Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-02
SPECIAL SESSION.
The Board Of Education Holds a
Meeting Wednesday Evening.

: Feb. 24th.
All the members of the. Board were
present and after the reading of the
minutes Of the last regular meeting
held Feb Goth. and those of the special
meeting held at DIR. willis office on
Feb. Gath. a communication was re-
ceived from the Board of Trustees ol
the College, stating that they would al
low the Board an option on the Put
nam Hall property, at the corner of
Fourth and Wooster streets, for 80
days. and in case they would signify
their intention to accept the property,
1.-THE Board of Trustees would extend
the time of the option.
The committee reported that they
had been unable to secure an option on
the Nye property at he corner of Sec
ond and Washington streets, but that
they understood that it could be pur-
chased for $4,000, and the contiguous
property belonging to another person
could be had for $4,000. These proper
ties would make lot 1870 by $50 feet
and would be large enough to locate a
handsome high school building On
Mr.. Reckard stated that from infor-
nation he had received it seems that
the College Trustees had at one time
in the past few weeks Sbout closed a
deal whereby they were to have sold
the Putnam Hall property for $4,000,
md he does not see, why if they would
have taken $4,000 from an individual
they should ask $4,000 now from tho
city.
Mr. @eisenhelder tnought that the
proper thing to DO would be to consid-
er whether the property was worth the
amount asked, and DR.. Willis said that
il the lot alone was worth the amount
l'asked then he would be in favor of
buying it, but that the building could
not be considered worth anything as
it could not be remodeled at any rea-
sonable expense to make it thor
Oughly healthy and suitable building
/
would have to be built and that it
would nor be possible to properly ven
| tilate the rooms in the old building or
to give the rooms the proper lighting.
He Also thought the location at the
corner of Fourth and Wooster streets
h hetter one than the corner of Second
a nd N,or hif,gr h1Yf La
tier cheaper at $11 900 than the former
| at $4,000. He said: eve do not want
10 build for the present, but for the flu
cure The old building has been for
the present and the additions have
been for the present. The pupils can
not study as we'll or stand the strain
of study in poorly lighted or ventilated
rooms"
Prof. Andrews thought it would be a
wise policy to refer the question to
fhe voters for the expression, and
recommended that the question of a
bond issue for the purchase of Putnam
Hall be submitted to the electors at
he coming regular election. He did
not think, however, that the eXpendi-
ture of $4,000 would make Putnam
Hall as comfortable as the present
high school building. He made a
written report of the comparative size
of some rooms that are being used as
school rooms in the city, showing their
incapacity for the purpose for which
they are being used. His report was
IIrecelved and placed on record.
\ Mr.. MeisenhelGer made a motion
that the option of the College Trustees
be accepted, and on suggestion made il
hat the option be accepted condition.
ally and the motion prevailed unani-
mously.
Meisenhelder's motion to instruct
he committee to ask the people for a
'1ond issue of $r5, 900 FOR ward build
ing and $4,000 to purchase Putnam
Hall property and remodel it failed to
get, a second.
Dr. Willis moved that the people be
asked for $4,000 for an eight room
ward building to be located at the cor
ner of Fourth and Marion streets, for
$4,000 to buy the Putnam Hall proper
" and for $751; 900 to erect a high school
building on the same, a special levy to
Je made, bonds to be issued the first
,enth of the entire amount to be pay
able in ten years hence and one-tenth
payable each year thereafter until all
are paid. This motion prevailed
Neisenhelder voting no.
1t seemed to be the general sentl-
nent of the members that it would be
better for the project to fail OF compile
lion than to have levy and not have
it large enough to do the work proper
Iy and have something that would be
Of some use hereafter as well as at the
present
The special committee was contin-
ued to follow the matter up and get
plans submitted from various architects
or the different buildings and to try
% get the matter in shape to get it be-
core the people at the coming election.
Il Is expected that the committee will
be able to do this, as it will noB take
long TO get the matter around and tho
plans in.
President Andrews remarked that
the present indebtedness of the city
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