The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL BEATEN.
The People Reject the School
Boards Propositions.
A LARGE sTAY-AT.HoME VOTE,
1t Combines with Populists and Sore.
hssds 70 Roll Up . Decided
Hestils Majority.

The proportions to buy two more lots
In the block bounded BY Thirteenth. Four
tesnth, University and Seneca streets, and
to incur debt of $125, 900 for the erection
OF . high school building on the block,
were defeated yesterday by . combination
OF three elements-the Populists, num-
Der Of soreheads who were opposed to the
purchase for . variety of reasons or ex-
cuses, and still larger number of citizens
who were really in favor of the PROPOSE
tons but could not muster up energy
enough to vote. There were in addition
small proportion Of the opponents Of
the measure who were neither Populists
nor soreheads. but objected to the site or
the price it was proposed TO pay forit, or
thought that the mourning Of any addi-
tional debt would unduly increase the
burdens of the taxpayers.
The polls were opened at 1 O'Clock at
Third street and Yesler avenue. the Mer-
Ger school, the Denny school, Seventh and
Pike streets, the Minor school and the
Rainier school, and were closed at s
o'clock in the evening. The heaviest vote
was cast at Third and Yesler avenue, the
business men and workingmen from
down town finding it the most convenient
place for them. Here both the supporters
and the opponents of the propositions
gathered in force, and every voter was
waylaid ~ he came up by men with
tickets for or against the propositions.
Close around the door of the polling place
were assembled two rival knots Of per-
suaders trying to induce the people to
vote their way. Az usual, the Populists
were the most vociferous, and the sound
<nft hat ~
Of landlordism and bankers. could be
heard several blocks distant. At tho out
lying polling places they were less numer-
Gus but no less active, while the advocates
Of education were few, the majority of
them staying supinely at home and con-
tenting themselves with passive support
on day when active support was the
only kind that counted.
The result was what might have been
expected under such circumstances. Be-
fore the majority of people had gone home
to supper it was accepted as settled that
the high school was beaten, and, as the
count progressed, this was changed to GER
tainty. After the close of the polls at 8
O'Clock the ballots were counted at the
different polling places and the returns
taken with the boxes to the Office of the
board Of education at the Central school.
The count was completed ct II O'Clock.
The questions voted on and the vote on
each were As follows:
First question-Shall the board Of education
of the district be authorised and empowered to
purchase lots ak (6) and seven "a in block one
hundred and twenty-seven an of A. A.
Denny's Broadway addition to the city OF
Seattle. for school site for said district at the
price of eighteen thousand dollars t@lS, 00O7
Second qusstion--Shall the board OF education
of the district be authorized and empowered to
erect and buildo upon block one hundred ana
twenty -seven Q2D of A. A. Denny's Broadway
addition 20 the city OF Seattle, schoolhouss, to
cost one hundred and twenty five thousand dol
lars Ol25 OONf