Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
Official Proceedings OF Williston
Special School District.
Williston, N. d., March II, 1899.

VI Gs1ya WIlllStOH, N. ", MARCH If, 1893.
At Il special meeting of the board OF
education Of the Town of WilliSton in
4 the state of North Dakota, held March
14th, 1899,
Present: Trustees VIM. Freeman I.
G. Stewart, T.. A. Sharp, Olaf Brrgh and
II. f. Field, members Of the hmr'i
President WIN. Freeman in the chair.
and r. II. Copeland clerk of the board.
The-foliowing proceedings were had:
Minutes of the two previous meetings
were read and approved.
On motion, the following bills were
slowed:
Nick Foster, 10 cords Of wool. 5 20 90
Joe Cartier, 2 cords ash wood, 90
Coulter and Scranton, braces for
blackboard, so
R. H. Copeland, printing, II p
The board then proceeded to open
bids for the purchase Of old school
house, MS follows:
Bid of D. Bell. S40l 90.
On motion, the bid OF D. Bell was
rejected.
The board then proceeded to open
bids Tor the sale Of school bunds. with
the following result:
G. c. Gowran $4,000
Mr.. Gowran's bid being the highest
and best bid offered. was OH motion, ac'
copied; whereupon.
Mr.. l. g. Stewart introduced the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its adop-
ton;
WHEREAS, the taxes auth orizcd 10y law
are not sufficient to provide suitable
school buildings, and if levied would be
deemed by this board of education to
be burdensom e and
WHEREAS. This board Of education
deems it necessary and advisable to
provide more suitable school building
in the Town of Wiliston for the use OF
said Shoot District; Now THEREFORE,,
Be it Resolved by the hoard of educa-
cation of the Town of Williston (beine
Williston Special School District) of the
State of North Dakota, that pursuant to
av, and especially with reference to the
provisions of Article II, of Chapter 8, OF
the Revised Codes Of the State of North
Dakota Of 1895, as amended by chapter
Is Of the laws of 1897, and pursuant to
the proceedings already had by this
board in the premises, and in accor-
dance with the wishes of the electors
of said school district, as determined by
the election duly called and held on the
l4th day of February, 1899, at which
election sixty-four (Gp votes were cast
"For issuing Bonds" and three (3) votes
were cast against issuing Bonds" be
ing more than a majority for issuing
bonds as required by law, the nego
table bonds of the Board of Education
Of the Town of Willston be issued in
the sum Of ten thousand ($l0,000) dollars;
to bear date April LIST, 1899, to become
due April LIST, 1919, to be in ,lenomina-
tons of one thousand ISL ,000) dollars
each; to bear in,erest at the rate of six (G)
,.per cent per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally, July first and January first, with in
terest coupons attached representing
eacll interest payment; said bonds to he
numbered consecu,iveIy from one ~
totem (l0) inclusive, and to I've made
payable to e. C. Gowran or bearer; the
principal and interest of said bonds to
be made payable at the Chase National
Bank of New York in the City of New
York, and State o! New York.
Tie proceeds of the sale OF sail bonds
to he used for sole purpose Of erecting
school building in the Town of Willis.
ton, for the use of SAID school district.
And the proper officers of this board,
to-wit:
The president and clerk are here
by directed to execute such bonds
in proper form, atlested by the cor
porate seal of this board, and when
80 executed to deliver them to the trea-
surer of this board of education, to be
by him delivered to the purchaser on
full payment being made therefor. And
in the execution of such bonds and
coupons. said officers are hereby author
ICED to have their signatures to the in
terest coupons autographed.
And Be 1t Further Reso Iyed, That in
each of the hereinafter mentioned years
there shall be levied and assessed upon
the taxable property within said Willis
ton Special School District the sums
respectively as follows:
For the year 1899 the sum Of seven hun-
dred (S75O) dollars; for each of the years
1900 to- 1904 inclusive, the sum OF seven
hundred $3.50 dollars, and for each of
the years 1905 to 1909. inclusive the sum
of twelve hundred and fifty ($l25Op dol
lars, and for each of the years 1910 to 1919,
inclusive the sum of sixteen hundred and
fifty ($l650) dollars, for the purpose of
paying the principal and interest of
the bonds issued under this resolution;
such sums 50 eyied being sufficient to
pay the interest on such bonds as it falls
due, and also to pay and discharge the
principal thereof as the same shall ma
ture, and the clerk of this board is here
by directed in the year 1899, and each
of the years thereafter until the year
191S.to include the amount required by
this resolution to be raised by taxes in
each of said years respectively in the
amount which shall he certified to the
county auditor in each Of such years as
the. amount required to be raised by