The Owosso times., 1902-07-18
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.
s. D. Emery and y. D. Estes Elected
Trustees-$Soo Less Appropriated
Than Asked For.

The annual school meeting of the
Owosso Union School District was held
in the armory Monday evening. There
was fair attendance. Two new trus-
tees were elected, Ex-Mayor S. D.
Emery and James d. Estes. They sue
ceed Messrs. II. G.. Frieseke and A E.
Hartshorn, who have each served four
terms, or twelve years, on the board.
The estimates asked for by the board
We're cut down five hundred dollars and
appropriations were then made in az
cordance with the revised figures. A
statement made by DIR. Mccormick to
the effect that there was still an unac-
counted for balance due the district
from the city treasury caused a SEM
blance of excitement, as no one seemed
able to account for the matter, either to
explain or deny the doctors figures.
The meeting was called to order by
Dr. A. NJ. Hume, president of the board,
about eight o'clock. The minutes of
the last annual meeting were read by
Secretary Frieseke, and the treasurer's s
report of A. E. Hartshorn was also
read, both being approved. The esti-
mates for the coming year were then
read, the amount called for being $32,
800. Deducting the sum of cash on
hand and estimated receipts from other
sources there was, according to the fig
ures which the board had prepared $50,
57225 to be raised in the district by
taxation. A resolution was offered by
j. c. Shattuck that the amount of $50,
800 be so raised, an appropriation of
S32, 600 being made by the same resolu-
tion.
Before the matter of the appropria-
tion came to vote something of sensa-
tion was sprung by DR.. Mccormick as
noted above. The doctor stated that
there was still $557. IS in the city treas
ury or somewhere else which had not
been turned over to the school board
and was not otherwise so far as he knew
accounted for A brief statement was
made by Fred Edwards, who was dep
uty treasurer a year ago, but he had not
had time to analyze the figures of the
doctor, and the mystery was not cleared
up entirely even when City Assessor
Laverock announced that the school tax
as given in the tax receipts included not
only the school tax but certain other
taxes. A statement prepared by DR..
Cormick and another prepared by Fred
Edwards are given in another column
and seem to give better basis for COM
pairing the statements.
Considerable discussion was had over
the estimates and the amount of money
unaccounted for and finally an amend
ment offered by E. E. Bentley, reducing
the amount to be raised by taxation
from $50, 500 to 500, 600 was carried by a
majority Of two votes. The chair had
already appointed T. P, Mitchell and G.
S. Williams tellers and Jas. w. Jordan
and Geo. B. McCaughna inspectors and
the ballot on the appropriation stood
900 for and against it as amended.
The next matter of business was the
election of a trustee to succeed II. G.
Frieseke. Mayor White nominated Ex-
mayor S. D. Emery who was under
stood to be the choice of the labor un-
ions of the city FOR the position. Odell
Chapman placed the name of H. G.
Frieseke before the meeting but Mr..
Frieseke announced that he was posi-
lively not 3candidate. The vote never
theless showed considerable number
of ballots for Mr.. Frieseke. The vote
was as follows: S. D. Emery, 1865; n.
G. Frieseke, IL; A. L. Arnold, 1. Mr..
Emery was declared elected To sue
ceed A. E. Hartshorn, j. d. Estes was
put in nomination by S. j. Rouse, and
Jas. H. Copas was nominated by Odell
Chapman. The vote was as follows:
j. D. Estes, 149; Jas. H. Copas, 34;
James Osburn, 1 s. D. Emery, Il A. D.
Whipple, 2. Mr.. Estes was then de-
clared elected.
A vote of thanks was extended to the
retiring members of the board on mo-
ton of Morris Osburn before the meet
ing adjourned.
The report of the secretary, referred
70 above was as follows: