Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-02
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Further Discussion Of the School
Bond Election Matter.

Eleven lllelUUtTS vi lut uUuEu VI SuuCdllOh
were present at last nights meeting of that
body. which congregated purposely to deter
mine the amount of bonds that are proposed
to be issued for school sites and new school
buildings. The absentees were Messrs.
w eber, Spore, FELTON, and Clarke. In the
absence of the latter, who is president of the
board, Vice President Mcconnell presided.
AT previous meeting, held last Friday
night the board met as committee OF the
whole and made report, recommending
that $500, 600 be allowed as an estimate for
the various new schoolsites and buildings.
In this report it WAS proposed to hold u spec
ial election May Ia for the issuance of the
bonds. AS no definite action was taken an
other meeting was held last night and sew
eral amendments were made to tho report.
| Before the meeting was called TO order,
however, there was considerable discussion
on the question Of the legality of the propo-
stion of submittlng'th question of issuing
the bonds at an election.
Morris Morrison stated that as there was
question as to the legality of such an cleo
tion, it would be better TO get an opinion
from the board siattorney.
c. f. Goodman, with this in view, sug
gested that the board had better adjourn.
motion was made to that effect but was lost
by IA vote of to 4.'it
When the meeting convened Mr.. Sholes
moved to go into q committee of the whole
| for the consider alton of the report made last
week oil the bond question.
| heEarulnR UHe leSalibS -Dl tleCtlOHS lOT
| the purpose of issuing bonds, and In
| relation to estimates of expenses the
following sections of the school law of 1887,
! chapter II, are appended.
Section 25-That the board of education
| shall annually. during the month of June, re-
| port to the city council an estimate OF the
| amount of funds required for the support of
| the schools for the purchase of school sites,
| the erection and furnishing of school
buildings, the payment Of interest
upon all bonds issued for school
| purposes, and the creation of
| sinking fund for the payment of such indebt
edness, and the city council is hereby author
| lied and required to levy and collect said
amount the same as other taxes. Provided,
| however, that in case the purchase of school
| sites and the erection of buildings shall re-
| quire an expenditure exceeding S25,0OO for
| any one calendar year, the question shall be
submitted to vote of the electors of the dis
trict at the time and place of any city, county
| or state election; the board of education
| shall, previous to such election, designate, in
at least one daily paper published in the dis
| trict where such election shall be held, the
locality Of the site or sites required, and the
cost of buildings to be erected thereon.
| Sec %. That the board of education may
borrow money upon the bonds which they
are hereby authorized and Empowered to is
| sue, bearing a rate OF interest not exceeding
| g per cent per annum, payable annually or
%entoHsd upon saSh ths e'e face me$ c
such bonds; which loan shall be paid
and reimbursed in period not exceeding
| thirty years from the date of said bonds;
| provided, that no bonds shall be issued, nor
| question of issue be submitted to the electors
| without the consent of two thirds the mem
| bers of the board of education, and be offered
in open market and sold TO the highest bid
dollar aud provided further, that no
bonds shall be issued by the
board without first submitting the PROPOSE
| tiou of issuing said bonds, at an election
election; notice whereof shall be given for
| at least ten days in one or more OF the daily
papers published within the district, to the
| qualified voters of said district and If
| majority of the ballots polled at
such an election shall be for
| issuing bonds, said board of education may
| issue bonds in such an amount as shall be
| named in the election notice.
| Some of the members claimed that the two
clauses We're inconsistent, but after long
| discussion the conclusion was reached that
| they in no wise couficted. and that it would
be perfectly proper to call an election:
The report OF the committee, with It's
recommendations for the various sites, was
| published in Saturday mornings BEE. The
| first amendment to II at last nights meet
| ing was the estimate of ga 800 for retaining
| walls and walks around the High school, the
| Farnam and Leavenworth schools, 10 be re-
| duced to SI2500 Carried.
The estimate of Sz5, ,D00 for an ADDITION to
| the high school was made a separate aud dis
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| tion. u-iJ
| A motion to strike out the estimate of
| s., $40 for the site at Fifth and Hickory was
| offered. To this am amendment for q S25, 900
| site and $4,000 building az Seventh and
Poppieton avenue was made. Both were
| lost
| An estimate OF $1,000 for site at Dwight
and Megeath streets, IN Dupont place, was
| allowed. = B
| The s., 600 estimate FOR additional grounds
| at Lathrop site was Increased to $4,000 in
| order that five more adj joining'lots could be
| purchased in Kountke Place.
An estimate of $4,000 for twelve room
| building in Dupont Place was also allowed.
The estimates for the different sites as
| amended are as follows:
| Lathrop. S16, 900 Fort Omaha. 3 9, 500
| Gibson ......... $500 Hartman. 10000
Hickory. go. $500 Dupont. .... 5000
| Following are the estimates for the new
school buildings:
Long, eight-room. m......................Ss $50, 900
Franklin, eight room n.........,..,..... 10000
| West Omaha. eight-room .............. 5000
| Hickory, eight room. m.,.......,.....,.., 10000
| Hartman, sIxteen-room. m................ 10000
| Dupont, twelveroOm. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
| High school addition. ........... .... rs 900
| Retaining walls aud walks ,.,......... IL, 800
This makes a total OF $500 in bonds 10
| be issued for sites and new buildings.
When the report was ready for adoption,
| the board decided 10 postpone further con-
| sideratlon of the question of bonds and cleo
| ton until at the regular meeting, which will