The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
THE BOARD ar EDucArIoN
M Lots For a School Building IN
the First svnrd--Their Action
49, : Severely Csiticised

Severely critcised.
s ll.s foliowing letter was handed in To-
The aiss vest but OWN u a, rnsl, 81.
Z ether natter AZ, as ssil as several Iocm
Items; xss crowded out: Before the letter
was handed 81 i UEIoH man examined care
fully the different sites offered ths board
and tayiug done 50 tho Us1os ean,. and
does, fully endorse what Nj. MansKeld
saysI his lettsr srding tbs relative.
value Of the eseyeral site. ,offsred.
Should The board Of education as . body
Or The three members Of it vhos selected
this site, feel that they are unjustlyi
handled III Mr.. Mans6ela's communica-
tion The UNIoN now offers them space in its.
ct'iuanils irFwhich 10 reply 70 his criticisms
and, il they can, set, themselves right be-:
fore the public:
Editor UNloN, Dear sir: s,5 81:
e The school board sesterday purchased
for y school sitsI lots nn:Hf 6red Is41a f5'
and 16 ii block lie of the original town,
Is corner of Kansas ard First streets} for
5000. The title to these lots is in the name
of Robert Boyd, Sr. and they lie directly
opposite ano south of those owned by NJ.
p. Luse which offered to the school board
for $500, and as in my judgement those
purcnased are not SO desirable or valuable
es the latter, it is pertinent to knew the
reason for this peculiar action on the part
of the board of education,
The secretary of the board did not have
in his possession this morning the differ
ent bids; am therefore unable to name
them all. He informed me that they were
at the Office of James Boyd, but from
reliable sources learn that the following
are the principal bids on which action was
taken at the special meeting of the hoard
of education last evening viz: Lots $780,
81 and 32, block 119, $780, owned by Robt
Boyd, Sr.; io,s 1-2-3 and 4, block 119, $500,
owned by E. w. johnson; lots 17-18-19
and 90, block 100, $500, owned by Mp.
Lnse; lots 29-3U-31 and 32 block no. 5000.
owned by Robert Boyd, ST. Lots l to 4,
block l13 are admirably located on the
corner of Quincy and First street and were
fully worth the price asked for them. Lots
30 to 32 in block 119 are situated on the
corner of Columbus and First streets high
up on the hillside and must have been Of
fered as ''blind," as no one could seriously
consider this location for school site. The
south west corner of this Block, equally as
desirable for site, can be bought for
nearly fifty per cent less.
Lots II to 20 in block 100, owned by NJ
submitted to the board. The lots selected
are owned in the family of member of the
board of education and on this account
was warned it was useless 10 put in bid,
but not being so wise then as now, failed
| to take tile hint.
! AS real estate dealer familiar with
values do not hesitate to say the lots on
the north east corner of Kansas and First
streets which we're offered at $500 are
worth as much if not more, than the lots
on the south east corner of same crossing,
which the board of education purchased for
5000. An explanation is due to myself, a
bidder, as we'll as to taxpayers, why this
extra $100 is given for school te when
one as good if not better on the opposite
corner could be had and this amount saved.
It is unpleasant to be kicker" but some.
times it becomes duty to be one.
q. B. MANSFIELD.