The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-29
THE SCHOOL HOUSE QUESTION.
Public Meeting Tonight at Old
Good Templars' Hall.

A. the suggestion of a number Of tax payers
and voters of School District Number One, q
meeting will b. held tonight at old Good
Templars' Hall, to consider the school house
question. TIE hail has already been en-
gagged for this purpose, and every elector of
this school district is invited and expected to
be present. There is a universal demand for
immediate and concerted action on the part
ofthosc who have the right to speak and acs
in this matter. We might publish this morn
ing n large additional number of interviews
with the prominent Taxpayers of the district
on this subject, but in view of the meeting to-
night, at which these gentlemen will be
present in person, we refrain for the present
from publishing any further public opinion
in the matter. The voters can and will be
heard tonight in their ewn behalf, and it is
not necessary for the MINER to add any in
centive to induce them to come. They will
turn out in full force.
Now in regard to our own position in his
matter, we have to say that we have no pei
sonal feeling Of any description against any
one of the contractors or School Trustees.
We have no personal quarrel with any of
them as ali individual, and speak, as We
have spoken, only to give voice to the gener-
al sentiment Of the community. That the
MINER has in this matter simply given ex-
preston to a universal public feeling there
can be no doubt whatever. No one in this
city who has not been wilfully deaf can fail
to have heard-in stronger terms than we
lave printed-an expression of similar opin-
ions. This being the case, and fe cling that
we have simply done our duty as a public
journal, we have nothing mo say n re-
gard to this phase of the subject, exec; t to
urge every citizen to come promptly toll. ght
to old Good Templars' hall, and speak his
sentiments among his peers.
For the first time we were permitted last
evening to see a copy of the contract, un-
der which the addition was er ectsd, between
the contractors and school Trustees, the lat
ter being represented by Messls. McMurphy
and Jacobs. The instrument appears to telr
date the 9th day Of Angus, 1881, and to read
IS follows:
Memorandum 0 an agreement made and
entered into by and between john NJ. Bowes
and Charles NJ. Buck, both of Butte City,
Montana Territory, Of the fist part, and
School District No. /, Silver Bow County,
Montana Territory, of the second part, wit
nesseth:
That said first parties, for the considera-
ton herein expressed, do hereby undertake.
promise and agree to build, complete and
finish, on lot No. l, In block 80, in Butte
City, Silver Bow county, Montana Territory,
a stone and brick school house Gin addition
to the present house, in accordance with the
plans and specifications prepared therefore
and hereto attached and made a part thereof;
to build and complete all stone and brick
work, carpenter and plaster work and roofing
in good workmanlike manner, of good and
suitable material, to be furnished by said
first parties, all at their own proper cost and
expense, and to finally complete such build
ing Cor a%ddition) ready for acceptance Oh or
before Nov. 10, 1881.
? In consideration whereof said second par
ties hereby undertake, promise and agree to
r pay said first parties as a contract price for
the completion of such building and the fur
nishing of such material the sun OF item thous.
! and and six hundred (s10,60O) dollars, pay.
able as follows to W.T.:
Two thousand dollars ($2,OOO) when the
excavations are completed. Two thousant
six hundred and ffsy ($2,650) dollars when
the stone work is completed and the foo,
tiu,bers laid.
Three thousand three hundred ($3,3O(
r when the roof is Oh.
The balance W thousand six hundred ant
fifty (S2,G50) when the building is fnall,
completed and accepted.
Aad the said parties farther agree to re
move tho front wall Of the present building
at their own loss, and said second part,
|. agrees that said first parties may have al
material obtained from said wall, and ma,
utilize the use of the same in building sale
= house.
:, Witness the hands OF said parties this 9tl
! day of August, 1881.
J. d. BowEs,
G. NJ. BUCK,
, Contractors.
d HENRY JACOBS,
HENRY MCNURPHY
:, Trustees of School District No. l. Silver Raw