Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14

James M Majors, director :. IS!
George B. Simmons, director 64t
!Walter H. McElrOy, treasurer 664
q Yes Nc
South Side school .517 17(
Franklin addition ........ 500 174
Jefferson school roadway -. Al 59e
re- BY the above vote in the three pre-
cincts yesterday, James Majors and
= George B. Simmons were elected d.
rectors of the Ottumwa independent
school district for terms of three
years; $4,000 in bonds were author.
lied to be issued for the building of a
new South Ottumwa school house at
the corner Of Ward and Wilson streets,
1.-THE issuance Of $4,000 in bonds for a
four room addition to the Franklin
school on Walnut avenue, was allowed;
but the proposition for forty-foot
roadway to the Jefferson school was
defeated by an overwhe lining majority.
Dr. A. O. Williams received several
Votes in the three precincts While
the vote cast was lighter than usual,
it was considerably heavier than was
expected yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
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vote for the reason that a new school
house depended upon the result.
Thirty-three women cast, their ballots
on the proposition. only three of them
being opposed The women we're al
most all favorable to the proposed ad-
dition to the Franklin school, six of
them voting against it. The men on
the South Side gave 1913 votes for the
school and but forty-four against 1t.
The second precinct gave the school
majority of eight only, the vote being
ffty-eight to fifty. A majority OF
twenty three votes was given the
institution in the first precinct. ninty-
! six men being for and seventy-two
men and one woman against the prop
osition. With this fourth school the
problem Of insufficient room for the
rapidly increasing number Of pupils,
is thought to have been solved by the
school board for some years. Both
the Agassi. and the Irving buildings
are fast becoming filled and the loca-
ltion of the Jefferson school is such
| that it cannot handle the increase
which is coming in the other two dis
tricts. The new institution will be
centrally located and can take part
of the children from each of the three
school territories.
The vote on the south side school
proposition follows:
Yes mol
First Precinct ........ So Is
Second Precinct. :..... % so
Third precinct ......... 1868 AT
The Franklin Addition.
The proposition to sell $4,000 bonds
for the four room addition to the
Franklin school carried by a majority
of twelve less than the South Ottum-
wa school matter The vote in the
three precincts follow:
Yes No
First precinct ............. Ills 81
Second precinct ............ IS Al
Third precinct ............3 1923 ~
AS will be seen South Ottumwa gave
the proposition thirty-four votes less
than was given to the south side
school. In the first precinct four per-
sons who voted on the south side pro-
position, failed to vote on the Frank
lin addition and in the second precinct,
one voter failed to cast his ballot
either for or against the Franklin mat.
ter, thus leaving deficit of eight votes
in balancing the difference in the
negative votes in South Ottumwa on
the two propositions. The four rooms
to the Franklin school are also con-
sidered a necessary enlargement to
handle the increasing number o. pu-
pills in that district.
Road Proposition Lost.
The third and last proposition, to
obtain road forty feet wide near the
Jefferson school to give the pupils
proper access was crushed by a major
ity of 554 votes. The second precinct
was against it thirty-four to one; South
COttumwa about eighteen to one, and the
first precinct about eight to one.
Following is the vote on the road
proposition
j.. Yes No
First precinct is .,j9
! Second precinct ............ lO2
Third precinct .............2 20 1854
J Directors Majors and Simmons will
take their seats as members of the
school board next Monday evening,
succeeding DR.. e. T. Edgerly and John
Dittman 1t will be necessary to elect
new president to fill the chair &C.
cupied with such satisfaction by DR..
Edgerly for some years Treasurer
McElroy will also assume his duties
Monday night. taking the place Of
Fred Dimmitt