Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-10
THE BLACK TAIL DISTRICT WILL
NOT HAVE A NEW SCHOOL
BUILDING.
BASIN CREEK SCHOOL
WILL BE REMOVED.
Arbor Day Declared School Holiday
Pupils Will Spend the
Day at Gardens.

At the meeting of the school board last
night all members were present except
Trustee White. The matter of placing
the advertisements for the sale of the
school bonds was discussed and definite
action will be taken at the next meeting.
The bonds are to run for ten and twenty
years, in the denomination of $1,000
each. The board decided not to build
a new school in the Blacktai district
but will spend $3.50 for repairs. 1t was
also decided to repair the Basin Creek
school.
Clerk Richards submitted the returns
on the school election, as canvassed by
the county commissioners. the totals not
being materially different than those pub
lished in the Inter Mountain. Mr..
Richards report showed the following:
Henry Mueller 264, D. j. Giard 1884, George
E. Moulthrop 26l, totaA vote cast 266.
Bond issue-for, PAL; against, As; total
2s4
The result shows that a number of
people voted for the bonds and did not
vote for any trustee.
The matter of advertising for bids for
the sale of the $1O0, 900 school bonds was
referred to the committee of laws, rules
and regulations to act in conjunction
with Attorney c. r. Leonard The ad-
vertisement will be placed in one of the
county papers and in The Financial News
of New York. Mr.. Clinton stated that
the idea was to make the bonds 10 and
20 years and in denomination of $1,000
each.
Bids for the construction of the Black
tail school We're opened as follows
James Armstrong, $1,615
William Barker. s1.11.
Trustee Lane stated that Mr.. Moul-
throp and himself had been out there
and inspected the grounds and present
school house, and he for one, would not
favor the expenditure Of that amount Of
money; in fact, he would seriously OBJ
ject to the expenditure of $1,000. He be-
lieved that the board could expend $3.50
and have school house that would meet
all requirements for the next five years
This money could be spent in repairs
and the building would comfortably ac-
commodate 40 pupils. The present at.
tendance is about q.
Trustee Mouthrop was of the same
opinion as Mr.. Lane and believed that
the district would do we'll to spend $3.50
In repairs rather than 81, 500 for a new
building.
On motion of Mr.. Lane the bids We're
rejected and the building committee was
empowered to make the necessary re-
pairs.
Mr.. Lane reported that he had also
taken trip up to the Basin Creek dis.
trict and in interviewing the residents
there found that they wanted the schoo
moved further up the creek toward the
reservoir at place known as STATIONS
corner. He made a proposition to the
residents that they take the present loe
school house apart and put it together
again at Stratton's corner and the schoo
board would make the necessary repairs
This seemed to meet with the approva
of ALL as STATIONS corner is the center
of the district.
The report was adopted and the build
ing committee was authorized to make
the necessary repairs after the building
has been moved to it's new location. The
committee was also instructed to secure
deed to the new school site.
Superintendent Young read a repor
showing the number of text books in ust
and in stock in school district No l. The
total is 42,469 Of which about 10 per cen
are In use.
Superintendent Young stated tina
Manager Wharton, of the Street Railwa,
company, desired to give the children o.
the public schools free ride to Column
bia Gardens on Arbor day, May IA. Ar
Dor day was declared school holiday
and the celebration of it was left il
the hands of the superintendent.
Superintendent Young stated that h,
had made an investigation of the scar
let fever in the city and had found tina
among the pupils of the Lincoln schoo
there were six cases in four families
Garfield school, six cases, and Hobar
school, three cases. In all the othe
schools there We're no cases. The clerl
was instructed to thoroughly fumgat
the three school buildings named
Superintendent Young said that som
affection of the eyes had been notice.
among the scholars that looked like PIN
eye. In such cases he would send tn
scholars home and they would be al
right in few days.
The building committee was instructe
to investigate and report at the mex