Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-01
LEGALITY Of
BOND ISSUE
SOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDES
TO TEST IT IN THE SUPREME
COURT.
CANNOT WAIT UNTIL
NEXT SCHOOL ELECTION,
Will Bring Friendly Suit
Tax Levy for Current Year :
Building improvements.

AS forecasted in the Inter Mountain
yesterday, the board of education will
it's issue of $50, 900 bonds, but
WIFI push the case to determine their
through the courts as speedily
as possible, in order that 1.-THE funds NAV
become available without delay.
PRESIDENT Henry Mueller, fresh from
ms European trip, presided at the meet
ing last night, and was warmly greeted
by his fellow members. The other trus-
tees present were Messrs. Weirick, Lame,
Moulthrop and White.
When a epont from the special conn
mlttee having in charge the bond issue
was called for. Mr.. Lame reported prog
r'ess and Mr.. White defined the status Of
the matter very clearly, evidently ex-
pressing the sentiments of all the men,
beers. He said it would be unfortunate
not to have the legality of the issue
speedily determined. Delay would en-
barrass the board and force them to en-
ploy m~akeshifts for the accommodation
OF school children. 1t had been suggested
TO him by one trustee that they allow the
$5O,O0O issue to drop, and bring the matter
up again at the next election. If they
waited on that proposition, July Is, 1901,
would be reached before they would know
whether they were to have funds, and it
would be a .nonth later before the funds
would actually be available. Then it
would not be possible to complete a
building until after the holidays of that
year. He was in hopes of seeing one ad-
ditional school building completed after
the coming holidays.
"The court" said Mr.. White, will
undoubtedly decide that the issue is
void" He hoped it would be carried to
final adjudication with as little delay as
possible, and moves that the special COM
mittee be empowered to employ special
counsel, If necessary. This was carried.
On motion of Mr. Moulthrop, Mr.. White
was added to the special committee.
The committee will now lave a tax
payer bring an action ITO enjoin the board
in the matter of the bond issue, and on
the question raised, it will be tried in the
district court, and then carried to the
supreme court.
On motion of Mr.. White, the committee
ON buildings and repairs was instructed
to ascertain the cost of ftinting the walls
of the High school building and report.
The inanc committee sent in a resolu-
tion fixing the tax levy for school pur-
poses for THE current yea as follows:
General fund, S mills: free text books,
/ mill; sinking fund, " mill; total, 6h
mills. The levy is the same as last year,
with the exception that s year an extra
levy of l mill had been made for build
ing purposes, as voted for at an election.
:, The committee on building and repairs
was instructed to have improvements
made on several buildings as follows:
South Butte, $193.50: Me%aderville, $95;
East Centerville, Sal; West Centerville,
$63; West Broadway, $50. 60.
The table being clear, President Mueller
arose and said: Gentlemen, in my alb
asence, I consider that / have been treated
very nicely by you, n wish to thank
you all for the honor that has again been
conferred upon me in re-electing me
president of this body.
Mr.. White, replying, said: The men,
beers of the board in Butte, while you
were in Carlsbad. felt that there was
nothing elise for them to do than %re-elect
you. There was no ONE else they wanted
to fill THE office of president. n we are
all glad to see you again occupying the
chair.
The board then adjourned.