The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-26
PEOPLE T0 VOTE
On SCHOOL BONDS
BOARD or EDUCATION ORDERS 4
SPECIAL ELECTION ON PRoRo-
sITioN TO BOND THE CITY FOR
$4,000 FOR ERECTION or Ex.
elusive Il. S. BUILDING.

At q meeting Of the board Of edu.
cation, held in the office of the clerk
las night, 1t was decided to retain
the present Central building. valued
at $4,000. for the housing Of tbs
GRADES after it has been repaired and
m~oaernlzed, also 1t is the intention
= the people so approve, to erect a
flrst class school structure to be us
cd exclusively for high school pur-
poses. The proposition will be vot-
ca upon' Friday. May 10. All the
members Of the board and Superin-
tendent Edwards were present.
A report and recommendations were
received from Hancock Bros, archi-
tects, who at the request of the board
nad examined the present Central
building, and who reported as to the
probable cost Of repairing and remod-
eilng n same. should it be deemed
desirable, and the probable cost of a
new high school building to contain
auoltorlum, gymnasium, manual
training, domestic science department.
TO be adequate for the district for
many years to come.
Substance Of Report.
The substance of this report was.
tnat q new high school building to
contain the departments as above stat
ed, of dimensions 75xS5 feet, or its
equivalent with concrete floors. fire.
proof partitions, and power ventilla-
tlon, OF attractive architecture. can be
erected for about $685. 500; that a separ-
ate boiler house for heating said
building and the present Central
building, with connecting tunnels COM
plete, Will cost about $500, and that
the present Central building can be
thoroughly repaired and remodeled
equipped with power ventilation and
adequate and satisfactory for
graded school purposes for many
years TO come. and until the district
need a larger building, for about
$4,000, making a total expense Of about
$4,000.
The report strongly recommended
the retention of the present Central
building for graded school
only, as furnishing the most economi-
and satisfactory solution. as to
q home for the grades. Hancock Bros.
ind that the value of the present
building is upwards of 8 1000. The
report further recommends that in case
district should decide to erect. in
not distant future, a new school
building, the repairs upon the present
Central building should be confined to
such as are needed for present pur-
poseS only. especially as to ventilation.
Ind suggests that separate exhaust
fans can be installed in each room with
fairly good results as to ventilation.
md at a comparatively small cost.
Bond Election Ordered.
After receiving n filing the re-
port, n discussing the matter some
What at length, the board unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
Whereas, at a Getting of the electors
II Moorhead, in inAependent school
district Nc, 2. Clay county, Minneso-
a, held at the Sharp school building
n the city of Moorhead, in said dis
riot, on Saturday, July 10, 1911, a
majority of the electors present, voted !
o erect a new school building in said
district to cost not less than S75,-
100;
Therefore, Be it resolved that a
Meeting of the electors OF said school
district be and the same hereby is,
allied for Friday. May 10, 1912, at the
Sharp school building in the Fourth
yard at Z o'clock p. m. for the pur-
'ose of voting on the proposition Of
ssuing $4,000 in bonds, bearing inter-
st at the rate of 4 per cent per an
Ium, the proceeds OF said bonds to be
sed for the erection and furnishing
+ the school building as authorized by
aid vote Of the district on July Is,
eli;
And be it further resolved, That the
oils be kept open for two hours for
he purpose of voting on said PROPOSE
ion.