Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-04-26
Minutes of School Meeting.

Minutes or School Meeting.
WILLMAR, APRIL 24TH.
Pursuant to call a special meeting
of the legal voters of the Independent
District of Willmar was held in the
High School room.
Meeting called to order by Pres't G.
A. Birch. Secretary read call of meet
ing.
Mr.. H. Peterson offered the follow
ing resolution: "That it is the sense
OF the meeting that the First Ward
school be enlarged and that a school
house be erected in the Third Ward"
Mr.. Hanscom offered as substi-
tute, "That committee of two from
each ward be elected by this meeting
to investigate cost of sites and build
ings and report to an adjourned meet
ing one week from tomorrow even
ing"
A division being called for on the
adoption of the substitute resulted in
30 votes being IN favor of adoption
and ~ against the adoption, hence
the substitute was lost.
Mr.. Sam'l Porter offered the follow
ing resolution: "Resolved, that it is
the sense of this meeting that we are
in favor of and stand pledged to the
building of necessary and proper
schoolrooms in each ward of the Viii
lage of Willmar. Carried.
Moved and seconded "That a CON-
mittee of two from each ward be elect
ed by this meeting to investigate and
report as to cost of sites and build
ings at an adjourned meeting one
week from to morrow night.
A viva voce vote being taken the
chairman was unable to decide which
carried, hence called for division of
the house, which resulted in IS votes
being in favor of and AZ against the
same: a majority of the votes being
cast against the motion it was de-
clared lost.
DR.. johnson offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
Resolved, That the Board of Edu-
cation be authorized, instructed and
directed to procure and purchase a
suitable site in the Third ward and
to cause to be constructed and erected
thereon a six-room school house of
such material and size as their judg-
nlent may dictate. The said school
house so located and erected to be
finished and ready for occupancy next
September: And the school board is
hereby authorized to issue bonds for
the cost not to exceed the amount of
$600O.0O.'
Mr.. Crosby offered the following
amendment which was accepted by
DR.. Johnson: ""That the Board OF
Education be authorized and instruct
ed to purchase suitable site and erect
a school building in the Second ward
for primary school purposes, the cost
Of site and building not to exceed the
sum of 100000 and the Board of Edu.
cation is hereby authorized to issue
bonds to cover said named cost.'
Mr.. Samuel Porter offered the fol.
lowing amendment which was also &C.
cepted by DR.. Johnson. "That the
Board of Education Of School Dist.
No. II be and they are hereby autho-
rized, empowered and directed to sell
and dispose of the First ward school
house and the site thereof, acquire a
new site in First ward either by pur.
chase or condemnation proceedings,
build upon the new site six-room
brick school house, fully equip and
furnish the same at a cost of not to
exceed 100000"
A vote on the resolution and accept
ed amendments resulted in its adop.
ton.
Mr.. Porter then offered the follow
ing resolution and moved it's adoption.
"Resolved, That the Board of Educa.
ton of the Independent School Dist.
riot of Willmar No. Al of Kandiyohi
Co., Minnesota be and they are here
by authorized and empowered to is
sue the bonds of said district in an
amount not exceeding fifteen thousand
dollars payable in not less than FIVE
years nor more than Is years from the
date of the issue thereof and bearing
interest at the rate of not exceeding
i've per cent per annum." =
Chairman appointed Messrs. Lewis
Crosby and Geo. n. Bitterness as tell
ers. ST Iii. y. 4. =.=ss@a$
a ballot being taken on the. adop-
ton Of the resolution resulted a. foI:
lows: