Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-08-10
MINOT NORMAL
SCHOOL SITE
GREAT CONTENTION AND SQUAD.
BILE OVER STATE SCHOOL
I; PLANT

ed discussion yesterday. The dele
cations seem to consider the school
and its appropriations their exclusive
property by the right Of re-
sulas of the last political election,
and the interest of the people of the
state at large have apparently drop
ped out of sight in the subbub.
The normal board members are
thoroughly out of patience with the
Minot people and they are unanimous
in the feeling that If Minot gets the
normal this year her people will have
to decide upon it's location ntheir
own account.
One member of the board showed
his disgust for the whole proceeding
by making motion to refer the
whole matter back to the legislature.
Such an action would have at least
delayed the building Of normal
school at Minot for two years and
prevented the expenditure Of $500
900 Of state money in that city.
On the invitation of Supt. Taylor
Attorney General Miller submitted
an opinion in writing to the board to
the effect that the conditions of the
law and the board had not been
bound by any action taken by the
board in the conditional acceptance
of the hill site at Minot.
The attorney general further held
that resolution recinding the form
er action of the board in accepting
the site not necessary.
At this point the Minot contestants
appeared and announced that the
board would be asked to grant each
of the three sites fifteen minutes to
present their claims for the new
school, each having but one speaker.
The matter was agreed to and Hal
vor Halvorson, president of the Min
OF commission was the first spokes-
man for the hill site. BY a showing
Mayor Halvorson explained that the
south site had a number Of times ov-
erflowed by the waters from the
Mouse river, water standing over the
tract at a depth of from one to six
feet. Petitions were also presented
from a dozen towns in favor of the
south hill site so selected by the
board at a previous meeting. If
the board decides to reconsider and
locate the school at another site the
Pete Ehr site would meet the favor
of at least IS per cent of the popu-
lation," said Mayor Halvorson.
Judge j. II. Greene spoke in favor
of the valley site and called attention
to the disadvantages on account of
lack of fire protection and the in
accessibility of the place. He said
the dificulty of reaching the school
on the hill site by word should be
considered inasmuch as such a road
way would be impossible during most
of the school year on account OF the
deep SHOWS.
Judge Greene said many Of the per-
sons signing the petitions since the
controversy came up many signed
the petitions impressed with the fear
that the building of the school would
70 over another year and there
would be no money spent there by
the state this year when it is SO much
needed. The railroads, said Judge
Greene have agreed to make five
cent passenger fare and stop their
local trains at the normal ground on
the valley side. ,t, !. III
DR.. Carr was the representative OF
the Ramstad site and he said his was
the compromise spot on the map.
He talked strongly in favor OF his
fayorite location and asked for 1t tie
earnest consideration Of the board.
Dr.. Carr had blue print OF the
city Of Minot and showed the board
the exact locations Of the different
sites. He showed that the Ran'stad
site was nearer the business center
and the center Of population by q
quarter Of mile, his site being Just
three-fourths Of mile from the Ie-
land hotel corner. The 500 railroad
| company has agreed to build q side
track free Of charge, to this site:
Major Murphy volunteered a few
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remarks. He said the commercial
club early In sthescontest had appoint
4 cd q eommitteel to, select location
and after 4 careful inquiry g sousn eE1