Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26
PETITIONS ron SCHOOL HOUSES
Two Propositions to BE Submitted t.
the VOter.


There will be submitted to the voters
of the Independent school district of
Council Bluffs at the school election
Monday. March s, two propositions for
the levying in the aggregate of $780, 900
for new school buildings. The necessary
petitions asking that these propositions
be submitted at the coming election were
presented to the Board of Education at
It's meeting last night.
One petition bearing the signatures of
ninety-five residents of that section OF
the city asks that a tax of sis, 900 for a
four-room addition to the Twentieth Ave
nue. school be levied. The other petition,
bearing fifty-one signatures, only one in
excess OF the requisite number. asks that
a tax of $4,000 be levied for a grade
school on High school avenue on prop
erty now owned by the district. The
site for the propose school is the old
high school grounds.
IL was expected that a petition for the
levying Of a tax for an addition to the
T~hlrty-second Street school would also
have been filed. but none materialized.
Member Schoedsack stated that condi-
lions at this building were greatly con-
gested and he had been given to UNDER
stand that a petition for the erection of
a four-room addition was to be filed. The
report that he had circulated such a De-
tition. however, he stated, was incor-
rect
Under the law the board has no option
In the matter but to submit the two
propositions. seeing that they each car
ried the requisite number Of signatures,
Member Reed declared he was opposed
TO both propositions and said he believed
IL the duty of the board to acauaint the
voters Of the district with the conditions
that really existed. He said that with
proper management there should be no
need OF an addition to the twentieth Ave-
nue. school for at least a year or more
fhe school on High school avenue. he in
sisted, was not needed at all, at least
not at present OF in the near future.
Petitioners for the addition TO tn
twentieth Avenue school call attention
TO the fact that there is no eighth grade
In this building and that pupils OF TIA,
grace Twins In the south part OF thS
city are compelled to attend the Bloomet
school The enrolment at this school
according to the last report OF the prin.
eipaL Miss Myers. IL see. with an averaE,
attendance Of SOS There are twelve
rooms In the building. The need Of IN,
four-room addition so as TO permit OF
the establishment OF the eighth grad,
~ Ws oeFroine - clearly apparent, say
the petitioners.
All bids for the purchase Of the tire.
buildings on the property al the corner
OF Oak street and Broadway. condemned
~ the board as a site for the propose
new school In the eastern part OF tn,
eity, were rejected. A number of bid
WeFe received They ranged to 1900 70
the three buildings IN one bid and Z,
sl,Ssa the aggregate Of three separati
bids for the three structures. II was de
eided 20 readvertise for bids. which viii
De received BY Secretary HuEhes up q
o'clock % the evening OF Tuesday
March ? which h. the regular meeting
niEht Of the board
OWNS 20 the absence OF President Tin
ley and Members Elliott ana shugart. n
other business was transacted Last nigh
In the absence % Mr. FINLEY. Membs
Saeedssek presided