Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-02
THE QUESTION.
Mass School Meeting of Monday
Evening Largely Attended.
A NEW BUILDING FAVORED.
4 Special Election Called hv the
Common Council to Vote on
Question OF Issuing
Bonds.

The meeting called to examine the
plans and discuss the question of q
new public school building for Miner
al Point, was large and enthusiastic
one,
J. w. Hutchison, president of the
school board, presided and an
nounced a song by the High Scnoot
as the opening number of the
program.
At the close of the singing the
president called upon Principal j, f,
Bergen to address the meeting rela-
tive to a new school building. Mr..
Bergen showed couclusively that the
pupils of the Mineral Point public
schools are hindered in their work by
the lack of room and modern appar-
atus He dwelt upon the fact that in
these respects pupils of our ueighbor-
ing cities and villages have advan-
tages and opportunities for progress
of which ours are deprived; and said
he could not understand why this
condition of affairs should exist.
Plans of the proposed school build
ing were displayed on the stage and
the president of the meeting called
upon Alderman Alfred Penhallegon
to give an explanation of the plans,
which he did,
Phil. Allen, Jr., responded to a call
from the president, and in an earnest
address advocated the erection of a
new school building. He resented the
charge that the pioneers of Mineral
Point we're old fogies in matters of
education. They provided opportuni-
ties for their children which were up
to date then, and we should not be
behind the times now.
Upon call, Ernest G. Fielder said he
strongly favored the proposition of
erecting new school building. He
dwelt at some length upon the need of
building which would give to the
young people of our city opportuni-
ties to progress as they should in
their school work.
George Crawford was called and
after aging that he heartily favored
the erection of the building, according
| to the plans submitted and the ordi-
nance passed, read State Superinten-
dent Harvey's letter to j. w. Hutchi-
son, president of the school board in
regard to the need of modern school
building for our city.
Calvert Spensley was called for.
He said that he was glad that n
definite proposition in regard to the
erection of new school building is
to be submitted to the voters of the
city. He refuted the argument made
by some that only the tax payers had
a right to vote upon the question.
He favored the erection of the new
building, and said that II built ac-
| cording to the plans submitted it
would be credit to our city, and a
public building to which we could
point with satisfaction and pride.
He showed that the tax necessary to
pay off the $50, 900 bonds and all
interest thereon would not amount to
more than Sl.30 in any one year upon
each 81 900 of taxable property-or
one and One-tenth of mill on the
assessed valuation of the city for the
present year.
w. II. Bennett was called for, and
said that he sanctioned all that had
been said by the previous speakers,
and dwelt upon the fact that no more
than $50 900 could be used for the
erection of the proposed building
without the sanction of the people OF
the city.
DR.. Stansmore Vivian, member of
the school board, requested each
voter present before casting his ballot
on the proposition to be submitted, to
go and carefully examine the old
building and fully satisfy himself OF
It's condition.
After songs by the High School
Quartet, and members Of the High
School the meeting adjourned.
A notice appears elsewhere OF a
special election to vote on the propo-
sition, as to whether the common
council shall be authorized TO issue
bonds to an amount OF $4,000 for
the erection Of the proposed school
building.