Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-05-06
SCHOOL ELECTION
A Largely Attended School Meeting at
the Principal Ba,ilding Last =
81 - r&%'
Night.
The Vote for the Bonds Carried Over.
whelmingly by q Vote of
IA to 2.
The Board Instructed to Build Two
Eour-Room School Buildings of
Handsome Proportions.

There was large body of intelli-
gent voters out ut hespecial election
OF the Independent School district,
held at>the pricipal building Tuesday
night. The meeting was of a har-
monious character, a few gentlemen
being at first seemingly a trifle ner-
vOus, hut as soon as the objects of
the meeting and the plans OF proceed
ure to be adopted by the board were
explained, readily came in line and
voted solidly for the proposed i'm
provements. A great deal of desul-
tory talk was INDUCED in, and mo-
tons and amendments were very
plentiful, and we therefore give the
minutes, prepared by Mr.. 1. E. Staples,
the secretary, as embodying all that
was of Importance: !;
LITTLE FALLS MIME; May 3, 1892.
Pursuant to a. cali for~u special
meeting on Tuesdays the 3rd day of
May, 1892, at s O'Clock p. m. at the
principal school chous4i of the indie
pendent School District OF Little
Falls, Minnesota, for the purpose OF
determining upon the erection OF one
or more school houses for the said
district and for the purpose of pur-
chasing sites therefor, and for the
purpose Of issuing bonds to the
amount of $4,000 on which to raise
money for the purpose of building
said school houses and purchasing
sites therefor.
In the absence of the president of
Board of Education OF said district,
the meeting was, at the principal
school house in said district at 81
O'Clock p. M, called to order by A. r.
Davidson, one of the members of said
Board of Education, and the call for
the meeting read.
Motion made and seconded that G..
A. Lindbergh act as chairman of the
meeting; motion carried. "A. Lind
bergh is present and accepts and
takes the chair and acts as chair
man.
The clerk of the Boardof Education
being absent Il motion is made and
seconded that l. E. Staples act as
clerk and secretary OF the meeting;
motion is carried. I. E. Staples is
present and accepts and acts as clerk
of the meeting
The chairman reads the call for the
meeting and makes a formal state
ment Of the object of the meeting.
Motion is made and seconded that
three tellers be appointed by the
chairman to count the votes cast at
the meeting, motion carried. The
chairman appoints Paul Gaethke,
Frank Ellenbecker and Theodore
Void. Each of these parties are pres
ent and accepts.
A motion in form of Il resolution
by S. Trebby and seconded by A. P.
Blanchard is offered as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that one four-room school
house be built in the Third ward of
the city of Little Falls. Minnesota,
and that the Board, Of Education is
authorized to purchase a suitable
site therefor. The resolution is voted
on and IA votes cast in favor of the
same, and none against. The reso-
luton is declared passed.
MntiOn ia m q rio in for,,, of q roso,,,
ton by P. Medved and seconded by
p. Lauraman as follows:
Resolved that it is the sense of this
meeting that one four room school
house be built in the First ward of
the city OF Little Falls, Minnesota,
and that the Board of Education is
authorized to purchase a suitable
site therefore; the resolution is voted
on, IA votes are cast for the same,
and none against; the resolution is
declared past.
Motion is made by S. Trebby and
seconded by A. P. Blachard that the
meeting proceeded to ballot for $685.
600 bonds; the motion is voted upon
and declared passed.
Inc meeting proceeds to vote by
ballot upon the issue of $25, 900 bonds.
There are cast 142 votes in favor of
the issue and two votes against the
issue, The vote is declared by the
chairman in favor of the issue of the
bonds.
A motion in form of q resolution is
made by S.. p. Fuller and seconded
by A. P. Blachard that the president
and clerk of the Board of Education
issue the bonds voted to run fifteen
years, and to bear interest not to ex-
coed six per cent. per annum, interest
payable annually. The resolution is
passed unanimously.
Motion made and seconded that
the meeting adjourn.
For Sale Cheap on Easy Terms.
The west 20 acres Of sex OF nwA, or
the whole OF SEX of sex, acc. is, Twp.
30, Rg. 80. JOHN MCDONNELL.