The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-10
PETITION IS
NOT LAWFUL
no ACTION Faor fxgt lNgary
HPR BILLINGS.
MAY DEFEAT cOsEAT tusE
Well Known Citizen Gives Mis- opin-
ion on Subject az He
Views II.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.

From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
The petition asking the couptyscom-
missioners to submit the question Of
establishing a county high >ssshool,
mention Of which was made in Sester-
days Gazette, was presented to the
board shortly before it adjourned, yes
terday afternoon. 1t was examined
and found not to contain the required
number Of names OF actual freehold
ers, although it bore the signatures
OF los citizens and taxpayers.
The law stipulates that upon the
petition CT 100 freeholders the COM
missioners shall cause a special cleo
ton to be held at which the ques-
ton of such a school shall be decided.
Yesterdays petition did not have the
required number Of such signers and
Clerk Carwile was instructed to re-
fer it back to Messrs. George and
Rowley, who circulated it, with a no
tice that the board would meet again
July 49,, when it will be prepared to
take cognizance of a petition in &C.
cordance with the law.
If such a request is then filed the
board will issue q call for an election.
II the vote is in the Affirmative trus-
tees will be appointed and other pre-
liminaries arranged for organizing and
instituting the school. II the trus-
tees decide that a bond issue is nee
essary to supply the funds needed
then another special election will have
to be called for the purpose of ascer-.
tanning the wishes of the majority Of
the taxpayers.
In speaking of the matter of the
proposed school today q gentleman
who is usually well informed as re-
CARDS public opinion gave it as his be-
lief that starting the agitation for an
educational institution Of that kind at
the present time forboded i'll for the
proposed new court house. He said
that if the proposition carried he be-
lieved the other, that of bonding the
county for a court house, would fail.
While an ardent supporter Of ev-
erything calculated to advance the
cause of education, he said he could
not understand the necessity for a
county high school at this time. In
his opinion the school facilities at
present at the command Of those who
cared to avail themselves Of them
were ample for all existing needs. The
high school maintained by this district,
he thought, came up to all require
ments and afforded an excellent op-
%portunity for pupils desiring to take
up the more advanced studies, and as
it is not limited, so far as attendance
is concerned, to the children Of the
district those from the country could
attend 1t as well as one maintained
by the whole county.
If the vote for the school is favor
able he considered that it could be
taken for granted by the people that
another election at which they would
be asked to- vote for bonds to build
and equip the school would follow as
a natural course. AS any question
involving education always appeals
strongly to the community he believed
the people would give preference to
the school bonds and vote against
bonds for a court house, as in all prob
ability they would oppose a double is
sue.
FERGUS COUNTY FAIR.