The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15

TION. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, MINI
! ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEET
ING, FEBRUARY -, 1912.
The meeting was called to order
by the Chairman, R. j. McGhee, al
500 O'Clock p. m.
Moved by Guy H. Moore, seconded
by r. J. McGhee, that Mitchell Stew.
art act as Clerk in the absence of c
E. Hendrick. Carried.
Roll Call Present R. J. McGhee
Joseph Roskilly, Guy H. Moore, La.
fayette Bliss, Mitchell Stewart. Alb.
sent: c. E. Hendrick, J. H. Fleming
Reading the Call: There will be
an adjourned special meeting of the
Board of Education of the Independ.
ent School District of Virginia at the
Superintendent Office, Saturday
evening (tonight) February "a
1912, at 500 o'clock to consider F
G. Germans plans for the North Side
school building, to consider P. n
Foote'S plans for planting on the
Technical and Roosevelt grounds
also to consider the question of plac-
ing the North Side School on Block
IL, North Side Addition, and any
other business that may rightfully
come before the Board. Meetine
called by order of R. J. McGhee
Chairman
The Minutes of the special meet
ing of February 16 were read, cor
rect>d, and approved, as were also
the minutes Of Feb. %. Entered J. II.
Fleming. large number of citi-
Gems interested in pushing the build
ing of the North Side School sought
a hearing in the matter.
The Chairman, r. ]. McGhee,
called on w. G. Bonham, Attorney
of the Board, who outlined the legal
impediments surrounding the pro-
posed site on Block II. Rooney's Ad-
dition. Mr.. Bonham stated that af-
ter due consideration he would not
advise the Board to begin on the
said site until a certain case now
pending in the State Supreme Court,
April term, brought by Robert B.
Whiteside, John G. Williams ct al,
Plaintiffs. vs.. Henry J. Grannis and
Charles X. Dickerman, Defendants
involving the title to an undivided
two fifths of Block II, Rooney's Ad-
dition, was settled one way or the
other, so that the district might
know just what their rights in the
said Block II are.
Attorney M. H. Mcmahon, repre-
senting the Virginia Realty Co., the
company that issued the warranty
deed for this site to the school dis
trict, stated that his Company stood
ready to defend clear title to
Block IL, Rooney's Addition to Vir,
ginia, to any amount, and that in his
opinion the Board would be taking
no risk in erecting the proposed
school building thereon, after con.
domination proceedings were started
Mr.. Mcmahon stated that the Vir.
ginia Realty Company would assume
all risk and would not only pay all
expenses of condemnation proceed.
ings, but would put up surety bond
executed in any reasonable amount
guaranteeing the district against any
loss or delay, and that they would
keep said condemnation proceedings
enough in advance of building oper
| atoms, SO that the Board could begir
at once the erection Of the proposed
building and proceed as rapidly a.
was necessary and not be delayed or
account of any alleged flaw in thu
title of the site. Mr.. Mcmahon fur
Their stated that his Company wanted
to be absolutely fair in this whole
matter, and that the said bond coult
be drawn by w. G. Bonham, Attor
ney for the Board in any terms, ant
in any amount, covering all possibl,
contingencies and that his Compan,
would not scratch a word or a lin,
in the same"
| Attorney Bonham on behalf of tn,
Board, stated that he thought tn,
offer of the Virginia Realty Com
pany to give to the district such ,
bond as outlined by Mr.. Mcmahon
was fair, and that such a bond whe,
executed would furnish solution t,
this vexed question of a clear it'll
to Block IL pending the Supreme
Court decision. and that this actio,
would allow the Board to proceed .