Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-22
Tx LOWERED.
Marshalltown Districts School Tax
Lazy Reduced %, 900 For the
Coming Year.
Cut From s53 900 to $4,000 at the
Meeting ofths Board on Non
day Night.
School Board Meets Council With
Reference to Ansoh School
Water Service.

Reference TO Ans0h SCHOOL
Water Service.
The school tax levy for the coming
year. which is decided upon each year
by the school board on the third Mon
day in May, came up at the meeting of
that body Monday night in the high
school building. TIE .:S !e;-T;;; las. ;;'ca.
was $50, 900 and for the coming year the
levy is reduced $4,000, or is made an
even $4,000. The levy is classified as fol-
lows:
For teacherg fund J. 80. !. .... $4,000
For contingent fund 1880. 5. 80. 10000.
For school house fund ~. secs. 10000
+ Total 80. 49,. ........ $50 900
The teachers and contingent funds
were the only ones, however, that were
necessary for determination on the part
of the board, as the school house fund.
had already been fixed by the electors
last March, when 1t voted to levy a 10,
mill tax, or $4,000, for the building of a
new school house, to be known as the.
Arson school.
CONTRACT is LET.
The meeting Monday night was not
only for the purpose of making the tax
levy, but also to award the contract for
the building of the new Arson school,
and for the remodeling of the Arnold
building. Banzhaf & Reimer were de-
clared the lowest bidders. sl0,57s being
the amount OF their bid, with the use of
Arson pressed brick, as the specifica-
! tons called for. An additional clause
was inserted in the bid, however, MAX
ing the price s10,s2s. providing the board
saw fit to use Gladbrook pressed brick
For the Arnold school remodeling
Banzaf & Reimer's bid was s3,13S. and
they We're also given that contract.
/, The next lowest bid on the building
of the Arson school was thatso of c. E.
Atkinson. of Webster City, whose price
was $11, 1857 for Arson brick. Two hum
dred and eightv-nine dollars extra We're
wanted IL GIadbrook brick was used.
Mr.. Atkinson placed no bid for the Ar
mold school work.
MEETS THE COUNCIL.
1 After the school board had finished
Tits work the members adjourned to the
lefty building, where the council was In
session, and where the matter of laying
water mains and sewer service to the
| Arson school grounds could be talked
/ over. Mr.. Turner addressed the coun-
scil. showing the body how the school
/ board. had no funds that could be
4 drawn up to put In the water and sew
FER, ard that 1t could probably be en-
Joined from 50 doing providing any one
feared to take the matter up. AAn in
formal discussion followed i'm which
both the school board and council
members participated and matters
were finally brought to focus by q
4 resolution by DR.. Harris. to the effect
THAT the council should put in the
water and sewer services and should
charge hereafter the school district
4 with all city water used at the various
i school houses at scent meter rate
per 1000 gallons. The resolution car
Tried unanimously, and thereby hangs a
4 tale.
No sooner had the school board left
4 the room than a second resolution was
4 offered, providing that the work OF lay
ing the water mains and sewer pipes
4 should begin as soon as the board saw
fit to accept the councils proposition
just what Will be the outcome now is
sBhard to tell. The school board does not
see wherein it is to be consulted at all
3 now that the resolution has passed and
lis matter of the councils records. AL
Tho it does not use much city water
having wells on nearly all of the
q school grounds, it disiikes the idea OF
4 having the schools charged for water
Il The council has never charged the
schools, altho Mayor Pierce has tried
ifor the past two years to get the coun-
5I!cil to take some action on that matter
q He considers that the schools should be
q charged he same as other corporations
4 and does not think that because they
sare for the public they should be giver
y water free. The school board can't see
" it that way. and some of the members
think they could lay a sewer and water
extensions every year and make money
s If they save what the city proposes tt
charge them for future use of water
Il The matter now stands just this way
1.-THE council will wait for the board t
accept the proposition, and the boart
considers that ii has no voice in an,
acceptance. now that the resolution ha!
been passed.