The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-22
SCHOOL SITE SELECTED
The Trustees Accept Land Offered
by j. A. Lewis.
OF THE BUILDING
b Clerk Authorised to Advertise for
Bids-The Frederic Matter Was
Not Brought Up-He Makes
q Statement.

The school trustees held a meeting
last night to receive the report of the
committee concerning a site for the
proposed new school building in the
eastern part of the city. Chairman
Bartel, for the committee, reported
that they nae visited and inspected all
the sites that have been offered and
had decided to recommend h ground
offered by j. A. Lewis. consisting of
five lots on the northwest corne of
Galena and Atlantic streets, for IS. 900.
They are lots Is, 10, 20. Il ami .: of
block 10 of the Leggat q Foster addi-
ton, and are considered to make the
best site available, and the school dis
trict is liable to purchase them for less
thar they have been listed with real
estate agents. The trustees accepted
the recommendations of the committee
and the ground will be purchased. The
lots are 1874 feet on Galena and los on
Atlantic.
The plans for the new building.
drawn by Architect O'Brien. were also
discussed. They provide for a building
100 by ~ feet. two stories high. with a
sub-basement, and IL class and rccita-
ton rooms. Mr.. Clinton was in favor
of calling for competitive plans instead
of adopting the only ones submitted.
otntT members OF the DOdFu ndu tnt
plans drawn by MIR. O'Brien. They lad
been made to meet the needs and re-
quirements of the district. and a great
deal of money could be saved by adopt
ing them. The matter was discussed
and IL was finally decided to have the
architect draw several more plans to
meet certain suggestions made by Mr..
Clinton and have the board then de-
eide on one of the sets submitted. The
clerk was instructed to advertise for
bic for excavation for the new build
ing, the bids to be opened next Thurs
day evening.
Every member of the board was pres
ent at h meeting except Macdonald.
1t was expected that the Frederic mat
ter would come up again, but no
mention was made of 1T. After
the meeting Mr.. Frederic brought
Standard and requested its publica-
ton as his further answer to the re-
port of the investigating committee
THE report has been published; l
give these without comment: the pub
lie will understand: First, the report
says: We find that Mr.. Frederic has
applied to 10 teachers for loans This
Is not true. Why not be honest n
tell the truth? And continuing: And
we believe he has made another appli-
cation / know this report was based
more on belief than facts. Then of
the moneys so borrowed we inc some
has been repaid, but we further find
that non of such money were repaid
until the teachers commenced to take
action in the matter. This is not true.
They were paid when due. One note
was due May IL n was paid on the
18th. In the statement of Miss Downey
a | had secured the promise of
Chairman Long that the teachers
would not be disturbed in their posi-
tons, this is not true. In the state
ment of Miss Paschal. stating hat as
| had done them "A favor l woul ex-
pect a favor i'm return; this is not true.
! asked Miss Paschal at the investiga-
ton before the committee. Did you
ever think that | went to your brother
I'm relation to you position She an
swered No but this is not mentioned.
Then they say l was ashamed during
the investigation. What care they
about the sentiments that animated
me? But then they had to nave m
thing to make a report. | protested
against 1t. n ! protest now"