The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-21
FOR THE SCHOOL OF MINES,
James A. Murray Offers Twenty
Acres of Land For the
Purpose.
1t is Situated in East Butte-The
Trustees Of the Proposed
New School.

Jas. A. Murray is the first man to come
to the front with an offer of a site for
the school Of mines, says the Inter Noun
tain. He stated today he would give 20
acres Of ground in East Butte addition
for the school. The law calls for this
much land, though the school could get
along with less. However, Mr.. Murray's
offer is very liberal and is equivalent to
an offer of about $4,000, as the land in
East Butte, for town lot purposee, is
worth at least $500 per acre.
East Butte is across Silver Bow creek
on the road to Columbia gardens. The
Northern Pacific road passes through
one corner of it, and the street railroad
passes the entire distance. The land
lies north and east of Silver Bow park,
abuttipg that addition. 1t is also ele-
vate6 and Mr.. Murray says it would
make a very desirable site.
As to the question Of smoke, he antici-
pates no difficulty. OF that score. He
says when the Parrot smelter is removed
to the Big Hole river there will be no
smoke in that neighborhood. People
will be wishing there WAS.
"Do you think it is certain that the
Parrot will remove it's smelling plant,
Mr.. Murray" asked the reporter.
ayes, sir. l have no reason to doubt
it. Their machinery at the old plant is
about worn out and becoming unfit for
use. 1t will soon be necessary to replace
it and l don't think the Parrot people
will put a new plant in Butte. One par
ticular reason is the great lack OF water.
After they remov you will see practic-
ally no smoke in Butte"
The trustees of the school of mines
are five in number. They are A. G..
Johnston, E. H. Wilson, A. II. Barrett,
G. w. Goodale, and Godfrey Lavalle.
The first three hold their office until
Jan. l, 1896; the last two until Jan. /,
1894. Three members constitute a quo
rum to transact business.
This board is authorized to secure a
site at or near the city of Butte, in the
county of Silver Bow and state of Mon
tana, for said school mines, as herein
after set out, and to erect suitable build
ings thereon, and to procure such ma
chinery and other appliances as may be
necessary to carry out the object and in
tention of such institution and to pro-
mote the welfare thereof, whenever the
funds provided Tor the establishment of
said school of mines will warrant the
Same.
The school of mines shall be open and
free for instruction to all bona tide resi-.
dents of this state without regard to sex
or color, and, with the consent of said
board, students from other states and
territories may receive an education
thereat, upon such terms and at such
rates of tuition as the board may pre-
scribe.
The board is required to elect a presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer from their
OWE number. Additional provisions OF
the law are as follows:
THE president Of the board of trus-
tees shall be known as PRECEDENT of the
school Of mines, and shall annually, on
or before the 10th day of December in
each year, make a report to the state
board Ut education of the prosperity and
condition OF said school of mines, con-
tanning such statistical and other in
formation pertaining thereto as he may
deem necessary and useful, and also, a
detailed statement of the receipts and
expenses OF such institution.
"The state board of land commission
OLE IL hSiSby iLCu IL ICQulICu
to locate all the lands hat have been do
mated by the United States to the state
of Montana for the establishment and
maintenance of a school of mines, and
report to the Legislative assembly the
number of acres so located, where stu
ated, their character and estimated value,
and shall make a similar report on or be-
fore the next meeting of the legislative
assembly to the board of trustees of the
school of mines, and also to the state
board OF education.
"None of the land located, as required
in the preceding section of this act, shall
be sold, except as may BIO provided by
the legislative assembly. II m
at shall be lawful for the professors
or principal of the said schools of mines,
who shall be appointed by the said
board Of trustees, to charge and collect
such reasonable fees for any and all as
says and analysis made by them, as the
said board may prescribe, an account of
which shall be kept by said principal
and paid over monthly to the treasurer
of said school of mines, which shall be-
come a part Of the school OF mines fund.
1.-The board of trustees are hereby
prohibited from creating any debt as
against the school of mines, buildings,
machinery or appliances, or in in any
manner Incumbering the same, or of in
curing any expense beyond their abili-
ty to pay from the annual income of the
school of mines for the then current
year."
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