The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-01
BUTTE News.
4 LARGE VOTE DESIRED
Other Matter Besides Trustees
to Be Voted On Tomorrow.
The EXTRA SCHOOL TAX
An Attempt Il Beine Made to Defeat
This Proposition-No Delay in Vot-
ing This Year Populists
Decline to Run.

Although the decision of the supreme
court at Helena settles the school con-
troversy. and although there is only
one ticket in the field for the school
election which takes place tomorrow.
yet 1t is desired that there be as large
a vote as possible. There are other
matters TO be voted on besides the
election of school trustees. and they
are matters on which the people of the
school district should express them
selves. One proposition to be voted on
o-morrow is for a 2-mill extra school
tax. to be levied for the erection of new
school buildings. An effort is on foot
TO defeat this proposition, those who
have been Unable to retain the hand
ling of the affairs of the school district
being now DESTROYS OF ~obstructing the
of the schools as much as pos
eible.
A second proposition to be voted on
IS to authorize the school board to sell
three old school buildings. One of
these is the Parrot school, which is vir-
tually in a railroad switch yard and
located where the lives of the attend
ing pupils Is much endangered. The
second school that IL is proposed
10 sell is the Travonia school.
which is old and small and
entirely inadequate to accommo-
date the rapidly growing school popu-
1ation of that section. The third school
20 be sold is the little school house in
East Broadway, east of the old high
school building.
With the proceeds of n 2-mill tax
reinforced by the proceeds OF the sale
OF these three old school buildings. the
board to erect three new com
modious school buildings on the most
approved modern styles. One of these
is to be erected i'm the Parrot corner.
the second i'm the Travonia district and
the third somewhere in the northern
part of town. probably in the vicinity
of Woolman street. There is no ques-
ton of the need of these additional
schools, and Butte now has "A business
like school board which can be trusted
TO see that the money voted for school
is not given away or thrown
into a sewer.
Those who vote tomorrow will find
no difficulty and will not have To stand
in line as they did last year. The reg
istry books have been so arranged that
the voters will not be delayed and five
minutes is all the time that will be
required for voting. The matter of
the three new school houses is a mat
ter of Importance To every parent and
taxpayer and all should express them
selves.
The supreme court did not decide on
whether the terms of the trustees are
q be for two or three years. To be on
the safe side four will be elected to-
morrow. If the supreme court decides
that the terms are two years. all -four
will be seated If the terms are three
years only two will be seated.
The silver republicans yesterday filed
their nominations for aldermen i'm the
municipal election. Gus Harkins, pop
ulist candidate for alderman in the
Second ward, has filed his defamation.
p. II. Carmichael. popuiist candidate
in the Fifth ward. also filed his decli-
nation yesterday.
The supreme court decision affirm
ing Judge Clancy's ruling vas "A sub
sect for general congratulatfon last
evening. for il insures a continuance
of the excellent management of schoo
affairs Of the past year. The people
owe a deep debt of gratitude To Judg,
Mediation and Emmett Callahan foI
their gratuitous services in preparing
the case and presenting 1t so ably be.
fore Judge Clancy and the suprem,
court. A great deal of work vas re.
uuired in preparing the briefs i'm 81
short a time. and the work of thes,
lawyers who contributed their service
will long be remembered with ave 10y
the people.