The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-03-09
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NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOND ELECTION.
WHEREAS, The Board OF Education OF
w the Independent School District OF the
CITY of Sisseton, Roberts County, South Da-
kota. did, on the 23rd day of February, 1906
duly pass resolution as follows:
Whereas, in the judgment OF the Board of
Education OF :he Independent School District
of the city of Sisseton, Roberts County South
Dakota. the present school buildings Tow IN
use IN SAID district and city for the public
schools thereof are inadequate to accommo-
date the pupils of school age within such cor
poraton, and more rooms and more teachers
are required To conduct such schools in
proper and advantageous manner; and.
Whereas. the present school buildings ate
uncomfortable in winter and ii is imposslbleto
properly heat them with the present facilities
ana a necessity exists Tor "a new school build
ing, such portion Of Il new school building
as the financial condition OF said school dis
trict Will permit the building of, including an
adequate beating plant therefor; and,
Whereas. there are nov outstanding war
rants issued by SAID District amounting to
ana representing ar Indebtedness OF nearly
Eight Thousand Dollars which are drawing
| interest ut the rate OF seven per cent per an
Whereas. SAID warrants and the warrants
| now being issued for current expenses of sald
District cannot be sold or disposed OF at par
and IN consequence thereof said District in
many cases is Obliged to suffer discount up
on such warrants for articles and supplies that
can only be purchased for cash; and
| Whereas. il is the Judgment Of said Board
that bonds can be issued bearing the rate of
| interest not exceeding five per cent per annum
with which to take up such outstanding float
| ing warrants representing Such indebtedness
and.
| Whereas, said school corporation has not
sufficient funds to erect such building and in,
stall such heating plant nor to pay of said
| floating indeb;ness. and that in order to do
| and perform said acts 1T becomes necessary
for SAID Board OF Education to borrow money
| for said purposes, therefore,
| Resolved by the Board OF Education Of the
independent District of the city OF Sisseton
| that said school corporation shall take up and
pay OF said outstanding warrants and that it
! shall. during the year 10 d and as soon here
after as practicable. erect on block seventy
six t.G) in said city OF Sisseton. now owned by
| or a wing thereof. OF brick. stone or other
suitable materials, which shall be properly
heated, ventilated and completed, and that
the said Board OF Education is hereby authoriZ-
| ed and empowered to employ an architect or
architects for the purpose OF preparing plans
for such school building and TO do and perform
| such other acts as may be necessary to fully
carry out these resolutions, and be IT further
Resolved that said Board Of Education be
smaller one OF The school buildings now on
sand above described lots aud apply the sum
realized ,hcrcfrom in part payment for said
| new building, therefore be il.
Resolved that said Board of Education
shall. for the purposes aforesaid. issue the
bonds OF said Disiric, bearing interests not
,erest payable semi annually, in the sum OF
Fourteen Thousand Dollars and in donominat-
ion of One Thousand Dollars each, payable al
such places may he mentioned upon the
| face OF said bonds. and which bonds shall he
payable twenty years from the date thereof
with the option to pay the same at any time
after ten years, and the Board oil Education
shall be authorized and empowered to sell
said bonds IT not less than par. The insurance
IL majority of the qualified electors of sale
school corporation who shall vote on the
Question for that purpose shall have declared
by their votes IN favor OF the issuing OF Suci
bonds. and be il
Further Resolved. that said Board of Edu
cation shall and do hereby request the layo
for the purpose of submitting the question o
the issuing OF said bonds for the purpose!
aforesaid to the qualified electors OF sale
District
Therefore. by yir OF said resolution ant
the power and authority vested in me unde
the laws OF the stare of South Dakota. notice
is hereby given that Il special election vii! b.
held in said District on Tuesday. March 9th
1906 for the purpose of taking the sense OF the
Independent school D,stric. Of The said ci!,,
of SiSSeton and the territory over which salt
Board Of Education has control and inrtSdlct
ion. upon the question OF issuing the nego
licatle bonds OF said District in the sum o
Fourteen Thousand Dollars, in denominatlo
of Dne Thousand Dollars each. for the purpos
of providing funds to pay of the outstandin
Indebtedness represented by the warrants o
said District and to erect new school house
or wing thereof, OF brick. sion" or oths
suitable material upon block seventy six G9
in the said city of SisSeton. now owed by sal
corporation. and to install :, heating plan
therein.
The polling places for said election are i
the city of SisSeton and in the places an
wards in said city as follows:
First Ward. Blue Front Livery ONCE. Coz
ner list Avenue e. and Ash Street.
Second Ward, Arrowsmth Bros. Office Coz
ncr of LIST Avenue W. and Maple St.
Third Ward, City Hall.
And the judges Of election will be AS follows
First ward. L.. J. Onstad Line. Warning an
Jos. Millett; Second ward, Magnus Stavie
Peter anderson and N. j. Pryor; Third ware
l.. G. Emerson. John McColeman and Georg
Adkins.
The polls of said election Will be open fror
nine O'Clock in the morning until four o'cloc
IN the afternoon of said day, and the return
of said election shall be made to the Board {
Education of SAID city Of sisseton.
Given under my hard attested by the CO.
porate seal Of said city OF Sisseton this 26t
day of February a. D., 1906
j. A. RICKERT
Attest: Mayor.
l. G. EMERSON
Seal. City Auditor.