Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-03
PRAYER OF PETITIONERS IN
LUCKIANIUTE SCHOOL FIGHT
DENIED AFTER FORMAL
HEARING.
BEST INTERESTS FORBID
Efforts to Secede From District No.
t6 Fails; District No. II Is Created;
Wilson Road is Established; Alien
Resigns as Fruit Inspector OF Polk
County.

Fight over a proposition to divide
school district No. 16, (the Airlie dis
trict) occupied the attention OF the
County Court yesterday and called
out a liberal attendance of citizens OF
the T.uckiamute district representing
the petitioners and those opposing.
Attorneys were present representing
both sides of the controversy ana
large number of citizens and taNpav-
ers were heard on both sides OF the
question. The decision of the court
was rendered as opposed to the
change, their opinion substantially
declaring their belief that, for the
hest interests of all concerned, no
change should be made.
II was the contention OF the Pc
titIoners that the remoteness OF some
of the natrons of the district made
il extremely difficult and unhanay
for their children to attend schooi
and IT was therefore desired that
new district be formed and new
school house be built.
Those who have opposed the move
claimed that there were but few
children living remote from 'he
school house. that the best interest
of the district demanded that II ne
not divided and it was Inferred that
The petitioners' real object In askihs
a division was to escape the payment
of their proportion OF supporting q
high school which the taxpayers Oh
the district had recently voted to es-
tablish
school District Created.
In the matter OF the creation OF a
scbooI district to be known as dis
,,ict No. H." after a hearing was
had on the same the board ordere"
mat the prayer Of the petitioners De
granted. -
Wilson Road Established.
7, the matter OF the petition OF NJ
, II Wilson and others for the estab-
, Iisbment of a public road In districts
Nos. and 13, II appearing 10 tn'
e. court that the fence required by INN
- court 10 be removed on the lands o.
q NARY f. c. kirkpatrick had bee'
complied with as ordered. IL was or
- dered that the said road be opehe'
. az a publlc highway. and the sum @
Il s50 was awarded TO w. r. CLARK an'
a stoo TO Henry Toevs as damages
In the matter OF the Bentley Tele
r. nbone company for an order design
- tinv the location OF It's poles an
q ,r,res Il was ordered that the pole
(, no ,laced on the outer side OF IN
road. 50 as not 10 interfere VII
20 travel
10 Taxes Rebatesi.
In the matter OF the application
,r Henry Mott for a rebate In taxes
.ccount Of erroneous assessment
...s ordered that the sheriff reba'
Mott the sum Of $3.50 wrongfully a.
Do sessed In 1911. go,
In the matter Of the application
rr n n Butler for a rebate in tax'
sor the reason that he did not o"
,b ,be property assessed 20 him. u VI
,'s ordered that the application be a
az cepted and the taxes rebated-
d. Fruit Inspector Resigns.
ed The resignation of y. Y. Amen
n fruit inspector was. on mouoh' .
.ly cepted. -.
IT. In the matter Of the deed from
M r. Hanna and others FOR right
ve way for public road. and me - ~ p
.r- of bundlng 600 rods Of fence i =
nk ordered that the deed be aooep'
ne and that the sum OF sass be allow allow
for the rieht Of way and the fene
Fl II was ordered that the deed
=. -, 81 way for alleys in block
pair oaks. be accepted