Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-02-12
THE BARNES COUNTY SCHOOL BONI
QUESTION.

Bill NO. q, entitled "An Act to enahl
the school districts of the counties ol
Barnes and Griggs 10 fund their inlebt,
edness." This bill was introduced BY
lion. Chas. Richardson, member Of thd
territorial council from Barnes count ty
and II is the one which a few chronic
klckers at Valley City have been and ard
80 vehemently opposing. Not having
seen the full text Of the bill VIC supposed
from the furor il created there was scme
stnpcndous frand and steal IN il.
We haye read the bill carefully and are
unable 10 sec any cause OF alarm in its
PROVISIONS. On the other hand il seems
to he a jndicious plan for bringing order
and system ont of the chaos consequent
upon rather reckless and unbMslncss-
like issuance Of school warrants by sever
al districts in the two counties. So far as
we are able to ascertain the opposition to
this bill is confined almost wholly to q
few persons in Valley City who have no
visible interest in it.
1t seems that q number Of new districts
IN moth these counties have built new
school houses and issued warrants IN pay
ment therefor. These warrants for The
most part have been transferred in the
course Of traffic and trade to third parties
who now hold them in the face of no
adequate measures or means for their
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bonds I" run ffo% l7e &c ,L'rty yesfs,
lieying the districts from the Immediate
pressure Of payment and at the same time
giving the holders OF these warrants
class OF securities upon which they can
realize the cash due them. 2
The bill provides all necessary safe
guards against funding any fraudulent
warrants that may be floating and there
need be no uneasincss upon this score as
the people IN each district arc allowed to
say for themselves by election whether
they will fund thci. warrants or not:
More than this, the bill provides for the
appointment of an auditing committee by
the electors of each district who shall in
vestigatc and and,t all evidences OF I'M
debtedness, but the still further safeguard
,s provided that the decision Of this andtI
ing committee shall not be final and con
elusive, but they shall report to the peo'
ple before the vote is taken upon th'
question of issuing the bon!s; and fur
ther, that the report of the auditing com
mittee shall not he construed to he bind
ing upon the district or as an admission
of the legality Of any claim reporlc'
upon.
All necessary provisions are made 10
notifying the people by posting and puf
fishing notices Of the meetings and IN
purposes for which called. 80 that n
snap games can possibly be played upo
the people of any district, After a
these precautions tho bill provides tina
before bonds shall be issued the count
clerk shall review the proceedings as
whether the elections were properly Gale
and legally conducted as well as to tn
validity of the claims Of creditors.
1t also provides that the county clcr
shall re ,istcr all bonds issued showing I'll
number { the school district issuing III
bond, number OF the bond, its dcnomina
ton, date Of issue and other facts, an
shall endorse npon the bond his certiiica
OF the legality Of all prior proc ccdings
the district IN relation thereto.
This bill gives it into the hands OF u
peoplc Of the respective districts then
selves to fund their floating indcbtedne
or not as they may choose, and why w
or three attorneys IN Valley City shou
, take such deep interest in defeating Il
measure is suspicious because mystcrio''
The Senegamo,an in the fence may
I reasonably susp acted if he canno! at pr
/ sent he detected in this opposition. II
! deputation OF kickers that went fro
! Valley City and appeared before the le
, isla,,ve committee in opposition to Il
bill it seems made no impression agar
J. it and they are now as last resort pc
: tlon,ng the governor to veto 1t.
9 Mr., Richardson has no doubt act
I couscient,ously, and for the good OF
= peop,e Of his and the neighboring coun
e in his connection with this bill, and VIII
d the people come to understand it th'
Y onghly We believe they will endorse a
g sustain him.
70 II Is authoritatively reported u
h among the several prominent aspira
" for the jamestown post office under
n. democratic administration is Mrs. lrw
Ct formerly c.: sh,er of the First Nat'o
* hank Of this city. Mrs. Irwin is j
ct, of acknowledged business ability and
,al said to have the support IN Washing
10 OF congressman Sam Randall, OF Penn
'ot van:a.