will be
held at the West School Building on
Monday, June 9TH. 1875, between he
hours Of one and SIX o'clock, p. m
BY order ofthe Board,
J. A. MEYER, Secretary.