The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.
Election of Trustees Was Holly Con.
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tested.
The annual election of trustees and
school meeting of the Union School
District was held Monday, the polls for
the election being open at the armory
from to s O'Clock p m. In that time
1000 votes were cast and B. S. Stratton
received $50 votes and DR.. J. d. Crum
553, the other votes going to j. H.
Robbins and George Reineke who were
members of the board and candidates
for reelection. This is the largest number
of votes ever cast and the contest took
on more the look of political battle
than ever before. A large number of
women took part, quite a number stay
ing at the polls practically all the
afternoon. Carriages, automobiles,
hacks and bicycles were used extensive
ly in getting voters and others to the
polls, but good feeling prevailed
throughout the voting.
The school meeting, the really inn
portant part of the days work was
attended by less than fifty, but few
voters knowing or realizing there was
any more to be done than to vote.
President Shattuck called the meet
ing to order, Secretary B. S. Sutherland
read the minutes of the last annual
meeting; the annual reports of the
secretary and the treasurer as certified
to by the auditing committee were
accepted. The board recommended that
one less high.school teacher be en-
ployed and President Shattuck ex-
planned that this was sufficient for the
number of students that now attend
the high school and that number had
been recommended by the University
examiner who had visited the schools.
One less grade teacher will also be
used dividing up the pupils so that all
teachers would have reasonable
number. Only small repairs were
recommended at the central building.
At the Emerson and Washington build
ings fire escapes will be put in or into
condition, the stairs and halls made
more safe, furnaces fixed and the
buildings made as near up-to- date as
possible. No repairs are needed at the
Bryant. A new school-house will be-
come a necessity if there is much
additional enrolment and the location
would probably have to be in the ex-
treme east part of the city. The gallery
will be removed at the high school,
being of little use, a needless strain,
darkening the room, collecting dust,
etc.
The budget as prepared by the board
was then on motion of DIR. A. M. Hume
approved. On motion of Warren Pier
pont $19 600 was ordered spread on the
tax rolls, the balance of the total of
$49,215 coming from primary school
funds, tuition, etc. On motion of E. o.
Dewey the meeting decided to amend
the charter through special act of the
legislature so that the primary method
can be used in the election of trustees,
candidates to file their names a week
before the meeting and the district to
furnish all tickets used with all names
on, one ticket.
A short talk as to the time of holding
the annual meeting resulted from a
suggestion by E. o. Dewey that more
people would attend the meeting if
held earlier or later in the year when
more people were at home and the
weather was not so warm that people
would not attend. 1t was thought best
not to hold it later as it was necessary
to do repairing after the meeting and
before September, but many favored
the idea Of holding it earlier than at
present. No definite action was taken
Report of the treasurer of the
board of education for the year end
ing July 6, 1908:
Receipts
Cash on hand, July /, '07 5 6,396.36
Amt. tax levied. ..... 100000,
1 Mill Tax. 4,205.22
Primary Money reed. for
year ................ 24,799.5OI
Delinquent tax reed. from
City Treas. ......... 754.29
Tuition reed. from supt.. 575.49
Sale of books and fines. 1926