The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-06-13
Special School Election.

1uo SCuool UOdru has cdlleu speClal
election for Friday, June 90, from to
8 p. m, at Gil North Ball street, to
vote upon the question of issuing bonds
in the sum of $4,000 to be used in
purchasing two additional school sites,
to erect an eight room building and to
equip the same. The two sites proposed
are lots 65 to 70 inclusive in the Stat.
ford, Gardner and frankie addition and
the land comprising Dewey park. to
cost IS, 300, on which it is the purpose
of the board to erect the building
mentioned If the voters of the district
vote in favor of issuing the bonds
which we believe they ought to do; the
second site comprises lots 2, 3. a, 5, IA,
As, 46, AZ of Forest Park addition on
Main street west, in a part of the city
which is growing and will require
more school facilities little later on
and in the meantime the land can be
used as Fairgrounds for the children in
that part of the city. The cost of this
eAeo 10 po'ooo' Iuo esbiudItu COSC OI
the building is $4,000 and of the
furnishings $6,700 The bonds Issue is
to bear 5 per cent interest, payable
$4,000 yearly from July 1, 1914, to
July 1. 1925, inclusive and $3, 900 yearly
from 1925 to 1923 inclusive.
The members of the board of edu-
cation apd Supt Tonn,,oo have ..;,xoc
this question a great deal of consider
alton during the present school year
and are agreed that additional accom-
modations are absolutely necessary to
provide school room for the children
of the district, good many of whom
in the. lower grades having had but
half day school privileges during the
present year. All persons, men and
women, having property on the tax
rolls of the district can vote upon this
questions.
Eve think that the school district
can well afford to expend the amount
We ask" declared DR.. Sutherland on
Thursday. "At present we have at
least 100000 worth of property, yet
our bonded Indebtedness is only $16,.
600 and $4,000 worth of bonds are
being cancelled every year. 1t seems
to me as though, with the losses we
have sustained by fire. that this con-
dition is remarkable"
There is no doubt but that we
need new grade building. The fact /,
that We were compelled to secure
portable buildings last year il which
to quarter two grades at the Central
building, is ample proof Of this"
The other buildings are also
crowded
Supt. Longman is preparing a map
showing the location of the home of
every pupil in the schools, which will
show plainly where the center of the
school population is. This map will
be shown at the polls on election day, !
and every person who is interested
can see for himself where the build
ing Is needed.
j. H. Robbins, another member of ,
the board stated Thursday noon that
the Forest park site would be equip |
ped as a playground at once If the
people vote to purchase it. 1t will be !
used for that purpose until such a '
time as the people see fit to put up a |
school building on It,
"There Is no doubt but that the new /
school building should be erected in !
the eastern part of the city," Mr.. |
said. 1--WE would like to have |
a building in West Owosso, but it |
isn't needed up there at present, |
while it is necessary that one be !
erected in the eastern part of the city |
There is 10 doubt, however, but that |
when a building is needed up there.
the school board of the future will |
erect one, with the peoples consent. |
1--WE secured an option on one in
Forest Hill, because we realized 1t
was an excellent location for a school
and that IL we didn't grab
IL now, 1t would not be long before
the property would be built up with
residences"