Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-26
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
A Formidable List Of Propositions
for the COanCil Bluffs VOt-
erS to Choose From.
Estimates of Expenses for the
Coming Y~ear-Report of
Expenditures
School Election March 18th,

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Board met in special s%ession at the Of
foe of M. p Brewer.
Present-A foil board, Presldent
AylesH orth In the chair.
Bills OF j. @ Bixby, Electric Black.
board Co., and Christian Strsub,
amounting to $119 10, were allowed
out Of the contingent fund.
The board made the following es
Inmates for the coming year:
Teachers fund. ............... .$25, 900
Contingent fund ............... 1900
To pay one-tenth Of the principal
and the interest on bonds ...... $3.50
On motion the board resolved t.
submit the following proposition TO be
voted on at the ensuing annual cleo
tion:
1. Shall the independent school dis
trict of the city of Council Buff issue
Its bonds TO the amount of $40, 600,
due ten years after date and payable NJ
the pleasure of the district any time
before d1e, drawing Interest at not ex-
ceediEg 6 per cent per snnum, for the
purpose of obtaining a loan to be used
In the purchase Of q school house site
and the construction of q school house
In the southern part of the city, south
Of the railroad tracks2
2. Shall the board of directors of
the Independent school district Of the
city Of Council Bluffs be authorized to
sell the Center street school house site
and building, aud issue bonds to the
amount of %. 900 due ten years after
date and payable at the pleasure of the
district at any time before due, draw.
ing interest at not exceeding 6 per
cent, the proceeds Of said sale and
bonds to be used in the purchase
Of . tsite and the construction
Of Q new building to accommodate the
center street SCHOOL,
3 Shall the independent school
district Of the city Of Council Bluff.
issue its bonds to the amount of
Is. 600, due ten years after date and
payable ut the pleasure Of the district
at any time before, and be drawing
interest at not exceeding 6 per cent
per annum, for the purpose Of obtain.
Ing . loan to be used in remodoling
the upper stories of the Boomer
building for high school purposes7
4 Shall the Independent school dis
trict Of the city OF Council Bluffs issue
it's bonds to the amount of $40, 900,
due ten years after date and payable
at the pleasure tf the district at any
time before due, drawing interest at
not exceeding 9 per cent per anpum,
for the purpose Of obtaining q loan to
be used In purchasing additional
grounds contiguous to the Stutsman
street school house site and In con.
structing an additional building there.
on2
8. Shall the Independent school dis.
triot OF the city of Council Bluff. issue
its bonds to the amount Of %, 900,
due ten years after date and payable at
the pleasure Of the district at any time
before due, drawing interest at not ex-
oeeding 6 per cent per annumn, for
the purpose of obtaining Q loan to be
used In paying the original cost of the
Halls addition school house beyond
the $4,000 appropriation heretofore
made, and In completing said build.
Ing.
6. Shall the board of directors Of
the independent district of Council
Bluffs be authorized to issue bonds In
the sum Of two hundred thousand dol.
lars, due ten pears after date, payable
at the pleasure Of said district at any
time before due, drawing interest at
not exceeding 6 per oent per annumn,
for the purpose Of obtaining q loan to
be used In enlarging and furnishing
the CLARK school.
7. Shall . tax be levied to raise the
sum Of 81, 600 to be used In the pur.
chase OF library and apparatus
The secretary was instructed to pro.
cure poll. books and ballot boxes for
the annual election.
Tho following resolution was adop.
ted:
RESOLVED, That the polls for the
annual election Of the Independent,
district Of Council Bluffs DO held q
the following places on the 18th d.,
Of March, A. D., 1883:
Firss Preciuct-A the Westerr
house, on upper Broadway, Johr
Clausen and John Hammer, judges
and X. T Bryant, clerk.
Second Precinct - At Bechtele'
hotel, w. 6, Psttibons and John w
Baird, Judges, and O. +. Adams
clerk,
Third Preoinct--At the city build
Ing, Ed. Mott and d. q. Bloomer
judges, and z, II. Odell, clerk.
Fourth Preoinot--At the Office O
r. 7. Bryant, on First avenue, M. P
Brewer and j. II. Burroughs judges
and w. Ii, Ware, clerk.
On motion the board resolved I,
submit the following financial state
ment Of the Independent school dis
triot Of Council Bluffs:
rRAoHsRs' FUND.
Receipts-
Received from county treasurer. 41S, 1884 8
Received from apportionment.. $500 8
Iotai....................... 1874, AS 1
Disbursemsnts-
Salaries Of superintendent teach.
Zo,663 y
SCHOOL HOUSE, FUNDS.
! Receipts
Received from county treasurer. s17, 257 s
a Disbursements
Halls addition school house 2 65s O