The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-13
SPECIAL ACT
IS NECESSARY
OBSTACLE IN WAY OF BONDING
FOR NEW SCHOOL UNDER
a LAW FOR FOURTH
CLASS CITIES.

The hoard of education has encoun-
tered serious obstacle in the way
of raising money by issuing bonds for
the erection of the proposed new Nigh
school. This problem for the time
being entirely supersedes in import
ance of the selections OF n site. and
was discussed at considerable length
by the board of education at its rogu-
lar meeting last evening. The law
governing fourth-class cities, under
which the municipality is managed.
provides that not to exceed two per
cent OF the total assessed valuation of
the city may be raised for school pur-
poses i'm any year, and this would re-
strict the issuing of bonds to a sum
approximately about s6S,OOO An opin-
ion received from Attorney General
Kuh9.. and cOncurred i'm by superin-
tendeHt of Education Wright and City
Attorney s. l.. Lawton is TO the effect
that nothing can be done except
through the passage Of a special act
of the legislature The next regular
session will not take place until the
beginning of 1913, but it Is hoped that
there will be an extra session called
by the governor. as has been fire.
quently mentioned as n possibility, at
which the school board will seek the
enactment of n measure that will per-
nit the issuing of bonds amounting
to $4,000, the estimated cost of the
propostd school.
Principal Cobb Resigns.
G. r. Cobb, principal of the high
school, last night asked the board for
release from his contract, having been
rendered the appointment as superin-
tendent of schools at Bessemer. This
position was held until recently by
NJ. ]. Walsh, another former Hancock
principal. who was recently named as
school superintendent at the 500. 1t
will he i'm the way of promotion for
Mr.. Cobb. and he is DESTROYS of ac-
oepting il, but declared that he would
remain If the board did not see ut To
release him. The board went into ex-
ecutiye session to discuss the matter
and subsequently, announced To Mr..
Cobb that he would be given his re-
lease as soon as another principal can
be secured Mr.. Cobb will leave here
about October I, and unless a success
or is secured I'm the meantime, ii. NJ.
Johnson. science instructor, will act
as principal.
Annual Requistion $4,000.
nv. To- OF axrapfno f1nn1n lie =
nual estimate of the amount To be
asked from the city for school pur-
poses this year and decided upon the
same figure as last year. $4,000. The
remainder of the amount necessary to
conduct the schools will come from
the city's share of the primary school
fund. The treasurer's report showed n
balance in the treasury of $4,000.
Vacation in Fair Week.
1t was decided to give the children
attending the schools half holiday
Thursday afternoon, September, 2S'
during the Copper Country Fair TO
give the pupils an opportunity to at
tend the exhibition. Miss Florence
Eudv was engaged by the board as
librarian for the current year and the
salary Of Miss Light, secretary TO the
superintendent, was increased to $40
per month. A committee was named
nv President Jacob Baer TO CONFER
with Superintendent LaIRowe relative
70 purchasing books for the library
Opinion of Attorney.
There has been some mention Haue
of a law passed by the 1911 legislature
allowing school districts to bond FOR
ten ner cent of the assessed valuation
Tn the opinion of Attorney Lawton
and concurred in by Attorney Genera'
Kuhn and Superintendent OF hduca :
ton L. l.. Wright, this does not apply
to cities but only to country districts
and TO villages. Under chapter 90
of the law pertaining to cities OF ,ne
fourth class the city is Obliged TO ioi-
low the provisions laid down express
" in that law, which powers 1t cannon
exceed.
The city is permitted under the law
70 raise in any one year by tax levy