Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
IS UP TO THE PEOPLE.
Voters Must Decide on Erection of
Schoo! at Bloomfield.
10 SUBMIT QUESTION AT ELECTION

10 SUBMIT QUESTION At ELECTION
Resolution Favorins Appropriation of
$4,000 Observation-Disclosures of
$4,000 Offered as Sum Necessary
to Meet Needs of City. Z"
Bloomfield, Feb. 25. 1t now
rests with the voters of the
| independent school district of
| Bloomfield as to whether or not the
city is to have a new public school
| building in this city. Pursuant to
| the adjournment of last Friday even.
| ing, another mass meeting was held
Monday evening at the court house
which was largely attended and
enthusiastic throughout.
/ Hon. S. S. Carruthers was Sc
lected as chairman of the evening.
The committee appointed last Friday
evening to ascertain what amount of
bonds could be legally issued by the
independent school district of Bloom
field, reported that the district could
issue bonds to the amount of $21, 140.
The committee also recommended to
the school board that it submit the
following questions to the voters at
the annual election to be held March
8. The questions We're presented to
the board in the form of a petition
signed by several citizens, the former
petition asking that the board submit
a proposition to the voters to issue
bonds in the sum of $4,000, being
withdrawn:
First-Shall the present school
building in the Independent school dis
trict OF Bloomfield, Iowa, be taken
down and the material therein be u.s.
ed as far as practical in the erection
OF new school building on the same
site and the balance of said materials
be sold and the proceeds of the sale
be used for the same purpose?
Second-Shall the independent
school district of Bloomfield Iowa, is.
sue bonds to the amount of S21 900 for
the purpose Of providing portion OF
the fund for the erection of new
school building on the present site?
Third-Shall the amount voted by
the electors of the Independent school
district OF Bloomfield, at the an
| nual election on March II, 1901. for
! the purpose of building an additional
school building on the present school
ground, with the amounts levied there
under paid and to be paid be used
with other funds in the erection of
a new school building on the present
site?
Following tn ereport of the commit
tee, the time was devoted to a gen
| eral discussion as to the best method
OF raising funds for building purposes,
whether by issuing bonds or by direct
taxation. The following citizens then
/ expressed their views fully in regard
to the matter: j. F. Scarborough, w.
/ Fl. Taylor S. F. Mcconnell, w. A.
Sheaffer, G. T. Sewers and C. F. Da-
Wis. Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Mcconnell
each favored the idea of direct taxa.
ton. The other speakers favored the
issuance of bonds as being the most
feasible plan. Each side was well
represented. C. F. Davis, who was the
last speaker. created considerable en-.
thusiasm in favor of the plan.
7. P. Bence, who submitted the fore.
going questions on behalf of the school
|
of opinion from G. NJ Kerns of Ottum.
wa, who was present, as to the prob
able cost of building suited to the
present and future needs of the com
munity. He thought such building
could be built for about 5000.
Other Bloomfield News.
Lena Briar left Tuesday for Central
l I,vtn l1., t,i1
rents for a week, when he will go
west for the purpose of looking up a
location. He expects to engage in
the sheep raising business and will
probably locate beyond the Rocky
!, Mountains. Mrs. Briar will remain
here for the present and will ioin Mr.
= Briar when he has decided upon a 10
cation.
Andrew Sheppard and family de
, parted Monday evening for Mound
, vile. Vernon county, Mo. Mr. shep
pard has purchased a farm near that
place and will make his home in that
county.
The members of the Baptist church.
at Savannah are preparing to erect
a new church building at that place
Material is now being placed on the
ground a frame structure will be erect
! ed and will be % by SO feet in dimen
; sion.
A. B. Ecker, of Burlington, was il
| Bloomfield Tuesday on business.
T. F. Millsap, of Stiles, made bust
4 ness trip Tuesday to this place.
s. c. Augspurger, of Pulaski was
;. business caller Tuesday in Bloomfield
Ed Battin, of Stiles, was looking af
c ter business affairs in this city Tues
: day.
j. T. Morris, of Drakeville, was il
the city Tuesday on business.
w. d. Bollman, H. N. Downing ant
4 Keith Pearsall, of Union township
were transating business in this cit.
! Tuesday.
Mrs. Jane Morris, of Perry town
ship, made a business trip to Bloom
: field Tuesday.
!. Jonathan Starr and w. G. Veach, O
e Fabius township. were business visit
/, ors in this city Tuesday.
r G.. Mcmillan of West Grove town