The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-12-28
new SCHOOL AUTHORIZED
BY MASS MEETING FRIDAY
Directors Authorized to Borrow Money
With which to Build 1t in the Sum
of $4,000.

| A meeting of the legal voters of
school district No. Z, was held at the
Central school building, pursuant to call,
December 23rd. 1904. The meeting was
called to order by President Barge, of
the board of directors of the district.
r. X. Nichols, clerk of tine district, was
appointed secretary of the meeting, and
read the 'call" under and by virtue of
which the meeting of the voters was
held.
President Barge then carefully and at
some length, explained to the meeting
the crowded condition of the schools
and showed how totally inadequate the
present seating capacity of the same is
to accommodate the school children of the
district.
The secretary, on being called upon,
made detailed statement of the finan-
cial condition of the district, the en-
rollment, the daily attendance, and the
number of school census children in the
district not attending any school. Mr..
McCafferty, Mr.. H. X. Sinclair, Mr.. G..
Z. Wise. Mr.. Matterson and others dis
cussed the situation in its various bear
ings.
| 1t appeared from the facts developed.
that the scnool district could now erect
q new school building. sufficient to ac-
comodate the full eight grades. on the
Natchez lots, where the building is most
needed; procure sites for new buildings
to be constructed in the future; make
necessary improvements, without add
ing one mill to the present tax levy for
scnool purposes, owing to rapid increase
IN population and of property values.
Mr.. f. c. Peck suggested that bonds
of the district be issued in the sum of
$27 10000 for all of the purposes set
forth in the call for the meeting.
After some considerable debate as to
the amount actually needed. Mr.. Peck
introduced the following resolution, and
after same was read to the mass meet
ing Mr.. H. X Sinclair moved its adop-
ton. which motion was duly seconded
by Mr.. Winchester.
Resolved: By the legal voters of
School District No. l. of Yakima Coun-
ty, Washington. in mass meeting as
sembled at the Central School building
in said district. on the 23rd day of De-
cember. A. d. 1904, said meeting having
been duly and legally called, that the
board of directors of said district are
hereby empowered authorized and in
structed. to cause to be erected on the
Natcnez avenue lot. owned by said Dis
trict in the city of North Yakima in said
district an eight room school house of
stone. brick, or brick and stone and to
completely furnish and equip the same
and have it ready for occupancy by the
opening of the District schools in Sep
TENDER, 1905; and also to purchase suit
able scnool house sites in or about the
Leaning addition. and the Capitol Hill
addition to the city of North Yakima,
all in said district; and it is further
Resolved: That said board of directors
shall be and are authorized. to borrow
money in the name of said school dis
trict, for above purposes, by issuing and
selling the bonds of said district, in the
manner provided by law, in an amount
not to exceed twenty thousand dol
lars 1925, OO0.O0), said bonds to draw in
! terest at the rate of not exceeding six