Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-05-18
SCHOOL MATTERS.
The Bonds are Signed, Registered
and Deiicered-- 4 Site to be
Selected, Etc. Etc.

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The school bonds are at last sold.
Mr., Parker heard the news in Lew
iston and returned post haste to
consult with his colleagues before
the departure of the Chairman, Mr..
Edwards, for Moscow, on U. S.
jury duty. 1t was thought advis-
able to date the bonds May 1, 1898,
and SO Mr.. Edwards and Mr..
Shearer, chairman and clerk re-
spectively Of the old board, were
kept busy for a couple of days each
attaching their autografs to the
bonds and interest coupons. In all
there were 175 signatures required.
The bonds were then forwarded to
the county treasurer to be register
ed, and then sent on to the pur-
chasers, Theis & Barroll, Spokane.
The money, S., $50, may be expect
ed daily. This is the first bonded
Indebtedness ever flOated in Idaho
county. A year ago 3 premium Of
$500 was offered, but before the
trustees could accept, the panic
came, the offer was withdrawn, and
the new board have ever since been
hunting someone to take them at
par. The sale was finally made
through the Bank of Camas Prairie
for Theis & Barroll.
The sale of the bonds has
brought the trustees face to face
with their responsibilities. The
first thing in order was to levy a
special tax of three mills on the
! dollar for the payment of interest
on the bonded debt. The annual
interest charge is s454.4O, and in
view of the probable decrease in
this year of hard times, the board
thought it best to levy three mill
tax. On last years valuation a tax
of q mills would have sufficed.
The question of the site is also
being wrestled with, and on this
point there is pronounced differ
ence of opinion. There are four
propositions presented as follows:
FIRST: w. ID. Robbins offers to
sell block "G", Schmadeka' second
addition to Grangeville, comprising
between 8 and 10 lots, for $3.50.
SECOND; Frank McGrane offers
to sell block "H", Northwest ad-
dition to Grangeyille, comprising
over IA lots, with frontage of 35(
feet ON Main street, for 500.
THIRD: w. A. Hall offers tC
donate three acres of the tract Oh
the ridge north of A. G. Laning
hams residence.
FOURTH w. A. Hall offers t6
trade block "N", in Halls addition
300x400 feet, for the present schoo
site 300x3O0 feet.
Mr.. Edwards favors the thirt
proposition. The other directors
Parker and Evans, favor the pur
chase of the McGrane block. The
matter will be decided upon Mr.
Edwards return from Moscow
The board has had an entire yeal
to consider the matter, and in spite
of all the discussion that has beer
had no valid reason has beer
argued against the McGrane pro
perty, save that it is too near tn,
business center. The Lewiston
Land Association last year Offered
a 300x300 foot block free on the
Lewiston Addition, only foul
blocks south of the McGrane pro
perty, but that was considered tot
far out of town. and as Evans ant
Parker were stockholders in tha
Association, ticket was put up t.
defeat them at the election, bu
without avail.
The trustees are all men of goot
standing and property and bushes
interests in the town and thei
every act will be prompted by wha
they consider the best interests o
the district to be.
The school building will b
practically square structure tw'
; stories high, with three rooms up
stairs and three rooms downstairs
with hall running through thu
center of both floors. The inten
ton is to put up building all cal
be proud of; that will be a grea
! benefit to the town; and that will
J provide for future growth as far a
) practicable. The exact dimension
of the rooms are not definitely set
tied, but four of them will probabl
be 24x3O feet by 13 feet high. TIL
' other two rooms will be reserves
/. for class rooms and exhibition pur
poses until such time as they ar
needed for tuition purposes. MI
Edwards will secure plans durin
{ his trip to Moscow.
The directors are also consider
ing the question of submitting al
additional tax at the coming elect
ion for the purpose of clearing u
|, the Indebtedness against the dis
e triet.
RECORD OF THE WEEK.